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INGRAM AND COOKE BAT ALL DAY
The players shaking hands at 1650, not a single chance was offered all day. Notts sadly missed the extra pace of James Pattinson and Jake Ball and their attack was therefore powder puff on a wicket with no pace, little bounce and virtually non existent turn. Trying their hardest and still fielding with commendable enthusiasm up to last ball, a wicket would just not come. With Worcester demolishing Derby the pressure is now on Notts to rediscover their early season form. Luckily six out of next eight games are at Trent Bridge where they should hope for a better cricket wicket than this truly awful somnolent Cardiff surface.
It was fruitless morning session as Ingram and Cooke settled for a no risk strategy. Fletcher and Gurney opened up and were replaced by Hutton and Broad, the latter was disappointing innocuous. Mullaney then turned to himself along with Patel and Libby. The odd ball beat the bat but there were no real edges or leg before shouts. Unless the batsman tried something risky the likelihood of a dismissal was low. Ingram got to his match saving ton in 294 balls. Glamorgan got to lunch on 299 for five off 130 overs with Ingram on 106 and Cooke on 56. It seemed extremely unlikely now that Notts would take the remaining wickets in the afternoon session.
Nothing changed from a Notts perspective in the afternoon. Ingram and Cooke carried on in a similar vain. Franks came on as twelfth man in a Fletcher top. There were two lengthy stoppages as Cooke needed treatment after being hit on the head from a short ball from Gurney. Then Broad caused a hole in the turf on his delivery stride which required the ground staff via the tractor to repair. Pujara then came on to bowl some leg spin. Glamorgan got to tea on 383 for five with Ingram on 139 and Cooke on 99. The match was comatose.
The final 50 minutes, saw the third new ball taken by Broad and Fletcher, with Wessels standing up to the Bulwell Bomber. There was still time for a couple overs of flighted filth from Michael Lumb. Great credit though to Ingram and Cooke who batted for 427 and 262 balls respectively adding 226 runs in 83.1 overs of compete resistance. Notts now have four days to recover from the marathon bowling effort, 62.3 overs in first innings followed by 171 overs in innings two. A nightmare day for supporters of the Green and Gold. MAG
INGRAM STONEWALLS NOTTS'S PUSH FOR VICTORY
Day three of this fixture went to Glamorgan as on the flattest of pitches they only lost five wickets in the day and just two after lunch.
Sensible field placing from deputy captain Mullaney ensured that Glamorgan were not gifted easy runs as they closed on 212 for five, still 49 runs behind. But with the new ball now 16 overs old early wickets tomorrow morning are now essential for Notts. They clearly missed the extra pace of Pattinson in this fixture as accurately as they bowled, they rarely troubled the home batsman led by main man Colin Ingram. The South African had to abandon his typical aggressive game to bat so far for 209 balls for his 72 with eight fours. A fine stonewall effort.
Notts enforced the follow on and in the second over Nick Selman (3) shouldered arms to Fletcher and lost his off stump, three for one. Glamorgan though were batting with greater reliance than yesterday, Rudolph survived a confident leg before appeal from Broad. But in a good contest between bat and ball which developed a status quo. Straight bowling, dogged batting. Gurney though gained the bragging rights as left hander Will Bragg (30) was palpably leg before, umpire Blackwell raising the finger, 54 for two. Brett Hutton bowling from the Taff End was bowling well with a lot of effort his grunts echoing round the near empty stadium. Take away the 50 or so Notts contingent only 300 or so "Daihards" turned up to support the home team. Hutton's hard efforts were rewarded as Rudolph (14) edged him into Wessels gloves, 54 for three. Glamorgan limped to lunch on 71 for three with Ingram with 10 and Donald with 6.
After lunch the game went somnolent for 75 minutes. Fletcher and Broad were carrying little threat. Patel and Gurney replaced them. Suddenly Donald had a sudden rush of blood to the head he advanced down the pitch and a dreadful hoick to a straight one from Patel failed to connect and slumped off suitably embarrassed, bowled Patel 36. The fourth wicket stand with Colin Ingram had a accumulated 62 in 24 overs. The wicket was now flat it was becoming a war of attrition Hutton replaced Gurney but no more wickets fell as Glamorgan were 154 for four off 64 overs at tea with Ingram on 45 and Lloyd on 16.It had been Glamorgan's session. Mullaney perhaps should have rotated his bowlers more and also considered bowling himself.
In the burning sun Notts toiled manfully but no chances were offered. Ingram and Lloyd ground on. Mullaney finally came on for two overs, but sadly Libby was not considered. Patel was being played with ease, the ball not deviating off the straight. The new ball was taken and Fletcher had two half hearted leg before appeals. With the eighth over with the new ball Fletcher bowling from the Taff End got one to rise a tad more and Lloyd edged to Mullaney at second slip. Lloyd had been in 42 overs for his 37 and 78 runs had been chiselled out, 194 for five. But Ingram and new partner Cooke survived to the close as sumps were drawn at 1829. A frustrating day, more hard work tomorrow should ensure victory but Ingram needs to be removed early. Hutton was probably the most impressive bowler today particularly during the morning, but all the bowlers stuck to the task on a hot day and a very unrewarding deck. MAG
DOMINANT NOTTS DISMISS GLAMORGAN ONCE WITH MULLANEY AT THE REINS
Skipper Chris Read injured and hands gloves to Riki Wessels on Day 2
Another day of domination at blustery Cardiff for Notts; adding 113 runs to their overnight total and then bowling out Glamorgan in 62.3 overs for 187. With a massive lead of 261 runs it would suggest that Notts should enforce the follow on. The only negative news of the day was a hip injury sustained whilst batting by Chris Read which meant batting with a runner and then Riki Wessels donning the gloves.
After mid morning drizzle play got under way on time under heavy cloud. After 13 minutes rain arrived; three overs had been bowled, Notts on 344 for six. Play resumed at 1145 and there followed a couple of lengthy stoppages. First Hutton was hit on the head following a bouncer from de Lange. There was then a 10 minute delay as Read appeared to have a groin injury, Mullaney eventually appeared as his runner. Amongst the farce the wrong pitch for the runner was marked. Back to the action and Notts failed to reach their fifth batting point standing as 388 for six after 110 overs. Shortly after at 1242 the rain came again and an early lunch taken. Notts stood at 389 for six after 110.1 overs with Read on 72 and Hutton on 32. The outfield was once again slow following the rain.
Van der Gugten and de Lange had bowled 65 overs between them and were replaced by Carey and Colin Ingram's leg spinners. Read was struggling for movement but still putting bat to ball. He got to 88 and then smashed Carey straight to the juggling Bragg at deep square leg who took the catch at the second attempt. Read had faced 133 balls with 10 fours and two sixes, a typical impish Read innings. The seventh wicket had added 97 runs in 26 overs. Stuart Broad hit Ingram over mid off for four but two balls later he tried the same shot but was comprehensively bowled for seven, 438 for eight. Brett Hutton had batted well but then pulled a long hop from Carey straight to de Lange at mid wicket. Hutton gone for 61 off 99 balls with eight fours. Gurney manged to bottom edge a single of the returning van der Gugten who returned to gain an easy fifth victim .Fletcher took a single, but Gurney could not last the over losing his off stump to depart for one, van der Gugten 5 for 101. Notts 448 all out, 64 overs remained in the day.
Wessels came out with the gloves on and Taylor came on as substitute fielder for Read. Mullaney took over as skipper. The opening bowlers were Broad (Cathedral Road End) and Fletcher (Taff End). Broad gave Selman a working over but it was Fletcher who got the Aussie right hander caught behind by Wessels for seven, 11 for one. Bragg (5) was struggling against Broad edging him over the slips. He then survived a confident leg before decision against Broad but then in the immediate confusion was run out by Pujara, 20 for two. Gurney and Hutton came on as the pressure eased Glamorgan got to tea at 1555 on 47 for 2, 45 overs left.
The first ball after tea from Hutton kept low and almost bowled Ingram. Two balls later the South African left hander slashed at the same bowler as he edged it high above Mullaney's head at slip but the deputy skipper held on for a smart catch. Ingram out for nine, 47 for three. Gurney then joined the party as Rudolph (25) edged him to Wessels, 51 for four. It was the case of 123 for 5 as Broad got Lloyd (34) edging to Mullaney at slip. In partnership with Donald , Lloyd had added 72 for the fifth wicket, a valuable stand although both batsman had rode their luck. In his next over a ball from Broad kept a tad low Chris Cooke missed it and went back to the Pavilion bowled for one, 125 for six. Aneurin Donald survived a couple of confident shouts from Fletcher one caught behind and one a leg before. The Metronome got his revenge in the next over as young Welshman was brilliantly caught one handed above his head by substitute Luke Wood on the deep mid wicket ropes. Donald gone for 53 off 76 balls with seven fours, 152 for seven. Next over, history repeated itself as Fletcher picked up de Lange (4) also caught at deep mid wicket this time Pujara picking up the catch diving forward, 158 for eight. A catch at the second attempt by Broad at mid wicket saw van der Gugten (2) depart, Patel the bowler, 162 for nine. The last wicket partnership between Salter (15) and Carey (22 not out) added 25 runs. Hutton who replaced Fletcher at the Cathedral Road End had last man Carey caught hooking with Fletcher taking the catch at deep square leg. Glamorgan 187 all out at 1908, with Notts leading by 261 runs on first innings. Stumps were then drawn. Notts had once again bowled well as unit with Fletcher with figures of three for 60, Broad two for 40 and Hutton two for 41. Patel with a 13 over spell fro the Taff End had conceded 16 runs. MAG
Peter Moores on Chris Read's injury, “He bottom-edged one from de Lange around his hip and it has swollen up, confirmed Peter Moores afterwards. “It’s sore but as much as anything it made him immobile, it’s locked up a little bit.
"He’s been icing it all afternoon and he’ll ice it tonight and we’ll see where he is for tomorrow morning but it looks doubtful if he’ll be able to keep but we’ll wait and see.”
CENTURION TWINS HAVE THEIR DAY IN THE WELSH SUN
Jake Libby and Riki Wessels each reach three figures on Day 1 at Cardiff
A very satisfying day for Notts at Sophia Gardens finishing on 335 for six. After a very circumspect morning session and an afternoon of an accumulation, Notts hammered home their advantage by adding 180 runs in the last 32 overs in the evening session. The ballast of the innings was provided by former Cardiff Uni student Jake Libby who scored a very mature 109 the acceleration was provided by Riki Wessels who hit a whirlwind 120 off 136 balls and who added a vital 99 runs with captain Chris Read who finished the day unbeaten on 47 off 65 balls with seven fours and one six. Two centurions on one day of championship cricket; in the previous 10 away championship games only Jake Libby had reached the magic three figures (144 last season at the Riverside).
Having left the wet Midlands we were greeted with a sunny morning in which Notts decided not to put Glamorgan in so a toss was required which Notts won and decided to bat. Notts were making their first appearance at Cardiff in the championship since 2005. Pujara was making his Notts debut and Brett Hutton made a seasonal debut. Libby and Mullaney made steady progress, Mull hitting van der Gugten over square leg for six. Glamorgan were bowling tightly and the run scoring ground to a halt, five successive maidens were bowled and two runs added in an eight over spell. Mullaney frustrated, chased a wide one from van der Gugten and was caught by keeper Chris Cooke for 14 off 52 balls, 30 for one.
The pacy de Lange, bowling from the River Taff End, then had Pujara (2) brilliantly caught by Donald diving to his right at third slip, 47 for two. Glamorgan bowling accurately and fielding keenly won the morning session as Notts stood at 64 for two off 31 overs with Libby on 41 and Patel on 5. Only five boundaries were hit in the entire session.
In the second over after lunch van der Gugten, bowling from the Cathedral Road End, had Patel leg before for five, 68 for 3. Michael Lumb edged van der Gugten when on 0 but the ball did not quite carry to keeper Cooke, Lumb had started the long walk back to the Pavilion. Lumb got to 22 before chasing a wide one from Carey who had replaced van der Gugten, 108 for 4; a dreadful shot. Libby was batting with a lot of confidence and maturity and added 47 with Riki Wessels in the remaining overs before tea with Notts standing at 155 for 4 with Libby on 74 and Wessels on 32. The feature of the partnership was the excellent running between the wickets on slow two paced pitch with a damp sluggish outfield
With the sun still beating down, Wessels and Libby put the foot on the accelerator after tea adding a further 76 runs in 12 overs. Libby got to his ton in 213 balls. A superb ball from van der Gugten got up and Libby edged it as Cooke took a good catch diving to his right. Libby's 109 was a chanceless innings off 229 balls with 10 fours. The fifth wicket stand was worth 123 runs off 30 overs. Wessels after playing himself in was batting extremely well timing the ball much better now on the slow pitch. After his 202 not out against Sussex he raced to his ton off 109 balls, the new ball speeding off his bat. Van der Gugten picked up his fourth wicket in the penultimate over when he had Wessels leg before for splendid and potentially match turning 120 off 136 balls with 17 fours and one massive six over square leg off de Lange. The sixth wicket stand with Read added 99 in 17 overs. Brett Hutton came in to join Read and a further five runs were added as Notts closed on 335 for 6. Glamorgan had bowled well in first two sessions but lost their way in the last session as the ball came on the bat more and the outfield soaked by the midweek deluge sped up. Pick of the bowlers was van der Gugten who had figures of 21 overs four for 52. De Lange generated a lot of pace at times, had figures of 1 for 87 off 27 overs. Notts will hoping to add a further 70 runs or so tomorrow , the pitch has shown some evidence of uneven bounce during the day particularly from the Cathedral Road End. MAG
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After an ultimately fortuitous One Day Cup campaign, with some great performances but an equal measure of brainless recklessness and just poor play, we revert to the County Championship with a trip across the border into the Principality.
Nottinghamship will be without their ODI England pair Hales and Ball and Australian James Pattinson but have Stuart Broad available. Indian Cheteshwar Pujara is due to debut and Steven Mullaney and Luke Wood are back in contention after injury since our last CC2 game.
It was fruitless morning session as Ingram and Cooke settled for a no risk strategy. Fletcher and Gurney opened up and were replaced by Hutton and Broad, the latter was disappointing innocuous. Mullaney then turned to himself along with Patel and Libby. The odd ball beat the bat but there were no real edges or leg before shouts. Unless the batsman tried something risky the likelihood of a dismissal was low. Ingram got to his match saving ton in 294 balls. Glamorgan got to lunch on 299 for five off 130 overs with Ingram on 106 and Cooke on 56. It seemed extremely unlikely now that Notts would take the remaining wickets in the afternoon session.
Nothing changed from a Notts perspective in the afternoon. Ingram and Cooke carried on in a similar vain. Franks came on as twelfth man in a Fletcher top. There were two lengthy stoppages as Cooke needed treatment after being hit on the head from a short ball from Gurney. Then Broad caused a hole in the turf on his delivery stride which required the ground staff via the tractor to repair. Pujara then came on to bowl some leg spin. Glamorgan got to tea on 383 for five with Ingram on 139 and Cooke on 99. The match was comatose.
The final 50 minutes, saw the third new ball taken by Broad and Fletcher, with Wessels standing up to the Bulwell Bomber. There was still time for a couple overs of flighted filth from Michael Lumb. Great credit though to Ingram and Cooke who batted for 427 and 262 balls respectively adding 226 runs in 83.1 overs of compete resistance. Notts now have four days to recover from the marathon bowling effort, 62.3 overs in first innings followed by 171 overs in innings two. A nightmare day for supporters of the Green and Gold. MAG
INGRAM STONEWALLS NOTTS'S PUSH FOR VICTORY
Day three of this fixture went to Glamorgan as on the flattest of pitches they only lost five wickets in the day and just two after lunch.
Sensible field placing from deputy captain Mullaney ensured that Glamorgan were not gifted easy runs as they closed on 212 for five, still 49 runs behind. But with the new ball now 16 overs old early wickets tomorrow morning are now essential for Notts. They clearly missed the extra pace of Pattinson in this fixture as accurately as they bowled, they rarely troubled the home batsman led by main man Colin Ingram. The South African had to abandon his typical aggressive game to bat so far for 209 balls for his 72 with eight fours. A fine stonewall effort.
Notts enforced the follow on and in the second over Nick Selman (3) shouldered arms to Fletcher and lost his off stump, three for one. Glamorgan though were batting with greater reliance than yesterday, Rudolph survived a confident leg before appeal from Broad. But in a good contest between bat and ball which developed a status quo. Straight bowling, dogged batting. Gurney though gained the bragging rights as left hander Will Bragg (30) was palpably leg before, umpire Blackwell raising the finger, 54 for two. Brett Hutton bowling from the Taff End was bowling well with a lot of effort his grunts echoing round the near empty stadium. Take away the 50 or so Notts contingent only 300 or so "Daihards" turned up to support the home team. Hutton's hard efforts were rewarded as Rudolph (14) edged him into Wessels gloves, 54 for three. Glamorgan limped to lunch on 71 for three with Ingram with 10 and Donald with 6.
After lunch the game went somnolent for 75 minutes. Fletcher and Broad were carrying little threat. Patel and Gurney replaced them. Suddenly Donald had a sudden rush of blood to the head he advanced down the pitch and a dreadful hoick to a straight one from Patel failed to connect and slumped off suitably embarrassed, bowled Patel 36. The fourth wicket stand with Colin Ingram had a accumulated 62 in 24 overs. The wicket was now flat it was becoming a war of attrition Hutton replaced Gurney but no more wickets fell as Glamorgan were 154 for four off 64 overs at tea with Ingram on 45 and Lloyd on 16.It had been Glamorgan's session. Mullaney perhaps should have rotated his bowlers more and also considered bowling himself.
In the burning sun Notts toiled manfully but no chances were offered. Ingram and Lloyd ground on. Mullaney finally came on for two overs, but sadly Libby was not considered. Patel was being played with ease, the ball not deviating off the straight. The new ball was taken and Fletcher had two half hearted leg before appeals. With the eighth over with the new ball Fletcher bowling from the Taff End got one to rise a tad more and Lloyd edged to Mullaney at second slip. Lloyd had been in 42 overs for his 37 and 78 runs had been chiselled out, 194 for five. But Ingram and new partner Cooke survived to the close as sumps were drawn at 1829. A frustrating day, more hard work tomorrow should ensure victory but Ingram needs to be removed early. Hutton was probably the most impressive bowler today particularly during the morning, but all the bowlers stuck to the task on a hot day and a very unrewarding deck. MAG
DOMINANT NOTTS DISMISS GLAMORGAN ONCE WITH MULLANEY AT THE REINS
Skipper Chris Read injured and hands gloves to Riki Wessels on Day 2
Another day of domination at blustery Cardiff for Notts; adding 113 runs to their overnight total and then bowling out Glamorgan in 62.3 overs for 187. With a massive lead of 261 runs it would suggest that Notts should enforce the follow on. The only negative news of the day was a hip injury sustained whilst batting by Chris Read which meant batting with a runner and then Riki Wessels donning the gloves.
After mid morning drizzle play got under way on time under heavy cloud. After 13 minutes rain arrived; three overs had been bowled, Notts on 344 for six. Play resumed at 1145 and there followed a couple of lengthy stoppages. First Hutton was hit on the head following a bouncer from de Lange. There was then a 10 minute delay as Read appeared to have a groin injury, Mullaney eventually appeared as his runner. Amongst the farce the wrong pitch for the runner was marked. Back to the action and Notts failed to reach their fifth batting point standing as 388 for six after 110 overs. Shortly after at 1242 the rain came again and an early lunch taken. Notts stood at 389 for six after 110.1 overs with Read on 72 and Hutton on 32. The outfield was once again slow following the rain.
Van der Gugten and de Lange had bowled 65 overs between them and were replaced by Carey and Colin Ingram's leg spinners. Read was struggling for movement but still putting bat to ball. He got to 88 and then smashed Carey straight to the juggling Bragg at deep square leg who took the catch at the second attempt. Read had faced 133 balls with 10 fours and two sixes, a typical impish Read innings. The seventh wicket had added 97 runs in 26 overs. Stuart Broad hit Ingram over mid off for four but two balls later he tried the same shot but was comprehensively bowled for seven, 438 for eight. Brett Hutton had batted well but then pulled a long hop from Carey straight to de Lange at mid wicket. Hutton gone for 61 off 99 balls with eight fours. Gurney manged to bottom edge a single of the returning van der Gugten who returned to gain an easy fifth victim .Fletcher took a single, but Gurney could not last the over losing his off stump to depart for one, van der Gugten 5 for 101. Notts 448 all out, 64 overs remained in the day.
Wessels came out with the gloves on and Taylor came on as substitute fielder for Read. Mullaney took over as skipper. The opening bowlers were Broad (Cathedral Road End) and Fletcher (Taff End). Broad gave Selman a working over but it was Fletcher who got the Aussie right hander caught behind by Wessels for seven, 11 for one. Bragg (5) was struggling against Broad edging him over the slips. He then survived a confident leg before decision against Broad but then in the immediate confusion was run out by Pujara, 20 for two. Gurney and Hutton came on as the pressure eased Glamorgan got to tea at 1555 on 47 for 2, 45 overs left.
The first ball after tea from Hutton kept low and almost bowled Ingram. Two balls later the South African left hander slashed at the same bowler as he edged it high above Mullaney's head at slip but the deputy skipper held on for a smart catch. Ingram out for nine, 47 for three. Gurney then joined the party as Rudolph (25) edged him to Wessels, 51 for four. It was the case of 123 for 5 as Broad got Lloyd (34) edging to Mullaney at slip. In partnership with Donald , Lloyd had added 72 for the fifth wicket, a valuable stand although both batsman had rode their luck. In his next over a ball from Broad kept a tad low Chris Cooke missed it and went back to the Pavilion bowled for one, 125 for six. Aneurin Donald survived a couple of confident shouts from Fletcher one caught behind and one a leg before. The Metronome got his revenge in the next over as young Welshman was brilliantly caught one handed above his head by substitute Luke Wood on the deep mid wicket ropes. Donald gone for 53 off 76 balls with seven fours, 152 for seven. Next over, history repeated itself as Fletcher picked up de Lange (4) also caught at deep mid wicket this time Pujara picking up the catch diving forward, 158 for eight. A catch at the second attempt by Broad at mid wicket saw van der Gugten (2) depart, Patel the bowler, 162 for nine. The last wicket partnership between Salter (15) and Carey (22 not out) added 25 runs. Hutton who replaced Fletcher at the Cathedral Road End had last man Carey caught hooking with Fletcher taking the catch at deep square leg. Glamorgan 187 all out at 1908, with Notts leading by 261 runs on first innings. Stumps were then drawn. Notts had once again bowled well as unit with Fletcher with figures of three for 60, Broad two for 40 and Hutton two for 41. Patel with a 13 over spell fro the Taff End had conceded 16 runs. MAG
Peter Moores on Chris Read's injury, “He bottom-edged one from de Lange around his hip and it has swollen up, confirmed Peter Moores afterwards. “It’s sore but as much as anything it made him immobile, it’s locked up a little bit.
"He’s been icing it all afternoon and he’ll ice it tonight and we’ll see where he is for tomorrow morning but it looks doubtful if he’ll be able to keep but we’ll wait and see.”
CENTURION TWINS HAVE THEIR DAY IN THE WELSH SUN
Jake Libby and Riki Wessels each reach three figures on Day 1 at Cardiff
A very satisfying day for Notts at Sophia Gardens finishing on 335 for six. After a very circumspect morning session and an afternoon of an accumulation, Notts hammered home their advantage by adding 180 runs in the last 32 overs in the evening session. The ballast of the innings was provided by former Cardiff Uni student Jake Libby who scored a very mature 109 the acceleration was provided by Riki Wessels who hit a whirlwind 120 off 136 balls and who added a vital 99 runs with captain Chris Read who finished the day unbeaten on 47 off 65 balls with seven fours and one six. Two centurions on one day of championship cricket; in the previous 10 away championship games only Jake Libby had reached the magic three figures (144 last season at the Riverside).
Having left the wet Midlands we were greeted with a sunny morning in which Notts decided not to put Glamorgan in so a toss was required which Notts won and decided to bat. Notts were making their first appearance at Cardiff in the championship since 2005. Pujara was making his Notts debut and Brett Hutton made a seasonal debut. Libby and Mullaney made steady progress, Mull hitting van der Gugten over square leg for six. Glamorgan were bowling tightly and the run scoring ground to a halt, five successive maidens were bowled and two runs added in an eight over spell. Mullaney frustrated, chased a wide one from van der Gugten and was caught by keeper Chris Cooke for 14 off 52 balls, 30 for one.
The pacy de Lange, bowling from the River Taff End, then had Pujara (2) brilliantly caught by Donald diving to his right at third slip, 47 for two. Glamorgan bowling accurately and fielding keenly won the morning session as Notts stood at 64 for two off 31 overs with Libby on 41 and Patel on 5. Only five boundaries were hit in the entire session.
In the second over after lunch van der Gugten, bowling from the Cathedral Road End, had Patel leg before for five, 68 for 3. Michael Lumb edged van der Gugten when on 0 but the ball did not quite carry to keeper Cooke, Lumb had started the long walk back to the Pavilion. Lumb got to 22 before chasing a wide one from Carey who had replaced van der Gugten, 108 for 4; a dreadful shot. Libby was batting with a lot of confidence and maturity and added 47 with Riki Wessels in the remaining overs before tea with Notts standing at 155 for 4 with Libby on 74 and Wessels on 32. The feature of the partnership was the excellent running between the wickets on slow two paced pitch with a damp sluggish outfield
With the sun still beating down, Wessels and Libby put the foot on the accelerator after tea adding a further 76 runs in 12 overs. Libby got to his ton in 213 balls. A superb ball from van der Gugten got up and Libby edged it as Cooke took a good catch diving to his right. Libby's 109 was a chanceless innings off 229 balls with 10 fours. The fifth wicket stand was worth 123 runs off 30 overs. Wessels after playing himself in was batting extremely well timing the ball much better now on the slow pitch. After his 202 not out against Sussex he raced to his ton off 109 balls, the new ball speeding off his bat. Van der Gugten picked up his fourth wicket in the penultimate over when he had Wessels leg before for splendid and potentially match turning 120 off 136 balls with 17 fours and one massive six over square leg off de Lange. The sixth wicket stand with Read added 99 in 17 overs. Brett Hutton came in to join Read and a further five runs were added as Notts closed on 335 for 6. Glamorgan had bowled well in first two sessions but lost their way in the last session as the ball came on the bat more and the outfield soaked by the midweek deluge sped up. Pick of the bowlers was van der Gugten who had figures of 21 overs four for 52. De Lange generated a lot of pace at times, had figures of 1 for 87 off 27 overs. Notts will hoping to add a further 70 runs or so tomorrow , the pitch has shown some evidence of uneven bounce during the day particularly from the Cathedral Road End. MAG
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After an ultimately fortuitous One Day Cup campaign, with some great performances but an equal measure of brainless recklessness and just poor play, we revert to the County Championship with a trip across the border into the Principality.
Nottinghamship will be without their ODI England pair Hales and Ball and Australian James Pattinson but have Stuart Broad available. Indian Cheteshwar Pujara is due to debut and Steven Mullaney and Luke Wood are back in contention after injury since our last CC2 game.
Latest injury casualty, Luke Fletcher, is due for a return and will have a fitness on the ground on Thursday.
Notts have announced the following squad:
Brendan Taylor
Jake Libby
Cheteshwar Pujara
Michael Lumb
Steven Mullaney
Riki Wessels
Samit Patel
Chris Read
Stuart Broad
Brett Hutton
Luke Wood
Matthew Carter
Harry Gurney
Luke Fletcher
English umpire Rob Bailey is currently standing in his 150th first class match, the county fixture between Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire in Cardiff. Bailey, 53, made his umpiring debut at first class level in April 2003, and is currently in his 15th year on the county circuit. Five of his 150 matches have been overseas, three in the West Indies in 2010 and two in India in 2013 (PTG 1037-5032, 7 January 2013).
ReplyDeleteWhen was the last full days play in the championship when Notts bowlers failed to take a wicket while bowling all day?
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June 2001 comes to memory
DeleteSussex skipper Chris Adams led the praise for record-breaking openers Richard Montgomerie and Murray Goodwin this week.
A week after Adams had set a record of his own when his 192 against Derbyshire became the highest score on the Arundel ground, he sat with his pads on for six hours while Montgomerie and Goodwin put on an undefeated 372 for the first wicket to set up a fourth successive Championship win over Nottinghamshire.
"The only word I can think of to describe their partnership is awesome. Monty and Michael Bevan put on 292 against Notts last season, but what he did with Murray was even better," said Adams.
There's been endless debate over the past few months accusing the ECB of destroying our beloved County Championship. If this is true they are being aided and abetted handsomely by the County Clubs performing own goals. The wicket prepared by Glamorgan at Cardiff this week was a disgrace to the game of cricket! It actually brings our great game into disrepute. Here we are desperately trying to maintain the status of the county game while clubs are dishing up 'no chance of a result' wickets! No wonder attendances at County Championship matches are appalling, people over recent years have been voting with their feet. Nobody is going to pay good money to watch events such as the goings on (or lack of it actually) at Cardiff over the last few days and it certainly isn't going to attract the desperately needed new generations of fans to the purest form of our game. Glamorgan's attitude was probably a negative one from day one, lets not lose a game if we can't win it! Not sure your comments in your report that Pattinson and Ball would have probably done any better are entirely fair to the boys who broke their backs yesterday to get a result for Notts. Can't think of any bowler who could have done any better on that wicket especially when the batsmen's priorities are just to survive. Flat dead wickets are probably more damaging to the future survival of our great County Championship than the ECB themselves are presumed to be.
ReplyDeleteYou would have to be ultra-blinkered and 100% biased to derive any entertainment from that wicket, once Glamorgan had decided that they couldn't ever score runs at a fast enough rate to make a game of it. Bad for cricket, for sure. Where's the pitch inspector when you need one?
DeleteAbsolutely! Pitch inspectors would have been down there like a shot if we'd have been entertained by both bat and ball! 'How many wickets fell? Well we can't have that it's too entertaining, get boys down there immediately'!!
DeletePitch Inspectors have been replaced by Cricket Liaison Officers; one is allocated to each match by the ECB. Our former Assistant Coach Wayne Noon is amongst one of those Liaison Officers.
ReplyDeleteWhichever one attended this game must of had his fill of Welsh cakes on days 1 and 2 then slept the last two days. He can't have scored that wicket very highly at all, surely.
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