Alex Davies stars as Lancashire blow away Durham at Old Trafford

Davies hit 147 in his team’s 314-7 in 50 overs and that proved far too many for Durham, who replied with 122 all out in 31.1 overs.

At one stage, however, it seemed the visitors might be chasing an even more intimidating total as the in-form Keaton Jennings helped Davies bring up Lancashire’s first hundred runs inside 14 overs.

The pair eventually broke their county’s first-wicket record in List A cricket against Durham and had put on 175 in 28.2 overs when Jennings made room to whack Nathan Rimmington to leg but was bowled for 73.

Karl Brown then added 51 with Davies before four wickets fell for 12 runs in 3.3 overs.

Brown skied a slog off James Weighell to Michael Richardson running in from mid-on, and some nifty footwork from the same bowler ran out Liam Livingstone for two. Dane Vilas chipped a catch back to Ryan Pringle and Steven Croft edged Weighell to Stuart Poynter. However, Jordan Clark managed to add 56 in eight overs with Davies before the opener was caught at short third man by Mattie Potts when attempting a reverse ramp off Rimmington.

Davies had hit 16 fours and one six in his 137-ball innings. Rimmington bowled Joe Mennie in the final over to finish with 3-64. Clark ended on 48 not out off 34 balls