JETS GIVE OUTLAWS A THRASHING
Durham thrashed Notts by seven wickets in a very mundane affair at Chester-le-Street today. The fixture schedule did Notts no favours, Notts did not arrive at their hotel until 0230 hours and played like a team that had never quite woken up. Having lost the toss, Notts got put in on a two paced surface with long boundaries. It was not a pitch for stroke makers. Unfortunately Notts had no Plan B initially and played it as if it was a Trent Bridge featherbed. Tom Moores in particular did not play the conditions well, basically trying to thrash every delivery to the boundary which clearly was not possible on that surface. By the end of the power play Wessels, Fraine and Moores were back in the Pavilion and Notts were 29 for three and the game was all but over. Mullaney who came in too late top scored with 38 and Patel got 32 but the final score of 132 for seven was at least 30 runs under par. Despite removing Stokes and Latham in the first seven overs, Durham were always the favourites as Clark and Collingwood added 78 in 8 overs. Man of the match Clark eventually fell for 64 (43 balls, 3 x 4, 2 x 6), but Collingwood (40) and Weighell (12) saw Durham home with 19 balls unused.
Notts were unchanged as Durham won the toss and inserted Notts. Wessels departed for a 2 ball duck spooning a delivery from Rushworth to Pringle at backward point. Moores survived a confident leg before shout as just a single came off the opening over. Weighell bowling from the Finchale End was hit for four by Fraine, seven off the over. Moores had a lucky escape as he was missed by keeper Poynter off Rushworth as he ran into the covers, the swirling wind not helping matters, 11 for 1 after 3 overs. Moores scooped a four off Weighell, but the other five deliveries were all dot balls. Moores then hit Rushworth for four over mid wicket. Moores though could not get going and perished caught at mid on by Pringle off Rushworth having scored 16 off 20 balls, 24 for 2 off 5 overs. Will Fraine (8) not moving his feet was caught behind off Rimmington's first ball. Root hit his first ball for an offside four. Notts 29 for three at the end of the power play.
Collingwood conceded five including a leg side four for Patel. Tahir went for four off the eighth over. A short ball from Collingwood was pulled for four by Patel, who then hit a four towards the long on region, 48 for three off 9 overs. Just two came off Pringle's first over. Patel edged a four off Rimmington, seven off the over. Patel got a four through backward point off Tahir, 11 off the over. Patel mistimed a delivery from Collingwood to be caught at short third man by Tahir. Patel 32 off 29 balls (5 x 4), 70 for four. Five came off the 13th over. Root attempting a reverse sweep was leg before to Tahir, Root 16 off 21 balls (1 x 4), 75 for five. Five off Tahir's third over. Mulllaney got a four through the covers as Paul Collingwood finished with 4-0-29-1, 87 for 5 off 15 overs. Then six came off Tahir's last over. The former Notts man 4-0-26-1. Christian hit Rimmington for a straight four. Christian (10) then holed out to Davies on the square leg ropes off Rimmington, 97 for 6. The 100 came up in the 17th over, 102 for six off 17 overs. A fine leg four for Mullaney off Weighell. Libby scooped a six off Weighell, 13 off the over. Rimmington bowled two dot balls then an offside four for Mullaney, seven off the over. Weighell was hit for six over long leg by Mullaney but he fell to last ball of the innings caught at short fine leg for 38 off 28 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6). Libby 9 not out. Notts 132 for seven after 20 overs.
Clark hit Gurney's first ball for a straight four, seven off the over. Ball bowling from Finchale End conceded five. Christian bowled a solitary over, the third one of the innings, 17 for 0 off 3 overs. Six runs came off Patel's first over. Ben Stokes never got going as he was bowled via a Yorker by Gurney for 10, 23 for one. Five off the over. Latham hit Ball for a leg side four. Durham 35 for one off 6 overs.
Latham was bowled by Mullaney for 9 off 10 balls, 40 for two. Sodhi conceded seven off his first over helped by a four for Clark. Mullaney then conceded eight. Paul Collingwood pulled Sodhi for four. The pitch was ideally suited to the Master Nudger and Nurdler. A poor over from Sodhi went for 10, 66 for two off 10 overs. It was becoming a stroll for Durham as Collingwood hit Mullaney for four. Clark hit Mullaney (4-0-39-1) for a six over long on, the ball just going over Wessels head. Patel then conceded seven. A short ball from Mullaney was pulled for six by Clark to bring up his 50 off 34 balls, 99 for two off 13 overs. Jake Ball returned and Collingwood guided him for four, 111 for two off 14 overs. Patel conceded six. Clark was caught and bowled by Sodhi (3-0-24-1) for 64 off 43 balls, the right hander skying the ball into to orbit, 118 for three. Collingwood hit Sodhi through point for four, 124 for three after 16 overs. Rain had started to fall when Weighell hit Patel for enormous six over square leg to win the match at 1700. A fitting end to a very drab day’s cricket from a Notts perspective. Durham had won by 7 wickets with 19 balls unused. A heavy storm soaked the Riverside within 10 minutes of the game finishing. Notts lie fifth having played eight, with four of the remaining six games against teams above them (Yorkshire and Worcestershire) qualification for the quarter finals is now in some doubt. MAG
Notts were unchanged as Durham won the toss and inserted Notts. Wessels departed for a 2 ball duck spooning a delivery from Rushworth to Pringle at backward point. Moores survived a confident leg before shout as just a single came off the opening over. Weighell bowling from the Finchale End was hit for four by Fraine, seven off the over. Moores had a lucky escape as he was missed by keeper Poynter off Rushworth as he ran into the covers, the swirling wind not helping matters, 11 for 1 after 3 overs. Moores scooped a four off Weighell, but the other five deliveries were all dot balls. Moores then hit Rushworth for four over mid wicket. Moores though could not get going and perished caught at mid on by Pringle off Rushworth having scored 16 off 20 balls, 24 for 2 off 5 overs. Will Fraine (8) not moving his feet was caught behind off Rimmington's first ball. Root hit his first ball for an offside four. Notts 29 for three at the end of the power play.
Collingwood conceded five including a leg side four for Patel. Tahir went for four off the eighth over. A short ball from Collingwood was pulled for four by Patel, who then hit a four towards the long on region, 48 for three off 9 overs. Just two came off Pringle's first over. Patel edged a four off Rimmington, seven off the over. Patel got a four through backward point off Tahir, 11 off the over. Patel mistimed a delivery from Collingwood to be caught at short third man by Tahir. Patel 32 off 29 balls (5 x 4), 70 for four. Five came off the 13th over. Root attempting a reverse sweep was leg before to Tahir, Root 16 off 21 balls (1 x 4), 75 for five. Five off Tahir's third over. Mulllaney got a four through the covers as Paul Collingwood finished with 4-0-29-1, 87 for 5 off 15 overs. Then six came off Tahir's last over. The former Notts man 4-0-26-1. Christian hit Rimmington for a straight four. Christian (10) then holed out to Davies on the square leg ropes off Rimmington, 97 for 6. The 100 came up in the 17th over, 102 for six off 17 overs. A fine leg four for Mullaney off Weighell. Libby scooped a six off Weighell, 13 off the over. Rimmington bowled two dot balls then an offside four for Mullaney, seven off the over. Weighell was hit for six over long leg by Mullaney but he fell to last ball of the innings caught at short fine leg for 38 off 28 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6). Libby 9 not out. Notts 132 for seven after 20 overs.
Clark hit Gurney's first ball for a straight four, seven off the over. Ball bowling from Finchale End conceded five. Christian bowled a solitary over, the third one of the innings, 17 for 0 off 3 overs. Six runs came off Patel's first over. Ben Stokes never got going as he was bowled via a Yorker by Gurney for 10, 23 for one. Five off the over. Latham hit Ball for a leg side four. Durham 35 for one off 6 overs.
Latham was bowled by Mullaney for 9 off 10 balls, 40 for two. Sodhi conceded seven off his first over helped by a four for Clark. Mullaney then conceded eight. Paul Collingwood pulled Sodhi for four. The pitch was ideally suited to the Master Nudger and Nurdler. A poor over from Sodhi went for 10, 66 for two off 10 overs. It was becoming a stroll for Durham as Collingwood hit Mullaney for four. Clark hit Mullaney (4-0-39-1) for a six over long on, the ball just going over Wessels head. Patel then conceded seven. A short ball from Mullaney was pulled for six by Clark to bring up his 50 off 34 balls, 99 for two off 13 overs. Jake Ball returned and Collingwood guided him for four, 111 for two off 14 overs. Patel conceded six. Clark was caught and bowled by Sodhi (3-0-24-1) for 64 off 43 balls, the right hander skying the ball into to orbit, 118 for three. Collingwood hit Sodhi through point for four, 124 for three after 16 overs. Rain had started to fall when Weighell hit Patel for enormous six over square leg to win the match at 1700. A fitting end to a very drab day’s cricket from a Notts perspective. Durham had won by 7 wickets with 19 balls unused. A heavy storm soaked the Riverside within 10 minutes of the game finishing. Notts lie fifth having played eight, with four of the remaining six games against teams above them (Yorkshire and Worcestershire) qualification for the quarter finals is now in some doubt. MAG
How on earth are Durham allowed to play Stokes, yet we cannot play our bloke in the test squad ? Whether that may be a bonus for us is a different debate, it's the principle. The ECB should have a fairness and consistency approach to all the 18 counties trying to compete for a top 4 finish. Also, what appalling scheduling for a game starting 1430 straight after a t20 game the previous evening when it's not exactly round the corner.This factor, however, is not helped by the Notts squad, as rotation of players is extremely limited now we are still carrying injuries to Hales, Nash&Coughlin. The comments by PM are very noble indeed(suspect it's more of a decision by the DoC personally), but, if we are prepared to give a 3 year deal to a 34 year old, non-England player, then what's the difference? None at all to me.
ReplyDeleteImagine the scheduling did us no favours whatsoever, but what an appalling performance from last seasons double white ball champions. Tom Moores, what on earth are you doing, batting like a lunatic. How many times is that approach likely to be successful? How can a Test Match Ground side be so short of a squad that we are playing someone straight out of club cricket to open the batting, which is totally unfair on him also. Whichever way you look at it, to let the Jets do the double on us, after all their problems and exodus of top players is totally unfathomable and in a nutshell shows how dreadful the winter recruitment was by the DoC
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid Yom Moores has absolutely no judgement.
ReplyDeleteDefending champions Nottinghamshire have now lost three of their last four matches. This season their biggest problem has been their batting - particularly the rate at which they are losing wickets. Their dismissal rate of 14.8 is the fourth worst in the competition.
ReplyDeleteThey are a bit light on batting but they have not got the batting / bowling balance right and they have not got the batting order right order.
ReplyDeleteTo lose early wickets in the power play in a couple of games is one thing but to do it consistently after eight games of a competition is downright incompetent and should flag up to the captain and management that the problem is almost certainly the batting order. Obviously we need Hales back urgently at the top of the order but Tom Moores is a disaster coming in at 3. The last thing you need is a slogger, a walking wicket, coming in when you’ve just lost an opener after half a dozen balls. 40 for 1 in the power play is a much better position to be in than 60 for 3 or 4! Going by the last two matches Libby or Root could bat a 3 playing proper run accumulating batting shots. Also Mullaney, a senior experienced player, batting at 7 is baffling.
ReplyDeleteMORE BRAIN POWER LESS FIRE POWER
DeleteI agree (a lot of) the problem lies with losing too many wickets in the PP. Tom Moores can be effectual at 3 if he comes in when a big hitter like Riki or Hales have just got out at say 40/1 in the 4th or 5th over, to keep momentum going/building but not when it's the first couple of overs and we're struggling. There needs to be some flexibility with the order, but ALL need to know their own role, as last year. It's not always about slogging every ball - well not until the end overs, when DC is your man for that. Libby and Root have shown that they can keep the scoring gently ticking over, rotating the strike etc, ready for an explosive finish but that is no good if we're seven or eight down in say the twelfth over, it's just a matter of lasting to over 20 then. I know that we've lost of experienced batsmen over the past few years; brain power that we are seriously needing at the moment.
Steven Mullaney isn't having a good time at the moment, he's been off colour all round since he returned from England Lions - a double whammy for Notts!
Notts struggles have three main causes:
ReplyDeletea) Too many players leaving recently
b) The injuries to Hales, Nash and Coughlin. The latter was rushed back into team quickly when clearly not fit
c) The signing of Sodhi. He was poor last year, slightly better this year. His batting and fielding are poor and Matt Carter would be better bet in the team. We should have signed an overseas batter and Notts are paying a heavy price for bad decision making.
Notts can only afford to lose 2 out of the last 6 games. A tall order for a team that still does not know how to arrange its batting order 8 games into the competition!
The DofC remains in an untouchable position; as long as he and Lisa remain in positions of influence at the club, Notts will continue to be run-down to make way for Team Trent Bridge Franchise 100, screw what the supporters want, screw what any right minded observer would think sound.
DeleteA massive shake-up is required at the top of NCCC and at the ECB for that matter, someone needs to start representing cricket supporters, those that the game is being supposedly played to entertain!
Just referring to Harry Butler Daft's query over Hales. YES! Indeed he was at the Home of Cricket last week for the Surrey disaster and had quite a long net, so hopefully he's not that far away? Also, as per Will Fraine's article in the NP recently admitting facing Morkel was the fastest he's encountered up to now - so whilst full credit to him, he did very well in the circumstances what on earth are we doing batting him at 3 on his debut and in fact was practically opening the batting in effect. Whether Samit or Riki are out of form, surely make it a bit easier to Frainey on his proper debut and let him come in at no 6 or even 7, like a lot of sides do with young players. Astonishing decision by the coaching team, who no one wants to criticise as what a mess we would be in if PM wasn't here, given the current situation
ReplyDeleteAgree, Fraine never should have been batting at no. 3. He did show promise, but we're making things difficult for him.
DeleteThanks Stoney
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