LIAM Livingstone saw his best efforts with the bat in vain as Lancashire exited the Royal London One-Day Cup at the group stage.

Now, he hopes to help his county kick-off a big week of cricket by knocking rivals Yorkshire out of the same competition.

The Roses clash at Old Trafford tomorrow will determine if Yorkshire can make it through to the knockout stages.

It comes two days after Lancashire's hopes were dashed, despite captain Livingstone hitting 86 from 73 balls in victory over Derbyshire, who went into the match leading the standings.

Results elsewhere condemned them to miss out on a quarter-finals berth once again, having lost three of their seven matches.

But, in their final RL50 outing of the summer, they can take the White Rose with them if they continue their late good form in the North Group and win for the third time in six days.

Yorkshire, who have only played six, head into this clash knowing they have to win it along with Thursday’s final group outing against Northamptonshire at Headingley to seal a top three berth and progression.

Looking ahead to Yorkshire, Lancashire coach Glen Chapple said: “It’s a big game, and we can reinforce how well we’re playing with a good performance there.

“It won’t change anything in terms of qualification, but what we need to remember is what has led to our defeats.

“We need to remember that for when the T20 starts.

“We can really learn from some of the areas of our play.”

After tomorrow’s meeting, Lancashire then turn their attention back to the Specsavers County Championship.

They host reigning champions Essex at Old Trafford, starting on Saturday, and are bidding for a second win in six Division One outings in 2018. They are looking to avenge April’s defeat to Essex at Chelmsford.

The Red Rose, who have Keaton Jennings available after England Test duty, sit sixth in Division One on 51 points with a win, two draws and two defeats.

Last time out, they beat leaders Nottinghamshire by an innings inside three days at Trent Bridge last month.

Essex are fourth with two wins, two draws and a defeat. They are five points ahead of Lancashire and will field former Red Rose overseas fast bowler Neil Wagner – and are also likely to have Alastair Cook back at the top of their batting order, while Lancashire will still be without Jimmy Anderson and Jos Buttler.

Livingstone, whose one-day inning of 86 followed a knock of 90 against Leicestershire, said: “It was a frustrating start to the season, and I suppose the break for the 50 overs came at a bad time for us because we were just starting to settle into some pretty good four-day cricket.

“But it’s up to us now to carry what we did against Notts into Essex.

“We were disappointed with the way we started, as much as we thought we were unlucky in a few games. Hopefully we can start playing some good four-day cricket and work our way up the table.”

Lancashire have three games before the start of the Vitality Blast next month. After Essex, they travel to New Road to face Worcestershire and then host Hampshire at Old Trafford.

“These three games, if we can win two out of three, you can leapfrog quite a way up the table,” added Livingstone. “Hopefully we can kick on.

“We should get Keaton back. He’s been a massive part of our team at the start of the season, and from what I’ve seen fully deserved his Test call-up.

“It will be great to have him back. Fingers crossed, we might also get Jimmy Anderson back for the odd game. That would be a massive bonus.”

England’s management have yet to decide when Anderson will be available between now and the start of the next Test series against India in August.