Lancashire county cricketers in disturbance in Kent bar

Lancashire County Cricket Club (LCCC) said some of its players were involved in a disturbance in Kent on Saturday.

The club issued a statement confirming it was aware of an "incident" now being investigated by Kent Police.

It was reported a man in his 20s sustained a head injury at The Auction House bar in New Street, Ashford.

Earlier in the day, Lancashire had qualified for the T20 Blast Finals Day following a tied game against Kent Spitfires.

The Lancashire club statement said: "LCCC is aware of an incident that took place on Saturday evening involving some of our players.

"The matter is currently being investigated by the police and nobody from the club will be making any further comment at this stage."

Kent Police received a report of a disturbance at The Auction House bar at 23:57 BST on Saturday.

A force statement said: "It was reported that a man in his 20s had been assaulted and sustained a head injury.

"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the incident."

It is understood the injured man was a member of the Lancashire team.
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