Yorkshire LV- Championship at Trent Bridge Win

 

Dy 4

STEADY SLATER STEERS NOTTS TO VICTORY

but have to settle for third place

As expected, Notts beat Yorkshire (by 5 wickets) but they had to settle for third place as Somerset offered minimal resistance at Edgbaston today as Warwickshire were crowned as champions.

Coad and Fisher opened the bowling in cloudy conditions at 1030. Slater was dropped on 19 by the diving Duke, one-handed chance to his left off Fisher (Pavilion End). The 50 partnership between Slater and Duckett took 82 balls. Hill and Thompson came on in the 22nd and 23rd overs respectively as the Notts left-handers looked comfortable. Bess was given a bowl for the 28th over as Notts got to 100 via a single for Slater. Next ball, Duckett paddled swept a four through fine leg to get to 50 off 80 balls. In the 29th over, Duckett (54 off 87 balls – 7x4), attempting a drive, played on to Thompson, 107 for 2. Slater caressed a four through square leg off Thompson to bring up his own 50 off 83 balls. Clarke (10) going for a shot over mid wicket got a leading edge to Bess and was caught by Kohler-Cadmore at wide mid off, 130 for 3 in the 34th over. Coad returned for the following over from the Radcliffe Road End. Mullaney, having a poor end to the season, was bowled off stump by Coad for 9, 143 for 4 in the 37th overs. Notts got to luncheon on 149 for 4 off 41 overs with Slater on 64 and Moores on 1.

After lunch, Moores after lofting Coad for 4, then threw his wicket away caught at square leg by Fraine off Coad (3-53) for 7, 163 for 5 in the 45th over. At 1335, Patterson-White got the winning hit as Bess was chipped to the mid wicket boundary. Slater finished on an assured 79 not out off 132 balls with 11 fours. Yorkshire had battled gamely, but paid the price for their substandard batting on Wednesday morning.

No trip to Lord's then, but a fantastic season ended with Luke Fletcher (66 wickets @14.90) being named championship MVP. Notts having gone the best part of 3 years without a championship win recorded 7 victories in their last 11 matches and picked up 219 points in 14 matches. Warwickshire, despite beating Notts twice, were champions having won a game less than Notts and with a tally of just 201 points, 18 points below Notts. Lancashire meanwhile had 6 wins as they finished with 207 points….. Something does not quite add up here; every ball clearly does not count! MAG

Day 3

LYTH AND YORKSHIRE SET NOTTS CHALLENGING 174 TARGET AS LANCASHIRE TAKE TOP POSITION IN CHAMPIONSHIP

Hameed falls cheaply again

Notts need a further 132 runs to beat Yorkshire with nine second innings wickets standing after a hard fought day in the blazing September sunshine. Adam Lyth batted for over a day for his 381-ball 153, before being dismissed by an outstanding delivery by Joey Evison. It was the left hander’s third first class ton against Notts (all at Trent Bridge), following his maiden ton of 132 in 2008 and 122 in 2014. In 18 first-class matches against Notts, the opener has scored 1,190 runs @38.38. In total, Yorkshire batted for 142.2 overs for their 396 leaving Notts a tricky 11 over session. They lost Hameed who did not field today because of thumb injury as Slater and Duckett survived until tomorrow.


Paterson and Fletcher opened the bowling this morning in another day of continuous sunshine. Hutton came on in the 69th over and with his fourth ball Fraine was out leg before trying to work the ball towards leg, 182 for 4. With the new ball imminent Mullaney bowled a five over spell from the 72nd over. Hutton had confident leg before shout against Lyth turned down by umpire Bailey and he was replaced by Evison for the 75th over. The Yorkshire 200 came up in the 77th over. Lyth got to his 100 off 230 balls with a two through the covers off Mullaney. The new ball was taken with Yorkshire 214 for 4 off 80 overs. Brook hit Fletcher for four consecutive boundaries in the first over with the new cherry as Yorkshire took the lead. The 50 partnership between Lyth and Brook took 98 balls. At lunch, Yorkshire were 252 for four off 90 overs with Lyth on 112 and Brook on 41. The wicket was easing but the Notts bowlers had stuck to their task well but despite plenty of playing and missing and edges along the floor there was no clear cut chances.

Evison bowled the first over after lunch and with the second delivery of the next over, Paterson had Brook (42) edging to Hutton at first slip, 261 for 5. The fifth wicket had added 79 in 23 overs. Fletcher and Hutton returned for the 101st and 104th overs respectively,. The Yorkshire 300 was brought up in the 107th over. Two overs later, Patterson-White was finally given a bowl. The 50 partnership for the 6th wicket between Lyth and Thompson took 108 balls. Mullaney came back for the 118th over as Notts desperately needed a wicket. On the stroke of tea, Mullaney dismissed Thompson caught at slip by Duckett for 31, 335 for 6 in the 122nd over, the 6th wicket had raised 74 in 30 overs. Yorkshire went to tea on 341 for 6 off 124 overs with Lyth on 147 and Revis on 4.

Notts fought back well after the interval. Off the first delivery after tea a straight four by Lyth off Evison saw him reach 150 off 371 balls. Patterson-White switched to the Pavilion End. Notts though made the vital breakthrough as Lyth finally departed after a 381 ball marathon being caught behind by Moores off Evison for 153 (20x4), 347 for 7 in the 127th over. The ball from Evison was a beauty hitting the seam, getting up slightly, and Lyth edging the ball with the bat close to his body. To think that Lyth, after to a lean spell, was only playing because Ballance was declared ill on the morning of the game. The Whitby born batsman left to a standing ovation from another large crowd with many travelling down from the Broad Acres.

The 350 was achieved in the 130th over. Revis was dropped on 5 by Duckett at second slip off Evison an easy chance that cost Notts runs. Hutton replaced Patterson-White in the 132nd over. Bess was plumb leg before to Hutton for 8, 356 for 8 after 132 overs. Harry Duke (7) was leg before to Hutton, the ball keeping low, 368 for 9 off 136 overs. The last wicket added 28 runs in 7 overs.

Revis hit Hutton for three boundaries in the 142nd over. Paterson returned from the Radcliffe Road End in the 143rd over and Revis was caught by Joe Clarke at mid off for 34, 396 all out. Notts had put in a herculean bowling performance on the flat deck with Paterson (21.2-5-39-3) and Hutton (31-8-101-3). Fletcher for once went wicketless in his 23 overs. Notts had bowled 142.2 overs, but strangely Patterson-White was only given 17 of them. Moores despite taking the chance to remove Lyth was scruffy behind the stumps, not handling the ball cleanly and letting 20 byes through.

Notts needed 174 runs to win and had 11 overs to bat in the evening sunshine. Coad (Radcliffe Road End) and Fisher (Pavilion End) opened the bowling as news came through that the Liverpool game was very close and Notts fans were hoping for a tie to leave the championship door ajar. Alas Lancashire triumphed by 1 wicket to finally kill hopes of the championship title heading to Trent Bridge in 2021. In the third over, Hameed was caught at second slip by Lyth off Coad for 4, 9 for 1. Jordan Thompson came on for the 8th over and Bess bowled the last over as Slater (15 not out) and Duckett (23 not out) ensured Notts would go into tomorrow with 9 wickets still intact. If Warwickshire do not beat Somerset, a win for Notts would see then through to Lord’s next Tuesday for a 5-day Bob Willis Trophy showdown against Lancashire. MAG

Day 2

LYTH PUTS BRAKES ON NOTTS CHARGE AFTER NOTTS TUMBLE FROM TITLE RACE

After a day of two distinct halves Yorkshire closed with a deficit of 54 with seven second innings wickets standing after 14 wickets fell in the day.

The glorious sunny day started in anti-climax. Although Paterson had hit the second delivery of the day from Coad (Radcliffe Road) to the boundary. Thompson only needed 3 balls to remove Evison leg before for 58. Notts 296 all out off 97.3 overs had failed to get their crucial third batting point. It meant that unless the game up in Liverpool ended in a tie or with point deductions, Notts had no chance of winning the 2021 championship.

Notts though were not moping and tore in the Yorkshire batting. In the third over of the innings, Hill (5) was caught low down at third slip by Hameed off Fletcher. Next ball, Kohler-Cadmore lost his off stump to Fletcher to depart for a golden duck, 5 for 2. In the 10th over, Lyth was leg before to Hutton for 4, 21 for 3. In the next over, Fletcher had Fraine caught behind by Moores for 12, 21 for 4. Paterson replaced Hutton for the 16th over. Next over. Evison came on and had Thompson leg before for 16, 45 for 5.Two balls later, Revis was caught at first slip diving to his right by Hutton off Evison, 45 for 6. A dreadful waft outside off stump by Brook (12) saw him depart caught behind off Evison, 60 for 7 in the 21st over. With the last ball before lunch Duke was comprehensively bowled by Paterson for a duck, 63 for 8 off 23.4 overs.Paterson had now got 50 championship victims for the season and the vast hordes of Yorkshire supporters who had made the trip down the M1 were in total shock.

Twenty minutes after lunch, Bess (12) fell to a catch at first slip by Hutton off Evison, 73 for 9 in the 29th over. Fisher was the last man to fall caught by Moores diving to his right off Paterson. Yorkshire were 73 all out off 29.2overs. Notts had bowled extremely well, although they were aided and abetted by some mediocre Yorkshire batting. Evison, unlucky at Southampton, was the outstanding bowler with 4 for 13 and Fletcher, who took his tally for the season to 66 had figures of 3 for 31.

Yorkshire, 223 runs in arrears, were made to follow-on. As had happened against Lancashire, the pitch was baking in the hot sun and was now slower and lower and had become much easier to bat on. Lyth and Hill saw off the new ball threat of Fletcher and Hutton. With Yorkshire 35 for 0 off 8 overs, Evison replaced Fletcher from the Radcliffe Road End, but he could not make the breakthrough. Paterson came on and replaced Hutton from the Pavilion End in the 12th over. The 50 partnership between Lyth and Hill took 102 balls. Hutton switched to the Radcliffe Road End for the 21st over. In the following over, the captain brought himself on and Lyth went for a quick single to substitute Harrison in the covers who with a direct hit ran out George Hill for 34, 65 for 1. Harrison had replaced Hameed who had damaged his fingers before lunch stopping a ball at slip. 

The run out had shades of Derek Randall about it. Randall along with most of 1981 championship winning side were in attendance today at a 40 year reunion in the Boundary’s Edge, not that the majority of the crowd were aware of the fact. It was not announced and the players never came out to the crowd to have their group photo taken, a massive opportunity had been missed by the Club as they snubbed their members who had donated their subscriptions in 2020. 

Yorkshire went to tea on 79 for 1 off 28 overs with Lython 33 and Kohler Cadmore on 9.

Fletcher (Radcliffe Road End) and Mullaney were bowling in tandem after tea as theYorkshire batting pair looked in relatively little trouble with blue skies overhead and with the pitch now offering little sideways movement. The Yorkshire 100 came up in the 39th over via a single for Lyth off Fletcher who was replaced by Hutton for the 41st over and Evison came on for the following over from the Pavilion End. A boundary for Lyth off Hutton got him to 50 off 139 balls. Patterson-White finally got a long overdue bowl in the 49th over and Paterson returned for the 52nd over. The Yorkshire 150 came up in the 54th over as Notts desperately hunted a wicket. The 100 partnership between Lyth and Kohler-Cadmore was achieved in 217 balls, via a leg side four by Lyth off Paterson. In the penultimate over, Patterson-White had Kohler-Cadmore leg before for 49, 168 for 2 in the 59th over. The old adage that one brings two was proved once more as with the fourth delivery of last over of the day, bowled by the master with the old ball Dane Paterson, saw night watchman Matt Fisher leg before for a 5 ball duck, Notts had fought back at the death. Yorkshire 169 for 3 off 59.4 overs at stumps, still 54 behind with Adam Lyth 74 not out.


With Warwickshire still requiring 15 Somerset wickets, a win in this fixture could well see Notts at Lord’s next week for the Bob Willis Final. There is still plenty to play for as the season enters the final straight. MAG

Day 1

NOTTS CHAMPIONSHIP DREAMS STAND ON A PRECIPICE

Notts championship title aspirations stand at a cliff edge, after an entertaining opening day at sunny Trent Bridge against Yorkshire.With 13 wickets falling at Liverpool, a positive result at Aigburth seems all but certain. Therefore to win the crown, Notts would have to beat Yorkshire,Lancs beat Hampshire and Warwickshire fail to beat Somerset, but for Notts to overhaul Lancs, they would have to amass at least six bonus points. With Notts standing at 292-9, that means they must chisel out a further eight runs tomorrow morning, to realistically stay in race (unless the Liverpool match ends in a tie!), So all eyes will be on overnight pair Evison and Paterson.

Yorkshire won the toss and put an unchanged Nottsin and a green pitch in front of a large crowd, swelled by a large visiting contingent and a number of school parties. With Yorkshire out of the title race,the visitors were without Root, Bairstow, Malan, Ballance, Olivier and skipper Paterson. Forty-five minutes before play, Brett Hutton deservedly received his county cap from Paul Franks.

Coad (Radcliffe Road End) and Fisher opened the bowling in ideal bowling conditions. Hameed and Slater stayed firm in the crucial opening hour as Yorkshire failed to pitch the ball up consistently. Thompson came on from the Pavilion End in the 10th over. Fisher returned forthe 15th over and had Hameed caught behind by Duke for 23, 45 for one; a poor shot by Hameed slashing at a wide ball. Hill came on for the following over and with his fourth delivery was a cracker as Slater was caught behind for 18, 47 for 2. Duckett (7), failing to move his feet, was caught in the covers by Bess off Hill, 70 for 3 in the 24th over. Revis came on just before lunch as Notts got to the interval on 79 for 3 off 29 overs with Clarke on 18 and Mullaney on 9.

Coad and Hill opened the bowling after lunch. A cover driven boundary for Mullaney off Hill saw Notts to 100 in the 34th over, 13 off the over including 3 boundaries for Mullaney, each one cheered very loudly by the school children in the William Clarke Stand. Fisher then replaced Hill. Coad got one to lift and Mullaney (31)edged behind to Hill, 119 for 4 off 37 overs. Thompson came on for the 41stover. Clarke leg glanced Thompson for 4 to reach his 50 off 96 balls. Moores, failed once more, caught behind off Thompson for 9, 147 for 5 in the 49th over. Yorkshire now had the ascendancy. Coad returned for the 53rd over and Bess was introduced for the 54th over. Then crucially Clarke was dropped on 59 by Lyth at first slip off Coad. Patterson-White (16) nibbled at a ball from Coad and became Duke's fifth victim of the innings, 173 for 6 in the 61st over. Notts got to tea on 176 for 6 off 64 overs with Clarke on 65 and Evison on 2.

After tea, a seventh wicket partnership of 97 in 28 overa between Clarke and Evison brought Notts well and truly back into the contest as the scoring rate increased against the new ball. Coad and Thompson were bowling straight after the break. There were then replaced by Brook and Bess. A single for Clarke off Bess brought up the 200 inthe 72nd over. Clarke on 88 was once more dropped at first slip by Lyth off Bess. The 50 partnership between Clarke and Evison came up in 110 balls via aboundary for Evison off Brook. Evison hit Bess for 6 over extra cover as thehew ball was taken by Coad and Fisher with Notts 230 for 6 off 80 overs. A sixover mid wicket by Clarke off Coad brought up his ton off 194 balls. Afterseven half-centuries in the championship this season, Clarke had reached three figures in testing circumstances on a wicket with plenty of sideways movement. Clarke likes the Yorkshire attack having hit 112 and 97 not out on his Notts championship debut at Trent Bridge in April 2019.

A single for Clarke to third man off Fisher brought up the 250 in the 84th over.A two through third man off Revis by Evison saw him to his maiden first-class 50 off 97 balls. Next over, Clarke was caught by Lyth at first slip off Coad for 109 off 204 balls – 15x4, 1x6), 270 for 7 in the 89th over. Revis picked up his first wicket as Hutton (9) was caught behind, 282 for 8 in the 93rd over. Fletcher (4) spooned a ball from Revis to Thompson in the covers, 292 for 9 in the 95th over. Evison, though was still there at the close on an excellent unbeaten 58 with Paterson yet to score as Notts closed on 292-9 off 96 overs. The opening deliveries of tomorrow are not to be missed, as the pair chase those eight runs, shades of Sidebottom and Pattinson, 11 years ago at Old Trafford. MAG

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Haseeb Hameed

Ben Slater

Ben Duckett

Joe Clarke

Lyndon James

Steven Mullaney c

Tom Moores x

Liam Patterson-White

Brett Hutton

Luke Fletcher

Dane Paterson

Joey Evison

Calvin Harrison

Sam Northeast sent west?

Meanwhile Yorkshire will be without their skipper Steve Patterson through a hamstring injury - their captain for the game will be named at the toss.

Adam Lyth

Will Fraine

Harry Brook

Harry Duke x

Gary Ballance

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

George Hill

Ben Coad

Matt Fisher

Dom Bess

Jordan Thompson

George Revis

Duanne Olivier

Root and Bairstow not fancy standing-up to the challenge?