Seconds v Worcestershire 2s SEC at Lady Bay Loss

 

A COMPLETE MISMATCH

Day 3

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Fateh Singh offered resistance with the bat on day three at Lady Bay but it wasn’t enough to prevent Nottinghamshire falling to defeat against Worcestershire in the Second XI Championship.

Gareth Roderick and Alex Milton shared a 115-run partnership as the hosts pressed on having bowled the hosts out 216 in arrears on day two, and the declaration came 475 runs ahead, an hour before the tea interval.

In response, Singh was one of two Notts batsmen to make it into double figures as an experienced Worcestershire attack prevailed.

JJ Dell and Tom Fell departed early in the first session, but it brought Roderick and Milton together who carefully built the lead and attacked with regularity to both bring up unbeaten fifties before Joe Leach pulled his side in.

After first innings half-centurion Connor Brown fell without scoring in the second over, the top order followed.

After 16 overs, Notts sat perilously on 40 for five before 17-year-old Singh countered, albeit he watched three wickets fall without the addition of a run within four overs of his arrival at the crease.

Singh added 31 with James Hayes, including two straight sixes of the bowling of Josh Baker, before he was caught behind off Evitts bowling for 21 attempting to continue the rearguard action.

11 balls later, Worcestershire wrapped up the game, Evitts dismissing Hayes the same way to seal a 331-run win

Day 2 WorcestershireCCC Reports

Spinner Josh Baker completed a memorable hat-trick after a superb opening spell from Adam Finch as Worcestershire Seconds took command of their Championship match with Nottinghamshire at Lady Bay Sports Club in Nottingham.

Finch destroyed the Nottinghamshire top order after an unbeaten 177 from Jack Haynes had enabled Worcestershire to declare at 345-6 on a rain-hit second morning.

The England Under-19 paceman took four of the first five wickets to fall – and then Baker, a member of the current Academy intake, took centre stage.

He bowled Fateh Singh (7), after he went for an expansive drive, and then came his hat-trick which was spread over two overs.

Baker beat the defensive prod of Toby Pettman (2) who was bowled by the last delivery of one over.

Then the first two balls of the next over from Baker accounted for Dan Frost (1) and James Hayes (0), both pushing forward.

It is the first Second Eleven Championship hat-trick by a Worcestershire player since Matt Mason achieved the feat against Glamorgan at New Road in 2002.

Baker at that stage had taken four wickets in the space of 12 balls to help reduce Nottinghamshire to 96-9 after Finch’s superb efforts had provided the platform for his heroics.

They were eventually dismissed for 129 – a deficit of 216 – with Finch finishing with figures of 14-8-26-4 and Baker 17-8-20-4.

Worcestershire Club Captain, Joe Leach, did not enforce the follow on and the Seconds reached 42-1 from 12 overs by the close.

Worcestershire resumed on 312-5 and Jacques Banton (34) was dismissed by the first delivery he faced today when edging Zak Chappell to second slip.

The partnership with Haynes was worth 111 in 27 overs.

Haynes went past his previous Seconds best score of 165 versus Lancashire at Stourport in April.

He had batted for 323 minutes, faced 247 balls and struck 25 balls when the declaration came after two rain breaks – and then Finch was soon amongst the wickets.

He shared the new ball with Club Captain Joe Leach and struck twice in his first over.

Matthew Montgomery (1) slashed at a ball which bounced on him and was caught at first slip by Tom Fell and then Jamie Crawley (0) lost his off stump to a Finch delivery which jagged back.

Ben Martindale (8) was then undone by a Finch delivery slanted across him and he edged through to keeper Alex Milton.

Leach reduced Nottinghamshire to 20-4 when Travis Holland (6) was lbw working the ball to leg.

Finch had remarkable figures of 7-6-8-3 from his first spell.

He came back into the attack to break a partnership of 46, between Connor Brown and Chappell (24), with the latter providing Milton with another catch away to his right.

Baker then produced his memorable spell, before Reeve Evitts wrapped up the innings when opener Connor Brown – 64 from 175 balls with nine fours – was caught behind.

Leach did not enforce the follow on and Daryl Mitchell (0) was caught behind off the first ball of the innings from Chappell.



But Josh Dell (16 not out) and Tom Fell (21 not out) extended the overall lead to 258 by stumps

Day 1

Jack Haynes launched his comeback from injury in style with an unbeaten century for Worcestershire Seconds on day one of the Championship match with Nottinghamshire Seconds at Lady Bay Sports Club in Nottingham.

Haynes had missed the LV=Insurance County Championship match against Durham, and the opening phase of the Vitality Blast North Group programme, with an ankle setback suffered during training.

But he immediately found his touch in his first innings since the end of May and reached three figures, off 149 balls, with a pull for his 15th four, off Nottinghamshire paceman Tom Barber.

It completed back to back centuries for Haynes in the Seconds and his 165 against Lancashire Seconds at Stourport in late April had led to his recall to the first team.

Haynes came to the wicket at 55-2 and shared in half century stands with Tom Fell, Gareth Roderick and an unbroken 102 with Jacques Banton as the Seconds reached 312-5 from 96 overs by the close.

Haynes will resume tomorrow on 156 and he has struck 22 boundaries in his 214 ball knock with Banton undefeated on 34.

Worcestershire Club Captain Joe Leach, who was skippering the Seconds, opted to bat and openers Daryl Mitchell and Josh Dell made watchful progress.

They had put on 35 in 19 overs when Mitchell (13) shouldered arms to Tom Barber and was bowled.

Dell (24) departed after 20 more runs had been added when he looked to work a delivery from James Hayes to leg but was caught off a leading edge at third slip.

Haynes joined Fell and the pair saw Worcestershire through to 69-2 off 29 overs by lunch.

The pair increased the scoring rate after the interval and Haynes cut Haynes for four and hit the same bowler back down the ground for another boundary.

The third wicket partnership had added 81 in 26 overs when Fell – 40 from 97 balls with six fours – attempted to pull Hayes but only picked out fine leg.

Haynes completed his half century from 86 balls when he cut a short delivery from Ben Martindale for his seventh four.

Roderick came to the wicket and cut Toby Pettman for his first boundary.

Haynes (75 not out) and Roderick (10 not out) had advanced the total by 40 runs to 176-3 off 64 overs by tea.

A pushed drive for two by Haynes off Matthew Montgomery took him into the 90s.

The fourth wicket partnership was broken after putting on 73 in 21 overs when Roderick (21) tried to pull Barber but was caught at mid wicket.

It became 210-5 when Alex Milton (1) made room to cut and was bowled by spinner Fateh Singh.

But there was joy soon afterwards for Haynes as he went to three figures with his boundary off Barber.

The second new ball was taken immediately after 80 overs at 234-5 but Banton provided good support for Haynes and the sixth wicket pair scored freely.

Fifty three runs came from the first 10 overs with the second new ball.

Haynes produced a rare false stroke when he inside edged Toby Pettman for four when on 127 but otherwise he and Banton, who looked increasingly confident, were in complete command.