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* a whopping five points lost for slow over rate, now re-adjusted to four (16/05/22)
Notts have appealed the points penalty (20/05/22)
FRUSTRATION
Notts after dominating this game were frustrated by the rain as only 90 minutes play was possible at Lord's today. The decision not to enforce the follow-on on Friday evening will now be severely questioned and this together with the unacceptable slow over rate means Notts will take less points than their opponents. When rain halted play the scoreboard had Notts on minus five!!!
Notts failed to take a wicket in the morning session. Patterson-White bowled a single over from the Nursery End in order for Broad to switch ends, Fletcher was his bowling partner. The pitch remained flat, but the ball was swinging in the cloudy conditions with a lot of playing and missing but no edges. The Middlesex 100 came up in the 51st over. From the images from the rainfall radar it is was now clearly apparent that the rain would arrive earlier and imminently and would last for hours. However Notts were clearly unaware of this, as Patterson-White was not reintroduced. Pattinson bowled a high octane six over spell from the Nursery End which had both batsmen ducking and diving but to no avail. Robson on 81 may have a slight edge to the Australian, but Moores shelled the chance if it indeed it was one. James bowling from the Pavilion End was struggling with his line. Robson reached his 100 off 177 balls with a boundary off Pattinson. Broad replaced James from the Pavilion End, shortly afterwards rain stopped play at 1229 with Middlesex 133 for three off 58.2 overs with Robson on 101 and Holden on 18. An early lunch was taken but it became increasingly clear the players would never return and play called off shortly before 1700. Presumably Notts were desperate to get back on and pull back some points as all logic suggested the match should have been abandoned an hour earlier. MAG
In the 7th over of the day, Hameed (5) attempting an expansive drive was caught at second slip by Robson (Pavilion End) diving high to his right off Roland-Jones (Pavilion End), 23 for 1. In the 14th over, Fletcher hoisted Murtagh (Nursery End) for six into The Grandstand. Slater took 28 balls to get off the mark before finally getting two off Andersson (Nursery End). Slater hit Bamber (Pavilion End) for successive boundaries through the covers. Fletcher (51) raced to 50 off 69 balls with a four through third man but then departed next ball leg before to Andersson, 71 for 2 in the 22nd over. Hollman was introduced from the Nursery End and his second over was hit for 14 by Duckett including three swept fours. Notts reached their 100 in the 27th over. Duckett (23) tried one sweep too many and was caught via a reverse sweep by de Caries at third man off Hollman, 107 for 3 after 28 overs. Notts got to lunch on 113 for 3 off 30 overs with Slater on 23 and Clarke on 4.
Notts accelerated after lunch on a sweltering afternoon. In the second over after the break, Slater (25) was out caught and bowled by Hollman, 116 for 4 after 32 overs. In the 36th over, Clarke pulled Hollman (Nursery End) for six over mid wicket. Murtagh returned for the 38th over and Clarke pulled him for six over square leg. James missing a cut shot was bowled by Hoffman for 16, 157 for 5 in the 43rd over. Mullaney lofted Murtagh for six into the short Grandstand at square leg. Next over, Mullaney lofted Hollman for successive sixes over extra cover. In the 49th over, Mullaney hoisted Hollman for a six over extra cover. Clarke reached 50 off 73 balls. Mullaney got to his 50 off 32 balls with an edged four off Andersson. Bamber returned from the Nursery End and Mullaney hit him for two leg side sixes. Mullaney hit Hollman for a straight six into the Pavilion. Next over, Mullaney hit Bamber for a six over long on and then brought up his ton in 55 balls with a low six over square leg. Notts declared at the end of the over, following three dot balls, standing at 295 for 5 off 60 overs with Mullaney on 100 and Clarke on 66, the stand worth 138 on 17.3 overs. Hollman 3 for 77 off 13 overs of leg spin.
Middlesex needed 516 off a minimum of 137 overs. Fletcher (Pavilion End) picked up a wicket with his second ball having Stoneman caught at third slip by James, 0 for 1. De Caires shouldered arms in Fletcher's next over and lost his middle stump, 0 for 2. Pattinson came on for Fletcher in the 11th over and James replaced Broad for the 14th over. Pattinson picked up the third wicket having Handscomb (7) caught at second slip by Duckett low to his left, 32 for 3 in the 19th over. But Notts never really looked like taking a fourth wicket on the flat deck. Patterson-White came on from the Nursery End for the 24th over. Robson got to his 50 off 102 balls and had monopolised the scoring finishing on unbeaten 51 with Holden on 6 as Middlesex closed on 69 for 3 off 37 overs after Broad had returned for a three over burst from the Pavilion End.
Notts will be pleased with their day's work, which needs to be finished off tomorrow.
The pitch remains a good one with almost zero balls misbehaving so far, and Notts will have to work hard to winkle out those remaining Middlesex wickets. There are some forecasts predicting a possibility of showers after lunch on Sunday with (bowler helpful) overcast conditions all day but as we know forecasting can be more of an art than a science. MAG
The morning session was played under cloudy skies as Roland-Jones finally got the wickets he deserved yesterday. Mullaney (92) was out to the first ball of the day, playing across the line to Roland-Jones (Pavilion End) he was adjudged leg before by umpire Cook to a delivery drifting down legside, 330 for 6. Roland-Jones along with Murtagh had Moores and Patterson-White in a vice-like grip, only seven runs had been scored when in the seventh over of the morning Moores (36) was bowled by Roland-Jones, 336 for 7 in the 100th over. In his next over, Roland-Jones had Pattinson on 2 dropped at second slip by Hollman. Patterson-White was next to go losing his off stump to Roland-Jones for 14, 347 for 8. A four through mid wicket by Pattinson off Murtagh meant that Notts got their fourth batting point in the 107th over. Next over, Pattinson (7) was caught behind off Roland-Jones , 352 for 9, his fourth wicket of the morning. Fletcher joined Broad and Notts stood at 365 for 9 at 110 overs. Andersson replaced Murtagh. The last wicket pair were fighting back, Fletcher played the shots of the morning, hitting Bamber off his legs for two legside fours after he had replaced Roland-Jones. Hollman who came on from the Nursery End was greeted by two straight boundaries by Fletcher. A straight six by Fletcher off Hollman saw Notts to 400 in the 119th over. Later in the over Fletcher hit the leg spinner for a six over mid wicket, the away following were in raptures. Fletcher got to his 50 off 51 balls with a single off de Caires who had just come on from the Pavilion End. Andersson returned and had Fletcher caught behind for 50. Notts 415 all out off 120.2 overs. Broad 11 not out. Roland-Jones finishing with 4 for 64, head and shoulders above his bowling teammates. The last wicket had added 73 in 13 overs and had demoralised the hosts. Lunch was taken between the innings and easier batting conditions were expected as the sun was now shining.
Robson and Stoneman saw off the new ball attack of Fletcher (Pavilion End) and Broad. After a four over burst from the Nursery End, Broad was replaced by Pattinson who made the crucial breakthrough removing Robson's bails after he shouldered arms for 9 with his sixth delivery, 19 for 1 after 10 overs. Broad changed ends and replaced Fletcher after the Bomber bowled an initial seven over spell. Fletcher, though very much stayed in the game as ran out de Caires (5) with a direct hit from mid wicket as Stoneman went for a quick single off Broad, 29 for 2. Fletcher could not contain his excitement. Pattinson had bowled an outstanding spell of 6 1 8 1 from the Nursery End and was replaced by Patterson-White. James had his first bowl in the 25th over. Pattinson had two overs from the Pavilion End before tea as Middlesex got to the interval on 91 for 2 off 36 overs with Stoneman on 31 and Handscomb on 34. No one would have predicted the events of the last session as Middlesex would lose their last 8 wickets for 101 runs.
In the first over after tea, the extra pace of Pattinson saw off Stoneman, bowled for 31, 94 for 3. Holden got off to a brisk start. Pattinson continued to bowl well and his next victim was Handscomb plumb leg before for 48, 127 for 4 in the 45th over. In the next over Holden departed leg before to Patterson-White for 21, 131 for 5. The slow left armer proving much more economical than his Middlesex spinning counterparts. Simpson was dropped on 4 edging Patterson-White in and out of Moores gloves, Mullaney at slip could not hold the ricochet. It was not an expensive drop as in the next over, Fletcher, who had replaced Pattinson, had him leg before for 9, 143 for 6.
The mercurial Pattinson returned from the Nursery End and had Hollman leg before for 15, 177 for 7 in the 60th over. Pattinson had bowled with sharp pace and a hostility reminiscent of his 2017 season. It was an outstanding bowling effort. Broad finished off the innings with the last 3 wickets bowling from the Pavilion End. Roland-Jones was well caught at long leg by his shoe laces by Slater off Broad, 182 for 8 in the 61st over. Broad changed his field and packed the leg side field, Andersson (30) skied the ball straight to Mullaney at backward square leg, 193 for 9 in the 65th over. Broad took the final wicket as Murtagh was bowled third ball for 2. Middlesex 195 all out off 64.5 overs with Pattinson with figures of 4 for 49 and Broad 3 for 39. Middlesex had failed to gain any batting points. One over was left in the day, Mullaney had a quick shout to Moores on the Pavilion balcony and it was decided not to enforce the follow on, despite the massive 220 lead. Presumably Pattinson and Broad would bowl better with a rest.
Fletcher came out as nightwatchman with Hameed as his partner. Roland-Jones opened with a no ball from the Pavilion End and then Fletcher having an outstanding day hit a leg side four. Stumps were drawn at 1852 with Notts 6 for 0 after a breathless day. Notts will presumably plan to bat for no more than two sessions tomorrow. MAG
Notts failed to take a wicket in the morning session. Patterson-White bowled a single over from the Nursery End in order for Broad to switch ends, Fletcher was his bowling partner. The pitch remained flat, but the ball was swinging in the cloudy conditions with a lot of playing and missing but no edges. The Middlesex 100 came up in the 51st over. From the images from the rainfall radar it is was now clearly apparent that the rain would arrive earlier and imminently and would last for hours. However Notts were clearly unaware of this, as Patterson-White was not reintroduced. Pattinson bowled a high octane six over spell from the Nursery End which had both batsmen ducking and diving but to no avail. Robson on 81 may have a slight edge to the Australian, but Moores shelled the chance if it indeed it was one. James bowling from the Pavilion End was struggling with his line. Robson reached his 100 off 177 balls with a boundary off Pattinson. Broad replaced James from the Pavilion End, shortly afterwards rain stopped play at 1229 with Middlesex 133 for three off 58.2 overs with Robson on 101 and Holden on 18. An early lunch was taken but it became increasingly clear the players would never return and play called off shortly before 1700. Presumably Notts were desperate to get back on and pull back some points as all logic suggested the match should have been abandoned an hour earlier. MAG
Day 4
Fingers crossed that we get sufficient overs in to do the job, but at lunch it doesn't look to be in the rain.
Found in the comments and pertinent as Trentbridge.co.uk are making claims that could never be proved or confirmed about Mull's innings:
Beware of claims that Mullaney's ton was the fastest by a Notts batsmen in the championship. Balls faced has only been routinuely recorded over the last 25 years or so. There are four instances of tons being recorded in under an hour including one in 45 minutes by Bill Voce against Glamorgan at TB in 1931, we do not know balls faced for these innings. Ted Alletson scored 189 at Hove in 1911, all we know is that his last 142 runs were scored in 70 minutes.
Mark Ealham scored a ton in 45 balls in the 2006 first-class curtain raiser, played over Easter 2006. The Notts v MCC match played at Lord's featured a similar short Grandstand boundary. Ealham raced to 112 in 53 balls with 11 fours and eight sixes. He shared an unbroken sixth wicket stand of 139 with Chris Read. In a match reminiscent of the current encounter, MCC were set 495 to win, but fell 142 run defeat, let's hope history repeats itself today.
Cheers Mike
4.5 stars Streaming rating, very , very good - the only things missing were slow-motion replays and a commentary with some knowledge of Notts/Notts players.
Day 3
MULLANEY CRASHES SCINTILLATING CENTURY TO SET-UP PUSH FOR VICTORY
Notts require a further seven Middlesex wickets on the final day after Notts dominated the play at sunny Lord's for the third day in succession. Nightwatchman, Luke Fletcher, continued his fine match by scoring 51 this morning and then picked up Stoneman and de Caries in his opening two overs as Middlesex stood at 0 for 2, chasing a distant 516. Pattinson, the bowler of the game, removed his Victorian teammate Peter Handscomb to leave Middlesex 32 for 3, but Robson and Holden saw the home side to the close without further alarm. The highlight of the day was a 58 ball blitzkrieg by Steven Mullaney who finished with an unbeaten 100 with six fours and eight sixes as he took full advantage of the short boundary on the Grandstand side of the ground. Notts adding 182 runs in the 30 overs between lunch and tea.In the 7th over of the day, Hameed (5) attempting an expansive drive was caught at second slip by Robson (Pavilion End) diving high to his right off Roland-Jones (Pavilion End), 23 for 1. In the 14th over, Fletcher hoisted Murtagh (Nursery End) for six into The Grandstand. Slater took 28 balls to get off the mark before finally getting two off Andersson (Nursery End). Slater hit Bamber (Pavilion End) for successive boundaries through the covers. Fletcher (51) raced to 50 off 69 balls with a four through third man but then departed next ball leg before to Andersson, 71 for 2 in the 22nd over. Hollman was introduced from the Nursery End and his second over was hit for 14 by Duckett including three swept fours. Notts reached their 100 in the 27th over. Duckett (23) tried one sweep too many and was caught via a reverse sweep by de Caries at third man off Hollman, 107 for 3 after 28 overs. Notts got to lunch on 113 for 3 off 30 overs with Slater on 23 and Clarke on 4.
Notts accelerated after lunch on a sweltering afternoon. In the second over after the break, Slater (25) was out caught and bowled by Hollman, 116 for 4 after 32 overs. In the 36th over, Clarke pulled Hollman (Nursery End) for six over mid wicket. Murtagh returned for the 38th over and Clarke pulled him for six over square leg. James missing a cut shot was bowled by Hoffman for 16, 157 for 5 in the 43rd over. Mullaney lofted Murtagh for six into the short Grandstand at square leg. Next over, Mullaney lofted Hollman for successive sixes over extra cover. In the 49th over, Mullaney hoisted Hollman for a six over extra cover. Clarke reached 50 off 73 balls. Mullaney got to his 50 off 32 balls with an edged four off Andersson. Bamber returned from the Nursery End and Mullaney hit him for two leg side sixes. Mullaney hit Hollman for a straight six into the Pavilion. Next over, Mullaney hit Bamber for a six over long on and then brought up his ton in 55 balls with a low six over square leg. Notts declared at the end of the over, following three dot balls, standing at 295 for 5 off 60 overs with Mullaney on 100 and Clarke on 66, the stand worth 138 on 17.3 overs. Hollman 3 for 77 off 13 overs of leg spin.
Middlesex needed 516 off a minimum of 137 overs. Fletcher (Pavilion End) picked up a wicket with his second ball having Stoneman caught at third slip by James, 0 for 1. De Caires shouldered arms in Fletcher's next over and lost his middle stump, 0 for 2. Pattinson came on for Fletcher in the 11th over and James replaced Broad for the 14th over. Pattinson picked up the third wicket having Handscomb (7) caught at second slip by Duckett low to his left, 32 for 3 in the 19th over. But Notts never really looked like taking a fourth wicket on the flat deck. Patterson-White came on from the Nursery End for the 24th over. Robson got to his 50 off 102 balls and had monopolised the scoring finishing on unbeaten 51 with Holden on 6 as Middlesex closed on 69 for 3 off 37 overs after Broad had returned for a three over burst from the Pavilion End.
Notts will be pleased with their day's work, which needs to be finished off tomorrow.
The pitch remains a good one with almost zero balls misbehaving so far, and Notts will have to work hard to winkle out those remaining Middlesex wickets. There are some forecasts predicting a possibility of showers after lunch on Sunday with (bowler helpful) overcast conditions all day but as we know forecasting can be more of an art than a science. MAG
Day 2
PATTINSON AND FLETCHER PUT NOTTS ON TOP AT HALF WAY
Notts had an outstanding second day at Lord's, as they lead by 226 runs with 10 second innings wickets standing.The morning session was played under cloudy skies as Roland-Jones finally got the wickets he deserved yesterday. Mullaney (92) was out to the first ball of the day, playing across the line to Roland-Jones (Pavilion End) he was adjudged leg before by umpire Cook to a delivery drifting down legside, 330 for 6. Roland-Jones along with Murtagh had Moores and Patterson-White in a vice-like grip, only seven runs had been scored when in the seventh over of the morning Moores (36) was bowled by Roland-Jones, 336 for 7 in the 100th over. In his next over, Roland-Jones had Pattinson on 2 dropped at second slip by Hollman. Patterson-White was next to go losing his off stump to Roland-Jones for 14, 347 for 8. A four through mid wicket by Pattinson off Murtagh meant that Notts got their fourth batting point in the 107th over. Next over, Pattinson (7) was caught behind off Roland-Jones , 352 for 9, his fourth wicket of the morning. Fletcher joined Broad and Notts stood at 365 for 9 at 110 overs. Andersson replaced Murtagh. The last wicket pair were fighting back, Fletcher played the shots of the morning, hitting Bamber off his legs for two legside fours after he had replaced Roland-Jones. Hollman who came on from the Nursery End was greeted by two straight boundaries by Fletcher. A straight six by Fletcher off Hollman saw Notts to 400 in the 119th over. Later in the over Fletcher hit the leg spinner for a six over mid wicket, the away following were in raptures. Fletcher got to his 50 off 51 balls with a single off de Caires who had just come on from the Pavilion End. Andersson returned and had Fletcher caught behind for 50. Notts 415 all out off 120.2 overs. Broad 11 not out. Roland-Jones finishing with 4 for 64, head and shoulders above his bowling teammates. The last wicket had added 73 in 13 overs and had demoralised the hosts. Lunch was taken between the innings and easier batting conditions were expected as the sun was now shining.
Robson and Stoneman saw off the new ball attack of Fletcher (Pavilion End) and Broad. After a four over burst from the Nursery End, Broad was replaced by Pattinson who made the crucial breakthrough removing Robson's bails after he shouldered arms for 9 with his sixth delivery, 19 for 1 after 10 overs. Broad changed ends and replaced Fletcher after the Bomber bowled an initial seven over spell. Fletcher, though very much stayed in the game as ran out de Caires (5) with a direct hit from mid wicket as Stoneman went for a quick single off Broad, 29 for 2. Fletcher could not contain his excitement. Pattinson had bowled an outstanding spell of 6 1 8 1 from the Nursery End and was replaced by Patterson-White. James had his first bowl in the 25th over. Pattinson had two overs from the Pavilion End before tea as Middlesex got to the interval on 91 for 2 off 36 overs with Stoneman on 31 and Handscomb on 34. No one would have predicted the events of the last session as Middlesex would lose their last 8 wickets for 101 runs.
In the first over after tea, the extra pace of Pattinson saw off Stoneman, bowled for 31, 94 for 3. Holden got off to a brisk start. Pattinson continued to bowl well and his next victim was Handscomb plumb leg before for 48, 127 for 4 in the 45th over. In the next over Holden departed leg before to Patterson-White for 21, 131 for 5. The slow left armer proving much more economical than his Middlesex spinning counterparts. Simpson was dropped on 4 edging Patterson-White in and out of Moores gloves, Mullaney at slip could not hold the ricochet. It was not an expensive drop as in the next over, Fletcher, who had replaced Pattinson, had him leg before for 9, 143 for 6.
The mercurial Pattinson returned from the Nursery End and had Hollman leg before for 15, 177 for 7 in the 60th over. Pattinson had bowled with sharp pace and a hostility reminiscent of his 2017 season. It was an outstanding bowling effort. Broad finished off the innings with the last 3 wickets bowling from the Pavilion End. Roland-Jones was well caught at long leg by his shoe laces by Slater off Broad, 182 for 8 in the 61st over. Broad changed his field and packed the leg side field, Andersson (30) skied the ball straight to Mullaney at backward square leg, 193 for 9 in the 65th over. Broad took the final wicket as Murtagh was bowled third ball for 2. Middlesex 195 all out off 64.5 overs with Pattinson with figures of 4 for 49 and Broad 3 for 39. Middlesex had failed to gain any batting points. One over was left in the day, Mullaney had a quick shout to Moores on the Pavilion balcony and it was decided not to enforce the follow on, despite the massive 220 lead. Presumably Pattinson and Broad would bowl better with a rest.
Fletcher came out as nightwatchman with Hameed as his partner. Roland-Jones opened with a no ball from the Pavilion End and then Fletcher having an outstanding day hit a leg side four. Stumps were drawn at 1852 with Notts 6 for 0 after a breathless day. Notts will presumably plan to bat for no more than two sessions tomorrow. MAG
FLETCHER'S PITCH FORK OF WONDERS ON DAY TWO AT LORD'S
- Fifty runs
- a six to reach his 50 landmark
- direct hit throw to run out their number 3 batsman
- a wicket
- topping the day off by opening the batting
(does a pitch fork have five prongs?)
Day 1
HAMEED TON SEES NOTTS HAVE A GOOD DAY
Notts had the better of the opening day at Lord's after being inserted on sunny morning. With Paterson reporting a bad back, Pattinson returned to the line up. Middlesex had Murtagh and Roland-Jones back in the eleven but were missing Afridi who has returned to Pakistan to prepare for the upcoming series against the West Indies.
Slater (6) fell to the sixth delivery of the day edging Murtagh into Simpson's gloves, 6 for 1. The pitch appeared to have pace and carry and there was plenty of playing and missing. In the 5th over, Duckett was badly dropped on 4 by Handscomb at first slip off Murtagh. Murtagh was temporarily withdrawn from the attack after a three over spell, but returned for the 13th over after Bamber was also given a three over spell. Bamber switched ends replacing Roland-Jones from the Pavilion End for the 14th over and with a four through mid wicket, Duckett brought up the Notts 50. Andersson replaced Murtagh for the 23rd over and Roland-Jones returned for the following over. A single for Hameed off Andersson brought up the Notts 100 in the 29th over. Hameed got to a cultered 50 off 87 balls with a four off his legs to long leg off Roland-Jones. Notts got to lunch on 104 for 1 off 30 overs with Hameed on 53 and Duckett on 42. Notts' morning with the unlucky Roland-Jones the pick of the home attack.
In the second over after lunch Duckett (43) feathered a ball from Bamber (Pavilion End) to keeper Simpson, 105 for 2. The second wicket had added 99 in 30 overs. Clarke only lasted seven balls before playing on to Bamber for a duck, 111 for 3. Andersson got one to move away and found the edge of James' (21) bat, 150 for 4 in the 43rd over. Notts were losing their way somewhat. Mullaney joined Hameed and steadied the ship. Hameed carried on with his assured innings. Leg spinner Luke Hollman appeared from the Pavilion End and bowled three expensive overs. De Caires came on bowling off spin for the last over before tea, Notts 226 for 4 off 64 overs with Hameed 97 and Mullaney on 46.
Off the first ball after tea, a leg glance from Hameed off Murtagh raced to the short Grandstand boundary and brought up his 100 off 183 balls. Hameed had scored 117 in his previous visit to Lords playing for Lancashire in April 2019. Batting appeared much easier against the older ball. Mullaney reached a fine 50 off 86 balls with a pulled six off the returning Andersson (Nursery End) over square leg. The Notts 250 in the 73rd over. Mullaney hit another leg side six off Andersson in the 75th over. In the 77th over, Hameed (112 off 217 balls, 12x4) edged Andersson to keeper Simpson, 267 for 5. The fifth wicket stand had raised 117 runs in 22 overs, to put Notts in the ascendancy. Shortly afterwards the floodlights came on, the sunny morning and early afternoon had been replaced by cloud cover In the 80th over, Moores hit Hollman for a six over mid wicket. The new ball was taken by Murtagh and Roland-Jones with Notts 287 for 5 off 80 overs, but Moores and Mullaney played it off comfortably despite the indifferent light. The Notts 300 was achieved in the 86th over. Bad light stopped play at 1820 with Notts 329 for 5 off 93 overs with Mullaney on 92 and Moores on 35. After being put in and struggling at times in the first half of their day, Notts had recovered well, thanks to impressive knocks from the two Lancastrians Hameed and Mullaney and will be the happier of the two teams after an interesting opening day played in front of a healthy sized crowd. MAG
The toughest opposition we've had so far in 2022?
Zak Chappell won't be part of the squad as he's been farmed out to Division 1 Gloucestershire for one month where he goes straight into their squad to face Somerset.
Dane Paterson is also out with a stiff back
The squad are:
Ben Slater
Haseeb Hameed
Ben Duckett
Joe Clarke
Lyndon James
Steven Mullaney C
Tom Moores x
Liam Patterson-White
James Pattinson
Luke Fletcher
Stuart Broad
Brett Hutton
Sol Budinger
Haseeb Hameed
Ben Duckett
Joe Clarke
Lyndon James
Steven Mullaney C
Tom Moores x
Liam Patterson-White
James Pattinson
Luke Fletcher
Stuart Broad
Brett Hutton
Sol Budinger
Which seamer will Secret Squirrel leave out?
Great Dane’s can be susceptible to this particular body strain. Extra doggy chews while he is convalescing
ReplyDeleteSee M Newell is one of the match officials !
ReplyDeleteno relation to our Mick (as far as I know)
DeleteGood days batting from Notts though I reckon Middlesex messed up by electing to bowl first, genuinely think Notts will get close to 500 tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Zak Chappell, on loan at Brizzol - 2 wickets on his first day
ReplyDeleteFox road
ReplyDeleteGood day for Steve and steve’s Men. Hope he gets his ton today. Pile um on notts
Well done Patto Had feared he would not be overly successful for us after his TB outing. Obviously has a lot more in the tank and great to see.
ReplyDeleteWhilst not having the same devastating pace as in 2017, clearly has some to offer for us this season.
People have heard me spouting this week I would play him only very occasionally in white ball cricket especially t20, depending on the fitness of the other bowlers and would personally prioritise him in county championship cricket. He could well be the vital spearhead for us on wickets not offering much to the likes of Fletch, James and Hutton for example. Great to see after that disappointing TB outing where he was clearly out of sorts and out of rhythm. Let’s just hope he keeps fit all season
With some weather knocking about on Sunday, according to some forecasts (so not certain), should Notts have imposed the follow-on and pushed for a three day victory?
ReplyDeleteThese decisions are hard, probably best to take the massive positives from this match
DeleteMaybe that amount of time lost would have led to a draw anyway
Arise - Sir Fletcher !
ReplyDeleteWhat tablets is he on ?
Nice to see a loyal journeyman one Club cricketer get the limelight.
A terrific cricketer ,an old fashioned type that may slowly disappear from the County scene .
Beware of claims that Mullaney's ton was the fastest by a Notts batsmen in the championship. Balls faced has only been routinuely recorded over the last 25 years or so. There are four instances of tons being recorded in under an hour including one in 45 minutes by Bill Voce against Glamorgan at TB in 1931, we do not know balls faced for these innings. Ted Alletson scored 189 at Hove in 1911, all we know is that his last 142 runs were scored in 70 minutes.
ReplyDeleteMark Ealham scored a ton in 45 balls in the 2006 first-class curtain raiser, played over Easter 2006. The Notts v MCC match played at Lord's featured a similar short Grandstand boundary. Ealham raced to 112 in 53 balls with 11 fours and eight sixes. He shared an unbroken sixth wicket stand of 139 with Chris Read. In a match reminiscent of the current encounter, MCC were set 495 to win, but fell 142 run defeat, let's hope history repeats itself today
Mike Goulder
Sad news from Queensland : https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61453300
ReplyDeleteStill recovering after the public transport nightmare situation merely attempting to get to and back from Derby yesterday on something called a train.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the halcyon days of the legendary teletext where the winner of the Walter Lawrence Trophy would always be displayed
Always thought it was only for red ball county championship cricket but would seem to have changed over the years to incorporate List A and T20 formats ?
Remember Andrew Symonds being one of the first real T20 hitters but also applied this to 50 over cricket also.
A very distinctive figure at the crease believe he had the chance to play for England whilst at Gloucestershire but chose Australia. Very sad news from one of the games characters
Was anybody at Swansea for the match commencing on 24/6/1993 when our very own ‘Johnno’ tied this Walter Lawrence Trophy for a hundred in 73 balls in the Brittanic Assurance County Championship against Glamorgan? He tied this award with the Welsh counties hard hitting batsman Matt Maynard but Maynard achieved this in a different game.
ReplyDeleteIt's been confirmed, that Notts have lost 5 points to a slow over rate, according to NV play table. Take 10 points from the match, Middx 11.
ReplyDeleteIt’s also been confirmed that we were defeated by the weather, but need we of been? FOX ROAD
ReplyDeleteDespite completely dictating the game, we lost it Middlesex 11 Notts 10!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely unprofessional to lose 5 points to slow over rate.
DeleteQuite clear from radar as early as10.30 that there would be hardly any play.
Glad I didn't pop down to see it.
Chris Stanley
Think that the over rate deduction should be reduced when it is the weather that prevents a side from improving their over rate. Yet more stupidity from cricket
ReplyDeleteI meant from cricket's govenors.
ReplyDeleteSorry, the rules are the rules and it is down to the manager and captain to be alert to the risks.
ReplyDeleteClearly, in the amount of time likely to be possible given even a cursory look at the radar, the priority should have been on saving those points, rather than trying to bowl Middlesex out before lunch.
Risk assessment, risk assessment, etc.................
Furious. Fuming. Incandescant.
Chris Stanley
I’m an old school cricket fan so please join me in doing a Fred Trueman impersonation “ I wish someone would tell me what’s going off out there. I simply cannot understand why sides do not enforce the follow on”
ReplyDeleteGranted it’s not the current fashion , others will of course disagree and it can come unstuck ( Headingley 81 and India 2001 for Australia) but we are more likely to have rain here than 100 degree bowling temperatures.
The rules are the rules, I agree Chris. It was a huge miscalculation by the Captain and his advisors. My gripe is that we've all seen, for an example, a minus two over rate at the close of play on day 2, only to come back on day 3 and see that the rate has gone up to minus 1 or zero - the so called allowances decided upon by the match referee having adjusted it.
ReplyDeleteThe scale of the penalty is also a little perverse; 5 points the equilivent of scoring 400+ runs in 110 overs, which is a difficult task on many pitches but only appears to be worth the same as 5 overs / 18 minutes and 45 seconds of time. However, Notts know the rules and the rate was as clear as day, and you would have liked to think the match referee would have kept them in the loop about allowances and what he wasn't making allowances for were. Like I said, a huge miscalculation by Mullaney et al.
As only three bowling points are available, perhaps the maximum penalty ought to be 3 point for poor over rates.
The huge blunder happened on Fridayin any case, they should have enforced the follow-on then. Again negative cricket has bitten Notts on the bum and in this case it has taken two bites and cost us 13 points (8+5)
We appear to have got one point back - perhaps by Thursday we'll have them all back.
ReplyDeleteGood. There was much to be enjoyed about the performance also .FOX Road
ReplyDeleteGuess you have to assess the bowlers workload and the time left in the game. It’s become the modern way, in recent years to generally not enforce the follow on. Shane Warne was one of the first advocates of this I can recall. The problem here, is it’s not Australia, it’s England and we got stung badly by the forecasts. I think the reason against is if they then bat out of the skin second time around, you may be chasing 150-200 on what will be the final day, potentially the wicket at its worst, most helpful for spin with the rough now created etc and you will then have the pressure of a 4th innings run chase. I’m not so sure it was a great tactic here, but Notts assumed they would have around 4 sessions to complete the victory
ReplyDeleteWe’ve only got ourselves to blame for the penalty deduction, but look at this games at TB we just cannot(or more likely do not) bowl the required 16 overs per hour. Guess we were planning to rattle through on day 4 with LPW and Mull also if necessary. Bet we don’t make this huge error again.
Think the pitch on Thursday will be interesting. Almost certain we will want it to offer something to our seamers in days1 and 2 as our best chance of winning the game which is what home advantage is all about. Don’t think it will a flat, feather bed that they’ve been playing on at The Incora but with 8 points for a draw you can still take a decent tally from the game with maximum bonus points. Probably could argue this is too much to draw a game but it’s open to debate
Would Ricey or Flem have enforced the follow-on? Of course they would have because they played the game aggressively, looking to be positive and so reaped the rewards (mostly) for it.
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