LANCASHIRE will begin their 2015 LV=County Championship campaign with a trip to Derby in April before returning to Emirates Old Trafford to face Kent.

Leicestershire Foxes are the visitors for the start of the NatWest T20 Blast on Friday May 15th, with the repeat of last year’s final against Birmingham Bears on Friday June 26th in Manchester, while the home T20 ‘Roses’ match against Yorkshire Vikings arrives the following Friday, July 3rd.

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All three outground venues will host a game next year.

Southport will stage the LV=County Championship match against Derbyshire on May 24-27 - their first for two years - while Blackpool and Liverpool also host games in the Royal London One-Day Cup next season.

Middlesex will travel to Blackpool on Wednesday July 29th with Nottinghamshire the visitors at Liverpool the following week on Tuesday August 4th.

Lancashire's first game of 2015 sees Leeds/Bradford University visit Emirates Old Trafford on April 12-14 for a non-first class three-day game - the first time Lancashire have hosted a University side since 1970.

It will also be the first campaign for new Cricket Director and Head Coach Ashley Giles, who said: “We’ve been back in training for a couple of weeks now, and the release of the fixtures sharpens the focus of our preparations as we head towards the new year and the exciting challenges ahead.”

Visit www.lccc.co.uk/tickets for all the latest ticket information including the 2015 International fixtures at Emirates Old Trafford.

England take on New Zealand in a NatWest International T20 on June 23 before entertaining Australia in two Royal London One Day Internationals on September 8 and 13.