▁County ▁Championship ▁match ▁Cro ft ▁scored ▁a ▁third , ▁this ▁time ▁an ▁inn ings ▁of ▁ 1 0 7 ▁in ▁a ▁Lanc ash ire ▁victory ▁over ▁Wor c esters hire . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Cro ft ▁scored ▁the ▁winning ▁runs ▁as ▁Lanc ash ire ▁beat ▁Som erset ▁at ▁Ta un ton ▁to ▁cl inch ▁the ▁County ▁Championship ▁out right ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁Cro ft ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁ 1 6 ▁Championship ▁matches ▁and ▁finished ▁with ▁ 8 2 5   run s ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 3 1 . 7 3 , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁club ' s ▁fourth ▁highest ▁run - sc orer ▁( only ▁two ▁Lanc ash ire ▁b ats men ▁managed ▁over - ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season ). ▁ ▁Lanc ash ire ▁began ▁their ▁title ▁defence ▁poor ly , ▁with ▁three ▁losses ▁from ▁their ▁first ▁four ▁County ▁Championship ▁matches . ▁The ▁b ats men ▁strugg led ▁in ▁particular , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁third ▁County ▁Championship ▁match ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁scored ▁a ▁century . ▁Again st ▁a ▁Som erset ▁bow ling ▁attack ▁de ple ted ▁through ▁injury , ▁Cro ft ▁scored ▁his ▁fourth ▁first - class ▁century . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Cro ft ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁High field ▁Human ities ▁College ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Black pool ▁and ▁My ers c ough ▁College ▁in ▁B ils bor