Nottsview has taken great interest in Luke Fletcher's struggles with his "injuries". On the Twittersphere he is frequently bemoaning what his new "fitness regime" entails, not usually a good sign of someone sticking to a "regime". Keep with it Luke, your county needs you!
Nevertheless; in a 2nd XI friendly against Glamorgan at Newport, Fletch took a couple of wickets as the Welsh were dismissed 85 runs short of their 368 target. There were wickets also for Sam Wood, George Bacon and Adam Tillcock (4/55) against a side containing Will Owen and Graham Wagg.
James Taylor has been usurped as England Lions captain by Eoin Morgan, just Samit Patel and Taylor are included in the squad from Notts. The LV= match at Taunton will have the two Notts Lions absent but also absent will be Somerst's two Lions, Compton and Kieswetter.
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27 July, 2012
Wickets for Fletcher and Big Ben Strikes Again
26 July, 2012
Hampshire Royals T20 Q/F continued 2012
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At an atmospheric Trent Bridge
T20 Quarter final 2012
Hampshire make experience tell
As feared the selection of three uncapped seamers cost Notts a place in Twenty/20 semi-finals. Their combined X-rated bowling figures of 11-0-115-2 do not need any further explanation. If Notts are celebrating a championship triumph in mid-September the amazing omission of Andre Adams will be forgotten, anything less and this night will be remember for all the wrong reasons despite this competition being very much of the Mickey Mouse variety.
25 July, 2012
Quarter-Final Countdown
According to the Twittersphere, Trent Bridge has sold 8 thousand tickets in advance of tonight's Q/F match with the Hampshire.
If the sun reappears you can add 4,000.
If the sun reappears you can add 4,000.
24 July, 2012
T20-uesday
Three matches in Europe of this variety today with the big one tomorrow, which has an appetiser for Murdoch's Minions too.
For tomorrow's Q/F v Hampshire, Darren Pattinson has been ruled out to be replaced by Jake Ball, who will represent a little known quantity to them apart from the CB40 last week and what Billy the mole Shafayat can tell them.
The Outlaws team: Michael Lumb, Alex Hales, Riki Wessels, James Taylor, Adam Voges (C), Samit Patel, Chris Read, Steven Mullaney, Jake Ball, Harry Gurney, Andy Carter
The team has been announced very early, so expect a change before 7.10 pm tomorrow, Mick has "previous".
In today first game of T20, over in the Netherlands it was Scotland v Bangladesh
Scotland fresh from their whipping by Notts opened up batting first in The Hague.
Scotland 162/7 (losing 4 wickets in the last 2 overs)
Richie Berrington 100
Calum MacLeod 19
Kyle Coetzer 14
Bangladesh 128
Shakhib Al Hasan 31
Tamim Iqbal 25
Majid Haq 3/27
Josh Davey 3/23
Scotland won by 34 runs
In the second match, Somerset batted first against the Eagles of Essex at Taunton.
Craig Kieswetter falling on the first ball to an Alastair Cook catch off Tim Phillips' bowling and his usual fellow opener but today's no.3 Marcus Trescothick went for 19.
Somerset 175/6
James Hildreth 58
Jos Buttler 33
Richard Levi 20
Eagles in reply lost their first wicket early 9/1, which quickly became 9/2 as Ravi Bopara went for a 2 ball duck. At half-way house, Essex had lost Alastair Cook for 28, 55/5. With 5 overs to go and with James Foster out for 26, Essex 105/7. Essex's hopes in the hands of Ryan ten Doeschate, over#18 went for 20, bowled by Alfonso Thomas, 29 required from the last two overs.
Essex148
Ryan ten Doeschate 47
Alastair Cook 28
James Foster 26
Lewis Gregory 4/39
Somerset won by 27 runs
Sussex Sharks were put into bat at Hove in the third game against Gloucestershire Gladiators who feature Ian Saxelby, the would-be Notts fans favourite, in a different life perhaps.
In the first over, Saxelby removes Chris Nash but once Matt Prior was to the crease the momentum swung to Sussex's advantage. After Prior's demise, Murray Goodwin and Scott Styris took the baton in tandem homing-in on 200. Over 18 went for 38 runs (including 2 no balls and a dot ball), James Fuller the unfortunate bowler, Scott Styris the demolishing batter, 200 was surpassed with ease.
Sussex 230/4
Scott Styris 100* (37 balls 9 sixes 5 fours)
Matt Prior 60 (38 balls 3 sixes 5 fours)
Murray Goodwin 55 (41 balls 7 fours)
The young Gladiators had a monumental edifice to surmount; but with some spirited hitting from Dan Housego they were still in hunt, mathematically, at half way.
With 3 overs to go Gloucs were 174/4 needing 19 per over which proved too much.
Gloucestershire 191/8
Dan Housego 47 (32 balls 2 sixes 6 fours)
Alex Gidman 44 (22 balls 3 sixes 2 fours)
Hamish Marshall 42 (29 balls 1 six 3 fours)
Sussex won by 39 runs
Meanwhile in Newport, Gwent
Notts 2nds started their 3 day game against Glamorgan.
In an audition for Alex Hales' spot, subject to a Lions call-up, Turner and Edwards opened up with a 112 partnership. Notts declared on 351/9 and the Welsh were 58/0 at stumps.
For tomorrow's Q/F v Hampshire, Darren Pattinson has been ruled out to be replaced by Jake Ball, who will represent a little known quantity to them apart from the CB40 last week and what Billy the mole Shafayat can tell them.
The Outlaws team: Michael Lumb, Alex Hales, Riki Wessels, James Taylor, Adam Voges (C), Samit Patel, Chris Read, Steven Mullaney, Jake Ball, Harry Gurney, Andy Carter
The team has been announced very early, so expect a change before 7.10 pm tomorrow, Mick has "previous".
Berring-Ton crushes Bangladesh
In today first game of T20, over in the Netherlands it was Scotland v Bangladesh
Scotland fresh from their whipping by Notts opened up batting first in The Hague.
Scotland 162/7 (losing 4 wickets in the last 2 overs)
Richie Berrington 100
Calum MacLeod 19
Kyle Coetzer 14
Bangladesh 128
Shakhib Al Hasan 31
Tamim Iqbal 25
Majid Haq 3/27
Josh Davey 3/23
Scotland won by 34 runs
In the second match, Somerset batted first against the Eagles of Essex at Taunton.
Craig Kieswetter falling on the first ball to an Alastair Cook catch off Tim Phillips' bowling and his usual fellow opener but today's no.3 Marcus Trescothick went for 19.
Somerset 175/6
James Hildreth 58
Jos Buttler 33
Richard Levi 20
Eagles in reply lost their first wicket early 9/1, which quickly became 9/2 as Ravi Bopara went for a 2 ball duck. At half-way house, Essex had lost Alastair Cook for 28, 55/5. With 5 overs to go and with James Foster out for 26, Essex 105/7. Essex's hopes in the hands of Ryan ten Doeschate, over#18 went for 20, bowled by Alfonso Thomas, 29 required from the last two overs.
Essex148
Ryan ten Doeschate 47
Alastair Cook 28
James Foster 26
Lewis Gregory 4/39
Somerset won by 27 runs
Sussex Sharks were put into bat at Hove in the third game against Gloucestershire Gladiators who feature Ian Saxelby, the would-be Notts fans favourite, in a different life perhaps.
In the first over, Saxelby removes Chris Nash but once Matt Prior was to the crease the momentum swung to Sussex's advantage. After Prior's demise, Murray Goodwin and Scott Styris took the baton in tandem homing-in on 200. Over 18 went for 38 runs (including 2 no balls and a dot ball), James Fuller the unfortunate bowler, Scott Styris the demolishing batter, 200 was surpassed with ease.
Sussex 230/4
Scott Styris 100* (37 balls 9 sixes 5 fours)
Matt Prior 60 (38 balls 3 sixes 5 fours)
Murray Goodwin 55 (41 balls 7 fours)
The young Gladiators had a monumental edifice to surmount; but with some spirited hitting from Dan Housego they were still in hunt, mathematically, at half way.
With 3 overs to go Gloucs were 174/4 needing 19 per over which proved too much.
Gloucestershire 191/8
Dan Housego 47 (32 balls 2 sixes 6 fours)
Alex Gidman 44 (22 balls 3 sixes 2 fours)
Hamish Marshall 42 (29 balls 1 six 3 fours)
Sussex won by 39 runs
Meanwhile in Newport, Gwent
Notts 2nds started their 3 day game against Glamorgan.
In an audition for Alex Hales' spot, subject to a Lions call-up, Turner and Edwards opened up with a 112 partnership. Notts declared on 351/9 and the Welsh were 58/0 at stumps.
23 July, 2012
Monday blues
Only managed 311 not out |
- Essex have been allowed to select Ravi Bopara and Alastair Cook for their Q/F match against Somerset.
- Pattinson is to have a fitness test tomorrow.
- What chances a level playing field?
- England lose Bopara early on Day 5, the mountain gets higher and steeper to climb!
- England still trail by 75 runs with just 5 wickets left at lunch
- Not even reaching tea, England lost to South Africa by an innings and 12 runs.
- Samit Patel has called on Notts to be to clinical on Wednesday - "come-on Samit, who is it that's been dropping the catches?" Two in as many days over the weekend.
- Former Notts bits and pieces player, Ian Pont, claims he has only received half of his fee for the coaching role that took in the BPL, according to ESPNcricinfo.
22 July, 2012
v Scotland 2012
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21 July, 2012
20 July, 2012
Patto Turns Renegade
Banjo Pattinson was announced today as a "home-based player" signatory by Melbourne Renegades for the 2012/13 Big Bash, effectively changing his status from English to Australian.
Notts DofC said "it was unlikely Pattinson would return next year in any event". So far this year he has only featured in the T20 games and some of the CB40 ones, returning from a back stress fracture. "Darren's decision changes his status as far as I am aware but with his age and the age of his kids I think it was unlikely he would be looking to stay beyond this season," Newell added.
Let's hope that Patto goes out in a blaze of glory with the Outlaws then!
Notts DofC said "it was unlikely Pattinson would return next year in any event". So far this year he has only featured in the T20 games and some of the CB40 ones, returning from a back stress fracture. "Darren's decision changes his status as far as I am aware but with his age and the age of his kids I think it was unlikely he would be looking to stay beyond this season," Newell added.
Let's hope that Patto goes out in a blaze of glory with the Outlaws then!
Vikram Solanki will be joining Surrey from Worcestershire next season.
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