Rain at Taunton but ex Notts boys in action at Grantham

Day two at Taunton, 15.4 overs were bowled all day, due to light rain, drizzle and poor light.
Given the unfavourable conditions it's little surprise that Notts lost a further couple of wickets; 48/3 at stumps.





Australia A are bossing proceedings against England Lions at Old Trafford.

Lions 315
Chris Woakes 92 
Samit Patel 55
Eoin Morgan 50

Mitchell Johnson 4/47

Aus A 127/1
Ed Cowan 77 not out

At Edgbaston Warwickshire dismissed Worcestershire in 75 overs on Day One of the latest LV= match, extending their lead at the top by a further 3 points in the process.

Pears 246
Phil Hughes 135 not out, carrying his bat
Vikram Solanki 57

Jeetan Patel 4/72
Chris Wright 3/63

Bears 19/3
Alan Richardson 2/7 

The Durham barrel keeps rolling,  even without Ian Blackwell; as the North-Easterners look set to beat Surrey on Day three of their Championship game at CLS needing five more wickets, 6 wickets in the game so far for Ben Stokes. Victory will give them their third first class win on the bounce.

Thrilling Match at Grantham

A match featuring evergreen Darren Bicknell, Mat Dowman and Paul McMahon, all former Notts First XI and also second string Notts old boys Liam Andrew and Adam Shepherd at the very least.

Cambridgeshire beat Lincolnshire by 12 runs in their latest Eastern Division game of the Minor County Championship.

Cambridgeshire First Innings 217
Darren Bicknell 107

10 wicket haul

Adam Shepherd 5/57

Lincolnshire First Innings 154
Liam Andrews 51
Paul McMahon 5/43

Cambs 2nd Innings 156/8 dec
Darren Bicknell 53
Liam Andrews 2/17
Adam Shepherd 2/30

Lincs 2nd Innings 202
Dan Birch 87
Paul McMahon 5/78 

Franks is Notts through and through!

On the NottsCCC website:

Paul Franks has underlined his commitment to fight for his place in the Nottinghamshire team having earned selection for the LV= County Championship match against Somerset at Taunton after a spell on the sidelines.

Franks remains in the first team picture at Trent Bridge but has been told that he will not be guaranteed regular LV= County Championship cricket for the remainder of his existing contract which expires at the end of the 2013 season.

"I'm a Nottinghamshire man and I want to stay at the Club even if it means having to fight for my place," said Franks.

"We have assembled a strong bowling unit here and we all want to play regularly but have to accept that Mick will pick the best possible team on any given day.

"I have been given permission to speak to other counties but my preference is to get my head down and find the form that would merit a place in the team and that is what I intend to do."

Franks, 33, made his first class debut for Nottinghamshire in 1996 and played a key role in the Championship triumphs of 2005 and 2010.

Some views of Taunton Ground 2012

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