Read Fifty Rescues Notts from the Bowels of Despair

At the mercy of the elements, losing the toss again and on a wicket that has been under the covers for two days and is starting to re-shoot, Notts' never-dependable top order struggled on the first day against Somerset. It took a fabulous fifty from skipper Read to rescue Notts as pea-shooter Peter Trego took 3/24.


Andre Adams is absent for this fixture due to illness.


Notts First Innings 93/6 at close


Chris Read 52 not out
Mr Extras 13
Steven Mullaney 10


Champions Lancashire lurched to 125/5 against the Bears in another rain shorten day at Liverpool. 46 for Karl Brown the best of the day.


Gloucestershire lost 6 wickets for 131 at Canterbury , 44 from Benny Howell the best.


With only 54 overs at Cardiff and 10 at Derby, the weather had the upper hand, especially down south, drought, what drought!!