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HUTTON SHINES THROUGH
10 wicket haul for Hutton as Read breaks record
On a day Chris Read broke a county record; Notts gained a superb win at Derby and are now well placed to gain promotion at the first attempt.
After the frustration of yesterday's washout and the bucketful of overnight rain it came as a great surprise that play commenced as early at 1300 today. Notts eventually triumphed with 73 balls unused winning by an innings and 61 runs. Hutton followed his five wicket effort in the first innings with five for 74 in the second. He had match figures of 10 of 126, his second 10 wicket bag in his career; his first against Durham at Trent Bridge two years ago. He was rewarded for pitching the ball up and bowling an excellent line. Further good news today was Ball's post tea spell which was probably his best since The Riverside in April, he found his rhythm of last season and generated pace and bounce; very good to see. Notts will be well pleased with this victory having lost 131 overs during the game due to rain and bad light. The only negative point of the day was Mr Extras getting 45 including 18 no balls, only captain Billy Godleman got more with 47. Derby 110 for one lost their last nine wickets for 117 runs in 42.4 overs and that including 52 runs being added for the last two wickets. The middle order was filleted by Ball and Hutton in front of crowd of only 200 at least half of them being Notts supporters. Notts now lead the table by 35 points with four matches still to play.
Play finally got under way at 1300, only 21 overs having been lost, gallons of water being mopped out of the playing area. Patel bowled the first over from the Racecourse End in order for Jake Ball to change ends. After an erratic two over spell from the City End Mark Footitt was replaced by Luke Wood. Wood who bowled two no balls in his four over spell was then replaced by Patel. Ball after a six over spell which he tested Slater with the short ball was withdrawn as first innings hero Hutton took centre stage. The Derbyshire hundred came up in the 29th over with a four through point by Godleman off Hutton. Everything seemed so serene. Brett Hutton was bowling well beating Godleman three times in two overs. Bowling the right line to the two left handers and it was Slater he dismissed caught by Wessels at first slip for 44. The second wicket stand between Godleman and Slater had added 96 runs. The game though was suddenly going to change. Alex Hughes came in at four rather than Madsen and survived a caught behind appeal first ball. Godleman (47) fell to Patel deflecting the ball onto his pad and Hutton caught the ricochet diving forward at short extra cover, 130 for three. At 1454 Read broke the Notts dismissal record catching Gary Wilson for a duck off Mark Footitt's second ball of his new spell. Footitt having replaced Hutton, 137 for four, Read with 968 dismissals had beaten the previous record holder Tom Oates. What a player he is, Mr Irreplaceable. Mark Footitt was getting plenty of lift from the Racecourse End. Derby got to tea on 150 for four off 50 overs, 37 overs remained. Hughes had 21 and Hosein had 6.
After tea Chris Read changed his bowlers with Ball from the Racecourse End and Hutton from the City End. Hughes was leg before to Hutton for 24 in the fourth over after tea; the ball looking like it could have been drifting towards leg. Madsen finally came and hit his first ball from Hutton through the covers for four. Three overs later Ball had Hosein (11) caught behind by Read, 166 for six. Another three overs passed when Hutton got the key wicket of Madsen who played on for 14, 172 for seven. Hutton's eighth wicket of the match. Ball was bowling with great rhythm and he removed Viljoen’s off stump via a Yorker. The South African had made two, 175 for eight. After a six over spell Hutton was replaced by Wood. Jake Ball's seven over spell came to an end as Footitt came on. After two overs Wood made way for Patel. Unfortunately Footitt was down in pace and accuracy and back came Hutton once more as 17 overs remained. Taylor failed to get forward as golden arm did it again leg before to one that kept slightly low, 206 for nine, Taylor gone for 15. It was left to Hutton at 1721 to apply the coup de grace removing Palladino's leg stump for 6 amid scenes of great jubilation. Cotton 17 not out. By now the sun was shining brightly both meteorological and on Notts' season. Another memorable day. MAG
WET AND WETTER ON DAY 3
Mid-afternoon the umpires decided that due to the wet weather in Derby, no play would be possible on Day 3 and that all should come back on Wednesday, where Derbyshire will start 45-1.
HALES SHOWS HE'S A CLASS APART
Alex Hales' fantastic form continued as hit a magnificent run a ball 218 to put Notts in a position of dominance at the County Ground. Hales slayed the Derby bowling, and left to a standing ovation and sporting handshakes from most of the Derby team. He is the form of his life at the moment.
Play finally got under way at 1300, only 21 overs having been lost, gallons of water being mopped out of the playing area. Patel bowled the first over from the Racecourse End in order for Jake Ball to change ends. After an erratic two over spell from the City End Mark Footitt was replaced by Luke Wood. Wood who bowled two no balls in his four over spell was then replaced by Patel. Ball after a six over spell which he tested Slater with the short ball was withdrawn as first innings hero Hutton took centre stage. The Derbyshire hundred came up in the 29th over with a four through point by Godleman off Hutton. Everything seemed so serene. Brett Hutton was bowling well beating Godleman three times in two overs. Bowling the right line to the two left handers and it was Slater he dismissed caught by Wessels at first slip for 44. The second wicket stand between Godleman and Slater had added 96 runs. The game though was suddenly going to change. Alex Hughes came in at four rather than Madsen and survived a caught behind appeal first ball. Godleman (47) fell to Patel deflecting the ball onto his pad and Hutton caught the ricochet diving forward at short extra cover, 130 for three. At 1454 Read broke the Notts dismissal record catching Gary Wilson for a duck off Mark Footitt's second ball of his new spell. Footitt having replaced Hutton, 137 for four, Read with 968 dismissals had beaten the previous record holder Tom Oates. What a player he is, Mr Irreplaceable. Mark Footitt was getting plenty of lift from the Racecourse End. Derby got to tea on 150 for four off 50 overs, 37 overs remained. Hughes had 21 and Hosein had 6.
After tea Chris Read changed his bowlers with Ball from the Racecourse End and Hutton from the City End. Hughes was leg before to Hutton for 24 in the fourth over after tea; the ball looking like it could have been drifting towards leg. Madsen finally came and hit his first ball from Hutton through the covers for four. Three overs later Ball had Hosein (11) caught behind by Read, 166 for six. Another three overs passed when Hutton got the key wicket of Madsen who played on for 14, 172 for seven. Hutton's eighth wicket of the match. Ball was bowling with great rhythm and he removed Viljoen’s off stump via a Yorker. The South African had made two, 175 for eight. After a six over spell Hutton was replaced by Wood. Jake Ball's seven over spell came to an end as Footitt came on. After two overs Wood made way for Patel. Unfortunately Footitt was down in pace and accuracy and back came Hutton once more as 17 overs remained. Taylor failed to get forward as golden arm did it again leg before to one that kept slightly low, 206 for nine, Taylor gone for 15. It was left to Hutton at 1721 to apply the coup de grace removing Palladino's leg stump for 6 amid scenes of great jubilation. Cotton 17 not out. By now the sun was shining brightly both meteorological and on Notts' season. Another memorable day. MAG
WET AND WETTER ON DAY 3
Mid-afternoon the umpires decided that due to the wet weather in Derby, no play would be possible on Day 3 and that all should come back on Wednesday, where Derbyshire will start 45-1.
HALES SHOWS HE'S A CLASS APART
Alex Hales' fantastic form continued as hit a magnificent run a ball 218 to put Notts in a position of dominance at the County Ground. Hales slayed the Derby bowling, and left to a standing ovation and sporting handshakes from most of the Derby team. He is the form of his life at the moment.
After a couple of edges through slips early doors he never looked in any trouble. As ever he hit the ball with great force and timing. He played the perfectly controlled aggressive innings hitting 38 fours and one six. This was not the slog fest we have seen recently in the T20; a properly constructed innings. He finally perished after tea to a boundary catch as Notts closed in on a declaration. Notts batsman have now scored four double hundred this season. Notts scored 415 runs in the day in 81.3 overs. With Luis Reece falling before the close, it was a highly successful day for the Green and Gold. Although the weathermen predicted a cloudy day in eventuality the sun shone for long periods making batting much easier than yesterday as the ball did not really swing. Viljoen caused problems with his pace but the rest of Derby bowling was mediocre.
Derby had a huge slice of luck in the fourth over of the morning as a drive from Mullaney was deflected onto the non strikers stumps by bowler Palladino and Patel was run out for 25, 103 for three. Patel's previous visit to Derby in the championship had seen him famously run out slipping mid pitch. There is never a dull moment with Samit. Mullaney and Hales both went on the attack. Viljoen bowled a five over spell from the City End and was replaced by Ben Cotton and Mullaney when on 44 edged to Hughes at second slip who grassed the chance which came to him very quickly. It was not an expensive drop as Mullaney played a poor shot to be caught by Slater off Palladino for 50. The fourth wicket partnership had added 48, 151 for four. Mullaney got frustrated as Derby captain Godleman packed the off side to cut off Mullaney's scoring options. Hales was in superb form getting to 50 in 54 balls with an incredible 12 fours. This was just the start. Derby went on the defensive before the interval as Notts got to lunch on 214 for 4 off 52 overs with Hales on 79 and Wessels on 12. Notts had scored 121 runs for the loss of two wickets in the 30 overs bowled in the session.
The pacey Viljoen returned after lunch and got a ball to rear up and Wessels edged him to Wilson behind the stumps to depart for 13, 231 for 5. Hales reached his ton with a straight driven four off Viljoen. Hales' 100 came off 114 balls with 20 fours. Hales hit the first six of the match hitting Madsen over square leg for six. The 50 partnership between Hales and Read came up in 10 overs. Batting was becoming easier with the ball now old and Viljoen out of the attack. Read reached 50 in 62 balls. The hundred partnership came up in 19 overs. Derbyshire were wilting in the afternoon sunshine. Reece turned to slow left arm as Hales hit him for four through extra cover to reach 150 off 156 balls including 26 fours and one six. The new ball was taken after 80 overs by Viljoen and Pallindino. The 150 partnership was reached in 27 overs. Tea was taken with Notts 395 for five in 86 overs with Hales on 179 and Read on 69. Notts scored 181 runs in the session off 34 overs for the loss of Wessels.
Hales got to his double ton with a four through third man off Taylor. It came off just 201 balls with 36 fours and one six. The 50 extras was then reached to warm applause. Notts though were clearly looking for fast runs with a declaration imminent. Read was out caught down the leg side by Wilson off Taylor for 75 (108 balls – 10 x 4). The sixth wicket had added 204 off 35 overs. Three overs later, Hales was eventually caught at square leg off by Viljoen by Madsen for 218 off 218 balls (38 x 4, 1 x 6), 443 for seven. He left to a standing ovation. Hutton skied one up to mid on off Madsen to depart 11, 455 for eight. Madsen and Reece were now bowling in tandem to speed up the over rate. The 500 came up with straight six by Ball off Madsen, the ball smashing against the cloth sight screen. Jake Ball hit a quick fire 43 (24 balls, 3 x 4, 4 x 6) with four sixes until he skied a ball into orbit off Reece, Wilson collecting the catch, 508 for nine declared. Wood 12 not out. Extras 50. Notts led by 288 runs.
Derby had 12 overs to bat. Ball (Racecourse) and Footitt (City) opened the bowling. In the fourth over Footitt induced an edge as Reece departed caught Read for two, 14 for one. After a four over burst Ball was replaced by Hutton. Ball then replaced Footitt from the City End. But Derby made comfortable progress to 45 for one at the close with Slater on 23 and Godleman on 3. Derby still trail by 243. MAG
HITMAN HUTTON BAGS FIVE
Notts had the better of the first day at Derby closing 127 runs behind with eight first innings wickets still standing.
Notts had 36 overs to face. Mullaney and Libby added 39 in nine overs until Libby's (7) scratchy innings ended as he edged a leg side ball from Viljoen into Wilson's gloves. The South African making his championship debut for the Peakites. Tom Taylor was replaced at the Racecourse End by Tony Palladino. The light was deteriorating and just as the lights were switched on Brendan Taylor was leg before to Palladino for 4, 56 for two. Viljoen although very inaccurate was proving a bit of handful with his pace and bounce but he was also helping Mr Extras along. Poor Wilson behind the stumps had no chance stopping two instances of four byes in additions to five wides. Viljoen was finally replaced after a 10 over spell from the City End by Ben Cotton. After numerous conferences between the umpires Mallender and Lungley the players finally came off for bad light at 1800. Notts 93 for two with Mullaney on 35 and Patel on 21, 14 overs remained. Play were called off 15 minutes later. The third wicket stand has so far added 37 runs. MAG
Announced team
Jake Libby
Steven Mullaney
Alex Hales
Samit Patel
Riki Wessels
Brendan Taylor
Chris Read
Brett Hutton
Luke Wood
Jake Ball
Mark Footitt
Derby had a huge slice of luck in the fourth over of the morning as a drive from Mullaney was deflected onto the non strikers stumps by bowler Palladino and Patel was run out for 25, 103 for three. Patel's previous visit to Derby in the championship had seen him famously run out slipping mid pitch. There is never a dull moment with Samit. Mullaney and Hales both went on the attack. Viljoen bowled a five over spell from the City End and was replaced by Ben Cotton and Mullaney when on 44 edged to Hughes at second slip who grassed the chance which came to him very quickly. It was not an expensive drop as Mullaney played a poor shot to be caught by Slater off Palladino for 50. The fourth wicket partnership had added 48, 151 for four. Mullaney got frustrated as Derby captain Godleman packed the off side to cut off Mullaney's scoring options. Hales was in superb form getting to 50 in 54 balls with an incredible 12 fours. This was just the start. Derby went on the defensive before the interval as Notts got to lunch on 214 for 4 off 52 overs with Hales on 79 and Wessels on 12. Notts had scored 121 runs for the loss of two wickets in the 30 overs bowled in the session.
The pacey Viljoen returned after lunch and got a ball to rear up and Wessels edged him to Wilson behind the stumps to depart for 13, 231 for 5. Hales reached his ton with a straight driven four off Viljoen. Hales' 100 came off 114 balls with 20 fours. Hales hit the first six of the match hitting Madsen over square leg for six. The 50 partnership between Hales and Read came up in 10 overs. Batting was becoming easier with the ball now old and Viljoen out of the attack. Read reached 50 in 62 balls. The hundred partnership came up in 19 overs. Derbyshire were wilting in the afternoon sunshine. Reece turned to slow left arm as Hales hit him for four through extra cover to reach 150 off 156 balls including 26 fours and one six. The new ball was taken after 80 overs by Viljoen and Pallindino. The 150 partnership was reached in 27 overs. Tea was taken with Notts 395 for five in 86 overs with Hales on 179 and Read on 69. Notts scored 181 runs in the session off 34 overs for the loss of Wessels.
Hales got to his double ton with a four through third man off Taylor. It came off just 201 balls with 36 fours and one six. The 50 extras was then reached to warm applause. Notts though were clearly looking for fast runs with a declaration imminent. Read was out caught down the leg side by Wilson off Taylor for 75 (108 balls – 10 x 4). The sixth wicket had added 204 off 35 overs. Three overs later, Hales was eventually caught at square leg off by Viljoen by Madsen for 218 off 218 balls (38 x 4, 1 x 6), 443 for seven. He left to a standing ovation. Hutton skied one up to mid on off Madsen to depart 11, 455 for eight. Madsen and Reece were now bowling in tandem to speed up the over rate. The 500 came up with straight six by Ball off Madsen, the ball smashing against the cloth sight screen. Jake Ball hit a quick fire 43 (24 balls, 3 x 4, 4 x 6) with four sixes until he skied a ball into orbit off Reece, Wilson collecting the catch, 508 for nine declared. Wood 12 not out. Extras 50. Notts led by 288 runs.
Derby had 12 overs to bat. Ball (Racecourse) and Footitt (City) opened the bowling. In the fourth over Footitt induced an edge as Reece departed caught Read for two, 14 for one. After a four over burst Ball was replaced by Hutton. Ball then replaced Footitt from the City End. But Derby made comfortable progress to 45 for one at the close with Slater on 23 and Godleman on 3. Derby still trail by 243. MAG
HITMAN HUTTON BAGS FIVE
Notts had the better of the first day at Derby closing 127 runs behind with eight first innings wickets still standing.
Despite a frustrating last wicket stand of 48 Derbyshire were bowled out for 220 on a slow wicket with slight uneven bounce. With Harry Gurney rested, Brett Hutton grasped his chance superbly to take centre stage taking five for 52, twice taking wickets with successive balls. He was well supported by Jake Ball with three wickets. Mark Footitt on his second Notts debut deserved more than his two wickets. Reece and Hughes and last man Cotton batted well for the home team but the rest of the batting line up was easily swept away. Derby were without Smit and both overseas bowlers Henry and Tahir who were carrying slight injuries. With Matt Critchley out with concussion and 16 year old Qadri on England Under 19 duty, the home team had no spin option other than Wayne Madsen. Notts having declined to have a toss had the worse of the batting conditions batting in marginal light so will be pleased with the overnight score of 93 for two.
There was no toss so Derbyshire batted first. Ball (Racecourse) and Footitt (City) opened up and bowled steadily without luck. Hutton replaced Ball and in his second over had Ben Slater (23) edging to Wessels at first slip, 34 for one. In his next over Godleman was dropped on one at second slip low down by Mullaney. Ball came on from the City End and in his third over of his spell he removed Godleman's off stump for 11, 63 for two. Madsen (12) was strangled down the leg side by Ball; Read taking the catch, 89 for three. Mullaney had come on for a solitary over from the Racecourse End but was replaced by Luke Wood. Derby got to lunch on 101 for three with Alex Hughes on 0 and Reece on 40 who had batted for the whole of the 29 overs of the morning session on 40. An even morning.
Notts took control in the middle session. Luke Wood stayed on after lunch in tandem with Footitt. Twice Hughes was beaten by Footitt it was Luis Reece he removed leg before for 45 (92 balls – 8 x 4), 108 for four. Footitt bowled a good spell and was unlucky to pick up just the one wicket; he was then replaced by Jake Ball. Gary Wilson (13) was leg before to Hutton who had replaced Luke Wood from the Racecourse End, 133 for five. Hosein went for a golden duck edging Hutton to Read. Hutton picked up fourth wicket when Tom Taylor (7) edged him as Read took his third catch of the innings, 157 for seven. Read is now two short of beating the county wicket keeping dismissal record held by Tom Oates. GC "Hardus" Viljoen was leg before first ball as the delivery from Hutton kept low; Hutton had gone nap, 157 for eight. Jake Ball took wicket number nine as Palladino (1) edged to Taylor at third slip, 172 for nine. Hutton was tiring with Hughes hitting him for a six and was replaced by Patel. Read's fields got too defensive, as he mistakenly thought Cotton was a rabbit as Hughes was gifted a few runs. Hughes got to 50 in 91 balls. Finally Cotton was bowled for 32 (30 balls – 6 x 4) as the last wicket added 48 invaluable runs. Alex Hughes 55 not out (98 balls – 8 x 4; 1 x 6). Derby 220 all out. Hutton was the star with the ball with 5 for 52, getting some swing in the breezy conditions. Jake Ball slowly getting back to full fitness grabbed 3 for 63 and Footitt 2 for 49. Notts should be well pleased with their efforts. Tea was taken between the innings.
There was no toss so Derbyshire batted first. Ball (Racecourse) and Footitt (City) opened up and bowled steadily without luck. Hutton replaced Ball and in his second over had Ben Slater (23) edging to Wessels at first slip, 34 for one. In his next over Godleman was dropped on one at second slip low down by Mullaney. Ball came on from the City End and in his third over of his spell he removed Godleman's off stump for 11, 63 for two. Madsen (12) was strangled down the leg side by Ball; Read taking the catch, 89 for three. Mullaney had come on for a solitary over from the Racecourse End but was replaced by Luke Wood. Derby got to lunch on 101 for three with Alex Hughes on 0 and Reece on 40 who had batted for the whole of the 29 overs of the morning session on 40. An even morning.
Notts took control in the middle session. Luke Wood stayed on after lunch in tandem with Footitt. Twice Hughes was beaten by Footitt it was Luis Reece he removed leg before for 45 (92 balls – 8 x 4), 108 for four. Footitt bowled a good spell and was unlucky to pick up just the one wicket; he was then replaced by Jake Ball. Gary Wilson (13) was leg before to Hutton who had replaced Luke Wood from the Racecourse End, 133 for five. Hosein went for a golden duck edging Hutton to Read. Hutton picked up fourth wicket when Tom Taylor (7) edged him as Read took his third catch of the innings, 157 for seven. Read is now two short of beating the county wicket keeping dismissal record held by Tom Oates. GC "Hardus" Viljoen was leg before first ball as the delivery from Hutton kept low; Hutton had gone nap, 157 for eight. Jake Ball took wicket number nine as Palladino (1) edged to Taylor at third slip, 172 for nine. Hutton was tiring with Hughes hitting him for a six and was replaced by Patel. Read's fields got too defensive, as he mistakenly thought Cotton was a rabbit as Hughes was gifted a few runs. Hughes got to 50 in 91 balls. Finally Cotton was bowled for 32 (30 balls – 6 x 4) as the last wicket added 48 invaluable runs. Alex Hughes 55 not out (98 balls – 8 x 4; 1 x 6). Derby 220 all out. Hutton was the star with the ball with 5 for 52, getting some swing in the breezy conditions. Jake Ball slowly getting back to full fitness grabbed 3 for 63 and Footitt 2 for 49. Notts should be well pleased with their efforts. Tea was taken between the innings.
Notts had 36 overs to face. Mullaney and Libby added 39 in nine overs until Libby's (7) scratchy innings ended as he edged a leg side ball from Viljoen into Wilson's gloves. The South African making his championship debut for the Peakites. Tom Taylor was replaced at the Racecourse End by Tony Palladino. The light was deteriorating and just as the lights were switched on Brendan Taylor was leg before to Palladino for 4, 56 for two. Viljoen although very inaccurate was proving a bit of handful with his pace and bounce but he was also helping Mr Extras along. Poor Wilson behind the stumps had no chance stopping two instances of four byes in additions to five wides. Viljoen was finally replaced after a 10 over spell from the City End by Ben Cotton. After numerous conferences between the umpires Mallender and Lungley the players finally came off for bad light at 1800. Notts 93 for two with Mullaney on 35 and Patel on 21, 14 overs remained. Play were called off 15 minutes later. The third wicket stand has so far added 37 runs. MAG
Announced team
Jake Libby
Steven Mullaney
Alex Hales
Samit Patel
Riki Wessels
Brendan Taylor
Chris Read
Brett Hutton
Luke Wood
Jake Ball
Mark Footitt
We heard during yesterday's game that Dan is going away for a few days holiday prior to next T20 fixture
ReplyDelete"We are bitterly disappointed. There was a bit in the wicket for the bowlers but we felt capable of saving the game."
ReplyDeleteChris Read: "Brett should take some of the headlines. Alex’s knock was incredible but all credit to Brett for taking 10 wickets on there."
ReplyDeleteExcellent individual and team performance. A rather different Derbyshire side to the one that came so close to winning at Trent Bridge just a few weeks ago, simply steamrollered. It will be interesting to see how Mark Footitt fits in and also how Luke Wood can step up his game.
ReplyDeleteFinally, many congratulations to the skipper on his catching record. Irreplaceable he certainly is.
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Agreed, Luke Wood needs to find a niche for himself whilst stepping up his game in the process. Where/how Footitt and Gurney fit together will be interesting see, but Brett Hutton has filled Fletch's boots in this game with a good line and length approach which proved a match winner. Then there was the minor performance of Baz who'll be whisked away by Team England. sooner rather than later - who will come in for him?
DeleteDespite all the speculation those silly selectors have ignored the obvious and not selected Hales for the upcoming Test series against the West Indies! Excellent! That will mean he'll be available for our final group game against Leicestershire and for the quarter final, for which our qualification is now looking highly likely.
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