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Day 4
NOTTS HOLD-OUT FOR A DRAW
as 10 for 88 Patel is thwarted
Notts held on to a tense draw today at Edgbaston today. Duckett (140) and Nash (85) batted superbly holding out for 65 overs whilst adding 199 for the second wicket.
Then with the new ball four overs away Duckett fell to a catch of short leg off Jeetan Patel. Patel 4 for 72 in the second innings and 10 for 88 in the match, very much the main threat once more.
What a great player he is for The Bears.
Duckett's dismissal triggered a collapse where Notts lost 4 wickets for 16 in 10 overs either side of the new ball.
Then Mullaney and Moores steadied the ship adding 60 in 27 overs as Notts took a slender lead. Mullaney and Moores were then out in successive overs to Patel and Norwell respectively as Notts with seven wickets down led by 23 runs with 17 overs remaining.
Pattinson and Fletcher then survived another eight overs before Fletcher fell. With Broad then ariving at the crease Notts batted for a further 28 balls before hands were shook at 1757 with 4 overs to bowl with Notts 354 for eight leading by 60 runs.
Notts got through the morning session without losing a wicket or giving a chance. After a mid morning shower play got under way at 1120 with 5 overs lost. A single for Nash off Hannon-Dalby saw him reach 50 off 105 balls. A three for Duckett to third man off Norwell brought up his maiden championship ton in 155 balls. Notts 207 for 1 off 62 overs at lunch with Duckett on 119 and Nash on 64.
After lunch Duckett and Nash carried on their partnership for a further 45 minutes. The sun was now out as the temperature soured to its highest during the game. Duckett hit Patel for a six over square leg. Next ball Duckett was caught at short leg by Hain off Patel for 140 (237 balls, 19x4, 2x6). The second wicket added 199 in 65 overs. In his next over Joe Clarke became Patel's third victim caught at slip by Rhodes for a two ball duck, 243 for 3.
Mullaney and Moores played circumspectly after tea as Notts took the lead at 1634 as Moores hit a three off Brookes. Brookes was helping the Notts cause by over stepping 7 times.
Notts got through the morning session without losing a wicket or giving a chance. After a mid morning shower play got under way at 1120 with 5 overs lost. A single for Nash off Hannon-Dalby saw him reach 50 off 105 balls. A three for Duckett to third man off Norwell brought up his maiden championship ton in 155 balls. Notts 207 for 1 off 62 overs at lunch with Duckett on 119 and Nash on 64.
After lunch Duckett and Nash carried on their partnership for a further 45 minutes. The sun was now out as the temperature soured to its highest during the game. Duckett hit Patel for a six over square leg. Next ball Duckett was caught at short leg by Hain off Patel for 140 (237 balls, 19x4, 2x6). The second wicket added 199 in 65 overs. In his next over Joe Clarke became Patel's third victim caught at slip by Rhodes for a two ball duck, 243 for 3.
Samit Patel has done nothing
The new ball was taken with Notts 248 for three after 80 overs. It did not take long for the new cherry to have an effect. After 12 balls with it, Patel (2) edged Brookes to Hain at third slip, 250 for 4. Patel had done nothing in the game to justify his recall back to the line up. In his next over Brookes had Nash leg before for 85, 255 for five. Shortly afterwards at 259 for five, umpire Robinson limped off to be replaced by Tom Lungley. At tea Notts had reached 270 for five off 93 overs with Mullaney on 14 and Moores on 1.
Notts take the lead
Notts take the lead
Mullaney and Moores played circumspectly after tea as Notts took the lead at 1634 as Moores hit a three off Brookes. Brookes was helping the Notts cause by over stepping 7 times.
Jeetan Patel's 10th wicket
A clutch home fans began to doze off, but then suddenly awoke as Patel picked up his tenth wicket of the match as Mullaney (29) was caught at leg slip by Sibley, 315 for six with 19 overs to go. Next over Tom Moores edged to Ambrose off Norwell for 17, 317 for seven. With 58 balls remaining Fletcher was caught and bowled low down by Brookes, 342 for eight.
Brookes wides
Brookes then bowled five wides as the tension slowly evaporated. Notts closing on 354 for eight with Pattinson on 19 and Broad on 1 after 124 overs had been bowled. Pattinson batted for 112 balls over the two innings without being dismissed as he kept up his unbeaten run in a Notts shirt this season. Notts picking up 6 points, but with Warwick gaining 9 points. Notts are now 11 points adrift at the bottom with nine games to play. The wicket got even slower today but credit must go in particular today to Nash and Duckett who went a big way to ensure that Notts picked up an unexpected draw. It does not though explain how they managed to get bowled out for 97 yesterday.
The batting remains extremely flaky and the bowling lacks penetration not good signs when you probably require either three or four wins to stay up. Hopefully the Welbeck wicket will have its usual pace and bounce which may aid Pattinson in particular. Will Ball returned on his own grounds and will Patterson-White be given a chance? Can Notts finally break their long championship duck? MAG
Day 3
NOTTS GET A MAULING FROM BEARS
Notts closed the third day at Edgbaston with a deficit of 178 runs with nine second innings wickets standing, after another disastrous first innings batting performance being bowled out for a paltry 97 runs. Jeetan Patel with clever changes of pace followed his match winning performance against Surrey with figures of 6 for 16. The pitch was by no means a minefield with only Steven Mullaney receiving an unplayable ball. It was another awful effort from the batters. Following on 294 runs behind Patel picked up in seventh wicket of the day having Slater caught behind but Duckett and Nash battened down the hatches adding an unbroken 76 runs in 29 overs to give Notts some hope of saving this vital game.
Warwick added 80 runs in 16.5 overs on a cloudy morning as Notts concentrated too much on short pitch bowling. Broad (Pavilion End) and Fletcher (City End) opened and in the fourth over Jeetan Patel played on to Fletcher for 23, 329 for eight. But Notts struggled to make further breakthroughs. At 1210 Adam Hose got to his maiden first class ton with a three off Carter (Pavilion End). Norwell hit two sixes off Carter the second bringing up the 50 partnership. Warwickshire finally declared at 1222 when Hose was caught on the deep mid wicket ropes by Joe Clarke off Patel for 111. The ninth wicket partnership had added 62 runs in 13 overs. Warwick 391 for nine declared off 146.5 overs. Norwell 34 not out. Earlier Pattinson appeared to warned by the umpires for excessive abuse. Fletcher the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 65 off 32 overs.
It took Warwick 18 balls to take their first wicket, Slater (12) edging Hannon-Dalby to Hain at third slip, 12 for one. Notts added six runs before lunch was taken at 1310. Notts 18 for one after nine overs with Nash on 5 and Duckett on 1. This was very much the calm before the storm.
Twenty minutes after lunch a poor shot from Duckett saw him caught at mid wicket by Patel off Brookes for 15, 44 for two. Brookes was proving expensive with multiple no balls, one over going for 17 and another 20 as Nash and Clarke made hay. Norwell replaced him from the City End and with his second ball of his new spell, Nash (25) chased a wide one and was caught at third slip by Patel, 69 for three. Next over, Jeetan Patel came on from the City End and with his fourth ball a sharp catch at short leg by Hain saw Clarke depart for seven, 69 for four. A nasty ball from Norwell shot up to Mullaney who edged to Hain at slip, the captain out for a six ball duck 74 for five. Samit Patel played back to his namesake and lost his off stump for five, 74 for six. Moores was next one to go plumb leg before to Patel for 4, 79 for seven. Patel picked up his fourth wicket when Fletcher (3) got a thin bottom edge to a cut shot and was caught by Ambrose, 83 for eight. Notts reached tea on 93 for eight off 44 overs with Pattinson on 6 and Broad on 2.
Day 3
NOTTS GET A MAULING FROM BEARS
Notts closed the third day at Edgbaston with a deficit of 178 runs with nine second innings wickets standing, after another disastrous first innings batting performance being bowled out for a paltry 97 runs. Jeetan Patel with clever changes of pace followed his match winning performance against Surrey with figures of 6 for 16. The pitch was by no means a minefield with only Steven Mullaney receiving an unplayable ball. It was another awful effort from the batters. Following on 294 runs behind Patel picked up in seventh wicket of the day having Slater caught behind but Duckett and Nash battened down the hatches adding an unbroken 76 runs in 29 overs to give Notts some hope of saving this vital game.
Warwick added 80 runs in 16.5 overs on a cloudy morning as Notts concentrated too much on short pitch bowling. Broad (Pavilion End) and Fletcher (City End) opened and in the fourth over Jeetan Patel played on to Fletcher for 23, 329 for eight. But Notts struggled to make further breakthroughs. At 1210 Adam Hose got to his maiden first class ton with a three off Carter (Pavilion End). Norwell hit two sixes off Carter the second bringing up the 50 partnership. Warwickshire finally declared at 1222 when Hose was caught on the deep mid wicket ropes by Joe Clarke off Patel for 111. The ninth wicket partnership had added 62 runs in 13 overs. Warwick 391 for nine declared off 146.5 overs. Norwell 34 not out. Earlier Pattinson appeared to warned by the umpires for excessive abuse. Fletcher the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 65 off 32 overs.
It took Warwick 18 balls to take their first wicket, Slater (12) edging Hannon-Dalby to Hain at third slip, 12 for one. Notts added six runs before lunch was taken at 1310. Notts 18 for one after nine overs with Nash on 5 and Duckett on 1. This was very much the calm before the storm.
Enter Storm Jeetan
Twenty minutes after lunch a poor shot from Duckett saw him caught at mid wicket by Patel off Brookes for 15, 44 for two. Brookes was proving expensive with multiple no balls, one over going for 17 and another 20 as Nash and Clarke made hay. Norwell replaced him from the City End and with his second ball of his new spell, Nash (25) chased a wide one and was caught at third slip by Patel, 69 for three. Next over, Jeetan Patel came on from the City End and with his fourth ball a sharp catch at short leg by Hain saw Clarke depart for seven, 69 for four. A nasty ball from Norwell shot up to Mullaney who edged to Hain at slip, the captain out for a six ball duck 74 for five. Samit Patel played back to his namesake and lost his off stump for five, 74 for six. Moores was next one to go plumb leg before to Patel for 4, 79 for seven. Patel picked up his fourth wicket when Fletcher (3) got a thin bottom edge to a cut shot and was caught by Ambrose, 83 for eight. Notts reached tea on 93 for eight off 44 overs with Pattinson on 6 and Broad on 2.
Notts an embarrassment?
Patel went nap as Broad was leg before for 6, 97 for nine. Carter lasted three balls before becoming Patel's last victim. Notts 97 all out off 44.4 overs. Pattinson 6 not out. Mr Extras seemingly always on the honours board with a solid 14. Jeetan Patel 13.4 7 16 6. The last eight wickets fell for 28 runs in 27.2 overs in another embarrassing first innings collapse.
Following on, Duckett and Slater added 40. Jeetan Patel came on from the City End and with his sixth ball Slater (15) feathered him to Ambrose. Duckett and Nash fought back with the 50 partnership being achieved via six over mid wicket by Duckett off Patel. The Notts 100 came up in the 33rd over via a four through fine leg by Nash off Brookes.
Patel went nap as Broad was leg before for 6, 97 for nine. Carter lasted three balls before becoming Patel's last victim. Notts 97 all out off 44.4 overs. Pattinson 6 not out. Mr Extras seemingly always on the honours board with a solid 14. Jeetan Patel 13.4 7 16 6. The last eight wickets fell for 28 runs in 27.2 overs in another embarrassing first innings collapse.
Following on, Duckett and Slater added 40. Jeetan Patel came on from the City End and with his sixth ball Slater (15) feathered him to Ambrose. Duckett and Nash fought back with the 50 partnership being achieved via six over mid wicket by Duckett off Patel. The Notts 100 came up in the 33rd over via a four through fine leg by Nash off Brookes.
Nash gets a life
Nash was then dropped on 23 by Sibley at slip off Norwell. Stumps were drawn at 1912 with Notts on 116 for one after 38 overs with Duckett on 71 and Nash on 26. Notts will have to bat well into the final session in order to save the game. Will they show sufficient fight tomorrow and prove the doomsayers wrong? MAG
Day 2
Only 37 overs play were possible at Edgbaston today with the gritty young Bears batting line up getting the home team into a strong position closing on 311 for seven. The batting may have been dull but through dogged determination mixed with a fair dollop of good fortune, Warwickshire will now feel confident that they can defeat Notts on a deteriorating pitch with still 200 overs left to bowl in the match. With Notts recent signings struggling to bed down in red ball cricket it was somewhat ironic that two young players signed from other counties were the stars for the Bears with Dominic Sibley adding just 6 to his overnight score being dismissed for 87 and Adam Hose with much brisker 84 not out off 154 balls. Notts bowled well throughout the innings with precious little luck but their batting will have to show more grit over the next two days than has been seen in the last year.
Play got under way on time, with Fletcher (City End) and Pattinson (Pavilion End). With the second ball of the third over, Fletcher picked up a deserved wicket as Sibley's long innings came to an end as he edged to Mullaney at third slip, 189 for 4. Sibley 87 off 274 balls with six fours. Hose was extremely fortunate to survive a leg before shout when on 23, for the third time in the innings Saggers failed to raise his finger following Pattinson's enormous raw.
Day 2
BEARS SENSING BLOOD
Play got under way on time, with Fletcher (City End) and Pattinson (Pavilion End). With the second ball of the third over, Fletcher picked up a deserved wicket as Sibley's long innings came to an end as he edged to Mullaney at third slip, 189 for 4. Sibley 87 off 274 balls with six fours. Hose was extremely fortunate to survive a leg before shout when on 23, for the third time in the innings Saggers failed to raise his finger following Pattinson's enormous raw.
Broad overdoes it and turns teapot!
Broad replaced Pattinson but carried much less threat, he turned to a bouncer barrage in a desperate hope of getting a wicket. Completely over doing it he finally found Banks' edge with Moores taking the catch but Saggers correctly signalled no ball after another short ball. The next ball was hit for four through the covers, cue a double teapot and laughter from the sparse Edgbaston crowd.
Mullaney turns to Carter
After a good eight over spell from Fletcher, Mullaney turned to Carter who took a wicket with his fourth ball, Banks leg before for 27, 237 for five after 110 overs, a solitary bowling point for Notts Patel replaced Broad and Hose launched him for a straight six. Hose 50 off 113 balls. Hose then just cleared Fletcher as he hit Carter for six over square leg. Mullaney came on for Patel just before lunch. Warwick 291 for five off 123 overs with Hose on 77 and Ambrose on 13.
Light issues
After a spell of bad light and light rain play recommenced at 1420 and ten minutes later Ambrose was plumb leg before to Mullaney for 20, 300 for six. In his next over, Brookes (0) playing across the line became the second leg before victim for Mullaney, 304 for seven. Jeetan Patel was dropped at short leg by Slater off Carter and to rub salt in the rooms Patel hit the off spinner for six over mid wicket.
Light issues
After a spell of bad light and light rain play recommenced at 1420 and ten minutes later Ambrose was plumb leg before to Mullaney for 20, 300 for six. In his next over, Brookes (0) playing across the line became the second leg before victim for Mullaney, 304 for seven. Jeetan Patel was dropped at short leg by Slater off Carter and to rub salt in the rooms Patel hit the off spinner for six over mid wicket.
At 1444 Mullaney decided to bring back Pattinson from the City End, play was immediately suspended for bad light. It could be argued, the umpires in this match have been too keen to head back for a cup of tea in the dressing room. Warwick 311 for 7 off 130 overs with Hose on 84 and Patel on 6. Play was due to restart at 1500 and with all the players out on the pitch and Broad due to bowl, light rain started to fall. An early tea was called at 1510, but with heavy rain arriving 20 minutes later, play was called off for the day at 1655. With a good forecast tomorrow it will a long day with 104 overs scheduled to be bowled. Over to you Jeetan. .... MAG
Day 1
BEARS CHISEL ADVANTAGE OUT
After a very slow day Warwickshire finished in the ascendancy after winning the crucial toss on a pitch expected to take spin later on. They closed on a day cut short by rain with three overs remaining on 181 for three. Notts bowled without a modicum of good fortune with the returning Pattinson short of match fitness in particular very unlucky not to pick up at least a couple of wickets. Rarely a bad ball was bowled by the accurate Notts attack. Sibley was extremely fortunate to survive undefeated on 83 with countless instances of playing and missing. However full marks to his obdurate effort which has set up a platform for victory for The Bears. The pitch is very much made for grafters, something that the struggling Notts line up sadly lack. With the wicket expected to turn later on Jeetan Patel will be encouraged that the Notts batting line up contains five left handers, having gorged on the left handed Surrey batting order only last week.
On a predominant sunny day, Pattinson finally made his first championship appearance of the season replacing Ball and Samit Patel came back in place of Libby. Fletcher (Pavilion End) and Pattinson (City End) opened the bowling. Fletcher changed ends after a four over spell and with his third ball of his second spell, Will Rhodes (15) flashed at a ball outside off stump and Carter took the catch at second slip with it coming to him at a fair rate of knots, 33 for one. The lack of pace in the pitch was already apparent with Broad (Pavilion End) bowling to both a short mid wicket and a short extra cover. Broad who had one confident leg before shout turned down bowled a spell of 6 2 12 0 before making way as Pattinson switching ends bowled his second spell and was unlucky not to pick up a wicket. Next over, Carter came on for Fletcher (10 5 12 2) and bowled 4 overs for 13 as Bears got to lunch on 75 for 1 off 29 overs with Sibley on 23 and Yates on 24.
Stalemate
The game reached a virtual stalemate in the second session as Warwick scored 39 runs in 35 overs for the loss of one wicket. Notts bowled an immaculate line on the very slow and low pitch. Twenty minutes after lunch, Broad removed Yates (24) off stump, 82 for two in the 35th over. It was slow going as the Notts seamers were keeping a tight rein on the proceedings the 100 coming up in the 49th over. Sibley reached his half ton off 185 balls with a single off Mullaney. Mullaney bowled a 17 over spell going for 22 runs from the City End. Patel came on for the last over before tea. Warwick 113 for 2 off 64 overs with Sibley on 50 and Hain on 7.
Broad returned from the Pavilion End after tea but conceded 19 in three overs and was replaced by Patel as Mullaney went for an all spin attack with Carter bowling from the City End. Suddenly there was excitement with Carter bowling as a massive mix up between Sibley and Hain resulted in the later being sent back. Patel threw the ball from mid on but missed his run out attempt but the ball reached Nash in the covers who threw to Moores who ran Hain out for 23, 139 for three.
Day 1
BEARS CHISEL ADVANTAGE OUT
After a very slow day Warwickshire finished in the ascendancy after winning the crucial toss on a pitch expected to take spin later on. They closed on a day cut short by rain with three overs remaining on 181 for three. Notts bowled without a modicum of good fortune with the returning Pattinson short of match fitness in particular very unlucky not to pick up at least a couple of wickets. Rarely a bad ball was bowled by the accurate Notts attack. Sibley was extremely fortunate to survive undefeated on 83 with countless instances of playing and missing. However full marks to his obdurate effort which has set up a platform for victory for The Bears. The pitch is very much made for grafters, something that the struggling Notts line up sadly lack. With the wicket expected to turn later on Jeetan Patel will be encouraged that the Notts batting line up contains five left handers, having gorged on the left handed Surrey batting order only last week.
On a predominant sunny day, Pattinson finally made his first championship appearance of the season replacing Ball and Samit Patel came back in place of Libby. Fletcher (Pavilion End) and Pattinson (City End) opened the bowling. Fletcher changed ends after a four over spell and with his third ball of his second spell, Will Rhodes (15) flashed at a ball outside off stump and Carter took the catch at second slip with it coming to him at a fair rate of knots, 33 for one. The lack of pace in the pitch was already apparent with Broad (Pavilion End) bowling to both a short mid wicket and a short extra cover. Broad who had one confident leg before shout turned down bowled a spell of 6 2 12 0 before making way as Pattinson switching ends bowled his second spell and was unlucky not to pick up a wicket. Next over, Carter came on for Fletcher (10 5 12 2) and bowled 4 overs for 13 as Bears got to lunch on 75 for 1 off 29 overs with Sibley on 23 and Yates on 24.
Stalemate
The game reached a virtual stalemate in the second session as Warwick scored 39 runs in 35 overs for the loss of one wicket. Notts bowled an immaculate line on the very slow and low pitch. Twenty minutes after lunch, Broad removed Yates (24) off stump, 82 for two in the 35th over. It was slow going as the Notts seamers were keeping a tight rein on the proceedings the 100 coming up in the 49th over. Sibley reached his half ton off 185 balls with a single off Mullaney. Mullaney bowled a 17 over spell going for 22 runs from the City End. Patel came on for the last over before tea. Warwick 113 for 2 off 64 overs with Sibley on 50 and Hain on 7.
Broad returned from the Pavilion End after tea but conceded 19 in three overs and was replaced by Patel as Mullaney went for an all spin attack with Carter bowling from the City End. Suddenly there was excitement with Carter bowling as a massive mix up between Sibley and Hain resulted in the later being sent back. Patel threw the ball from mid on but missed his run out attempt but the ball reached Nash in the covers who threw to Moores who ran Hain out for 23, 139 for three.
New Ball
The new ball was taken by Pattinson with the score 154 for 3 after 80 overs. After 4 overs with the new ball Carter replaced Fletcher from the City End. With very light rain starting to fall umpires Saggers and Grim Tim took the players off at 1801 with Warwick 181 for three after 93 overs with Sibley on 81 and Hose on 17.
Very much a day for the purists with the run rate fewer than two and over and with only 15 fours including one all run effort. Sibley has so far faced 264 balls and proved that some young players can still bat time. With rain forecast tomorrow it could well be the third day before Notts get to bat. Another struggle awaits... MAG
Before Warwickshire had ambushed Surrey with atypical Edgbaston wicket, spin taking the majority of the wickets in a low scoring game, with a top scuffed and pitted more than the 1930s Canadian prairies , which led to a surprise home victory lifting Bears above Notts at the foot of Division 1, this was a must win game. Now it's a must must win match for Notts, if they hope to preseve their top flight status.
If Warwickshire prepare another arid turner, then that might scupper James Pattinson's effect should he return. It might also prompt the return of Samit Patel to the Notts eleven in spite of Liam Patterson-White's highly promising form for the Seconds with both bat and with ball. The senior pro' likely to get the nod over LPW by the ultra cautious, conservative management team, but we have been surprised once or maybe twice before over the past decade so there's still hope Liam could get his reward for his impressive performances, before he goes off the boil.
One thing is for certain, Notts need things to change and to change for the better.
Moores speaking to Matt Davies, NP about LPW
The announced squad:
Jake Libby
Ben Slater
Joe Clarke
Ben Duckett
Steven Mullaney
Chris Nash
Samit Patel
Tom Moores
James Pattinson
Luke Fletcher
Matt Carter
Jake Ball
Before Warwickshire had ambushed Surrey with atypical Edgbaston wicket, spin taking the majority of the wickets in a low scoring game, with a top scuffed and pitted more than the 1930s Canadian prairies , which led to a surprise home victory lifting Bears above Notts at the foot of Division 1, this was a must win game. Now it's a must must win match for Notts, if they hope to preseve their top flight status.
If Warwickshire prepare another arid turner, then that might scupper James Pattinson's effect should he return. It might also prompt the return of Samit Patel to the Notts eleven in spite of Liam Patterson-White's highly promising form for the Seconds with both bat and with ball. The senior pro' likely to get the nod over LPW by the ultra cautious, conservative management team, but we have been surprised once or maybe twice before over the past decade so there's still hope Liam could get his reward for his impressive performances, before he goes off the boil.
One thing is for certain, Notts need things to change and to change for the better.
Moores speaking to Matt Davies, NP about LPW
Moores says it is too soon for the former England Under-19 international, but he is pressing his case.
"He's starting to put pressure on. I watched him the last seconds game and top end academy boys train with the pros all the time," he said.
"Liam has really stepped up this year.
"He's creating pressure. At the moment, he has to keep doing that. We aren't wary of playing him.
"His chance will come when we think it's right time. When it comes will he be ready? If he keeps playing like he is then he'll be in good shape."
The article goes on to confirm Patto should be back, that the lovely ECB have made Stuart Broad available again and to expect Samit to return after being dropped for the IOW game.
The announced squad:
Jake Libby
Ben Slater
Joe Clarke
Ben Duckett
Steven Mullaney
Chris Nash
Samit Patel
Tom Moores
James Pattinson
Luke Fletcher
Matt Carter
Jake Ball
Warwickshire will look at Notts and feel they have a good chance of another positive result .
ReplyDeleteThat's a fact that is inescapable given Notts long winless CC run.
Notts need to play batsmen In form, which should exclude the likes of Duckett and Clarke, We all know that dropping both is unlikely , But something needs to done ASAP
LPW in the seconds is in a rich vein of form, Surely now is the time to play him, Ñot in a few weeks when his star has dimmed slightly
Samit seems to have done little to earn a recall, But Notts being Notts will ignore that fact and bring him straight back in.
Jeetan Patels form against the champions suggests that might be the course their groundsman will take,If that looks to be the case then surely LPW must play.Hopefully replacing one of the aforementioned duo, One thing for certain he can hardly perform much worse than the majority of Notts present first team members....
Yes Notts have nothing to lose by playing LPW as the alternatives haven't done nowt.
DeleteSpot on Zangakkarra
DeleteCouldn't agree more guys, let's make some changes, get LPW and maybe Evison in the side for a few games...coaches and skipper to give them real support and help, they certainly can't do any worse than the 'stars'
ReplyDeleteOut of interest what's the lowest points total in a 14 game first division..? Just asking for obvious reasons...!!
Possibly the most tricky team selection conundrum since the early days of Countdown? 2 recent acquisitions completely out of form, but undoubted proven quality, another senior player despatched to the stiffs for the last game, a pitch which presumably will turn again, the club's main spinner offering nothing with the bat(I'm not having this league cricket nonsense where he bats up the order), a young all rounder yet to make his senior debut but who has just smacked back to back 100s for the 2s and then the overseas gun fast bowler back(presumably). Oh, and now points adrift at the bottom to our relegation rivals of a grizzly nature.Good luck PM&Mull with this one. Possibly the hardest thing to piece together since the introduction of the Rubix cube back in the early 80s?
ReplyDeleteThis is a very important match, and we could do with a win. A defeat would be a disaster.
ReplyDeleteYes a defeat would be a disaster, As it stands we are already 8 points behind Warwickshire if you add in a possible 16 point difference from a home win then you are approaching a maximum points win just to clear the difference.
ReplyDeleteGiven wins are in short supply you have to think that's a gap we would struggle to close.
But enough of me being negative, Notts do have talented players, They need to show (starting tomorrow) that very quickly, One win, Even if it's a lucky one, Might be the kickstart we need. Now is the time to show the rest of the league that we do know how to fight when our backs are to the wall...
So, according to the Yellow Brick Rd, Patto starts his first red ball. Other deffo starters surely are Bennyslats, Mull, Moores, Big Fletch and Broad. Will there be one or two surprises on Notts Twitter later? interesting to read Wagh, Doshi, Hemings and Imran Tahir amongst others played for both us and the bears
ReplyDeleteSo no surprises in the squad, the same old faces yet again...of course I wish them well and, on paper they should give anyone a game, but been saying this for the past year...lose this and things will look much bleaker, but hope this time tomorrow things will be looking up..!?!?
ReplyDeleteYes, Baggers, its time for Patel&Duckett to produce in this game and I hope they do. A bit worrying Mull is talking about Patto needing time to adjust though perhaps understandable as hes only here for another game after this.We've already seen Joe Clarke's brilliance on 3 times this season, so I back him to come out of this minor slump in form also
DeleteSlow going today, and really concerning that our world class bowlers can only get 2 wickets between them...guessing it's a turgid wicket or Warwickshire making sure they don't lose and/or we bowled tight... but we need a victory...let's hope for early and regular wickets tomorrow
ReplyDeleteSamit produced the goods in the seconds and rightly is recalled. Oh, wait a minute...
ReplyDeleteBilly Root 229 total against Northants
ReplyDeleteWho on earth is going to spend an entire day watching that lack of entertainment(apart from us REAL cricket fans that is of course) This is the exact reason why T20 or even worse T10 will kill the game we love. Yes crucial toss win, they bat well first innings they cannot lose the game, so guess their tactics are perfectly understandable. Patto, understandably rusty or is he just simply not the same bowler he was 2 seasons ago? The body can only take a certain amount of injuries, lets face it. A stupid signing in an Ashes year ESPECIALLY when he has to rest the first two games. At least the games not gone, it's not like they've racked up 450 on day one, so if we could take some wickets first up tomorrow then could we be back in the game
ReplyDeleteLuck certainly seems to against Notts at the moment, In a match likely to be decided by the wrong call at the toss Mull was once again the unlucky captain.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that you do wonder if Notts mixed bag of spinners would have been quite so effective as Jeetan Patel will undoubtedly be.
Hopefully Notts will take a few early wickets this morning 200 for 5 or 6 would certainly be a boost to their spirits after what looks like an unlucky first day.
Notts need to keep going and remember when it comes to their turn to bat that crease occupation is every bit as important as their other skills...
Bore draw on the cards IMO
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Chris S
Actually, I'll amend my earlier comment. The wicket is clearly deteriorating as there were twice as many wickets fell as in any of the three previous sessions.
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Chris S
Yes Chris, and with Jeetan Patel to bowl who knows...it does seem that everyone (Hose today) have their career bests against us...or am I just being paranoid....I reckon a draw is the best we can hope for, but I have little confidence in our batsmen (or is it batters or batpersons..)
ReplyDeleteSadly, when you are struggling the Warwickshire way is how to play - slowly, minimum risks and just keep grinding out the runs no matter how slowly.
ReplyDeleteThink judging by the last line in Mag's excellent report that he considers the result a foregone conclusion.
ReplyDeleteHe may well be right, So let's hope some of the Notts boys read his words and try to prove him wrong, Because if things do go as many think they will then that 8 point deficit could turn into one of around 27 points.
A scary thought indeed !!!
In Teapot Broad's defence - Richard Hobson reports for ESPN recounting the over
ReplyDeleteGareth [sic] Hose, nicely set, ducked the first ball and defended the second. The third struck a glancing blow on the helmet which left him briefly on his backside. Springing up quickly, he jogged through for a leg bye before being cleared by the physio to continue. Liam Banks evaded a bouncer in relative comfort and umpire Martin Saggers stepped in to warn Broad for running on the pitch.
This would have done nothing for Broad's disposition, and when Banks swayed inside the line of ball five, Saggers signalled that the bouncer allocation for the over was up. Think of all this as background, the build-up of suspense. Now came the big event.
The designated last ball was an absolute snorter. The most hostile of the over, of the day, perhaps of the game so far. Short, yes, but how short? That was the difficult question for Saggers. It certainly seemed too quick for Banks who could not get out of the way and appeared to glove through to wicketkeeper Tom Moores tumbling to his right. But as Broad began to celebrate, Saggers signalled no ball.
The umpire felt that it went through above shoulder height. Broad in turn pointed out that it had taken the glove and must therefore be deemed a legitimate wicket. He opened his arms, palms upwards beseeching justice before a theatrical gesture of ball brushing glove. At one point, astounded, he seemed to appeal to the batsman himself, while captain Steven Mullaney joined the conversation as though seconding the proposal of his team-mate.
Saggers remained unmoved, and to add to the sense of theatre Banks stroked the eventual seventh ball, the fullest of the over, to the off side boundary. Cheers roared from the stands; Broad must have felt he was in Brisbane rather than Birmingham. He re-opened conversation with Saggers while taking his sunhat and Mullaney came in for a second time, this time to usher away his team-mate before things became even more fractious.
Just wanted to confirm my stance in Patto in case my comments earlier appeared too harsh. I'm not against him one bit. 2 years ago he was totally BRILLIANT. His performances were as good as anyone who has ever played as overseas, even Sir Richard himself. But in an Ashes year, with all his injury problems and CA wanting him to rest should we just not have signed a different bowler?
ReplyDeleteYes Sir Philip, in relation to your earlier comment suspect you are absolutely spot on. Dull and tedious it may have been, but extremely effective. In much the same way both Durham&Yorkshire have done a job on us at the Home of Cricket in recent years.
ReplyDeleteTime to end this Duckett opening madness, get him to his proper position at 4, preferably in the seconds, until he shows some form and discipline
ReplyDeleteWell if we had any doubts about the likely result of this match they are fast disappearing, Guess we will have to start looking forward to division two fodder for next season.
ReplyDeleteI suppose on the plus side we might actually win some matches down there.
Hopefully !!!!
This team is as bad as the one we had to suffer in the early 1960's, for those that can remember that far back. In all honesty, we would struggle to win games in division 3, if there was one.
DeleteTime for Mr Newell to man up, hand in his notice, along with Mr Moores, and stop extracting the urine.
79-6 at present, I really can't listen to the commentary any more...the whole club is rotten through and through...we don't have a red ball player in the club, and absolutely no leader or decision maker on high...I have emailed David Tennant asking lots of questions, we'll see if I get a reply..!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think Dr. Who will have the answers to our problems. I really didn't think we could get any worse.
DeleteI did mean Richard Tennant lads & lasses...though may be better trying the doctor..!
DeleteIf Peter Moore's manages to defend this shambles, his defence must be clearly better than his "batters'". Get him in at Welbeck!
ReplyDelete“Yes, there some good balls in there. In the first innings some of the lads got some decent balls and some others will be disappointed with some of the shots they played..." says Peter.
DeleteSome of those "disappointed" shot makers are multiple repeat offenders Peter, but what will happen to them - absolutely nothing!
cripes even I didn't know that we were this bad. There has to be something seriously wrong in the core of the club.
ReplyDeleteThe selection, or should I say non selection, of youth, for whatever reason , does not come into the equation unless you have the same surname as the coach.
ReplyDeleteWarwickshire are prepared to give their second team players a chance but not Notts.
We are making the same errors as when we were relegated in 2016. by selecting the old guard, week in ,week out ,irrespective of form.
It is also ironic that Matt Milnes is Kent's leading wicket taker, and Root has just chalked up a double hundred for Glamorgan, and we signed Chappel and retained Libby. Yeah !!
Unfortunately, the club is suffering from a combination of poor management decisions regarding recruitment , and players either out of form, lacking confidence,or probably, not good enough for this division.
Years of neglect in developing an academy that would provide a clear "pathway" into the first team has become the ghost in the closet.
Newell should not only resign, if he had a conscience, he should pay back the club , large sums of money that he has drawn under false pretenses.
Unfortunate poor decisions were made in the past and management have backed those decisions ever since, too loyal/proud/arrogant/pigheaded to admit to mistakes and to backtrack on decisions.
DeleteI don't think the pathway ever led to first eleven; if it did, it now is overgrown and has a minefield across it.
Eid Mubarak MP
'Mustafa P' is correct - Luke Wood 1 for 94 and scores of 0 & 6 for Northants v Glamorgan - Notts don't need him back any time soon!
DeleteTotally ashamed to be a Notts fan today and this latest humiliation must be the watershed for change. Mustafa is correct as this is our worst Championship side since the sixties. The buck stops with the DOC for bringing in second division one day sloggers who are ill equipped for division one red ball cricket. He and all of the coaching staff should go as the fans on here could not do a better job of making us a laughing stock. Mr Moores will blame the toss and a wicket prepared for Patel but it would not have made a shred of difference if we had batted first. We need a hard nosed coach in the Jason Gillespie mould as nice guy Peter is not being listened to. Criminal basic errors are being made such as opening with Duckett and average as they are Nash and Libby must bat in the top three to try and bat time.
ReplyDeleteand Libby showed when we were relegated that in 2017 he wasn't even equipped to cope in Division 2
DeleteAs I have said before, it is either a lack of basic talent amongst the Players or bad management. To me, Notts have lost the 'ethos' of what it ought to mean to be employed by the Club - we have sacrificed everything for the 'big bucks' - Members ceased to matter long ago as some of us will bear witness by the almost rude (or lack of) responses we have received from senior staff. It is OUR Club and we deserve better - so, yes, the Directorif Cricket,; Head Coach and Chied Executive need to urgently move on - and the Committee needs to find some 'teeth' from somewhere instead of just being the 'puppets' of the CEO. Why don't we have a 'Cricket Committee'? And again, who is the Director of Cricket directly answerable to for his Performance (or lack of it). And when is the next Members Forum?
ReplyDeleteWe keep hearing how good a coach Peter Moores is. I see no evidence of this at all. I would like to see him, Newell and any others in his cabal sacked.
ReplyDeleteThe club have conveniently not mentioned that although we signef the Fab Four we also let the in theory not so FiveStar leave(remember them?) so although arguably the quality is much better we still have no competition for batting places as theres just no options, given they wont risk LPW or Gibson or James etc.Patel was consigned to the stiffs, played onr game, did very little and instantly gets recalled but that's also why weve signed Ashwin as theres simply not a quality spinner at the club to me. Matt Carters winter England Lions call was the biggest surprise and mystery since we found Col. Mustard in the study with the lead piping. At least were are showing something second time around. Lets hope our lads can bat two&a half sessions tmrw and pull off an heroic draw for us all
DeleteTotally agree David, and no idea how Franks got appointed, and who can respect Pick as a bowling coach.?
ReplyDeleteGood start in the 2nd Innings but just lost 2 more Wickets for 4 runs - 243 for 3.
ReplyDeleteNow is the big chance for OUR Patel to shine.
ReplyDeleteNah!
DeleteYou were right 'Ken' - back to the Seconds!!! That's the last 4 Wickets down for just 16 - 255 for 5.
Delete304/5 and we're head! Maybe we'll get a draw here.
ReplyDelete317 for 7 - Defeat looking more likley!
ReplyDeleteWhy do we always lose wickets in groups? Maybe our team of supposed experts could look into it
ReplyDeleteI can foresee interview with Moores who will be 'delighted' with today's performance, just a pity the shambles of days 1,2 & 3 meant we never stood the slightest chance of victory...
ReplyDeleteToday has just papered over the many cracks, and what's the odds on the same squad at welbeck with nothing being critically addressed
A DRAW - but I would now drop Clarke, Broad and Carter - but does that leave us enough others to replace them with? I still think that 'our' Samit is worth persisting with - he has been a good servant over many Seasons. I am also having more doubts about Moores - well, both of them! We are now 11 Points adrift from Warwickshire; 14 from Surrey and 17 from Kent - all have played 5 Matches so it really does look grim for Notts.
ReplyDeleteWhew. I would drop Clarke, Patel and Carter. And not let them back into the first team until they show some form for the seconds.
ReplyDeleteDavid...I would drop all 11 if we had replacements but we are stuck with, at best, a 15 man squad...I see that Mullers says we did not bat well in the first innings', I can think of different words to describe such a spineless performance..!
DeleteDavid,Baggers&Sir Phillip, yes, spot on, a small squad equals NIL options for players out of form, especially as we seem to have a reluctance to play a young player from the stiffs instead. Only option on the batting front is Jake Libby 2.0 version but is there doubts as to whether he is really Div One standard? But a good effort second time around, I thought we would pathetically surrender so praise where it's. due, especially to Ben Duckett who I've been maintaining is a top class player just out of form but agree that I don't think he's an opening batsman and is better batting 4. So, off to UN(Welcomebeck) now then(thats purely a jokette by myself)and despite my previous posts, I'm really looking forward to this fixture
DeleteGreat effort from Ben Duckett and Chris Nash but we so very nearly blew it. Samit is a spent force in red ball cricket and he needs to be put out of his misery as his value to the team is zero. Joe Clarke is having a wretched time but I would persevere with him as he has such potential but he needs to be more positive without being reckless as he is batting very timidly at the moment. I just have a feeling that Patto will be an almighty handful for Hampshire at Welbeck but can we score enough runs to stay in the contest. Difficult to see where that elusive first win is coming from.
ReplyDeleteYes, agree with most of that KGP
DeleteSo let's give credit where it's due, That was an unexpected bonus, In all honesty I fully expected us to suffer yet another defeat, Howver the extra five points we gained should in no way disguise the problems we face.
ReplyDeleteFirst innings batting is getting worse not better.
Samit should be dropped until the T20
Why with four international bowlers in the squad do we struggle to bowl teams out more than once per match.
Why have we not been told when our two sick notes will likely to be available to the first team
And finally how on earth is the DoC still in the job, if you or I produced that level of performance we would expect our P45 very quickly indeed...
Despite the 5 Points gained the gap widened between us and all the other Teams. As to why we can't bowl Sides out more than once per Match the answer is simple - we aren't good enough so perhaps the Bowling Coach ought to be the first to go - along with the Football Trainer!!!
DeleteI see a members forum has been announced for 01 July, disappointing to read that CEO, DOC and head coach will be there....I was really hoping all 3 had been dismissed by then..!!
ReplyDeleteAt the last game watching the stiffs PM more or less confirmed Coughlin's season is over. Can't see the DoC going anywhere soon, who would walk away from such a cushy number paying such a huge salary ? Difficult to criticise PMs record as coach in domestic cricket although I fully accept the red ball performances on the whole have been woeful, so someone has to be accountable for these surely? Whether taking the captaincy of Mull would do any good is debatable and who is the alternative, Gnasher short term. So, basically guess we're rather stuck with what we've got. However, they are a talented squad of players and should be doing a lot better in this format so summat has to be wrong
ReplyDeleteCricinfo: Steven Mullaney the Nottinghamshire captain, confirmed that his side had received a Level One warning for their conduct and it would be surprising if individual sanctions did not follow against at least one player. "I think the game was played hard, very hard and there were a couple of incidents that would have been borderline," he admitted.
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