Elstone sees Academy home at Wollaton

Scott Elstone had a break from 12th man duties scoring 71 in a successful 4 wicket winning run chase against Wollaton for Notts Academy.

v Durham T20

Hales on song for Outlaws

Morgan prime cut

Eoin Morgan top scored for England at Lord's in a rain interrupted innings against the old foe - Australia.


England 272/5
Eoin Morgan 89*
Jon Trott 54
Ian Bell 41
Alastair Cook 40 


Only Morgan got after the bowlers and so the game remained close.


David Warner 56, Michael Clarke 61 got the Aussies whilst shouting distance but ultimately the World # 1 ODI side fell 15 runs short.

Morgan Prime - chump! 17/07/12

In trouble with Middlesex because he was late arriving yesterday for a CB40 match against Lancashire, because he was stuck on a train!

Durham tomorrow

With an improving weather forecast; Notts Outlaws have announced the squad for the challenge of an also improving Durham Dynamos.


Michael Lumb, Alex Hales, Riki Wessels, James Taylor, Adam Voges, Chris Read, Steven Mullaney, Graeme White, Darren Pattinson, Harry Gurney, Andy Carter, Luke Fletcher, Scott Elstone,

Other Outlaws in possible action are Stuart Broad, England's MVP, Graeme Swann and Samit Patel who take on David Hussey and some other Australians.

One-eyed cricketer

Will Jones

Tykes go top

Yorkshire Carnegie last night beat the reigning Champions, Leicestershire Foxes, by 4 four runs to send the Yorkies to the top of the league and condemn Foxes to their 5th from 6 games defeat.

Australians get heavy in Essex

Michael Clarke retiring out on 76 and David Hussey scoring 67 were the mainstays of an Australian innings of 313/9 at Chelmsford. Only Reece Topley did himself any favours for Essex with 4/46.


Alastair Cook certainly didn't do himself any favours when it was his turn to bat, out for just 5.

Essex limped to 32.4 overs before being all out for 134, James Foster 41, Ravi Bopara 39. The Tourists won by 179 runs.

1 wicket behind Yasir Arafat 98 v 99

Azhar Mahmood, trying to reclaim the mantle of leading T20 wicket taker, had plans that went array when his four overs went for 61 runs with just 1 wicket, taking him to 98. Kent's opponents at Canterbury, Middlesex had a good day, 207/2, Joe Denly 90*, Paul Stirling 63, Eoin Morgan 36.
Kent replied with an opening stand of 80 but the innings fell away after that and the Panthers won by 48 runs.






At Wantage Road, Somerset toyed with the hapless Steelbacks, restricting them to 115/6. Somerset then raced to their target losing 3 wickets in the process in 13.4 overs; Craig Kieswetter 51, Con de Lange 3/22.

v Yorkshire T20 at Scarborough

Rain again by the sea

England Dwayned but Hales reigns supreme!

will he celebrate with an ice cream
with a flake in?

In the England Outlaws game at Trent Bridge, the Windies won the toss and chose to bat.


Steve Finn accounted for Chris Gayle (2), Stuart Broad snared Lendl Simmons and Graeme Swann had Marlon Samuels caught at the wicket. 38/3 (8 ov)


At half-way, WI 57/3 Dwayne Smith 36*


15 overs 101/3 Smith 64*


West Indies 172/4 (20 ov)


Dwayne Smith 70
Dwayne Bravo 54*
Kieron Pollard 23*


After the early loss of Craig Kieswetter (3), Alex Hales brought-up his 50 with a six off Dwayne Bravo's bowling.


At half way, England were 72/1 with much to be done.


After 15 overs Alex Hales had reached 90 not out and England were 127/1


After 18.1 overs, Ravi Bopara brings-up his 50 with a boundary off his namesake Rampaul.


On the last ball of the penultimate over, Alex Hales is bowled on 99 (6 fours, 4 sixes)


With 2 to win, Ravi Bopara is out for 59


With two balls to spare England won by 7 wickets.






The (rest of) Outlaws lost another game to the weather, this time against Yorkshire. The game had started on time:



Adam Voges lost the toss at Scarborough and Notts Outlaws were asked to bat first.


Michael Lumb was out to ex-Outlaw, Ryan Sidebottom in the first over, Riki Wessels followed in the 4th over to the Aussie import Mitchell Starc - 45/2 (6 ov).
At half-way Outlaws were 72/2 Adam Voges 29*




11.1 overs saw Rain Stopping play 76/3


14.0 overs saw another stoppage for rain, 105/3 James Taylor 41*, Chris Read 15*


But that was it, Notts' third NR so far and 3/5 to date.




At Hove, Sussex Sharks amassed a daunting 209/6 against the Essex Eagles. 
Chris Nash 52
Joe Gatting 45*
Luke Wright 40
Reece Topley 3/43


Essex weren't up to the task and were all out 190. Chris Liddle 3/35 


At Canterbury, Hampshire had a comfortable win over Kent by 6 wickets with 10 balls to spare. Glenn Maxwell 66* from 32 balls.

East Midland Cricket Grounds 2

Pears drop Steelbacks

Worcestershire withstood an onslaught from Cameron White (62* including 4 sixes) to run out winners by 14 runs at Wantage Road against the home side, Northamptonshire in a typical, for the venue, low scoring game.

Weather for Swanns

With Samit Patel on England duty again, the game tonight at Old Trafford has Luke Fletcher and Scott Elstone included in the Outlaws' T20 squad as well as Graeme White.


The Met Office has issued an "Amber Warning " for Greater Manchester" among other areas in the NW for today with lots of heavy rain expected.

Chasing Puddles
Owing to the early abandonment of the 3rd ODI, Samit Patel might find himself on the Trans-Pennine Express to watch the rain at OT following the rain at Headingley, that he would have watched this morning.






2wann Deal
Graeme Swann has today signed a new two-year deal for Nottinghamshire, securing his limited services until the end of 2014 for the the club.




Full House


All 18 counties are due to play T20 group matches this evening, how many will play?


Outlaws' game at OT - abandoned.


Foxes v Sheep reduced to a E8 match


All the other games started.


Results: Bears crushed Pears at New Road to win by 8 wickets (21 balls to spare). Varun Chopra the game's top scorer with 49 not out.


Who needs Chris Gayle?
James Hildreth 107 not out - Somerset needing 12 per over at just past half way; Hildreth smashed the Glamorgan bowlers to such an extent that the required rate was down to 7 for the final run in. Somerset won by 4 wickets with 1 ball to spare. As the saying goes, "Glamorgan snatched defeat from the jaws of victory"!

Simon Jones, bowling at the height of the assault, escaped for just 5 per over.


Ian Saxelby proved to be the match winning death bowler at Bristol tonight as Gladiators beat the Sticklebacks by 8 runs.

Foxes trot to victory over lame Sheep.
The shorter format suits Leicester's under-performing line-up
Leicester 80/3
Greg Smith 23
Josh Cobb 17
Matt Boyce 16 not out
Derbyshire 72/6
Wes Durston 21
Abdul Razzaq 3/20
Rob Taylor 2/7
Leicester won by 8 runs


Sid tumbles Dynamos
In a game dominated by South African batsmen, Ryan Sidebottom's miserly bowling proved the game clincher for Yorkshire


Tykes 171/6
David Miller 74 not out
Joe Root 41
Adam Lyth 30


Dynamos 159
Herschelle Gibbs 76
Ryan Sidebottom 4/25
Mitchell Starc 3/33
Yorkshire won by 12 runs


Essex win in another low scorer at Chelmsford.


This time beating Surrey by 3 wickets off the last ball, James Franklin 63 batting through-out the Essex chase to 145.

"Convicts" lock-out the Foxes

With the easiest of warm-up matches on these shores; the Australian tourists thumped Leicestershire by 102 D/L runs.


The Convicts major opposition came from the weather that firstly restricted their their inning from 50 to 41 but then made the Leicestershire target easier to 239 from 36. At 89/2 in the 17th over the Foxes were at their nearest to achieving the improbable but after that they slid to 136 all out.


Australian XI  241/8 (41 ov)


David Warner 74 retired out
David Hussey 37
Matthew Wade 32


Abdul Razzaq 3/39


Leicestershire 136 (29.4 ov)


Greg Smith 44
Matt Boyce 38
Paul Dixey 17

Clint McKay 4/31




Elsewhere, Essex beat Middlesex by 6 runs at Lord's and Bears game against Somerset was cut short by rain at Edgbaston after 7.1 overs of the first innings.

Foxes Struck by Lightning

T20 Champions, Leicestershire finally arrived at the races today at Old Trafford only to find Lancashire Lightning also in improved form.


Foxes 179/4
Matt Boyce 63 not out
Abdul Razzaq 61
Leicester having the X Factor again with Extras 21


Glenn Chapple 2/10


Lightning 180/2 (19 ov)
Stephen Moore 54
Tom Smith 42
Steven Croft 41 not out


Lancs won by 8 wickets


In another North group game;


DYNAMOS DOWN FALCONS


In a floodlit game at Derby Durham breezed passed the Derby-set target.


Sheep 141/6
Usman Khawaji 36
Wayne Madsen 26
Ross Whiteley 19


Durham 142/5 (18.5 ov)
Johann Myburgh 46
Hershelle Gibbs 38
Gordon Muchall 21 not out


Durham won by 5 wickets


Some late big hitting from James Foster (51) in the Eagle first innings at Chelmsford, an innings which included 4 sixes (one of which was a net-8) proved crucial, as Essex narrowly defeated Spitfires by 3 runs.
Greg Smith 5/17 in the desperation  as Kent were all out 155. 

ODI II - The Oval

West Indies with a strengthened line-up batted first.


WI 238/9


Dwayne Bravo 77
Chris Gayle 53
Kieron Pollard 41


England  239/2 (45 ov)


Alastair Cook 112
Ian Bell 53
Jonathan Trott 43 not out


England won by 8 wickets


Geoff Miller has rested Broad, Bresnan and Swann for the remaining ODI against WI, drafting in England Lions Meaker, Tredwell and Woakes.




 Easy Bears


With other T20 fixtures being re-scheduled due to the District Line actions yesterday morning, the game at Edgbaston was the sole match this evening; the weather was the best in the Midlands that we've had for quite some time too.

1/26 and 23* next stop England

Cameron White clubbed a 60 not out for the visiting Sticklebacks helping them to 149/4 but that score prove short of the mark as Laurie Evans smashed 68 not out to see the hosts home with an over to spare.

Sheep penned-in and wiped out

Derbyshire's T20 campaign suffered a set-back tonight at the former Racecourse ground at Derby.
Yorkshire set 150/5 when they elected to bat on a rain-free June evening; former Sheep Gary Ballance top scorer. In pursuit, Sheep were pegged back by the off breaks of Azeem Rafiq plus the medium pacers of Moin Ashraf and Rich Pyrah. Tykes winning by 41 runs.


Carnegie 150/5
Gary Ballance 47 not out
Andrew Gale 39
Joe Root 36


David Wainwright 2/14


Falcons 109
Wes Durston 21


Moin Ashraf 4/18
Rich Pyrah 3/21


In the only other game, Middlesex beat Hampshire.


Chris Woakes has been drafted into the England squad after Jade Dernbach was given leave of absence following the tragic events at Wimbledon Park Underground station in the early hours of this morning.


Darren Bravo has gone home with his thigh strain.

v Durham Dynamos T20 at Chester le Street

Dynamos fail to generate as Outlaws charge!

Outlaws dominate Dynamos

Notts reaped a comfortable revenge on Durham for their CB40 reversal earlier this season at CLS.


As at Grace Road, it was the bowlers that set-up the win keeping a strong Durham side down to a well below par score after their 20 overs. Lead again by Michael Lumb, Notts Outlaws notched-up another comfortable chase, having 22 balls to spare.


Durham Dynamos 114/5


Johann Myburgh 45
Gordon Muchall 23 not out
Scott Borthwick 17 not out


Harry Gurney 2/28


Outlaws 117/3 (16.2 ov)


Michael Lumb 46
Alex Hales 30
Adam Voges 21 not out


Notts won by 7 wickets.


In the other Northern Group, Foxes crashed again this time to Yorkshire at Headingley; Leicestershire all out 148, losing by 22 runs


Another below par score was recorded by Surrey at Beckenham, 116/7 Gary Wilson 53*, Kent won by 8 wickets with 22 balls to spare; Rob Key 51*


At New Road, Pears roller-coasted Gloucestershire Gladiators, blasting them off the park with a powerful batting display.


Worcestershire 213/2 
Moeen Ali 82
Phil Hughes 78*


Gloucestershire 166
Hamish Marshall 43


Jack Shantry 4/33
Gareth Andrew 3/20


Pears won by 47. 

Durham Bound

3 ball duck

The DofC has reinstated Samit Patel to the T20 squad for the trip tomorrow to Durham, after he missed out on selection for the England squad in the ODI at the Rose Bowl, with Graeme White and Luke Fletcher.also added to the Fox slaughtering eleven.


In the ODI, England posted a score of 288/6, probably a below par score, Ian Bell 126, with his fractured jaw. 


In reply, WI are comfortably on target to go one up in the series, even without Chris Gayle, 117/3 in 19 overs, although the dismissal of Dwayne Smith for 56 might prove to be game changing.. England will need to bowl the tourists out to win from this position in all probability.


Latest score...........................


Two wickets put England ahead on the DL par and when it started raining WI were 127/5 from 23 overs with the DL par at 171.


On resumption, with a DL twiddle, Windies were bowled out for 172, England winning by 114 runs, the remaining showing little of the expected fire-power.


The two ball system appears to play to England's strengths and it was one of these, Tim Bresnan, that did the damage, 4/34.

Derby Day 2 rain T20

Derby Day 1 Rain

Traditionally the biggest money-spinners for the domestic T20 competition are the London derby games. Tonight the first of these is at Lord's.


Surrey batting first were 36/4 at one of the multitude of rain interruptions; but this was their nadir as Matthew Spriegel and Gary Wilson both notched-up unbeaten fifties., 149/4. Middlesex were 99/8 when the rain descended for the last time, Gareth Batty 4/13, Surrey winning by 28 runs on DL.




The West Country derby was abandoned earlier due to heavy rain at Bristol.


There were additional rain offs at Hove and Northampton (9.3 overs were played before the rain started) but play was possible, almost in full, at the Sheep-dip. Lightning posted a venue par-score of 168/6 which perhaps should have been more but they were penned-in by Mark Turner and Chesney Hughes. The Sheep innings was suspended at 118/5 in the twelfth over, Derbyshire well ahead of the DL, as the rain arrived in Derby too.

Notts launched a new micro site for the T20 competition today - http://twenty20.trentbridge.co.uk/

Also today the club announced the team for tomorrow's "early" clash with the Sheep.


As before (the Foxes game) but Graeme White replacing the England ODI bound Samit Patel - the overseas player that bowls spin would have been handy tomorrow but we'll have to settle with weakening the batting.

Friday's games

At Birmingham there was another wash-out but at Leicester, Lightning beat Foxes by 11 runs

Lancashire 154/6 

Stephen Moore 54

Leicestershire 143/8

Abdul Razzaq 36

Josh Cobb 32

Greg Smith making his T20 debut was out hit wicket for 21.

Durham beat Yorkshire at Leeds by 2 runs.


Durham 142/6
Ben Stokes 36


Yorkshire 140/8
Rich Pryah 34

v Leicestershire Foxes T20 at Grace Rd 2012

Foxes give an easy chase In a game with less than two hours total playing time, Notts thrashed Leicestershire Foxes with 42 balls unused at sparsely populated Grace Road. Voges won the toss and inserted the home side on cool cloudy night. After the recent rain the wicket played poorly and was an unsuitable surface to play hit and giddle cricket. Gurney (Pavilion) and Pattinson (Bennett) opened the bowled and with his fourth delivery Grimsby’s finest bowled Josh Cobb after the right hander had hit the previous two balls for four. Two overs later du Toit with a big one-day ton to his name against Notts was leg before to Pattinson. Carter could not get his line right as Leicestershire finished their 6-over power play on 41 for two. Regular baseball bowling partners Patel and Mullaney applied the tourniquet to Leicestershire innings as the home side collapsed. In his first over Mullaney removed left hander Boyce caught and bowled low down for nine. In the ninth over Ramarnesh Sarwan who had been starved somewhat of the strike fell in identikit fashion caught and bowled by Mullaney as Leicestershire stood at 56 for four. Former Gladiator Kadeer Ali hit Mullaney straight to Wessels at long on as he claimed his third wicket. It got worse as in the next over Patel Pakistani Razzaq played round a ball and departed to another stonewall leg before decision, 65 for 6 in the 12th over. The home crowd finally had something to cheer as Wayne White hit Patel for a straight six, but next ball he departed bowled by Patel, who will no longer play any further part in the preliminary games due to England commitments. Harrow educated Rob Taylor was next on the conveyor belt being well caught at midwicket by the captain as Mullaney picked his fourth wicket at a cost of 19 runs. The final two batsman did not last long as the skipper replaced Patel from the Bennett End, first old timer Claude Henderson miscued a ball as Patel took a fine running catch in the covers. Hoggard nursing a broken finger lasted just a single ball as he fell leg before to Voges as Leicestershire had hit their competition low score of 96 all out with 15 balls unused. The lowest score against Notts had also been beaten by 10 runs, the previous low of 106 being achieved by Lancashire at TB in 2005. Patel (2-20) and Pattinson (2 for 21) proved good support to Mullaney as the skipper had two for six off nine balls. I am not sure of the merits of Gurney and Carter in the same line up, particularly with Graeme White now coming in. Adams is unlikely to step in to the line up so the obvious choice would be Fletcher, unfortunately he needs to lose weight as whilst performing water bottle duties he brought comparisons from  the home crowd of the long forgotten Jimmy Ormond who plied his trade in these parts and also The Oval of course. Notts had an easy target as Hoggard opened with a maiden. Hales (5) still looks out of sorts as edged the Leicestershire captain to slip. Wessels hit a couple of fours as Wayne White was expensive but departed for nine bowled by Hoggard, 29 for two in the fifth. Voges and anchor man Lumb added 31 in 23 balls before Voges was bowled by left armer Taylor for 21. Patel hit a bright and breezy 17 before holing out to long off as Henderson picked up a wicket. Taylor coming home had an innings of 4..444 as Notts got home by six wickets with Lumb carrying his bat for 25 not out, the highest score of the evening. Mullaney was named man of the match. Harder challengers await. Wednesday Games The Taunton Cidermen set something of a sterner test for the  Bears to chase at Taunton. Somerset 191/6, South Africans Richard Levi 69, Albie Morkel 38, Craig Kieswetter 20 and Nick Compton 12 - 25 extras in innings too. Pick of the bowling was Chris Woakes 2/25 from a full compliment. As it turned out, Bears never got into the chase after the loss of pinch-hitter Laurie Evans for 17, Varun Chopra did hang around for 37 but no one else did before the cause was lost. Over 15 went for 15 runs but by that stage the required rate was over 18. Bears eventually floundered on 128, 63 runs short of the home side, Steffan Piolet 26 not out, Max Waller 4/16, Alfonso Thomas 3/17 At the Oval, Surrey lurched to a total of 128/8 Ireland's Gary Wilson 33 and Lions' Jason Roy 22. Graham Napier 3/16 Eagles were also disappointing in the chase losing by 18 runs on 111/9. Gareth Batty 3/20

FoXes put the X in eXtras

X-rated stuff from the Foxes for their supporters.

Reigning T20 champions started their title defence by batting first against Outlaws at Grace Road having been put in by Adam Voges.

Cobb and Sarwan were first to "the plate" - Gurney pitched over 1 against his former employers.


After 12 overs Outlaws will be satisfied with the scoreboard.


Foxes 67/6 3 wickets for Dad05, Mullaney.


After 17.3 overs Outlaws will be very satisfied with the scoreboard.


Foxes all out 96 Mullaney 4/19, 2 wickets each for Pattinson, Patel and Voges.


Extras joint top score of 13; Pitiful is one of the eye-witness comments from Twitterland.


Foxes' lowest T20 score ever(?)


Notts made unnecessary hard work of the chase, probably looking for a good net-run rate as a result.


After 12 overs Outlaws were 82/4 but Michael Lumb was still there holding the innings together.


Outlaws 98/4 (13 overs)

Michael Lumb 25 not out
Adam Voges 21
Samit Patel 17
James Taylor 16 not out (6 balls)


Matthew Hoggard 2/25


Outlaws won by 6 wickets with 42 balls to spare

Whatever happened to

That second Overseas player; the big-hitting, top order batsman that bowls miserly spin or a top drawer strike bowler with lots of pace that we were promised by the DoC in the spring?


As the T20s kick off this evening with the clash at Grace Road; we are reminded that for all or some of this year's money-spinner of a competition the Outlaws will be without the services of: Swann, Broad, Patel and Hales due to England commitments.


As it stands DoC has announced his XI for tonight's game: Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Riki Wessels, Samit Patel, James Taylor, Adam Voges, Chris Read, Steven Mullaney, Darren Pattinson, Harry Gurney, Andy Carter

last year

Summer returns to Sleaford for a day.

Lost and Found

FLETCH19 ‏@fletcherluke

@jackleek1 no mate fit again now hopefully back Tuesday for the t20 if selected

@fletcherluke is 93 not out with three overs remaining for Clifton Village against Welbeck #nottspremierleague

Welbeck won the above game!

Fletcher was also due to play in a washed-out T20 game on Friday.

In a previous T20 at Darlington's Fleetham Ground, against Durham, unbeaten 50s from Elstone and Mullaney gave Notts 2nd XI an 8 wicket win. So far for the Seconds only Mullaney, Elstone and Brett Hutton have shown that they could contend for a senior selection, starting this week.

Close of Day 4 at Birmingham; England 221/5 Ian Bell 76*

Warwickshire CCC ‏@CricketingBears

Free entry for Warwickshire Members tomorrow at the Investec Test Match. £15 for Non-member adults and £1 for U16s

CB40 action


Quins play as London Irish

Middlesex top the scorers against Lancs 350/6; the Irish pair of Paul Stirling 119 and Eoin Morgan 116, Gary Keedy 5/55 Saj Mahmood 0/82


Lightning 183 Steven Crook 3/26 Tom M J Smith 3/30


Middlesex won by 167 runs

Welsh Dragons 163, Durham 148 at Colwyn Bay, Michael Richardson (45) making his A List debut for Dynamos - he had a reasonable game or two verses Notts Seconds in the T20s at Darlington last week.


Welsh won by 15 runs

At New Road Gloucs 238/6, the Gidmen 135 (Will  76, Alex 59) Jack Shantry 4/37
Pears 129 Will Gidman 2/10


Gladiators won by 109 runs


The games at Tunbridge Wells and Horsham were No Results.

Notts CB Premier League T20


Group B at Plumtree CC
Plumtree..........................v...Cuckney...CUCKNEY won by 88 runs
Worksop...........................v...Notts Academy...ACADEMY won by 7 wkts
GROUP FINAL
Notts Academy.................v...Cuckney...CUCKNEY won by 6 wkts

Group A at Papplewick & Limby CC
Papplewick & Linby.......v...West Indian Cavaliers...CAVALIERS won by 20 runs
Caythorpe.......................v...Wollaton...WOLLATON won by 7 wkts
GROUP FINAL
West Indian Cavaliers.....v...Wollaton...WOLLATON won by 7 wkts


Group C at Mansfield Hosiery Mills CC
Mansfield Hosiery MIlls..v...Welbeck Colliery...WELBECK won by 19 runs
Kimberley Institute.........v...Clifton Village...CLIFTON won by 5 wkts
GROUP FINAL
Clifton Village.................v...Welbeck Colliery...CLIFTON won by 4 wkts

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.