A cricketer has been found guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl in a Blackpool hotel room.

Ajmal Mohammed, 40, was told he would receive a lengthy custodial sentence at Preston Crown Court today.

The girl, who had been plied with alcohol, woke up to find Mohammed raping her.

He had earlier used a mobile phone to film himself sexually assaulting the girl while she slept.

The court was told that Mohammed, of Audley Range, Blackburn, had attacked the girl after taking her to a Blackpool hotel from her home in Accrington on February 15.

The court heard that girl had taken an overdose in the days after the incident.

She first met Mohammed last summer when he approached her and an older friend at a bus stop.

He told them that he was only 24 years old.

Mohammed arranged a trip to Blackpool for himself, the two girls and a friend of his, which they agreed to go on.

They met on February 15 at Morrisons supermarket in Blackburn town centre, where he worked at the time, before setting off to a hotel in Albert Road, Blackpool.

The victim reported the attack days later after being admitted to hospital.

Police arrested Mohammed and seized his mobile phone which still contained the 51-second video.

The jury took just 90 minutes to deliver the guilty verdict at the end of a five day trial.

He was remanded in custody prior to sentencing in Preston on January 10.

PC Jamie Lillystone, of Lancashire police who worked on the case, said: "This is a fantastic result and his conviction and subsequent sentence will take off the streets a man who is clearly of great danger to young girls.

"The verdict is also testament to the courage of the girl who will now get some kind of closure on an incident that has affected her greatly."