Lancashire set the pace despite washout
Middlesex had been due to resume their first innings on 419 for five in reply to 513, but the weather meant not a single ball was bowled.
The result moves Lancashire nine points clear of reigning champions Yorkshire, who are second having played a game less, while Middlesex took 11 from the contest, lifting them into third.
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Hide AdAshley Giles, Lancashire’s head coach, said after the conclusion of the Lord’s match: “That was the flattest wicket we have played on this year.
“We were heading for a draw here anyway and, overall, we’ve got something out of the match.
“We’ll move on and, with the division very bunched up due to all the weather-affected games we’ve
Lancashire take on Yorkshire at Headingley on Friday night in a T20 clash.