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DISMAL OUTLAWS TAKE A MAULING FROM BEARS
A dismal Notts batting performance saw Warwickshire win by 108 runs in front of a crowd of 14357 on family fun day at Trent Bridge. Harry Gurney missed the fixture as replacement debutant Jack Blatherwick (2-0-17-0) was only given two overs by Captain Steven Mullaney. The visitors got to a rapid start mainly thanks to a first List A half century from Durham graduate Ed Pollock who raced to 56 off 29 balls as Ball and Fletcher were blasted to all parts. Notts did well to keep the visitors under 300 as spinners Patel and Matt Carter shared six wickets for 88 in their combined 20 over spell. Carter who had bowled well for the seconds at Lutterworth and Kibworth earlier this week justified his selection with a 4 wicket haul on his white ball debut. Notts got off to a poor start as Nash was beaten for pace and Wessels holed out. Moores and Taylor put on 63 to get Notts back in the game but then a series of poor shots saw Moores, Patel, Taylor and Mullaney depart in a 14 over spell. Notts up with the run rate had shot themselves in the foot and the game was up. Notts not taking a leaf out of Leicester's book last Wednesday did not try and bat out time and consequently their net run rate took a hammering. Notts will be hoping that the arrival of Alex Hales for Friday's match against Worcester will inspire them to the last six; two wins out of three now seems the minimum requirement for qualification to the knockout phase.
Warwickshire won the toss and decided to bat, Notts made two changes with Matt Carter and debutant Jack Blatherwick replacing Fraine and Gurney. Samit Patel bowled the first over from the Radcliffe Road End. In the second over Trott was dropped on 0 by Carter at second slip off Ball, a sharp chance low to his right. It was not a costly error as Trott (0) was bowled sweeping Patel in the very next over, 5 for one. Ed Pollock took a liking to Jake Ball hitting him for a six into the Fridge and also hitting three fours in an over costing 19. Pollock continued to be a pain for Ball hitting him a square leg six in his next over which cost a further 13. It got worse as Fletcher replaced Ball and went for 22 including two further leg sixes for Pollock who raced to his 50 off a mere 22 balls.
Matt Carter on his List A debut came on for Fletcher and conceded a single, Warwick 79 for one after ten overs. Patel doing his best to repel the barrage had bowled five overs 1 for 23. Mullaney came over for over 11 and in the next over Carter got left hander Pollock to hit the ball straight to Ball on the mid wicket ropes. Pollock 56 off 29 balls with seven fours and four sixes, 83 for 2. The Bears 100 came up in the 16th over. Mullaney having bowled three overs for nine from the Radcliffe Road End made way for the brisk right armer Blatherwick. Mullaney was shuffling his pack Root bowled one over for seven from the Pavilion End and was replaced by Fletcher. After two overs Mullaney came back for Blatherwick as Hain reached 50 in 59 balls. In his second over of his second spell from the Radcliffe Road End, Bell was removed by Patel for 41 (52 balls, 3 x 4) via a catch at long on by Carter, 172 for three in the 29th over. Carter came back for over 32, Hain was stumped by the juggling Moores for 72 off 91 balls with five fours, Notts must be Hain’s most favourite opponents, 186 for four. Warwickshire stood at 233 for four after 40 overs. The 50 partnership between Hose and Ambrose came up in 53 balls via six over extra cover by Hose. The former Somerset man then hit a further leg side 6 and a four as Mullaney's 10th over cost 18. The captain had bowled 10 overs for 50. Hose was dropped on 45 by Root on the cover boundary; Fletcher the bowler. Notts though fought back well, Carter picked up his third wicket as Ambrose (38 off 37 balls – 3 x 4) was caught at deep mid wicket by Root. The fifth wicket had added 78 in 12 overs. Hose then got to his 50 off 51 balls with a single off Patel who had bowled well for 10-0-48-2. A good diving catch by Root at deep square leg saw Carter pick up his fourth. Adam Hose gone for 51 (53 balls – 2 x 4, 2 x 6), 270 for six. Carter outstanding with 10-0-40-4. A good throw from Wessels saw Woakes run out for nine off Fletcher's bowling, striker Thomason going for a two, 283 for seven after 47 overs. Patel went for a golden duck, leg before to Ball, 283 for eight. A slow bouncer from Ball saw Thomason (11) pull the ball straight into Moores gloves, 290 for nine. Warwickshire closed on 295 for nine.
Stone (Radcliffe Road) and Woakes (Pavilion End) were the opening attack. In the third over Nash was beaten for pace by Stone and was bowled via a yorker for 3, 4 for one. Warwickshire were turning the screw and not offering easy pickings and a frustrated Wessels played a poor shot to be caught at deep square leg by Hose off Woakes (6-2-18-1), 4 for two in the fourth over. Brooks replaced Stone after a four over burst and was hit for offside six into The Fridge by the belligerent Moores. Notts were slowly consolidating as they reached 46 for two at the end of the first power play. The 50 partnership between Moores and Taylor came up in 44 balls. Then came the kamikaze hour, Moores got to 33 off 32 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6) but chipped Thomason's fourth delivery to Bell at deep square leg, the third wickets had added 63 in nine overs. Notts got to 100 in the 19th over. Samit Patel (19 off 23 balls) looked in good form and reached 6000 career List A runs during his innings but was caught at short third man off his namesake Jeetan bowling his second over, 101 for 4. Taylor got to a classy 50 off 57 balls. Unfortunately he gave it away being caught at third man by Stone off Brookes for 56 (63 balls, 6 x 4), 131 for five in the 25th over. Mullaney played a dreadful shot being caught at deep mid wicket by Thomason off Brooks for 15, 138 for six. Billy Root never really looked fluent and was caught at mid wicket by Patel off Thomason for a 30 ball 16, Notts 166 for seven and with now a large number of the crowd heading for the exit gates. Fletcher (16) pulled to Stone as Thomason picked up his third wicket, 178 for eight. Ball got a golden duck being caught low down at cover by Patel off Thomason. Carter was bowled off his pads by Stone for 8. Blatherwick 3 not out. Notts 187 all out with criminally 67 balls unused. Thomason had taken a career best 4 for 45.MAG
Chris Nash
Riki Wessels
Tom Moores
Ross Taylor
Samit Patel
Steven Mullaney (c)
Billy Root
Luke Fletcher
Matt Carter
Jake Ball
Jack Blatherwick
Warwickshire won the toss and decided to bat, Notts made two changes with Matt Carter and debutant Jack Blatherwick replacing Fraine and Gurney. Samit Patel bowled the first over from the Radcliffe Road End. In the second over Trott was dropped on 0 by Carter at second slip off Ball, a sharp chance low to his right. It was not a costly error as Trott (0) was bowled sweeping Patel in the very next over, 5 for one. Ed Pollock took a liking to Jake Ball hitting him for a six into the Fridge and also hitting three fours in an over costing 19. Pollock continued to be a pain for Ball hitting him a square leg six in his next over which cost a further 13. It got worse as Fletcher replaced Ball and went for 22 including two further leg sixes for Pollock who raced to his 50 off a mere 22 balls.
Matt Carter on his List A debut came on for Fletcher and conceded a single, Warwick 79 for one after ten overs. Patel doing his best to repel the barrage had bowled five overs 1 for 23. Mullaney came over for over 11 and in the next over Carter got left hander Pollock to hit the ball straight to Ball on the mid wicket ropes. Pollock 56 off 29 balls with seven fours and four sixes, 83 for 2. The Bears 100 came up in the 16th over. Mullaney having bowled three overs for nine from the Radcliffe Road End made way for the brisk right armer Blatherwick. Mullaney was shuffling his pack Root bowled one over for seven from the Pavilion End and was replaced by Fletcher. After two overs Mullaney came back for Blatherwick as Hain reached 50 in 59 balls. In his second over of his second spell from the Radcliffe Road End, Bell was removed by Patel for 41 (52 balls, 3 x 4) via a catch at long on by Carter, 172 for three in the 29th over. Carter came back for over 32, Hain was stumped by the juggling Moores for 72 off 91 balls with five fours, Notts must be Hain’s most favourite opponents, 186 for four. Warwickshire stood at 233 for four after 40 overs. The 50 partnership between Hose and Ambrose came up in 53 balls via six over extra cover by Hose. The former Somerset man then hit a further leg side 6 and a four as Mullaney's 10th over cost 18. The captain had bowled 10 overs for 50. Hose was dropped on 45 by Root on the cover boundary; Fletcher the bowler. Notts though fought back well, Carter picked up his third wicket as Ambrose (38 off 37 balls – 3 x 4) was caught at deep mid wicket by Root. The fifth wicket had added 78 in 12 overs. Hose then got to his 50 off 51 balls with a single off Patel who had bowled well for 10-0-48-2. A good diving catch by Root at deep square leg saw Carter pick up his fourth. Adam Hose gone for 51 (53 balls – 2 x 4, 2 x 6), 270 for six. Carter outstanding with 10-0-40-4. A good throw from Wessels saw Woakes run out for nine off Fletcher's bowling, striker Thomason going for a two, 283 for seven after 47 overs. Patel went for a golden duck, leg before to Ball, 283 for eight. A slow bouncer from Ball saw Thomason (11) pull the ball straight into Moores gloves, 290 for nine. Warwickshire closed on 295 for nine.
Stone (Radcliffe Road) and Woakes (Pavilion End) were the opening attack. In the third over Nash was beaten for pace by Stone and was bowled via a yorker for 3, 4 for one. Warwickshire were turning the screw and not offering easy pickings and a frustrated Wessels played a poor shot to be caught at deep square leg by Hose off Woakes (6-2-18-1), 4 for two in the fourth over. Brooks replaced Stone after a four over burst and was hit for offside six into The Fridge by the belligerent Moores. Notts were slowly consolidating as they reached 46 for two at the end of the first power play. The 50 partnership between Moores and Taylor came up in 44 balls. Then came the kamikaze hour, Moores got to 33 off 32 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6) but chipped Thomason's fourth delivery to Bell at deep square leg, the third wickets had added 63 in nine overs. Notts got to 100 in the 19th over. Samit Patel (19 off 23 balls) looked in good form and reached 6000 career List A runs during his innings but was caught at short third man off his namesake Jeetan bowling his second over, 101 for 4. Taylor got to a classy 50 off 57 balls. Unfortunately he gave it away being caught at third man by Stone off Brookes for 56 (63 balls, 6 x 4), 131 for five in the 25th over. Mullaney played a dreadful shot being caught at deep mid wicket by Thomason off Brooks for 15, 138 for six. Billy Root never really looked fluent and was caught at mid wicket by Patel off Thomason for a 30 ball 16, Notts 166 for seven and with now a large number of the crowd heading for the exit gates. Fletcher (16) pulled to Stone as Thomason picked up his third wicket, 178 for eight. Ball got a golden duck being caught low down at cover by Patel off Thomason. Carter was bowled off his pads by Stone for 8. Blatherwick 3 not out. Notts 187 all out with criminally 67 balls unused. Thomason had taken a career best 4 for 45.MAG
Riki Wessels
Tom Moores
Ross Taylor
Samit Patel
Steven Mullaney (c)
Billy Root
Luke Fletcher
Matt Carter
Jake Ball
Jack Blatherwick
I've heard rumours the face painters will be there to paint the kids and also paint a smile on the faces of any Notts County supporters attending ? it's good that the club promote this £1 game each year to try to attract a new audience to the game that can then enjoy paying £85 to watch a day at the Test in the future ? My only gripe with this is for anyone who might not want someone dressed up as a banana irritating them, or having to move seats all day, to avoid kids charging up and down the staircases in the Fox Road for example, have little options other than sitting in the members PAV where you can almost guarantee two blokes standing six foot three and wearing notts sunhats or panamas will come and sit in front of you thus blocking out half of the view of the action. A similar approach can sometimes be needed for the Friday night blast games where the added attraction is also the gangs of non cricket supporting men and women who just come down for the occasion and the value priced alcohol the club knocks out on these occasions?????
ReplyDeleteThe amber weather warning will knock that predicted 5 figure crowd, but if they've invested their pounds in advance, it'll be no great loss if they don't go due to the weather.
DeleteAs for smiles on Magpies, I think you'll find them to be more resilient than red dogs.
The other TBI car park entertain might be the only play during the day if you believe the forecasters.
Can anyone confirm Lisa and Mick are to change the team name from Notts Outlaws to Notts Pumas on the basis we have such a long tail ? On the positive what a list A debut by Matt Carter, going straight from the stiffs on Lady Bay to a reported 14500 by good old Colin Haselden, more like 10-12,000 but still a tremendous turnout, showing a big game temperament on debut. Sadly, few other positives. Also rumours Nutts the squirrel is batting 7 next game, but can't grow a tremendous beard like Billy at the present
ReplyDeleteIt'll all turn out good when the leader of the whack returns on Friday.
DeleteDo you remember Alex Hales, the invisible man of the IPL?
ReplyDelete6 innings, 148 runs, average 24.66, HS 45