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SINGH TOP SCORES BUT NOTTS ON THE WRONG TRACK AT CARDIFF
Absences catch-up with Outlaws as Glamorgan win by 8 wickets in truncated (mis)match
Notts were routed by Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens yesterday losing by 8 wickets with 7 overs to spare following an abysmal batting performance on a substandard surface.
Following heavy overnight rain and morning drizzle, the crowd of around 500 shoe-horned into the Cathedral Road side of the ground had to wait four hours until play finally got under way at 1500 as a 23 over game.
An unchanged Notts were inserted by Glamorgan. Carey (Cathedral End) bowled the opening over which went for seven, including a boundary for Slater, little did we know only another five would be hit during the rest of the Notts innings. Budinger (3) having played so well at York, reverted back to type, top edging Hogan into Cullen's gloves, 9 for 1. In the third over, Slater having hit Carey for four was three balls later given out leg before for 9, 13 for 2. Weighell bowled the fifth over and with his fourth ball had Montgomery (1) caught behind by Cullen, 18 for three. Notts, with their only two consistent batsmen, back in the Pavilion and with a long and very inexperienced line up to follow were clearly in severe trouble finishing the power play on 19 for three off 5 overs.
Joe Cooke bowled the sixth over and James attempting a pull was struck on the helmet, he passed the initial concussion assessment. James on 2 was dropped in the gulley by Salter off Weighell but following an intervention by umpire Gould (after James almost ran himself out) and another physio review, retired hurt on 3 with Notts 21 for 3 on 5.2 overs.
It got worse, Patterson-White was caught at midwicket by Reingold off Cooke for 1, 23 for 4 in the 8th over. Salter came on the following over. Trego (8), having a poor tournament, charged down the pitch and was bowled by the off spinner for 8, 29 for 5 in the 11th over. Schadendorf (2) was caught at square leg at Weighell off Cooke, 32 for 6.
Fateh Singh, the 17 year old left hand bat and slow left armer, who had made his debut at Clifton Park on Friday strode to the crease and hit the returning Hogan for 4 through mid wicket. He repeated the shot next over off Salter. Brett Hutton played on to Hogan for 3, 47 for 7 in the 16th over. Enter Sam King, the concussion replacement for James, the 18 year old all rounder attends Nottingham High and learnt his cricket at Gedling Colliery CC, up on Plains Road making an unexpected debut.
Singh hit Hogan for successive boundaries backward square leg and then a majestic on drive, the highlight of the day for the Notts supporters. However after hitting four boundaries in the 19 deliveries at the crease, top scorer Singh (21) mistimed a Carey delivery and was caught by Hogan at mid off, 58 for 8. Paterson hit Carey for a leg side six, 11 off the 20th over. King, who on eleven skied Weighell to Carlson at mid on. Nextball, Paterson, going for an attempted leg side pull, top edged Weighell and was caught on the offside by Salter off Weighell for 7. Notts 73 all out off 20.2overs. the inexperienced Notts line up had been bowled out with 16 deliveries unused by a Glamorgan line up who had taken full advantage of the extremely inexperienced Notts line up and on a deck with inconsistent and sometimes steeling bounce. Weighell 3-7 off 4.2 overs had the best figures.
Glamorgan had the easiest of run chasers. Patterson-White bowled the first over of the reply from the Cathedral End and in the second over, Hutton got a ball to rise alarmingly. Selman and Rutherford, under no pressure, accumulated runs steadily as Trego juggled his bowlers. Paterson bowled over three and Patterson-White returning for the fifth and last over othe power play, Glamorgan 26 for 0 off 5 overs.
Paterson switched to the River End and had Rutherford caught and bowled for 10, 26 for one. Barber, on his 26th birthday, came on for the seventh over which included a wide, a no ball and aboundary to Selman, eight off the over. He generated pace during his 4 overs, but was his normal erratic self, his career still to really progress.
Singh (3-0-9-0) came on from the River End and bowled a good first over which went for two singles. He got a few balls to really turn and looks a fine prospect. His performance was the one shining lighton a day where Notts performed miserably.
After 3 overs for 13, Barber was replaced by Montgomery who conceded seven in his solitary over. Brett Hutton returned and Selman guided him for four through third man. Barber returned for Montgomery. Patterson-White from the River End had Reingold leg before for 13, 72 for 2 but two balls later, skipper Carlson found the point ropes of the slow left armer to win the game for Glamorgan at 1747. The home side 76 for 2 off 16 overs, Selman 37 not out. The crowd had seen just 12 boundaries and one six as149 runs and 12 wickets fell during the 39 overs of action.
Glamorgan,with more experienced bodies, than all the other eight teams in the section, top the pile. Notts literally down to the bare bones finish their programme against Northants at Gorse Lane, Grantham on Tuesday. With Northants still having a chance of qualification a very tough game is in prospect as Notts are likely to field a team with NINE players who before this season had never played a List A game for the County……Clearly not a level playing field but great experience formany of the talented Notts youngsters. MAG
Sol Budinger
Peter Trego c
Matthew Montgomery
Lyndon James
Liam Patterson-White
Dane Schadendorf x
Brett Hutton
Fateh Singh
Dane Paterson
Tom Barber
+ Sam King as concussion replacement
After the defeat at Derby and the wash out at York, the damage inflicted (to Outlaws knock-out stages aspirations) has been partially rectified by Leicestershire defeat of Surrey, by one run at Grace Road: from Welbeck walkovers last week to fighters to the death this week - another fine example of why county cricket drama is far superior to any contrived franchise scenario.
Outlaws cross the border into Wales to face another of the lesser affected (by Hundred draft disease) counties, Glamorgan. Friday night saw 10 Outlaws, past or present in the latest franchise exhibition in Cardiff. Most of those 10 will have had more appearances for the Outlaws (ODC + T20) than the combined Outlaws appearances of Secret Squirrel's latest squad:
Ben Slater
Sol Budinger
Peter Trego c
Matthew Montgomery
Lyndon James
Liam Patterson-White
Dane Schadendorf x
Brett Hutton
Fateh Singh
Dane Paterson
Tom Barber
Toby Pettman
Sam King
Sol Budinger
Peter Trego c
Matthew Montgomery
Lyndon James
Liam Patterson-White
Dane Schadendorf x
Brett Hutton
Fateh Singh
Dane Paterson
Tom Barber
Toby Pettman
Sam King
Looking at that list of players really brings home how the " normal" Notts side has been decimated this season . Unprecedented changes since perhaps the sides put out by Notts after World War 2 ?
ReplyDeleteBut what an amazing chance has been given to aspiring youngsters to show what they can do given the opportunity. The actual Notts second eleven must include virtual unknowns?
Like it or loathe it the Hundred has given opportunities to young players who may not have got these opportunities and in most cases against better opposition than they face at the second eleven level of cricket. Take our own Dane Schadendorf for example when was he ever going to appear for the first team in a run of games, without injury or an international call up to no.1 choice Tom Moores who this season is demonstrating just why some are tipping him for an England Test call up this season.
ReplyDeleteTom Moores would have to improve his batting skills to be considered for England selection.
ReplyDeleteFrom what i have seen of Schadendorf, he has more natural batting ability than Tom Moores will ever have.
Groundsman to blame again ?
ReplyDeleteNot that simple, Simon, this time! More to do with 13 players absent playing for England or in the Hundred "exhibition" tournament. I notice that the groundsman at Queens Park was up earlier today working, than the "plank at Derby" was on Wednesday..... just an observation.
DeleteThe Notts side today at Cardiff - quite a few youngsters.
ReplyDeleteAnyone work out the average age of the side?
Has there ever been a lower average age for a Notts first eleven I wonder?
Great stuff of late from youngsters.
ReplyDeleteThis can happen re Glamorgan match. No criticism from me.
Yes it can and I absolutely agree we have to accept that a bad day can always come and the shorter the game the higher the chances. The issue though is that this is the third such bad day in four completed games. I have played once in the past thirty years or so but I would be disappointed to go for 133 in 8 overs against anyone if that really is a statistic from the Derby game. I would also be disappointed to toss away a wicket because I couldn't get my fielders in the right place - and then to do the same utterly uhnprecedented thing again in the next or next but one game (though I see India managed it in the test match so something I have never seen or heard of in a professional game ever has now happened three times in a fortnight). Regrettably, as I thought it was a good idea, the Trego appointment has not gone well and we have underperformed in this competition. I am not minded to be harsh as the weather hasn't helped and it is good to see these players play but I did hope to be more competitive. I suppose very good wins interspersed with very bad defeats is a mark of inexperience?
DeleteI saw your reference to the Albion Band a while ago. Somehow I get the idea that if we happen to meet up we may have things to talk about.
"It's fantastic for us and for the system to have two teenagers getting a go. There's got be an understanding that some of the players will make mistakes and learn from them, then they can step up and make a difference as they move forward." says Peter Moores
ReplyDeleteBut, when is Sol Budinger going to learn or even start to learn?
Sol obviously has plenty of attacking ability and when his game plan comes off its very entertaining. But you cannot build a career on producing the goods ( RUNS) one innings in six or seven .
ReplyDeleteHas he modelled himself on Alex Hales?
Trying to hit virtually every ball for a six or four make work at Second 11 level but it must be doomed to failure against top level bowlers in the various First 11s he encounters.
He must now be realising a new game plan is required for him to be successful in the various one day formats.
A bit of patience is required and some more common sense?