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OUTLAWS OUT GUN SURREY
as Centurion Slater and Five-fer Speedster Lord Impress
Notts gained an emphatic 107-win over Surrey at Guildford yesterday to go up to third place in Group B table with three wins from five outings.
Surrey won the toss and inserted Notts on another warm day in front of a sell-crowd of 2,000 at the compact Woodbridge Road Ground. Hutton was rested and back came Fletcher. Loten was dropped and in came Robert Lord for his second ever List A appearance. The right-arm seamer plucked from the Cheshire League was recommended to Notts by former Sussex off-spinner Brad Donelan, a former teammate of Peter Moores. He proceeded to gain more pace and bounce than any other his counterparts on either team during the match, regularly clocking speeds in the mid-80s mph. On a belter of a pitch, with a 50-yard boundary on the River Wey side of the square. He impressed greatly with figures of 10-0-45-5 bowling his spell without a break. It was no surprise that he then have to leave the field with cramp. Backing up Lord was a List A best of 164 (off 119 balls, 12x4, 9x6) from Ben Slater.
Slow left-armer Majid (Railway End) and Taylor opened the bowling. Notts slow out of the blocks on 15-0 off 4 overs. Patel replaced Majid for the 5th over. McCann dominated the early scoring, 24 of the first 27 runs coming off his bat. Taylor conceded 14 off the 6th over including a leg bye. Two boundaries for McCann and one for Slater. McCann (28) was caught at mid off by Burns off Patel, having hit five boundaries in the previous four overs; 39 for 1 in the 7th over. Haynes after his four ducks in a row got off the mark with a single off his third ball. Notts reached 49 for 1 after 10 overs.
McKerr, the former Notts loanee, came on in the 12th over with Slater hitting him for six over square leg during his second over. His third over went for 10, two boundaries in succession for the rampant Slater. Steel came on bowling leg-spin in the 18th over. Notts reached 100 in the 19th over via a two for Slater off Patel. Slater hit Steel for 6 over mid-wicket. Notts 112 for 1 after 20 overs accelerating nicely with Haynes hitting the ball sweetly, particularly strong on the off side.
Slater got his 50 off 46 balls with a single off Patel (10-0-53-1) in the 21st over which went for 12 including five wides passed keeper Blake. Foakes not wearing the gloves. Haynes reached 50 off 63 balls with six over square leg off Majid who had replaced Patel from the Railway End; 12 off the over. Surrey’s bowling was becoming increasingly ragged. Barnwell came on for the 26th over, conceding 11 in over number 30. Slater hit Majid for 6 over square leg with Notts reaching 200 in the 31st over. Taylor replaced Barnwell for the 32nd over. A single for Slater off Taylor took to his ton off 93 balls. Haynes (86 off 85 balls) hit McKerr for 6 over mid-wicket but fell next ball caught at mid-on by Steel off the right-arm seamer; 226 for 2 off 34 overs. Slater and Haynes had taken advantage of the belting pitch, short boundaries and fast outfield adding 187 in 28 overs for the 2nd wicket to put Notts in command. Haynes out of his rut.
It was somewhat of a surprise that Hameed came in at four with Notts needing the big hitters at the crease.
Slater hit Taylor for six over mid-wicket in the 36th over. Steel (5-0-52-0) replaced Taylor and conceded 27 in the 38th over. A single for Hameed, was following by a six over mid-wicket by Slater. The left-hander then hit consecutive fours and consecutive legside sixes to the short River Wey side of the ground. Hameed (7 off 13 balls), who could not get going, was caught at mid-wicket by Foakes off McKerr, 270 for 3. A wicket maiden for McKerr in the 39th over; the only maiden of the match. Slater hit Barnwell for six over square leg. Notts 284 for 3 off 40 overs. They were to add a further 94 in the final 10 overs with the out of form Montgomery playing a nice cameo.
James (5) was caught at long off by McKerr off Majid, 284 for 4 in the 41st over. Notts reached 300 and Slater his 150 off 112 balls in the 43rd over bowled by Majid. Slater had beaten his previous List A high of 148* back in his Derbyshire days at Northampton in 2016.
Montgomery hit the expensive Barnwell (6-0-63-0) for six over square leg. He followed it up with two fours behind the wicket, 17 off the 44th over. Slater hit McKerr for six over backward square leg, the following delivery went for four. Montgomery scooped McKerr for four, 16 off the 45th over. Slater (164) was caught at extra cover by Foakes off Taylor (10 0 63 1) 345 for 5. A match innings knock from the 50-over specialist, who now has eight limited-over tons. Three balls later, Montgomery (38 off 21 balls, 5x4, 1x6) was caught at long off by Burns off McKerr, 347 for 6 in the 47th over. Majid (9 0 66 1) conceded 12 off the 49th over with two boundaries for Moores. Moores hit McKerr (10-1-78-3) for consecutive boundaries in the last over that went for 12. Notts 378 for 6 off 50 overs with Moores on 24 and Patterson-White on 7. This was Notts’ 7th highest List A score, the innings dominated by Slater with the Surrey bowling decidedly mediocre.
Fletcher (Pavilion End) and Pettman opened the bowling. Patel hit Pettman for six over mid-wicket, 11 off the 4th over. Sibley hit Pettman for six over square leg, 11 off the 6th over. James was introduced for the 8th over, Patel hitting him for a straight six, nine off the over. Surrey 61 for 0 after 10 overs, 12 ahead of Notts at the same stage. The game far from over.
McCann replaced Fletcher for the 11th over. Patel (35) was caught at deep mid-wicket by Slater off James; 66 for 1 in the 12th over. A wicket out of nowhere. Sibley hit McCann (3-0-19-0) for 6 over square leg, nine off the 15th over. The off spinner not to bowl again in the contest.
Lord replaced McCann for the 17th over and conceded 12 (2 boundaries to Geddes) with Surrey racing passed 100. This over proved a false dawn, Lord bowling superbly for his remaining nine overs. Geddes hit Patterson-White for 6 over long off, nine off the slow left armer’s first over. Then came the turning point, Geddes (34 off 32 balls) backing away to make room, got a edge to a Lord delivery, Moores taking a brilliant one-handed catch high to his right; 115 for 2 off 19 overs. Three balls later, Burns was lbw to Patterson-White for a 2-ball duck; 116 for 3. Sibley reached his 50 off 54 balls with a single off Lord in the 21st over. Sibley hit Patterson-White for six over mid-wicket in the 22nd over. With the last ball before drinks, Foakes (10) chip Lord straight to Hameed at cover, 144 for 4 off 25 overs. Lord was hitting speeds of 85mph from the Pavilion End.
The match was slipping away from the Brown Caps. Steel (7) edged a fast and bouncy delivery from Lord straight into Moores gloves, 160 for 5 in the 29th over. Lord the best bowler in the match by far. In his next over, Sibley attempting a pull shot top edged Lord who ran down the pitch to take the steepling catch himself; 163 for 6 in the 31st over. The former England man departed with an 81-ball 72 (7x4, 3x6). Start the car!
Patterson-White conceded 13 in the 32nd over, two fours for Blake and one for McKerr. Blake (10) was caught by James at long leg off Lord who had gone nap; 186 for 7 in the 33rd over. McKerr then played the innings of his life with a 36-ball 71 with 8 fours and three sixes. James replaced Patterson-White for the 34th over and McKerr hit him for consecutive boundaries. Four and a leg bye for Barnwell later in the over bringing up the Surrey 200.
Lord (10 0 45 5) bowled his spell straight through, Pettman replaced him. Patterson-White replaced James for the 38th over, McKerr hitting his first delivery for six over mid-wicket. McKerr got a single then Barnwell hit him for 6 over square leg; 13 off the over. McKerr reached his 50 off 27 balls with a four through mid-wicket off Pettman (5-0-39-0) in the 39th over. McKerr hit Patterson-White (10 0 76 1) for six over square leg, 13 off his last over. Surrey 256 for 7 off 40 overs.
Fletcher returned and had Barnwell dropped on 16, a sitter to Hameed on the cover ropes. A second absolute dolly missed by the skipper in back-to-back games. Barnwell (17) fell three balls later caught by Lord at short third man off Fletcher, 257 for 8. Lord then left the field for the second time in a few minutes with what looked like cramp. James returned and McKerr hit him for a straight six, 10 off the 42nd over. McKerr (71) was caught at long on by McCann off Fletcher (7 0 31 2), 268 for 9. At 18:06, Taylor was the last wicket to fall caught at long on by the advancing Patterson-White off James (8.1 0 58 2). Surrey 272 all out off 43.1 overs. Majid three not out. A typical Woodbridge Road run fest had ended, 649 runs scored at 6.96 RPO.
Notts are in third place, level with the Foxes but with a superior run rate. Leicestershire play their game in hand tomorrow against Surrey at Kibworth. Surrey with next to no bowling options have lost all five contests in the Metro Bank competition their team wrecked by Hundred call ups. MAG
HIT OR STICK PETER
As previewed in MAG's report from sunny Neath , this game has the potential to be a slogfest. The Guildford Woodbridge Road ground is of postage stamp proportions, with netting and high fencing surrounding it, protecting the outside world from flying cricket balls from within. Remember Outlaws' visit in 2021 in the Royal London.
Will Peter Moores maximise Outlaws' big hitting potential or stick with his regular out-of-formers?
Tom Moores is aspiring to be a roll model for the younger players at the club. I've heard everything now. He is as deluded as his old man. Hutton not in the team tomorrow .
ReplyDeleteIs that a gymnastic kind of roll or a savoury filled variety?
DeleteOne of the worst but luckiest wk to play for Notts since I started watching in the early 1970s. Funny. if he was so good why did the circus cricket drop him?
ReplyDeleteAgree, but good win v Surrey. Slater proving he should never have been left out. And a youngster has a great day !
ReplyDeleteIn all fairness a good win. And also for the other East mids teams. Let's have two of them in the final.
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ReplyDeleteProper cricket is delivering a good standard of play and giving a chance to shine for some who normally would not be given one. Plus sell out crowds at some venues . Are the ECB keeping tabs on the success of the Metro Cup and not just concentrating on the HINDRED?
The sell out crowds are only due to the size of certain grounds being used and the capacity limits placed on them, but yes the Metro Cup does seem to be attracting a healthy number of spectators despite the lack of the so-called stars. Attendances at some of the H*ndred games seems lower than previous years due to less freebies being handed out.
DeleteWell done Notts. Hope ourselves and Leicestershire can get through, certainly think Leicestershire will, not totally convinced on us yet, hope Derbyshire make it out the other group as well, they certainly should after yesterday's fine win.
ReplyDeleteWould be great to have all 3 East Midlands sides in the semi finals
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