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"DADS ARMY" SLAIN BY HAIN
as Bears give Outlaws a record mauling
In front of a sun-drenched crowd of 12433, Warwickshire amassed the highest domestic T20 score of 261 for 2 at Trent Bridge last night on absolute road of a pitch. They scored an amazing 113 in the last 6 overs as Hain (112 not out off 52 balls, 12x4,5x6) and Hose (88 off 35 balls, 3x4, 10x6) ran amok against some quite dreadful Notts bowling and static ground fielding . The third wicket stand added an unbroken 174 in 11.4 overs. Notts facing a near impossible chase kept up with the rate in the first half of the innings, thanks mainly to Joe Clarke's 86 off 45 balls (8x6,5x6), but fell away badly in the second half of the innings, being bowled out for 206 with 10 deliveries unused to lose by a massive 55 runs.
Notts won the toss and with Ball still injured were unchanged.
Fletcher (Pavilion End) bowled the first over and his second ball was hit to the square leg ropes by Yates, the same batsman hitting him for four through mid-wicket, 11 off the over. Davies (5) hit Carter to the point ropes, but then he drove the off spinner low to Christian at extra cover, 18 for 1 off 2 overs. Just two singles and a leg bye came off the 3rd over bowled by Fletcher. The 4th over by Carter to Yates went for 22, namely 4644.4, the six over long on, this was a sign of the carnage to come. Hain pulled Paterson for four and hit him for six over square leg, 15 off the 5th over. Hain hit Christian to for successive boundaries towards cover and third man. The Bears 69 for 1 at the end of the powerplay.
Patel conceded four off the 7th over. Yates lofted Carter (3-0-42-1) for six over mid-wicket and then a 4 through third man., 13 off the over. Yates (53 off 29 balls, 6x4, 3x6), with a personal T20 best, was caught on the long off ropes by Duckett off Patel, 87 for 2 after 8.2 overs. Notts were not to take a wicket for the rest of the innings. Hain hit Patel for four through mid-wicket, 7 off the 9th over. Hain lofted Harrison (3-0-42-1) for six into Fox Road Stand, 107 for 2 off 10 overs. Another 154 runs would follow in the next 10 overs.
Carnage
Hose hit Patel to the cover ropes, 8 off the 11th over. Mullaney conceded six in the 12th over. Harrison was hit by Hose for six over square leg and then five balls later was deposited for six into Larwood and Voce the former Somerset man, 16 off the 13th over. Hose hit Mullaney (2-0-17-0) for six over square leg, 11 off the over. Christian went for 19 in the 15th over, Hain hitting him for six into the Fox Road Stand and then to the point ropes. Hose then hit a six through backward square leg. Hain hit Patel (4-0-43-1) for 22 in the 16th over (64444.), a six over square leg, followed by a four over extra cover, straight, boundary, cover and another straight four which brought up the 100 partnership. Warwickshire 189 for 2 off 16 overs. Hose brought up his 50 in 24 balls with a six off Fletcher into the top tier of the Fox Road Stand, 10 off the 17th over. Paterson (2-0-36-0) went for 21 in the 18th over (64416.), Hain hitting him for six over long off and then the next ball was a four through backward point. He brought up his 100 in 47 balls with a four through backward square leg. Hose hit him for six over cow corner. Hain hit Fletcher (4-0-35-0) for a straight four off the 1st and 2nd deliveries of the 19th over, 12 off the over.
Hose hit Patel to the cover ropes, 8 off the 11th over. Mullaney conceded six in the 12th over. Harrison was hit by Hose for six over square leg and then five balls later was deposited for six into Larwood and Voce the former Somerset man, 16 off the 13th over. Hose hit Mullaney (2-0-17-0) for six over square leg, 11 off the over. Christian went for 19 in the 15th over, Hain hitting him for six into the Fox Road Stand and then to the point ropes. Hose then hit a six through backward square leg. Hain hit Patel (4-0-43-1) for 22 in the 16th over (64444.), a six over square leg, followed by a four over extra cover, straight, boundary, cover and another straight four which brought up the 100 partnership. Warwickshire 189 for 2 off 16 overs. Hose brought up his 50 in 24 balls with a six off Fletcher into the top tier of the Fox Road Stand, 10 off the 17th over. Paterson (2-0-36-0) went for 21 in the 18th over (64416.), Hain hitting him for six over long off and then the next ball was a four through backward point. He brought up his 100 in 47 balls with a four through backward square leg. Hose hit him for six over cow corner. Hain hit Fletcher (4-0-35-0) for a straight four off the 1st and 2nd deliveries of the 19th over, 12 off the over.
A new Notts record worst
The last over bowled by Christian went for an incredible 29 runs, Christian (3-0-59-0) had the most expensive figures for Notts in T20 history. Hose hit Christian for six over square leg and mid-wicket. A wide and a dot ball followed. The fourth Ball was scooped by Hose for 6, the fifth ball went for six over backward square leg, the Last delivery was hit for four through extra cover. Warwickshire 261 for 2 off 20 overs, including EIGHTEEN sixes. It has been clear this season, that the bowling attack is too old, and the fielding static, young blood needs to be introduced.
Clarke's positive start
Clarke edged Stone’s (Pavilion End) first ball for 4. Hales hit Stone to the extra cover boundary, 9 off the opening over. Miles went for 25 off the second over (444661). Clarke hitting for fours over cover, extra cover and backward point. Sixes followed extra cover and fine leg. Hales (4) was caught in the covers by Hain off Stone, 35 for 1. Duckett pulled Stone for successive fours, 45 for 1 off 3 overs. Brathwaite was hit for four over mid-wicket by Duckett and then for a massive six over square leg, 14 off the over plus a leg bye. Duckett hit Miles to the long leg boundary. Clarke hit Miles to six into the top tier of the Randall Stand, 12 off the over. Duckett (26 off 10 overs) was caught by Lintott at short third man off Brathwaite, 72 for 2. Clarke hit Brathwaite for six over square leg, Notts 80 for 2 at the end of the powerplay, 11 ahead of The Bears.
Half way
Clarke hit Briggs tor 4 through extra cover to going his 50 off 22 balls, two later he hit a mid-wicket boundary. The final delivery was hit for four to backward square leg by Moores, 13 off the over. Moores hit Lintott for four through point Clarke then hit him for six over mid-wicket, 13 off the over. Clarke hit Briggs to the mid-wicket ropes, 10 off the 9th over. Moores hit Lintott for six over mid-wicket, Notts 128 for 2 off 10 overs, needing 134 off the last ten overs, sadly the innings fell away in only a further 8.2 overs whilst adding 78 runs.
Clarke's positive start
Clarke edged Stone’s (Pavilion End) first ball for 4. Hales hit Stone to the extra cover boundary, 9 off the opening over. Miles went for 25 off the second over (444661). Clarke hitting for fours over cover, extra cover and backward point. Sixes followed extra cover and fine leg. Hales (4) was caught in the covers by Hain off Stone, 35 for 1. Duckett pulled Stone for successive fours, 45 for 1 off 3 overs. Brathwaite was hit for four over mid-wicket by Duckett and then for a massive six over square leg, 14 off the over plus a leg bye. Duckett hit Miles to the long leg boundary. Clarke hit Miles to six into the top tier of the Randall Stand, 12 off the over. Duckett (26 off 10 overs) was caught by Lintott at short third man off Brathwaite, 72 for 2. Clarke hit Brathwaite for six over square leg, Notts 80 for 2 at the end of the powerplay, 11 ahead of The Bears.
Half way
Clarke hit Briggs tor 4 through extra cover to going his 50 off 22 balls, two later he hit a mid-wicket boundary. The final delivery was hit for four to backward square leg by Moores, 13 off the over. Moores hit Lintott for four through point Clarke then hit him for six over mid-wicket, 13 off the over. Clarke hit Briggs to the mid-wicket ropes, 10 off the 9th over. Moores hit Lintott for six over mid-wicket, Notts 128 for 2 off 10 overs, needing 134 off the last ten overs, sadly the innings fell away in only a further 8.2 overs whilst adding 78 runs.
The house of cards comes tumbling down
Moores hit Stone for 4 through third man, 9 off the 11th over. Briggs went for 8 off the 12th over. Clarke (86) hit Brathwaite for a straight four. Clarke then holed out to Stone at long off, Brathwaite the bowler, 150 for 3 in the 13th over. Christian hit Lintott (4-0-54-1) for a leg side four and Moores swept him for six and then hit a four through extra cover, 16 off the over. Moores (40 off 21 balls, 4x4, 2x6) holed out to Hose at long off, Briggs the bowler, 170 for 4 in the 15th over. Mullaney was out for a golden duck, caught by Stone at long off, four came off the 15th over bowled by Briggs (4-0-34-2). Patel (2) was caught on the square leg ropes by Miles off Lintott, 173 for 6. The crowd were now leaving in great numbers. Christian hit Lintott for a straight six and then swept him for four, 186 for 6 off 16 overs.
Moores hit Stone for 4 through third man, 9 off the 11th over. Briggs went for 8 off the 12th over. Clarke (86) hit Brathwaite for a straight four. Clarke then holed out to Stone at long off, Brathwaite the bowler, 150 for 3 in the 13th over. Christian hit Lintott (4-0-54-1) for a leg side four and Moores swept him for six and then hit a four through extra cover, 16 off the over. Moores (40 off 21 balls, 4x4, 2x6) holed out to Hose at long off, Briggs the bowler, 170 for 4 in the 15th over. Mullaney was out for a golden duck, caught by Stone at long off, four came off the 15th over bowled by Briggs (4-0-34-2). Patel (2) was caught on the square leg ropes by Miles off Lintott, 173 for 6. The crowd were now leaving in great numbers. Christian hit Lintott for a straight six and then swept him for four, 186 for 6 off 16 overs.
Heavy defeat
Harrison (2) lost his off stump to Stone, 186 for 7. Christian hit Stone (4-0-36-2) for four through fine leg, seven off the over. Carter (1) was caught at extra cover by Brathwaite off Miles, 193 for 8. Christian hit Miles for a leg side four to bring up the 200 and then hit a four through the covers. Christian was caught behind off Miles (3-0-49-2) for 33 (off 16 balls), 204 for 9 off 18 overs. Fletcher (2) was bowled by Brathwaite (3.2-0-31-3) to leave Notts 206 all out off 18.2 overs. A total of 467 runs had been scored during the contest in 38.2 overs.
Harrison (2) lost his off stump to Stone, 186 for 7. Christian hit Stone (4-0-36-2) for four through fine leg, seven off the over. Carter (1) was caught at extra cover by Brathwaite off Miles, 193 for 8. Christian hit Miles for a leg side four to bring up the 200 and then hit a four through the covers. Christian was caught behind off Miles (3-0-49-2) for 33 (off 16 balls), 204 for 9 off 18 overs. Fletcher (2) was bowled by Brathwaite (3.2-0-31-3) to leave Notts 206 all out off 18.2 overs. A total of 467 runs had been scored during the contest in 38.2 overs.
Jonesy's rallying cry
Notts head to Stanley Park, Blackpool tomorrow and lie in a distant seventh in the table. Some are saying the team are already doomed not to qualify. But the cry from Captain Christian will no doubt be DON’T PANIC! MAG
Notts head to Stanley Park, Blackpool tomorrow and lie in a distant seventh in the table. Some are saying the team are already doomed not to qualify. But the cry from Captain Christian will no doubt be DON’T PANIC! MAG
Secret Squirrel has annonced the following fourteen names:
Alex Hales
Joe Clarke
Ben Duckett
Sol Budinger
Dan Christian
Samit Patel
Steven Mullaney
Tom Moores
Calvin Harrison
Matt Carter
Luke Fletcher
Ben Slater
Lyndon James
Dane Paterson
No Jake Ball again?
After that short, successful break we're back to the Blast with five games in eight days, three of which are at Trent Bridge.
First up, Warwickshire Bears (this is a first class county competition and Birmingham doesn't qualify as such) and this is one we need to win to off set the eight over disgrace at Edgbaston of eleven days ago.
A disgrace because:
- we were well set to win and essentially bottled it and put the wrong players in the middle at the wrong time (Alex had all but got us over the line)
- we followed Carlos Brathwaite's lead in adopting the legitimate tactic, yet a highly unsporting and distasteful one, of the tactical retiring out of a batsman
- our coaching staff saw nothing wrong in the use of the tactical retirement, confirming they must be living on a different planet to their supporters
- Lord's or the ECB have done nothing to stop further tactical retire outs, but thankfully there hasn't been anymore in the Blast yet
Yes it's very disappointing, just as wanting to call someone holding a bat something other than what it is, a batsman and the renaming that fielding position behind and between point and slip, you know the third one! The origin of fielding positions [here]
Those listening on the stream, will hear the Gurgler joined by Sam Kelsall for this game.
That’s the long and short of it ,foxy
ReplyDeleteMy new most disliked county team Warks / Birmingham Bears 1/ Birmingham WTF 2/ Cheated Notts out of the champo 2021 along with weird rules 3/ Cheats with unsporting walk-offs cos not good enuff against a bowler
ReplyDeleteYou could argue now after Essex and Somerset they have now become our ‘bogey’ team or arch-rivals over the last 18 months as pointed out above.
ReplyDeleteIf they bowl first, I am expecting a Bears player to tactically retire because they don’t like the sun or they’re getting stick from the TB faithful?
Braithwaite must be the only big West Indian batsman I’ve ever known who doesn’t fancy slogging slow bowling to the boundary
If they get to finals day, I reckon their mascot Carmen Bear will tactically retire in favour of Ed Moses in the steeplechase event
It would be fitting if hugh bear won the mascot derby, then took his head off to reveal......... David Lloyd.foxy
ReplyDeleteGot a feeling dear old Mr. H will be announcing the crowd figure tonight ?
ReplyDeleteIt appears the only places that they can't shift tickets are in Smith Cooper where they've got the "requested" zones that aren't as popular as Mr Temple would have us believe and the William Clarke which is always remote. Against Leicester on Tuesday will be a different matter but the Club's spin for the tournament will be that supporters have embraced the seat reservation "trial" rather than endured it.
DeleteSpot on
DeleteIn previous years this fixture on a Friday night with fabulous weather and the top tier Raddy Rd would be open it would appear tonight it isn’t so that in itself tells you something at the very least ?
ReplyDeleteHorror Show by Notts
ReplyDeleteA struggle to qualify for the quarters this season
ReplyDeleteWe're DOOOMED!
ReplyDeleteTime for some of the old guard to retire; looked like a good Sunday pub side for a while (and partaken of the pub grub too much!). Need some young, fitter and hungrier cricketers - they get paid to be athletes. Whilst managing to perform well it has been overlooked, but they are not currently performing. They look the least fit of all the sides, Surrey looking the fittest. Doing better at 4 day, but it's second division. Will they do as well if promoted? They don't seem to have brought in quality players or any at all this season. Clarke and Duckett do at last seem to be stepping up, but Hales does well one in three or four games. The ones playing more cricket seem to be doing better.
ReplyDeleteIf Jake Ball is not fit to play consistently what about doing something radical and getting The Chappell of Rest back from Gloucestershire? PM told us at Lady Bay he was on an instant recall loan deal
ReplyDeleteHe’s a much maligned figure at TB but he’s doing pretty well there and would add new pace to our attack. He really couldn’t do any worse the bowling looked shot to bits last night albeit on that batting road where 200 minimum was probably just par.
Reckon Pvt. Godfrey with his medical bag would be a match in the field for one or 2 of our elder statesmen on last nights showing
Good point mate . Can't understand DC bowling first on a flat pitch and lighning fast outfield along with hot sunny weather . Bat first get the runs on the board . All the pressure is then on the oppo not us
ReplyDeleteClearly we have not been very good this year having played well only twice, against weaker teams, and even then, being very harsh, did not display the ruthlessness of champions. I would usually reckon that losing five or if you're very very lucky 51/2 games is the most on which you might qualify and we have already lost 41/2. Some of the bowling has been poor and the batting is inconsistent.
ReplyDeleteFundamentally, however, and I know I am extremely boring on this, we let the other side get a record score batting first when our whole ethos is to drag the boundaries in, prepare batting pitches, a lightning outfield, adopting a headcase approach to batting (which will obviously work best when under less pressure such as having to chase a record score to win) and generally aim to blitz the opposition with our fast-scoring boundary-hitting team. WE WON THE TOSS AND ASKED THEM TO BAT. LIKE WE ALWAYS DO. What warped scatological cricket brain thinks that setting everything up to favour batting means you should always bowl? For the love of Mike.
Not only that but how many times have we embarrassingly failed to chase targets, especially small targets, and lost from winning positions? The 8 over debacle at Warwickshire is only the latest of a series of such disasters, often in knockout games. And how many times have we defended targets, including small targets, and won (or a couple of times last season, tied) from losing positions?
So not only is it bonkers to want to bowl given the choice - especially at Trent Bridge where our whole approach is geared to batting - but history and experience tends to show that we are bad at chasing and good at defending.
I must be missing something but for the life of me our whole strategy seems to be aimed at having us play with our legs tied together. I do predict, though, that teams winning the toss at Trent Bridge will (absent bad weather where batting second carries a clear advantage) choose to bat. Maybe we should do that too?
We have chased in every game this season that has led to a result. We have been successful 3 times out of 7. That's not a top 4 rate of success.
DeleteI’m still reeling a little from what I saw! Both in this fixture and the record defeat from Lancashire….
ReplyDeleteOver the last 20 years Notts have been fantastic in the t20. Both on the field and off, putting together a team which regularly attracts more than 10 thousand (from much lower numbers in the early days of the competition) expect to come and see win. The main architects of that are still around - the on field ones being DC, Hales, Samir, Fletch and with PM and MN playing major roles. They deserve our trust and respect.
This season though is the end of that era. Bowling first last night??? A side with only 3 - albeit excellent - specialist batsmen? Mullaney and Christian in the same 11? Basically perming an 11 from a squad of 13 almost irrespective of performance.
Every great team in any sport needs to reset and the same is true here. And not just on the pitch. Do we need the seat booking ? (No). Nuts the mascot dancing to the old tunes at the interval looks a bit cheap and tired. 25 quid a seat feels too high - notts always offer good value I think.
As for last night, I was surprised Christian bowled a second over, let alone a third. There were 4-5 shots which went for 4 when we fielded but similar ones didn’t seem to when we batted. Hales seems to have been told to tee off from the start - he used to build more slowly - and Samit, Mullaney and Christian cannot change gear in the way they once could. Carter looks tired - and no so fit - and our paceman lack the pace recently on view from Stone, Wood and Gleeson.
I would add a batsman, lose one of the middle order all rounders, give Carter a rest and try James or LPW (or Evison if he can bowl). Basically inject some energy and see what the next 6 games bring. Mick has worked masterstrokes in bringing in short notice foreign firepower previously- I wonder if he is working on something similar now.
I agree with your sentiment Jim, but you have more faith in Mick than I do. He is perhaps looking to sign someone, if they're bothered (the club) about the Blast anymore, but Mick has signed as many turkeys as he has nuggets (to mix metaphors) in his time. The players have all got their gigs lined-up for the Hundred already, kerching! What else is there left to play for? Guess what an Email from the club was looking to sell me today..... discounted tickets for the Hundred --- deleted without opening.
DeleteI completely agree about batting first at the ‘postage stamp’. I think they say when the due comes down the ball zips onto the bat a lot better so batting second may make more sense. But not last night in those temps in mid-June.
ReplyDeleteAs you state, last night bat first on that TB ‘road’ post 200+ and then the pressure goes straight onto the Bears at half-time. The exact opposite happened last night and the game was over the minute DC thought he was best to bowl that final over. If we post say, 215 and they chase it down with the pressure then good luck to them. It’s cricket. I also agree we are legendary in bottling a high pressure run chase and can lose a game from any position as we’ve done on at least 2 occasions in big pressure games such as quarter and semi-finals.
We will never know whether Braithwaite would have started cheating now with his legendary ‘tactical retirement’ option if he’d had to face that horrid, nasty, leg-spin again. Anyone recall the classic episode where A.R.P. Warden Hodges brings in a ‘ringer’ none other than F.S. Trueman when they take on Dan Christian’s - sorry, i mean Cptn. Mainwaring’s Dad’s Army ?
There’s a lot of comments above , all fair points well made, which I would only be repeating.
ReplyDeleteBut yes I recall Fred trueman being in dads army, indeed the episode was shown in the long room many moons ago when one of my sons received a certificate and badge when the late John cope ran coaching courses for juniors.
also, I’m sure many of you are aware that popular member of staff Duncan who works in the William Clarke tea bar was formerly sergeant Wilson not of dads army but of the Scots guards. Foxy
He has defected to the scorecard bar these days which they now have deemed to rename Keaton’s Corner
DeleteIronic that Foxy, I didn’t know his surname was Wilson and he was a sergeant but I knew he is from a military background
Yes , it tickled me. One an English ( fictional)sergeant Wilson , the other a real Scottish sergeant Wilson . All I’m short of now when I get a cup of tea , mid afternoon is for it to be suggested “ do you think it’s wise sir, taking all that sugar?”
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