Day 3
NOTTS DEMOLISH LEICESTERSHIRE FOR INNINGS VICTORY
A five-star team bowling performance saw Notts to an unexpected 3-day win, beating Leicestershire by an innings and 9 runs after Leicestershire were sensationally bowled out for 99 in the Grace Road sunshine yesterday.
On the warmest day, since the last day of the Derbyshire championship encounter, Parkinson (Bennett End) and Davis opened the bowling first thing. A single for Mullaney off Parkinson saw him to 50 off 68 balls. Notts got to 400 in the 79th over, and with it maximum batting points. The new ball was taken with Notts 414 for 5 off 80 overs. It took Mulder (Pavilion End) just six balls to remove Mullaney, caught behind for 62, 418 for 6. Wright shared the new ball with the South African, but any fears that Notts would collapse against the second new ball were allayed as Patterson-White with Moores added 69 in 15 overs. In the 96th over, Mike who earlier been warned for a running on the pitch had Patterson-White (34) edging him to Ackermann at slip, 487 for 7. In the following over, Pattinson (1) tamely hit the returning Mulder to Hill at mid-wicket, 488 for 8. The Notts 500 came up the 101st over as Moores got to 50 in 91 balls. Notts at lunch were 512 for 8 off 104 overs with Moores on 54 and Hutton on 12. Little did we know what would unfold after lunch...
Unforeseen end of innings
In the second over of the resumption, Hutton was clean bowled for 14, 515 for 9. Parkinson conceded 22 in the 107th over as Moores hit him for two sixes over long on (the only instances where a Notts batsmen had cleared the ropes in the innings) and two fours. Mulder bowled a massive wide that cost 5 runs, then off the very next ball Mulder bowled, he induced Moores to glove a delivery on to his Adams apple and after a long stoppage he retired hurt on 81 (off 199 balls, 7x4,2x6). Moores most impressive knock, for a very long time, and had been derailed in unfortunate circumstances. Notts 548 all out off 108.3 overs with Paterson on 2 not out. Leicester who had bowled erratically throughout, conceded a massive 49 extras including 25 byes. Strangely, Ackermann never bowled. Notts led by 108 runs on first innings.
Pattinson fired-up
Hutton (Pavilion End) and Pattinson opened the bowling, the latter bowled an extremely fast opening spell, that clearly shook the Leicestershire batsmen. After hitting Hutton for successive boundaries, Patel edged a rising delivery into substitute Dane Schadendorf’s gloves, 21 for 1 off 5 overs. The young Zimbabwean kept impressively in the extreme, looking a natural and had no trouble handling Pattinson’s furious pace.
Safe hands
Paterson came on in the 9th over from the Pavilion End. In his second over a superb ball from him found the edge of Hill’s (6) bat with the ball flying safely into the hands of Duckett at second slip, 31 for 2. In the 14th over, Ackermann left a delivery from Hutton (7-2-20-2), who had just replaced Pattinson and was leg before for 9, 40 for 3. In the 21st over, Mulder (3) edged a delivery from Paterson very low to Duckett at second slip, 51 for 4. To put the cherry on the cake, in the last over before tea, Welch, the concussion replacement for Kimber, played back and was lbw to Patterson-White straight in front of the stumps, 70 for 5 after 25.1 overs. Notts now scenting an unexpected day off.
Floodgates opened
Patterson-White completed the over after tea and then with his 4th ball of the resumption, Paterson had Azad (34) was caught by Schadendorf, 74 for 6. The former Notts Academy left-hander had faced up well to Pattinson’s earlier barrage but departed after a defiant 72 ball innings.
Revolving pavilion door
Mike (7) prodding forward, edged Patterson-White to Mullaney at slip, 85 for 7 in the 36th over. Patterson-White switched ends as Paterson (14-5-30-3) took his sweater and Pattinson came on from the Bennett End. With his first delivery from the Pavilion End, Patterson-White had Parkinson lbw for a duck, 98 for 8. A vicious lifter from Pattinson was gloved by Davis (1) and Schadendorf took a fine running catch to his left, 99 for 9. Next over and at 1740, Notts got a fully deserved victory with 13 overs to bowl, as Swindells (21) going for a leg-side heave off Patterson-White, top edged his delivery with the ball ballooning to Pattinson at short fine leg. Leicestershire 99 all out off 45 overs, Patterson-White with figures of (13-5-15-4) is now joint leading wicket-taker for Notts with 28 first-class wickets @19.92 with Dane Paterson averaging 17.46, for his 28 scalps.
Table toppers
Notts had bowled superbly with pace, skill and aggression on a flat surface against increasingly demoralised and bedraggled opponents. With Derbyshire unexpectedly seeing off Middlesex at Chesterfield, Notts now lead the table by 10 points with Middlesex now in second place. MAG
At the close, Notts trail Leicestershire by 67 runs with 5 first innings wickets standing, after a day where there were 473 runs scored in 93.2 overs. Both teams took full advantage of the flat pitch and the lightning-fast outfield.
Leicestershire new 10th wicket best against Notts and the club's highest total this season
On a predominantly cloudy day with little wind, Leicestershire added 100 in 20.2 overs in the morning as Ben Mike scored an impressive 78 off 100 balls (9x4,2x6). In the 101st over, Hutton (Pavilion End) had Wright lbw for 4, 351 for 9. Notts though allowed Mike and last man Will Davis to add 89 for the last wicket in 16 overs. Mike took a liking to Pattinson hitting him for huge six over mid-wicket in an over that cost him 19 runs. The young all-rounder, with field set deep, was given too many easy runs. Mullaney went on the defensive. A lofted straight four by Mike off Hutton saw him to his 50 off 80 balls. Leicestershire got to 400 in the 109th over with a single for Davis off Hutton. Leicestershire stood at 404 for 9 after 110 overs. Mike finally fell for 78 skying Mullaney (2-42) to Duckett who took a fine running catch low down coming from long on. Leicestershire 440 all out off 116.2 overs , Davis 32 not out. This 10th wicket stand was the best by a Leicestershire side against Notts. The Notts bowlers this morning obtained little movement. Patterson-White, who strangely was only given two overs today, was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 45.
Davis (Bennett End) and Mulder opened the bowling. Notts got to lunch on 21 for 0 after 5 overs with Hameed on 15 and Slater on 6.
After lunch, Wright replaced Davis but Mulder was bowling well from the Bennett End and he got a ball to lift and found the edge of Slater's (12) bat and Swindells took the catch behind the stumps, 47 for 1 after 10 overs. Duckett joined Hameed and the runs were flowing freely on the featherbed surface. A four through the covers by Hameed off Davis saw him to 50 off 48 balls. But Hameed shouldered arms to a Mike delivery that jagged in, and was bowled for 59, 113 for 2 in the 21st over. An exquisite cover driven four by Duckett off Mike saw him to 50 off 40 balls. Parkinson finally introduced himself for the 34th over from the Bennett End, having injured his foot earlier. Clarke hit Parkinson to the mid-wicket ropes to bring up the first batting point in the 38th over. Notts 218 for 2 off 41 overs at tea with Duckett on 98 and Clarke on 38, were scoring at more than five an over.
Notts added a further 155 in the last session in 32 overs. In the 44th over, Duckett reached a chanceless 100 off 112 balls with four to the point boundary. Notts got to 250 in the 46th over. A leg glance for four by Clarke off Davis got him to his 50 off 68 balls. The runs kept coming at great pace, the Notts 300 came up in the 55th over. Duckett had played a magnificent innings eliminating all risks. He finally attempted a reverse sweep and was bowled by Parkinson for 145 off 153 balls with 21 boundaries, 311 for 3 in the 56th over. The third wicket stand with Clarke was worth 198 runs in 35 overs.
James (0) facing his third ball played a dreadful shot to a short delivery from Wright, skying the ball straight to Mulder at mid-wicket, 314 for 4. Mullaney joined Clarke with Notts reaching 350 in the 63rd over. Clarke (89) edged Parkinson to Ackermann at slip, 360 for 5 in the 66th over. Clarke had obtained his highest score of the season in an innings which lasted 114 balls with 13 fours. The breathless day finally slowed down as Moores and Mullaney only scored 13 in the final 7.3 overs. Stumps were drawn at 1855 with Notts on 373 for 5 off 73 overs with Mullaney on 37 and Moores on 4. Notts had batted well and concentrated with keeping the ball on the floor hitting 52 fours and not a single six. MAG
Leicestershire had the better of the first day closing on 340 for 8 after being inserted by Notts on a green tinged pitch. Lewis Hill (104) and Colin Ackermann (116) both hit impressive centuries. Notts bowled poorly this morning with the new ball; Brett Hutton and Dane Paterson looking particularly rusty. Notts had omitted Luke Fletcher from the starting eleven, a decision which seemed strange at the time and which looked a very bad one by the close.
On a sunny windy day in front of a sparse crowd of around 500. Leicestershire had raced to 129 for 2 off 29 overs at lunch. Notts bowled much better after lunch restricting Leicestershire to 211 in the final 69 overs. Patterson-White was the most impressive bowler, but was not given the ball enough, only bowling 14 overs whilst picking up three wickets for 37, with the wickets of Ackermann and Parkinson both falling to slip catches by Mullaney with the ball in both instances turning appreciably, a worry given, Notts are due to bat last. Mullaney had to bring himself just before lunch to try and stem the run rate and ended up bowling 11 overs, including the dismissal of Hill which broke the third wicket partnership of 135 in 38 overs with Ackermann.
Hutton (Pavilion End) and Pattinson opened the bowling. Pattinson picked up a wicket with his 4th ball. Azad caught at third slip by Hutton for 5, 5 for 1. It proved a false dawn. Pattinson had bowled a fast 7 over spell from the Bennett End with Hill and Patel edging him through the slip cordon but Hutton was struggling to find his rhythm. Paterson replaced Hutton in the 13th over and consecutive boundaries from Hill saw Leicester passed 50. Paterson got a ball to move and lift and found the edge of Patel's (26) bat and Clarke took the catch at first slip, 63 for 2 in the 15th over. James came on for the following over but proved expensive conceding 18 in 3 overs being replaced by Hutton who had changed ends the Leicestershire 100 came up in the 22nd over. A rank long hop outside off stump by Hutton was hit to the cover boundary by Hill to see him to 50 off 52 balls, Hill hitting 3 fours off the over (the 24th of the innings). Patterson-White came on in the 26th over and the captain brought himself on in the following over. Leicestershire 129 for 2 off 29 overs with Hill on 61 and Ackermann on 25. The Notts bowling effort was the worst we had seen in the 2022 championship.
Mullaney and Paterson shared the ball after tea, before being replaced by James and Patterson-White respectively. Paterson finishing the day with figures of 18-1-72-1, a rare poor day for the South African. A quick two down to long leg by Ackermann off James saw him to his 100 off 210 balls. Ackermann had finally found form in 2022 having scored a meagre 184 runs in the first six championship games at a miserable 16.72.
Hutton finds his rhythm
A cover driven four by Louis Kimber saw off Patterson-White saw Leicester to 300 in the 79th over. Next ball, the slow armer got his revenge bowling him neck and crop with a turning ball that beat his defensive shot, 300 for 5. Kimber, the former Notts Academy man, had batted tidily in his 54-ball innings, adding 69 in 17 overs for the fifth wicket. The new ball was taken by Hutton and Pattinson with Leicestershire 302 for 5 off 80 overs. With the second delivery with the new cherry, Hutton removed Swindell's (1) off stump, 302 for 6. Hutton proceeded to bowl an impressive 8 over spell with the second new ball, the cobwebs well and truly blown off.
Roll out the Barrel
Paterson bowled two overs from the Bennett End but made way for Patterson-White who took a wicket with the first ball, getting the ball to turn and Ackermann edging him to Mullaney at slip, 338 for 7 after 94 overs. Ackermann had scored 116 off 253 balls (9x4). In his next over and with last delivery of the day, Callum Parkinson (0) edged him to Mullaney, who took his second catch. Leicestershire 340 for 8 off 96 overs with Ben Mike undefeated 20.
History warning
Advantage Leicestershire at the end of the first day. The bottom of the table upsetting the form book. With the wicket likely to turn more as the game moves on, Notts will be looking to remove the final two Leicestershire wickets early tomorrow and gain a first innings lead. A lot of hard work lies ahead. Callum Parkinson will be the key man for the home side seeking their first victory of the season. The slow left-armer will remember a match versus Gloucestershire this time last year at Grace Road when he and Ackermann shared 16 wickets as Leicestershire batting first won by an innings and 93 runs. MAG
In the second over of the resumption, Hutton was clean bowled for 14, 515 for 9. Parkinson conceded 22 in the 107th over as Moores hit him for two sixes over long on (the only instances where a Notts batsmen had cleared the ropes in the innings) and two fours. Mulder bowled a massive wide that cost 5 runs, then off the very next ball Mulder bowled, he induced Moores to glove a delivery on to his Adams apple and after a long stoppage he retired hurt on 81 (off 199 balls, 7x4,2x6). Moores most impressive knock, for a very long time, and had been derailed in unfortunate circumstances. Notts 548 all out off 108.3 overs with Paterson on 2 not out. Leicester who had bowled erratically throughout, conceded a massive 49 extras including 25 byes. Strangely, Ackermann never bowled. Notts led by 108 runs on first innings.
Pattinson fired-up
Hutton (Pavilion End) and Pattinson opened the bowling, the latter bowled an extremely fast opening spell, that clearly shook the Leicestershire batsmen. After hitting Hutton for successive boundaries, Patel edged a rising delivery into substitute Dane Schadendorf’s gloves, 21 for 1 off 5 overs. The young Zimbabwean kept impressively in the extreme, looking a natural and had no trouble handling Pattinson’s furious pace.
Safe hands
Paterson came on in the 9th over from the Pavilion End. In his second over a superb ball from him found the edge of Hill’s (6) bat with the ball flying safely into the hands of Duckett at second slip, 31 for 2. In the 14th over, Ackermann left a delivery from Hutton (7-2-20-2), who had just replaced Pattinson and was leg before for 9, 40 for 3. In the 21st over, Mulder (3) edged a delivery from Paterson very low to Duckett at second slip, 51 for 4. To put the cherry on the cake, in the last over before tea, Welch, the concussion replacement for Kimber, played back and was lbw to Patterson-White straight in front of the stumps, 70 for 5 after 25.1 overs. Notts now scenting an unexpected day off.
Floodgates opened
Patterson-White completed the over after tea and then with his 4th ball of the resumption, Paterson had Azad (34) was caught by Schadendorf, 74 for 6. The former Notts Academy left-hander had faced up well to Pattinson’s earlier barrage but departed after a defiant 72 ball innings.
Revolving pavilion door
Mike (7) prodding forward, edged Patterson-White to Mullaney at slip, 85 for 7 in the 36th over. Patterson-White switched ends as Paterson (14-5-30-3) took his sweater and Pattinson came on from the Bennett End. With his first delivery from the Pavilion End, Patterson-White had Parkinson lbw for a duck, 98 for 8. A vicious lifter from Pattinson was gloved by Davis (1) and Schadendorf took a fine running catch to his left, 99 for 9. Next over and at 1740, Notts got a fully deserved victory with 13 overs to bowl, as Swindells (21) going for a leg-side heave off Patterson-White, top edged his delivery with the ball ballooning to Pattinson at short fine leg. Leicestershire 99 all out off 45 overs, Patterson-White with figures of (13-5-15-4) is now joint leading wicket-taker for Notts with 28 first-class wickets @19.92 with Dane Paterson averaging 17.46, for his 28 scalps.
Table toppers
Notts had bowled superbly with pace, skill and aggression on a flat surface against increasingly demoralised and bedraggled opponents. With Derbyshire unexpectedly seeing off Middlesex at Chesterfield, Notts now lead the table by 10 points with Middlesex now in second place. MAG
Day 2
DUCKETT LEADS NOTTS REPLY AFTER LEICESTERSHIRE SET NEW BESTAt the close, Notts trail Leicestershire by 67 runs with 5 first innings wickets standing, after a day where there were 473 runs scored in 93.2 overs. Both teams took full advantage of the flat pitch and the lightning-fast outfield.
Leicestershire new 10th wicket best against Notts and the club's highest total this season
On a predominantly cloudy day with little wind, Leicestershire added 100 in 20.2 overs in the morning as Ben Mike scored an impressive 78 off 100 balls (9x4,2x6). In the 101st over, Hutton (Pavilion End) had Wright lbw for 4, 351 for 9. Notts though allowed Mike and last man Will Davis to add 89 for the last wicket in 16 overs. Mike took a liking to Pattinson hitting him for huge six over mid-wicket in an over that cost him 19 runs. The young all-rounder, with field set deep, was given too many easy runs. Mullaney went on the defensive. A lofted straight four by Mike off Hutton saw him to his 50 off 80 balls. Leicestershire got to 400 in the 109th over with a single for Davis off Hutton. Leicestershire stood at 404 for 9 after 110 overs. Mike finally fell for 78 skying Mullaney (2-42) to Duckett who took a fine running catch low down coming from long on. Leicestershire 440 all out off 116.2 overs , Davis 32 not out. This 10th wicket stand was the best by a Leicestershire side against Notts. The Notts bowlers this morning obtained little movement. Patterson-White, who strangely was only given two overs today, was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 45.
Davis (Bennett End) and Mulder opened the bowling. Notts got to lunch on 21 for 0 after 5 overs with Hameed on 15 and Slater on 6.
After lunch, Wright replaced Davis but Mulder was bowling well from the Bennett End and he got a ball to lift and found the edge of Slater's (12) bat and Swindells took the catch behind the stumps, 47 for 1 after 10 overs. Duckett joined Hameed and the runs were flowing freely on the featherbed surface. A four through the covers by Hameed off Davis saw him to 50 off 48 balls. But Hameed shouldered arms to a Mike delivery that jagged in, and was bowled for 59, 113 for 2 in the 21st over. An exquisite cover driven four by Duckett off Mike saw him to 50 off 40 balls. Parkinson finally introduced himself for the 34th over from the Bennett End, having injured his foot earlier. Clarke hit Parkinson to the mid-wicket ropes to bring up the first batting point in the 38th over. Notts 218 for 2 off 41 overs at tea with Duckett on 98 and Clarke on 38, were scoring at more than five an over.
Notts added a further 155 in the last session in 32 overs. In the 44th over, Duckett reached a chanceless 100 off 112 balls with four to the point boundary. Notts got to 250 in the 46th over. A leg glance for four by Clarke off Davis got him to his 50 off 68 balls. The runs kept coming at great pace, the Notts 300 came up in the 55th over. Duckett had played a magnificent innings eliminating all risks. He finally attempted a reverse sweep and was bowled by Parkinson for 145 off 153 balls with 21 boundaries, 311 for 3 in the 56th over. The third wicket stand with Clarke was worth 198 runs in 35 overs.
James (0) facing his third ball played a dreadful shot to a short delivery from Wright, skying the ball straight to Mulder at mid-wicket, 314 for 4. Mullaney joined Clarke with Notts reaching 350 in the 63rd over. Clarke (89) edged Parkinson to Ackermann at slip, 360 for 5 in the 66th over. Clarke had obtained his highest score of the season in an innings which lasted 114 balls with 13 fours. The breathless day finally slowed down as Moores and Mullaney only scored 13 in the final 7.3 overs. Stumps were drawn at 1855 with Notts on 373 for 5 off 73 overs with Mullaney on 37 and Moores on 4. Notts had batted well and concentrated with keeping the ball on the floor hitting 52 fours and not a single six. MAG
Day 1
RUSTY NOTTS HAVE HILL TO CLIMB AFTER FOXES DOMINATE WITH THE BAT
Leicestershire had the better of the first day closing on 340 for 8 after being inserted by Notts on a green tinged pitch. Lewis Hill (104) and Colin Ackermann (116) both hit impressive centuries. Notts bowled poorly this morning with the new ball; Brett Hutton and Dane Paterson looking particularly rusty. Notts had omitted Luke Fletcher from the starting eleven, a decision which seemed strange at the time and which looked a very bad one by the close.
On a sunny windy day in front of a sparse crowd of around 500. Leicestershire had raced to 129 for 2 off 29 overs at lunch. Notts bowled much better after lunch restricting Leicestershire to 211 in the final 69 overs. Patterson-White was the most impressive bowler, but was not given the ball enough, only bowling 14 overs whilst picking up three wickets for 37, with the wickets of Ackermann and Parkinson both falling to slip catches by Mullaney with the ball in both instances turning appreciably, a worry given, Notts are due to bat last. Mullaney had to bring himself just before lunch to try and stem the run rate and ended up bowling 11 overs, including the dismissal of Hill which broke the third wicket partnership of 135 in 38 overs with Ackermann.
Hutton (Pavilion End) and Pattinson opened the bowling. Pattinson picked up a wicket with his 4th ball. Azad caught at third slip by Hutton for 5, 5 for 1. It proved a false dawn. Pattinson had bowled a fast 7 over spell from the Bennett End with Hill and Patel edging him through the slip cordon but Hutton was struggling to find his rhythm. Paterson replaced Hutton in the 13th over and consecutive boundaries from Hill saw Leicester passed 50. Paterson got a ball to move and lift and found the edge of Patel's (26) bat and Clarke took the catch at first slip, 63 for 2 in the 15th over. James came on for the following over but proved expensive conceding 18 in 3 overs being replaced by Hutton who had changed ends the Leicestershire 100 came up in the 22nd over. A rank long hop outside off stump by Hutton was hit to the cover boundary by Hill to see him to 50 off 52 balls, Hill hitting 3 fours off the over (the 24th of the innings). Patterson-White came on in the 26th over and the captain brought himself on in the following over. Leicestershire 129 for 2 off 29 overs with Hill on 61 and Ackermann on 25. The Notts bowling effort was the worst we had seen in the 2022 championship.
Hill on top
Pattinson (Bennett End) and Hutton were bowling in tandem after lunch. The Foxes 150 came up in the 36th over. Paterson returned at the Bennett End for the 38th over. James came on for his second spell in the 41st over a quick single to mid-off by Hill off James saw him to his ton off 124 balls. Patterson-White came on in the 50th over. Ackermann got to his 50 with a square cut for four off James bringing up the Leicester 200 in the 51st over. Mullaney brought himself back for the 53rd over and bowled Hill for 104, 204 for 3. Hill playing a forward defensive stroke missed the delivery which appeared to swing. Hill’s innings contained 15 fours and came off 133 balls and was his fifth of his first-class career.
Pattinson returned for a 3 over burst before tea and in his second over of his spell he had Mulder caught behind by Moores for 11, 231 for 4 after 62 overs. Kimber took a blow to the head from a short ball from Pattinson which required a brief stoppage. Leicestershire 233 for 4 after 64 overs at the interval with Ackermann on 71 and Kimber on 1.
Ackermann leads
Pattinson (Bennett End) and Hutton were bowling in tandem after lunch. The Foxes 150 came up in the 36th over. Paterson returned at the Bennett End for the 38th over. James came on for his second spell in the 41st over a quick single to mid-off by Hill off James saw him to his ton off 124 balls. Patterson-White came on in the 50th over. Ackermann got to his 50 with a square cut for four off James bringing up the Leicester 200 in the 51st over. Mullaney brought himself back for the 53rd over and bowled Hill for 104, 204 for 3. Hill playing a forward defensive stroke missed the delivery which appeared to swing. Hill’s innings contained 15 fours and came off 133 balls and was his fifth of his first-class career.
Pattinson returned for a 3 over burst before tea and in his second over of his spell he had Mulder caught behind by Moores for 11, 231 for 4 after 62 overs. Kimber took a blow to the head from a short ball from Pattinson which required a brief stoppage. Leicestershire 233 for 4 after 64 overs at the interval with Ackermann on 71 and Kimber on 1.
Ackermann leads
Mullaney and Paterson shared the ball after tea, before being replaced by James and Patterson-White respectively. Paterson finishing the day with figures of 18-1-72-1, a rare poor day for the South African. A quick two down to long leg by Ackermann off James saw him to his 100 off 210 balls. Ackermann had finally found form in 2022 having scored a meagre 184 runs in the first six championship games at a miserable 16.72.
Hutton finds his rhythm
A cover driven four by Louis Kimber saw off Patterson-White saw Leicester to 300 in the 79th over. Next ball, the slow armer got his revenge bowling him neck and crop with a turning ball that beat his defensive shot, 300 for 5. Kimber, the former Notts Academy man, had batted tidily in his 54-ball innings, adding 69 in 17 overs for the fifth wicket. The new ball was taken by Hutton and Pattinson with Leicestershire 302 for 5 off 80 overs. With the second delivery with the new cherry, Hutton removed Swindell's (1) off stump, 302 for 6. Hutton proceeded to bowl an impressive 8 over spell with the second new ball, the cobwebs well and truly blown off.
Roll out the Barrel
Paterson bowled two overs from the Bennett End but made way for Patterson-White who took a wicket with the first ball, getting the ball to turn and Ackermann edging him to Mullaney at slip, 338 for 7 after 94 overs. Ackermann had scored 116 off 253 balls (9x4). In his next over and with last delivery of the day, Callum Parkinson (0) edged him to Mullaney, who took his second catch. Leicestershire 340 for 8 off 96 overs with Ben Mike undefeated 20.
History warning
Advantage Leicestershire at the end of the first day. The bottom of the table upsetting the form book. With the wicket likely to turn more as the game moves on, Notts will be looking to remove the final two Leicestershire wickets early tomorrow and gain a first innings lead. A lot of hard work lies ahead. Callum Parkinson will be the key man for the home side seeking their first victory of the season. The slow left-armer will remember a match versus Gloucestershire this time last year at Grace Road when he and Ackermann shared 16 wickets as Leicestershire batting first won by an innings and 93 runs. MAG
The following squad of 13 will travel to Leicester:
Haseeb Hameed
Ben Slater
Ben Duckett
Joe Clarke
Lyndon James
Steven Mullaney c
Tom Moores x
Liam Patterson-White
James Pattinson
Brett Hutton
Luke Fletcher
Dane Paterson
Sol Budinger
This one of the 3 games moved to proper Summer months, for wich we are meant to be grateful ?
ReplyDeleteNever can I remember us playing at Leicester, during a Trent Bridge Test.
Dartford, I think I can remember one year. Foxy
ReplyDeleteAny of the plethora of back room staff/analysts Notts employ care to do any research on the 2022 version of Patto we were bringing back ? Just looks like an up and down regulation fast(ish) bowler no better or worse than any other bowler in the match day squad
ReplyDeleteIt’s all very well being available in all formats but as 2nd overseas gun bowler it’s about time you started delivering and winning games James
You’re up against Div2 batting line ups Patto you need to start performing to your potential and not just looking as though you’re an honest 100% trier. Surely flat decks shouldn’t be a problem to someone brought up in Australia?
It’s particularly galling when anyone looks up his stats the last time he played against the Foxes at Grace Road back in 2017
We all know he’s is never going to be the same bowler after his injury problems but you have to question whether we could have got much better value elsewhere from what we’ve seen up to now both in red ball and t20
No doubt he’ll be effective in the RLODC but that isn’t why we’ve signed the bloke
Sincerely hope he proves me wrong in the 2nd innings and the remaining matches. I like the bloke, hes 100% committed to Notts and he still a good bowler but he has to start delivering in my opinion as 2nd overseas. This is what you’re being paid for James after all
Interesting to note that Toby Pettman took 3 wickets for Derbyshire today, Peakfans Derbyshire blog says in his report... Special mention for Toby Pettman, who bowled a very impressive first spell in which he could and should have had a couple of wickets, then came back and ended up with three. He ran in hard, got some steepling bounce from his 6'7 and troubled good players all day. He can be proud of his efforts.
ReplyDeleteFood for thought ?
Complacency, should have batted but instead expected to roll Leicestershire over and got a shock
ReplyDeleteRather ditches the stupid suggestion they should not be in The County Championship.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree Rich. Brilliant days cricket especially Ducky currently playing at the top of his game and it’s great to see. Batting sometimes looks easy for him with all his natural ability and timing he has. He is now showing in both formats just what a brilliant player he is.
ReplyDeleteMost sides would be behind the 8 ball going into today but because we scored our runs at such a rapid rate we are now right back in the mix at the halfway stage, but I am mindful we have to bat last in this game due to Mull inserting the Foxes
With all these better batting decks this season allied to the largely dry weather and the reduced seam on the dukes cherry, where is 46 yo medium pacer Dazza Stevens when you need him ? After all, he was at pains to point out that his 74mph demon deliveries of recent years had nothing to do with the traditional English seaming wickets and his Michelle 5fers were not hindering the development of county batsman Most of us knew this was complete and utter tripe as it was like us having Steven Mullaney opening the bowling for us all season
Back to the important stuff and Junior Moores owes us a good knock. Let’s hope he can produce and crash plenty of his boundary hitting options for us tomorrow in the morning session
Another superb win for the lads. Who would have predicted a win in 3 after they amassed 440 after we had inserted them ?
ReplyDeleteBut, this foxes side has always got this in them these days. Good to see Patto bowling with aggression and decent pace on that deck. You can never doubt his full commitment to the cause he just isn’t quite the same bowler that was so devastating back in 2017 but certainly was a handful for them yesterday
Also, the much maligned Tom Moores batted with real patience untill the time came to unleash some boundaries so full credit to him yesterday as he looked in a lot discomfort before retiring
We all hoped the ‘real’ county champions would go well in Div2 and be able to win games on the decks the oppo put out for us as well as our home matches
Beginning day 2 in the Bennett End their faithful were shouting out derisory cries of “Dads Army”, obviously not realising it’s the t20 side that this label can be jokingly applied to and certainly not the red ball outfit so bet they enjoyed day 3 as their batting self-destructed for the umpteenth time this season
It’s the same for all counties but how utterly ridiculous that we now go back into t20 mode straight after a 4 day game but ironically with the good weather this week the ECB have timed this round of games fortuitously well by more luck than judgement as June is often a wet month in England in recent years
Duckett innings, a match momentum changer. Leicester Ultra-simpletons with a whistle!
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