Franklyn Rose ensured it was a bad opening day for the Red Rose county as he claimed five for 65 to reduce Lancashire to 152 for eight off the 39.4 overs possible because of the weather against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road.
Andrew Flintoff (46) offered the only serious resistance before he became one of the West Indian paceman's victims, with Devon Malcolm taking two wickets in successive deliveries but failing in his hat trick bid.
The 26-year-old Jamaican, who had managed only six wickets at nearly 52 runs apiece in his first three championship outings, trapped Nathan Wood (3) lbw and had John Crawley (22) caught at first slip.
Flintoff was caught by Kevin Curran at mid-off before Warren Hegg hooked the ball to Malcolm at long-leg and Glen Chapple was snapped up by Mal Loye.
The only century of the day came at The Oval, where Surrey opener Jason Ratcliffe made exactly 100 before becoming one of Richard Illingworth's three victims.
The Worcestershire slow left-armer also trapped lbw Ian Ward (64) and Adam Hollioake without scoring, but the hosts were 193 for three at close.
Adrian Dale saved Glamorgan's blushes against bottom side Hampshire at Southampton as Dimitri Mascarenhas and Nixon McLean inflicted heavy damage on the champions.
Twenty-year-old Michael Powell (52) and Dale (92) provided the one stand of substance when they put on 89 for the fifth wicket in 31 overs.
q New Zealand finished a rain-hit first day on 96 for four in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Galle yesterday.
They resumed after tea on 16 for one and suffered a further blow when Stephen Fleming was leg-before to off-cutter Kumara Dharmasena for 14 in the second over after the break.
Earlier in the day Fleming won the toss and elected to bat, only for Matthew Horne to depart in the third over when he was caught behind to left arm spinner Niroshan Bandaratilleke for one with the total at five.
But Bryan Young and Nathan Astle played cautiously and punished loose balls in a determined bid to repair the innings with a stand of 69 for the third wicket.
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