V Lancashire LV Championship at Trent Bridge D4

Forfeits result in a honourable draw

Machinations afoot at Trent Bridge

With Michael Lumb and James Taylor bowling on the fourth morning, Lancashire at the very least have been gifted a batting bonus point. 


350/9 dec Kyle Hogg 61* Simon Kerrigan 34*


It remains to been seen what forfeits, if any, follow!


some more photos from the contrived draw:

Other News........

Sussex beat Surrey by 10 wickets, Monty Panesar 3/33; Sussex now 14 points clear of the drop-zone. Surrey in the muck!

Mike Hussey, strike or no strike, won't be touring England and Ireland later this month after the premature appearance of his fourth child, 3 months early; our thoughts go down-under to you and your family Sir!

England made a belated start of the third test on Day 3. WI were 280/8 at stumps.

v Lancashire LV Champs at Trent Bridge Day 3

It’s very difficult as to where this match his heading; a battle for contrivance or bonus points accumulation as only 77 balls were possible as play did not commence until 1630 due to intermittent drizzle. In the brief passage of play punctuated by a 10 minute bad light stoppage Hogg and Kerrigan added a further 49 runs as their last wicket partnership has now added an unbroken 70 runs. Notts took the new ball (Gurney and Carter) immediately but on the slow wicket never really looked like taking a wicket. The only occurrence of any note was Adams falling over in his bowling stride and appearing to sprain his ankle, he hobbled off after brief physio treatment. The General completed his over. Read missed a trick by not bowling Patel as the important consideration was not the runs conceded but the amount of overs Notts would face in order obtain maximum batting points now a maximum of 96. A dry day is forecast by Kirkwood and co for tomorrow.  MAG

Reign of the puddle

With no play today at Trent Bridge (before tea at the earliest); the Third Test at Edgbaston, washed-out for a second day, Leicestershire escaping their calamitous derby with Derby with a draw, the third day at Wantage Road being washed out too; Durham were denied the opportunity of reclaiming more points against championship favourites, Warwickshire, after their point deduction in the defeat to last years champions in their previous match, courtesy of Messrs Willey and Bailey, who docked 4 points. The drawn game at CLS yielded 8 points for the hosts and 6 for the league leaders.

Mr One Day Late

Play is happening down south however; Cricinfo proclaimed Title Dark Horses, Surrey, continue to not have all things going their own way at Horsham; Sussex 123 runs ahead with 2 wickets left at Day 3 tea, Luke Wells 115 not out.


At Lord's, approaching last tea of that game, Somerset are clinging on for a draw; 5 wickets left trailing by 68 runs, Nick Compton 52 not out.




EURO-TRASH


CB40 Group A high flyers, Netherlands, crashed down to Earth today at The Hague losing to the Pears by 9 wickets after being bowled out for a pathetic 57 runs.

Newsflash................................................


Notts and Lancs resumed play at 4.30; Lancs closed the day on 321/9.


Machinations in motion?


Somerset clung on to their draw at Lord's.


Surrey closed 39/1 at Horsham, 188 behind.

Day2 v Lancashire

This match is set for contrivance on Saturday, as following just 90 minutes play today; further heavy rain is expected tomorrow which is sure to severely restrict play. After the early morning rain play got under way at 1140. Prince and Chapple added 40 runs in 11 overs until Hales pouched Prince at first slip off Adams for 80, his drop yesterday off the same bowler costing 29 runs. This was Adams 40th first-class wicket of 2012 and 600th of his career. Three overs later Franks made a mess of Chapple’s stumps as the Lancashire captain was bowled for 24. In the next over, Gurney who had replaced Adams at the Pavilion End got Tyke loanee Shahzad to edge to Read who took the catch low down, 251 for nine.  An early lunch was taken at 1251 with Lancashire 264 for nine. Eight more runs were added in the 10 minutes play after lunch, when continuous heavy rain arrived; Lancashire were 272 for nine with Hogg and Kerrigan both on nine not out. Adams currently has figures of 5 for 104. A dry day is promised for Saturday. MAG

700

Read Chris reached his personal landmark of 700 dismissals for Nottinghamshire yesterday.


DC writes at length:


http://www.nottsccc.co.uk/news/2012/june/read-reaches-700-notts-dismissals.html

v Lancashire LV Championship Day 2

Prince has his day but weather is king.

Fletcher out with "knee trouble"

Get well soon Luke!

Notts' website has belatedly stated that Luke Fletcher is currently injured (as is Ben Phillips) but is likely to return from his knee trouble, having recently been in the nets.


So, having not played since April, Notts announce Luke is now injured, on 6th June .................. "pull the other one", the bells indicate an injury!


Having brushed that under the carpet, the club announced the eleven to face the reigning champions in the LV= game at Trent Bridge; Riki Wessels, Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Samit Patel, James Taylor, Adam Voges, Chris Read, Paul Franks, Andre Adams, Harry Gurney, Andy Carter.


Lancashire are fresh from their Duckworth Lewis win over the Pears yesterday where Vikram Solanki and Phil Hughes both scored tons but were on the losing side!


9 wickets lost, third top scorer was Mr Extras - tells you of the contribution of the other 9 batsmen!

Life after Notts

Dumped by Notts at the end of 2011; Akhil Patel, younger brother of Samit, is still looking for a professional contract. One avenue of search for new employment has taken young Akhil to Wantage Road where he had a game for their seconds against Derbyshire.

17 May 2012     Matt Lineker starred with a century on the final day of the Second XI match versus Northamptonshire – and Derbyshire were just one wicket short of victory at the death. The Derbyshire left-hander finished 102 not out as AJ Harris’s men declared their second innings on 221-5 (Tom Knight 46), setting the home side 286 to win from a minimum of 72 overs at Milton Keynes. After reducing Northamptonshire to 142-7 from 50 overs, Derbyshire bowled 28 unsuccessful overs at the Academy duo of Duckett, who scored 95, and Findley; only for the pair to fall in successive balls at the start of the final over of the day, bowled by Garry Park. The Derbyshire Captain, who finished with figures of 3 for 31 from nine overs, was unable to force the final breakthrough in the three balls that followed, meaning Lineker’s earlier century – and exceptional figures of 2 for 5 from eight overs from Jonny Marsden – went unrewarded. Tom Knight followed his earlier heroics with the bat with 2 for 35 from 17 overs. There were no wickets for Mark Turner and Ally Evans. Derbyshire took nine points from the match; their opponents eight. Day 2 Report... Derbyshire’s 2nd XI enjoyed the better of Day Two in their 2nd XI Championship contest against Northamptonshire at Milton Keynes. The hosts resumed 20 without loss in the morning in reply to Derbyshire’s 244 and began well with Ben Howgego and Akhil Patel taking Northants to 92-0. However the loss of Howgego (34) and Patel (53) in quick succession signalled a collapse, with John Marsden (3-55), Garry Park (2-15) and Mark Turner (2-38) the main contributors as the hosts slumped from 92-0 to 180 all out; Derbyshire securing their full quota of bowling points in the process. With a handy lead of 64, Derbyshire lost two early wickets with Chesney Hughes (4) and Park (1) both dismissed cheaply; however a valuable stand from Matt Lineker and Ben Slater advanced the score to 110-2 before the latter fell for 40. There was time for one further dismissal in the day to see the visitors close on 117-4, a lead of 181, with Lineker unbeaten on 53. Yesterday, having lost the toss and asked to bat first, Derbyshire scored a competitive 244 in their 1st innings, with Matt Lineker (41), Garry Park (20), Ben Slater (42), Steve Bullen (52) and Mark Turner (35) at the end of the innings all contributing to the total. Having bowled the visitors out in 93 overs, Northants then faced a potentially tricky nine over spell of batting before the close of play, something the hosts were able to do, closing 14 without loss at the conclusion of Day One.

Palladino Hat Trick in the derby at Grace Road

Leicestershire found themselves in a fairly familiar position of 7/3 after Tony Palladino bowled a hat trick of wickets on day one of the Division Two East Midlands Derby.


The former Essex boy took the wickets of Michael Thornely, Ned Eckersley and Raminaresh Sarwan.

50 from Matt Boyce and 30 from Josh Cobb steadied the ship for the hosts but at tea HMS Fox were still on stormy seas at 168/7, Kadeer Ali, returning from the seconds and Staffordshire 47 not out.

Straight after tea, the divisional leaders finished off their foe.

Leicestershire 177 all out 
Tim Groenewald 5/29