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The England Lions bowled the New Zealand Emerging Players for one run less than their first innings score of 278 to take a first innings victory in the two-day match at the Burt Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln.
Former England players Liam Plunkett and Sajid Mahmood led the way with four for 76 and three for 58 respectively.
Plunkett was particularly impressive knocking over four of the top five batsman including batting star from the first match Josh Brodie and BLACKCAP Scott Styris.
Brodie backed up his century from the first game with a well crafted 57 with Greg Hay the only other New Zealand Emerging Player to reach a half century making a swift 60.
England A lost a couple of early wickets in their second innings before Jonathan Trott and Samit Patel both made 41 to see the match out.
The next match of the tour is a test against the New Zealand A in Queenstown beginning on Sunday.
DAY 1: Emerging Players on top after McClenaghan's five
Central Stags pace-man Mitchell McClenaghan ripped through the England Lions line up who were bowled out for 278 in the first day of their two-day match against New Zealand Emerging players at Burt Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln.
The England Lions lost early wickets after winning the toss and elected to bat, with Joe Denly, Robert Key and Jonathan Trott back in the pavilion inside six overs.
Stephen Moore, batting at number three, steadied the innings with 59 before being bowled by Lance Shaw.
Samit Patel (31) and Eoin Morgan (38) got starts but couldn’t kick on with the Lions being 214 for 9 before Graham Batty and Sajid Mahmood combinded to put on 64 for the last wicket.
Batty was the final wicket to fall after making 66 with Mahmood unbeaten on 29.
McClenaghan, who was named in the New Zealand A team earlier in the week, took five for 36 with three of his victims bowled and the other two caught behind.
His new ball partner Lance Shaw was also amongst the wickets taking three for 71.
The New Zealand Emerging Players negotiated seven overs at the end of the day and will resume on 12 without loss.
