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Notts have signed 6' 7" Oxford University Classics graduate Toby Pettman on a one year deal. Toby in addition to reading the Classics, bowls a bit and impressed Franksie and Shiny at a work-out at Loughborough over the summer.
Full name: Toby Henry Somerville Pettman
Born: 11th May 1998, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Education: Tonbridge School; Jesus College, Oxford
Relations: Grandfather: CR Pettman; Great-grandfather: P Pettman; Great-uncle: ME Pettman
Teams: Oxford University (Main FC: 2017-2020);
All teams
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
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First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2017-2020)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 SRate Ct
Overall 7 8 1 122 54* 17.42 0 1 31.36 3
First-Class Career Bowling (2017-2020)
Balls Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave 5wI 10wM SRate Econ
Overall 1494 72 698 33 5-19 21.15 2 0 45.27 2.80
TEAMS TOBY PETTMAN PLAYED FOR
Main FC Oxford University (2017-2020)
Other FC Oxford Marylebone Cricket Club University (2018-2019)
Sussex Premier League East Grinstead (2016-2018)
Under-14 County Cup Sussex Under-14s (2012)
Cricketer Cup Old Tonbridgians (2017-2019)
Miscellaneous Sussex Under-13s (2011)
Tonbridge School (2015-2016)
Oxford Marylebone Cricket Club University B (2017)
Oxford Marylebone Cricket Club University (2017-2019)
Oxford University (2017-2020)
Marylebone Cricket Club (2017-2018)
East Grinstead (2018-2020)
Wish him well
ReplyDeleteTonbridge, is that where the Cowdreys come from ?
Very sad news today with the passing of Graham
He is certainly big enough . Makes up for all the little titches in the current Notts side
ReplyDeleteWas Jefferson the last " giant" to play for Notts?
Yes Graham went there, amongst many other first-class cricketers. Tonbridge alumni who have gone on to represent England include Kenneth Hutchings, Colin Cowdrey, Roger Prideaux, Chris Cowdrey, Richard Ellison, Ed Smith and Zak Crawley.
ReplyDeleteImpressive list
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Wonder who the last really tall fast bowler to play for Notts? First name that comes to mind is Charlie Shrek,No batsmen really like the bounce the likes of Shrek produced, Given that Notts have given TP a years contract they must be hoping for more of the same.
ReplyDeleteWas poor Shrek hit in the knee area during a match at TB ? Was never the same bowler afterwards
ReplyDeleteThink Shrecky, unsurprisingly, had back problems which ultimately affected his pace although with his height it was his extra bounce that caused the batsmen most difficulties. Played at exactly the right time for Notts when the ball moved around more than it does now and Teflon Mick would always press for early season matches at home with what he would call a result pitch. Good luck to Toby Pettman. Let's hope he has a more successful Notts career than the afore mentioned William Ingleby Jefferson(who incidentally was the finest player Teflon said he ever saw in the nets)
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be a shoot out between Sweeney Todd, the Fleet Street Demon Barber and Toby, Shrek II ...
ReplyDeleteTalking of height, just read the brilliant piece on Pravda regarding Harold Larwood, the legendary fast bowler most noted for his role in the infamous Bodyline series. What a fantastic, classical, bowling action he had. Tremendous rhythm and a slingy type of action that obviously generated that extreme pace. Too young to have seen either, but from the old footage quite similar to Frederick Sewards Trueman ? Most notable similar type in recent years to me is the Australian Mitchell Johnson who had an 18 month period when he was just devastating. I remember watching his incredible bowling spells on Dish TV and seeing the top order English batters backing away from him. They just didn't fancy it. Two notable exceptions to this Ben Stokes and dear old KP who rose to the challenge of facing this hostility and took him on. I recall thinking at that stage there was something very special about Stokes. One final point on Harold Larwood.......he was only 5ft 8inches tall
ReplyDeleteYes the whole Harold Larwood ( plus bowling partner Voce) scenario makes fascinating reading .
ReplyDeleteDuring the BODYLINE series the Aussies were ready to lynch him . Yet Larwood decided to move there lock stock and barrel. The Australians actually warmed to him in the end . After all he was just following the orders of his Captain. Seem to remember he settled there doing a pretty basic job in a factory and later a driving job.
When he returned to England after the Bodyline series he was apparently given the cold shoulder by quite a few top people in the game. Someone told me he was a but of an embarrassment when he started playing for Notts again and could be booed occasionally at away grounds.
Its a truly sobering tale. Does anyone know if Notts gave him a " benefit " year and how much was raised?
Harold Larwood had a benefit match against Yorkshire in July 1936, The Yorkshire Post says the crowd on the Saturday of the match "was close to a record". Larwood's opening spell was 10 - 5 - 10 -2 the 2 wickets were notable prized scalps Sutcliffe and Hutton. The Aberdeen Press states that there were over 14,000 attendees. The Victoria Ballroom also held a Benefit Ball to HL admission 2s/6d, with Notts and Yorks players in attendance to Jack Padbury and his Radio Band and the Betty Sissons School of Dancing.
DeleteIn May 1936, in another HL Benefit event at the Forest Recreation Ground, over 5,000 watched a County XI play where DR Jardine was also due to play for the opposition side but because of a leg injury he agreed to be umpire instead.
DeleteThe Mansfield Reporter a year later, in 1937 when a final cheque was handed over to Harold stated that after bank interest had been added the final total of Larwood's benefit was £2,098 4s.
DeleteAnyone hazard a guess what the equivalent of that would be today ? Whatever, he fully deserved it as he wouldn't have made much at all from playing for Notts and England back then, but still a damn sight better than being a coal miner, no doubt he would have said. From memory and without any proper research, I believe Don Bradman still averaged about 40odd in the infamous series which became known as Bodyline
DeleteThe best book I read was by Duncan Hamilton, who also wrote one about Clough. Both were William Hill books of the year. He played as pro for Blackpool, buying a sweet shop nearby, before being persuaded to emigrate, by an ex Australian player. I cannot remember the details, but what is forgotten is the high number of wickets he got during the "Bodyline" series which were bowled.
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Also, on the theme of yesteryear it's interesting to see how many career overs people like Larwood, Trueman, Bedser etc all bowled in a season without seemingly breaking down so regularly or picking up career threatening stress injuries of the body given that the now cushier times of rest and ECB central contracts were years off.But, of course, there was no such thing as llimited over cricket and their bodies automatically got a lengthy rest from bowling in the close season back then. I believe it would take 6 weeks or so to get to Australia by boat when Harold would have gone on that tour.
ReplyDelete£2098 in 1936 would be worth just over £149,000 today.
ReplyDeleteSounds a lot .
A tidy sum back then when terraced houses could be bought for £200 and a good detached house for less than £1,000
So Harold went to OZLAND with a very deserved nest egg
Well, anyone who wanted the two format player to be abandoned due to the games, presumably, reduced finances will be sadly disappointed by today's news. Not only has the Pub Landlord agreed a one year white ball extension but the legend himself, Samit Patel, in essence decides to go down this same route by signing a new 2 years contract extension although, somewhat strangely, will help out the red ball team if he's needed. Not too sure how he's going to stay in form for that format as I can't see him wanting to turn out for the stiffs on Lady Bay each time ?
ReplyDeleteSo, off the top of my head: Ball, Fletcher, Chappell, Evison, Hutton, Trego, Barber, Pettman, James. Nothing against any of them but that is 9 seam bowlers. Plus Mullaney who was bowling third seamer in some games in the past couple of years. Plus, in the one day stuff, Gurney and quite possibly Christian. So we apparently need 9/10 seamers or 11/12 in the one day. But we have no batsman, not one, who averages 40 (Duckett in fairness is very close now though perhaps measurably less close if you exclude his monster against the students). And we won't have Samit. Clearly the management is betting the entire farm on massive improvements in results from Duckett, Clarke, Slater and Hameed. If budgets are tight we are nevertheless seemingly spending them on squad seamers who will not win us promotion/championships and will largely not play much if at all in the 2020 where Ball Fletcher Mullaney and Christian are pretty much nailed on (though with the dreaded Hundred the 50 over is a second team competition so there will be some games going there). Personally if my budget was limited I am not sure I would spend it on turrets and other decorative roof features without maintaining, and simply hoping for the best in respect of, the foundations and the walls.
ReplyDeleteSorry - obviously Gurney even more nailed on in the 2020...
DeletePPS and er, plus, at the very top of the pecking order if England happen to decide he needs some practice, Stuart Broad
DeleteSome good points made there ANONYMOUS.
ReplyDeleteWe do appear to be lop sided with bowlers - some of whom are pretty average and not really match winners.
If next seasons fixtures go the same way as the season just gone ( fewer fixtures) then some of those 10-11-12 different bowlers are hardly going to break into a sweat.
Lets all hope that by next April/ May the great majority of us have had an effective jab- and some sort of normality will return . Am I being too optimistic ?
Interesting observations Anon. I guess in most teams the top 6 batting unit is generally settled where as the bowling unit is rotated more. Yes, I suspect we are hoping Slater, Hameed, Duckett and Clarke will be in the prime of their careers over the next 3 to 5 years and will maximise their potential. Also, depending on the budget, I presume we will opt for both and overseas batsman and bowler/all-rounder who can bat so this may strengthen this situation. There's then the imponderable question regarding Tom Moores and whether he will ever turn into a consistent, red ball batsman similar to Chris Read. Only time will tell. We have been light in terms of batsmen for many years now with players mainly picking themselves. This has not been helped by the failure to produce home grown talent. Let's hope LPW can put real pressure on some of these top six batting positions provided of course he can ever get a consistent run out in the team. Also, I'm sure the hierarchy would deny it, but whether we are now more interested in white ball success is open to interpretation. We certainly seem to have constructed a squad more suited to this format in terms of their skill set which is not not helped with having three of your senior players all, effectively, only playing white ball cricket
ReplyDeleteSome interesting points.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many, if any of the counties are really interested in anything above white ball cricket?
Many will say they are; but are they?
From what professor van tam said on tonight’s press conference there is reason to hope the vaccines can be rolled out with speed if approved.fingers crossed .
Wise words from ” SVEN”
ReplyDeleteAre you really Dave Bracegirdle?
Regarding the bowling unit, decent bit with Kevin Shine in the new Covered magazine. He looks a welcome addition to the coaching set up and has obviously worked heavily with Jake Ball and Zak The Chappell of Rest. Unfortunately the Notts Twitter will now be full of snippets of training and gym videos of the players now that they've reported back. May not be quite so gruelling for one or two if they didn't get themselves so badly out of condition in the first place. You can get away with it if your a slow bowler with the natural ability of Samit Patel to some extent but the usual perennials would appear to think staying in decent physical condition is still optional
ReplyDeleteHow many of those bowlers are capable of taking 5/40 in the Championship?
DeleteJake Ball, assuming he continues this season's form, and er..............hopefully the overseas fast bowler(assuming we go for one). It's not exactly Adams, Sidebottom and Pattinson(D) which spearheaded our last Div1 title winning team in 2010 it's fair to say A46(N)
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