Derbyshire Falcons Vitality T20 Blast at Trent Bridge Win

 

RECORD-BREAKING SAMIT PATEL DELIGHTS ON A DAMP NIGHT

Man of the Match Samit Patel was very much the hero of this truncated contest against local rivals Derbyshire. After scoring an assured 64 not out off 32 balls (6x4,3x6) to help Notts recover from 19-3 to 152-6, he returned with the ball 2-14 in 3 overs despite bowling with a wet ball. Notts got home by the slender margin of 2 runs after Derbyshire raced to 82-2 in the 7th over. Patel also became the 6th man, and the first Englishman to achieve the milestone of 5,000 T20 runs and 250 wickets.

	M	Runs	W	Years Active
DJ Bravo	478	6357	518	2005/06-2021
DT Christian	350	5174	259	2005/06-2021
KA Pollard	541	10798	296	2006-2021
AD Russell	356	6049	315	2009/10-2021
Shakib Al Hasan	327	5228	370	2006/07-2021
SR Patel	311	5355	251	2003-2021

Persistent

After persistent rain between 0900 and 1700 it was a surprise that a 15-over contest was possible, full credit to umpires for Nick Cook and Neil Pratt for getting the contest going. The night was cool and dank throughout and very light rain was falling throughout most of the Notts innings. As a result only 400 or so hardy souls braved the elements and watched the entertaining contest. Much better to be there rather than being bored rigid by the football or spending another three hours watching the live stream.

Budinger Debut

Play got under way at 1915. Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bowl. Sol Budinger made his first team debut as Peter Trego was omitted from the final eleven. Logan van Beek (Pavilion End) removed Hales (0)leg before off the second legitimate ball after a single for Clarke and a wide. Budinger hit his first ball to the cover boundary. Clarke (3) fell off the last ball of the over, Godleman catching him running back from mid off, 9 for2. Budinger on 4 was dropped at mid off by Reece off McKerr, four off the over. Budinger fell for 8 skying van Beek behind the wicket on the leg side,keeper Brooke Guest taking the catch, 19 for 3 after 2.4 overs. Notts were in a spot of bother. Duckett hit the next ball to backward point boundary. Duckett hit McKerr for successive boundaries through mid wicket and square leg, 12 off the third over. Duckett hit van Beek to the square leg ropes. Notts 40 for three after 4.3 overs which was the end of the truncated power play.

van Beek bowls out

Van Beek (3-22) conceded eight runs in his third over. Moores (4) flicked Scrimshaw to Guest behind the stumps, 45 for 4. Scrimshaw conceded six runs off his first over. Duckett straight drove Hudson-Prentice for a straight four, seven off the over. Critchley went for three off the eighth over. Patel flicked Reece for a leg side four and then a couple of balls later to the extra cover ropes. Duckett hit his last ball for six over square leg for six, 18 off the over.

Patel in control

Patel top edged Scrimshaw for four behind the wicket and next ball drove him for a straight four. Duckett (38) was caught off a leading edge by Critchley at backward point off Scrimshaw, 87 for 5 off 9.4 overs. Duckett has batted well throughout this year’s competition, his game awareness improving. Mullaney lofted his first ball through backward point for 4. Mullaney then slogged a three, 16 off the Scrimshaw over. Mullaney thick edged a six off Hudson-Prentice to bring up the Notts 100 in the 11th over. Mullaney then hit a four through square leg, 13 plus a leg bye off the over. Patel hit Critchley for six over long on, then got a four through backward point, 15off the over, 123 for three off 12 overs. Patel hit Scrimshaw for four through point. Patel hit the next ball for six over square leg. Mullaney (21) was caught on the mid wicket ropes, the partnership had raised 47 off 18 balls. Patel got to 50 off 23 balls with a two off Scrimshaw, 14 off the over. Scrimshaw 3 for 36 off three overs. Patel straight drove McKerr for six. Fletcher was preferred to the more agile Harrison, who did not bat or bowl in the game, at number 8 and just four came off the last over bowled by Hudson-Prentice. Notts 152 for seven off 15 overs with Patel on 64 not out and Fletcher on 3 not out. Patel’s innings was outstanding as he faced 32 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes. This was not as a result of slogging but skill and placement. Write him off at your peril! Notts had made a competitive total.

The rain stops

The light rain stopped at the interval and never returned. Carter bowled the first over from the Pavilion End , Reece straight drove him for four and then five wides down the leg side followed. Reece then hit Carter for six over mid wicket, 19 off the over including a leg bye. Harry Came(2) was caught by Budinger at short third man off Ball's first delivery, 19 for one. Came formerly of Hampshire has a good cricketing pedigree being great grandson of RWV Robins formerly of Middlesex and England and most importantly [in the eyes of some perhaps]being a former Nottingham Forest player making two League appearances for the team in red in 1929 and 1930; both on Christmas Days, those were the days!. Godleman fell first ball to a catch at mid on by Hales. Reece got a single off Ball’s hat trick delivery. Five off the over. Fletcher went for 18 in the fourth over, Reece pulling him for six over backward square leg, hitting a four through the covers, followed by a four over square leg., then a scooped four through fine leg. Reece hooked Ball for six over square leg and then a straight six over long on, 16 off the over. Carter bowled the fifth over as Derbyshire reached 61 for two at the end of the power play. Carter conceding seven off the fifth over.

Turning point

Patel went for six off over six. Reece got to his 50 off 24 balls with a lofted four just off Patel head at extra cover. Reece hit a four through point off the next ball. Derbyshire were now 19 ahead of the DLS par score. Reece (56) gave it away as Hales caught him at wide long on off Mullaney, 82 for three off 7 overs. With Critchley on 0 Moores fluffed a stumping chance off Patel. Next ball Patel had his man as Critchley leg before, 84 for four off 7.3 overs. His 250 T20 wicket and a key wicket for Notts. Five off the eighth over including two byes. Mullaney went for five off the ninth over.Patel bowled Hudson-Prentice (6) off stump., 95 for 5 off 9.4 overs. Patel3-0-14-2, just five off his third over. Mullaney (3-0-20-1) conceded five off the 11th over as Notts were now marginally ahead based on DLS.

Du Plooy feasts on Fletcher

Du Plooy hit the returning Fletcher for four over long on. Du Plooy then hit Fletcher for a straight six, 16 off the over. Derby 118 for five off 12 overs. Patel at short fine leg and diving forward caught Guest (6) off Carter (3-0-30-1). Derby 122 for 6. Derby needed 29 off two overs. Thomson hit Ball for 6 over square leg off Ball's first delivery, but Ball (3-0-30-2) recovered his composure and conceded three off the remaining five balls of the over. Derby needed 20 off the last over bowled by Fletcher, Thomson got a leg bye off the first ball. Du Plooy hit Fletcher for four through long on. Du Plooy then got a single.Thomson then got a leg bye. Thirteen required off the last two balls. 

Fletcher serves-up his four-ball, when Derby need a six

Du Plooy hit a four through mid wicket to bring up his 50. The contest was over; Leus Du Plooy hit the final ball for six over square leg to finish with 58 off 35 balls(3x4, 3x6), Derby 150 for 6 off 20 overs, Notts winning by 2 runs; their experience saw them over the line as Derbyshire continue to be handicapped without the injured Madsen. Fletcher who has played every game this season looked a bit jaded on the night and went for 49 off his three overs.

Extra point gained over rivals

With the rest of the games in the Notts group washed out, Notts had gained a crucial extra point and remain fourth in the table. They are batting well, concern still remains about the side’s ability to limit runs in power play and at the death as the team bowling unit struggles for consistency. MAG

Having tormented Falcon's seconds with a 31 ball century, will Budinger be given a chance to show what he can do with a yellow shirt on? The last weather forecast I have seen has a 60% chance of rain at game time.

Secret Squirrel's Nuts XIV

Sol Budinger
Alex Hales
Joe Clarke
Ben Duckett
Steven Mullaney
Samit Patel
Peter Trego
Lyndon James
Tom Moores
Calvin Harrison
Matt Carter
Luke Fletcher
Dane Paterson
Jake Ball