Having completed ninth in Division One final season, nine-time champions Lancashire are taking part in second-tier cricket for the primary time since 2019.

However they’ve had a depressing begin which continued on Sunday as they have been crushed by an innings and three runs inside three days by Division Two leaders Leicestershire.

Defeat left the Crimson Rose 73 factors behind the East Midlands county on the midway level of the Championship marketing campaign.

The loss marked a fifth time Lancashire have misplaced by an innings throughout Benkenstein’s close to 18-month tenure.

In his ultimate interview with BBC Radio Lancashire, exterior after the sport at Grace Street, Benkenstein stated there was an absence of readability inside the membership about whether or not the precedence was successful or giving younger gamers time to develop.

Nevertheless, he additionally admitted there have been obvious weaknesses inside the crew.

And with expectations the membership needs to be difficult for quick promotion, as has occurred on every event they’ve beforehand been relegated, Lancashire introduced Benkenstein’s departure on Wednesday by “mutual consent”.

“After relegation on the finish of final season, outcomes haven’t improved thus far this 12 months and after a lot consideration, each Dale and I really feel the crew will profit from a change in route,” Chilton added.