sentences:  During the season, he suffered a punctured lung during the Sunday League match at Grace Road from which he rapidly recovered.He was a long serving Chief Executive of Lancashire County Cricket Club, having held the post from 1998 to 2012.On the pitch, during his tenure the team flattered to deceive until, forced by financial austerity to depend on local players, in 2011 they won the County Championship outright for the first time since 1934.