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Day 3
NOTTS SUFFER HUMBLING INNINGS THRASHING
As expected, Worcestershire rapidly wrapped up an emphatic innings victory at sunny New Road this morning, play lasting 68 minutes.
In the second over of the morning, Moores (22) top edged Pennington (Diglis End) to D 'Oliveira at backward point ,133 for 7. In his following over, Pennington had Patterson-White plumb leg before for 13, 142 for 8.
Hutton (20 not out) and Ball added 40 in 12 overs, hitting eight boundaries between them, but the fun came to an end as Tongue, who had replaced Pennington at the Diglis End induced Ball (20) to edge to Roderick, 182 for 9 in the 52nd over.
Seven balls later, Roderick picked up his fifth catch of the innings when Paterson (1) edged Waite. Notts 183 all out off 52.2 overs had lost by the enormous margin of an innings and 79 runs, all this having had Worcestershire 99 for 5 at lunch on the first day. They had paid the price for wayward bowling and poor technique against an accurate attack who bowled extremely well in helpful conditions; only Hameed playing any innings of substance. Hameed and the bowling performance of Ball were only plus points in a dire Notts performance.MAG
Hutton (Diglis End) and Ball opened the bowling in morning sunshine. Roderick got to his excellent 100 off 205 balls with a push on the offside off Ball. Paterson came on for the 104th over. In the following over, Hutton had Roderick leg before for 102 (off 208 balls, 12x4,1x6), 328 for 8. Patterson-White came on for the 110th over and with his first ball had Pennington (18) caught at mid wicket by Hameed, 357 for 9. It was third and last point Notts will probably take from this match. Worcestershire were 359 for 9 after 110 overs. Notts became obsessed with bowling short to the tailenders, Gibbon hit Hutton for 6 over square leg, but next ball he fell trying for a repeat, caught by Montgomery at long leg. Worcestershire 390 all out off 118.3 overs. Tongue finishing with a career best 45 not out. Notts who had bowled well in the first session on the opening day having The Pears 99 for 5, lost their way with too many legside deliveries and far too many extras given away. The worst bowling effort of 2022.
Pennington (Diglis End) and Tongue opened the bowling in now cloudy conditions. Slater (6) playing across the line was bowled by Pennington, 10 for 1 after 3 overs. Notts 12 for 1 after 5 overs at lunch with Hameed on 4 and Montgomery on 2. They would collapse spectacularly after lunch.
In the 8th over, Montgomery (2) was caught at second slip by the juggling Barnard off Gibson, 15 for 2. Clarke (13) fell to a brilliant diving catch to his left by Roderick as he chased a legside delivery from Pennington, 30 for 3 in the 13th over. Waite came on for the 15th over and conceded 16 runs including a delivery which was called a no ball for bouncing twice that Hameed hit for four. Off the last delivery off the 16th over, a single for Hameed off Waite saw him to 1,000 championship runs for the season. James shouldered arms to Waite and was bowled for 6, 53 for 4 in the 18th over. In the 23rd over, Mullaney hit Tongue for three boundaries. Mullaney though soon fell caught at first slip by Pollock off Barnard for 25, 89 for 5 in the 28th over. Moores lasted two balls before playing on to Barnard for a duck, 89 for 6. Hameed chased a wide one from Barnard and was caught behind for 37, 96 for 7 in the 32nd over. Barnard removed Hutton first ball to an in swinging Yorker, 96 for 8. Ball did well to keep out the hat trick ball, another toe crushing in-swinging yorker. Pennington yorked Ball for a duck, 105 for 9 after 33 overs. Patterson-White, still baffling behind Moores in the batting order, hit Barnard for sixes over mid wicket and twice in succession over backward square leg in an over that cost 23 runs. Patterson-White (32) fell in the next over caught at deep square leg by Azhar off Pennington, Notts 128 all out, Paterson 3 not out. Tea was taken between the innings. All the Worcestershire seamers had got lift and movement in helpful overhead conditions. Barnard 4 for 26 and Pennington 4 for 31 were the leading lights
Notts followed on 262 runs behind and batting got no easier. Slater hit the first ball of the innings through the covers off Barnard (New Road End). His opening partner being Ben Gibbon. Waite came on for the 7th over. In the 10th over, Slater (19) lost his off stump to Gibbon, 23 for 1. Montgomery (10) played on to Gibbon, 37 for 2 in the 14th over. Clarke (1) was out to the second time in the day chasing a leg side delivery, this time a routine catch for Roderick off Gibbon, 43 for 3. Clarke having a nightmare return to New Road. James was the next man out, caught behind by Roderick off Waite, 54 for 4 in the 17th over. Mullaney was bowled by Waite for 8, 66 for 5 in the 19th over. Moores was dropped on 3, an easy chance to Azhar Ali off Pennington. If the catch were to have been taken , Worcestershire would have probably wrapped up a two day victory. Hameed and Moores shared a partnership of 56 off 13 overs.
Hameed got to 50 off 84 balls with a mid wicket boundary off Barnard. A good ball from Tongue removed Hameed (58) caught behind by Roderick, 122 for 6 in the 32nd over. Patterson-White (6 not out) joined Moores (22 not out) at the crease and they survived to the close with Notts on a sorry 129 for 6 off 36 overs, the extra eight overs not claimed as the light was now deteriorating.
Worcestershire had been outstanding all day in a great team bowling performance and should wrap up an emphatic innings victory early tomorrow morning. Notts will reflect on their worst performance of the season. With Glamorgan and Middlesex well placed for victory, they will now probably need to secure seven points against in form Durham at Trent Bridge to secure promotion, no formality. MAG
Luke Fletcher was left out of the starting eleven as Hutton (Diglis End) and Ball opened the bowling in cloudy conditions. In the fourth over Pollock dragged on to Ball, 9 for one. Two overs later, Ball got a delivery to lift and move away and Azhar Ali (1) edged to Moores, 19 for 2. This was undoubtedly the champagne moment of the day from a Notts perspective, a cracking delivery.
The sun then blazed through and was to stay out for most of the day. Libby had a life on 18 when he was dropped by Hutton at third slip; a difficult chance low to his right. Paterson came on from the Diglis End and in his second over, Libby was plumb leg before to him having not added to his score, 47 for 3 in the 13th over. This was Paterson's 50th first class wicket of the season. Ball's excellent first spell ended with figures of 7 1 24 2 and he was replaced by Hutton.
Mullaney took a wicket with his fourth ball having Haynes caught behind for 33, 70 for 4 in the 19th over. Paterson changed ends for the 26th over. Off the last ball before lunch, Barnard (10), who had played loosely throughout, was caught by Montgomery at second slip off Paterson. Worcestershire 99 for 5 off 30 overs with D'Oliveira on 14. Very much Notts morning.
D'Oliveira and Roderick fought back well in the middle adding an unbroken 88 in 34 overs. Notts bowling lacked accuracy at times with too many legside deliveries. This was not helped by some pretty average wicket keeping from Moores who conceded 18 byes and 20 leg byes during the day as Mr Extras got to 44 at the close. Notts made many bowling changes throughout the session starting with Paterson and Mullaney in tandem. Hutton replaced Mullaney for the 39th over. After a long rest Ball was recalled for the 42nd over. Patterson-White had his first bowl in the 51st over. Paterson returned for 54th over. In the 60th over, Mullaney returned for was D'Oliveira reached his 50 off 141 balls. Worcestershire got to tea on 187 for 5 off 64 overs with D'Oliveira on 50 and Roderick on 41.
After tea, Roderick got to his 50 off 107 balls. In the 72rd over he hoisted Patterson-White for 6 over wide long off. D'Oliveira on 63 was dropped in the gully by James off Mullaney. Worcestershire reached 250 in the 78th over via a six over square leg by D'Oliveira off Mullaney. The new ball was taken by Hutton and Ball with Worcestershire on 257 for 5 off 80 overs. In the 86th over, D'Oliveira (85 off 221, 12x4, 1x6) finally fell caught behind off Ball, 268 for 6. Waite fell lbw to Hutton for 5, 283 for 7 in the 91st over. Roderick was still there at stumps on 91 (off 190 balls, 11x4, 1x6) and Tongue unbeaten on 5. Ball was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 41 off 18 overs in an impressive comeback performance. Paterson who has looked jaded in recent times went for nearly 4 RPO with 2 for 83 off 22 overs. MAG
Ben Duckett
Day 2
NOTTS HAVE A SHOCKER WITH THE BAT
out played by Worcester looking destined for an innings defeat, following-on
An outstanding seam bowling performance by Worcestershire has left them on the brink of victory with Nottinghamshire following on standing on 129 for 6 still 133 runs behind Worcestershire's first innings of 390. Hameed apart, the Notts batsmen had no answer to the Worcestershire seamers who bowled relentless line and length, constantly pitching the ball up in helpful cloudy bowling conditions. This in stark contrast to the Notts bowling we saw in the morning sunshine, bowling too short and lacking direction.Hutton (Diglis End) and Ball opened the bowling in morning sunshine. Roderick got to his excellent 100 off 205 balls with a push on the offside off Ball. Paterson came on for the 104th over. In the following over, Hutton had Roderick leg before for 102 (off 208 balls, 12x4,1x6), 328 for 8. Patterson-White came on for the 110th over and with his first ball had Pennington (18) caught at mid wicket by Hameed, 357 for 9. It was third and last point Notts will probably take from this match. Worcestershire were 359 for 9 after 110 overs. Notts became obsessed with bowling short to the tailenders, Gibbon hit Hutton for 6 over square leg, but next ball he fell trying for a repeat, caught by Montgomery at long leg. Worcestershire 390 all out off 118.3 overs. Tongue finishing with a career best 45 not out. Notts who had bowled well in the first session on the opening day having The Pears 99 for 5, lost their way with too many legside deliveries and far too many extras given away. The worst bowling effort of 2022.
Pennington (Diglis End) and Tongue opened the bowling in now cloudy conditions. Slater (6) playing across the line was bowled by Pennington, 10 for 1 after 3 overs. Notts 12 for 1 after 5 overs at lunch with Hameed on 4 and Montgomery on 2. They would collapse spectacularly after lunch.
In the 8th over, Montgomery (2) was caught at second slip by the juggling Barnard off Gibson, 15 for 2. Clarke (13) fell to a brilliant diving catch to his left by Roderick as he chased a legside delivery from Pennington, 30 for 3 in the 13th over. Waite came on for the 15th over and conceded 16 runs including a delivery which was called a no ball for bouncing twice that Hameed hit for four. Off the last delivery off the 16th over, a single for Hameed off Waite saw him to 1,000 championship runs for the season. James shouldered arms to Waite and was bowled for 6, 53 for 4 in the 18th over. In the 23rd over, Mullaney hit Tongue for three boundaries. Mullaney though soon fell caught at first slip by Pollock off Barnard for 25, 89 for 5 in the 28th over. Moores lasted two balls before playing on to Barnard for a duck, 89 for 6. Hameed chased a wide one from Barnard and was caught behind for 37, 96 for 7 in the 32nd over. Barnard removed Hutton first ball to an in swinging Yorker, 96 for 8. Ball did well to keep out the hat trick ball, another toe crushing in-swinging yorker. Pennington yorked Ball for a duck, 105 for 9 after 33 overs. Patterson-White, still baffling behind Moores in the batting order, hit Barnard for sixes over mid wicket and twice in succession over backward square leg in an over that cost 23 runs. Patterson-White (32) fell in the next over caught at deep square leg by Azhar off Pennington, Notts 128 all out, Paterson 3 not out. Tea was taken between the innings. All the Worcestershire seamers had got lift and movement in helpful overhead conditions. Barnard 4 for 26 and Pennington 4 for 31 were the leading lights
Notts followed on 262 runs behind and batting got no easier. Slater hit the first ball of the innings through the covers off Barnard (New Road End). His opening partner being Ben Gibbon. Waite came on for the 7th over. In the 10th over, Slater (19) lost his off stump to Gibbon, 23 for 1. Montgomery (10) played on to Gibbon, 37 for 2 in the 14th over. Clarke (1) was out to the second time in the day chasing a leg side delivery, this time a routine catch for Roderick off Gibbon, 43 for 3. Clarke having a nightmare return to New Road. James was the next man out, caught behind by Roderick off Waite, 54 for 4 in the 17th over. Mullaney was bowled by Waite for 8, 66 for 5 in the 19th over. Moores was dropped on 3, an easy chance to Azhar Ali off Pennington. If the catch were to have been taken , Worcestershire would have probably wrapped up a two day victory. Hameed and Moores shared a partnership of 56 off 13 overs.
Hameed got to 50 off 84 balls with a mid wicket boundary off Barnard. A good ball from Tongue removed Hameed (58) caught behind by Roderick, 122 for 6 in the 32nd over. Patterson-White (6 not out) joined Moores (22 not out) at the crease and they survived to the close with Notts on a sorry 129 for 6 off 36 overs, the extra eight overs not claimed as the light was now deteriorating.
Worcestershire had been outstanding all day in a great team bowling performance and should wrap up an emphatic innings victory early tomorrow morning. Notts will reflect on their worst performance of the season. With Glamorgan and Middlesex well placed for victory, they will now probably need to secure seven points against in form Durham at Trent Bridge to secure promotion, no formality. MAG
20/09
Day 1
PEARS POST LUNCH REVIVAL KEEPS NOTTS IN CHECK
Morning wickets for Paterson and Ball
Worcestershire closed the first day at New Road standing at 297 for 7 off 96 overs. After Notts had inserted their opponents on a green wicket, Jake Ball playing his first championship game since the opening game of the 2021 season took the first two wickets to fall. The Notts seamers dominated the opening session as Worcestershire stood at 99 for 5 at lunch. Skipper Brett D'Oliveira and Gareth Roderick then shared a sixth wicket stand of 168 taking advantage of easing batting conditions and some wayward Notts bowling. Notts fought back in the last hour removing D'Oliveira and Waite with the new ball but Worcestershire will be happier of the two sides after the first day.Luke Fletcher was left out of the starting eleven as Hutton (Diglis End) and Ball opened the bowling in cloudy conditions. In the fourth over Pollock dragged on to Ball, 9 for one. Two overs later, Ball got a delivery to lift and move away and Azhar Ali (1) edged to Moores, 19 for 2. This was undoubtedly the champagne moment of the day from a Notts perspective, a cracking delivery.
The sun then blazed through and was to stay out for most of the day. Libby had a life on 18 when he was dropped by Hutton at third slip; a difficult chance low to his right. Paterson came on from the Diglis End and in his second over, Libby was plumb leg before to him having not added to his score, 47 for 3 in the 13th over. This was Paterson's 50th first class wicket of the season. Ball's excellent first spell ended with figures of 7 1 24 2 and he was replaced by Hutton.
Mullaney took a wicket with his fourth ball having Haynes caught behind for 33, 70 for 4 in the 19th over. Paterson changed ends for the 26th over. Off the last ball before lunch, Barnard (10), who had played loosely throughout, was caught by Montgomery at second slip off Paterson. Worcestershire 99 for 5 off 30 overs with D'Oliveira on 14. Very much Notts morning.
D'Oliveira and Roderick fought back well in the middle adding an unbroken 88 in 34 overs. Notts bowling lacked accuracy at times with too many legside deliveries. This was not helped by some pretty average wicket keeping from Moores who conceded 18 byes and 20 leg byes during the day as Mr Extras got to 44 at the close. Notts made many bowling changes throughout the session starting with Paterson and Mullaney in tandem. Hutton replaced Mullaney for the 39th over. After a long rest Ball was recalled for the 42nd over. Patterson-White had his first bowl in the 51st over. Paterson returned for 54th over. In the 60th over, Mullaney returned for was D'Oliveira reached his 50 off 141 balls. Worcestershire got to tea on 187 for 5 off 64 overs with D'Oliveira on 50 and Roderick on 41.
After tea, Roderick got to his 50 off 107 balls. In the 72rd over he hoisted Patterson-White for 6 over wide long off. D'Oliveira on 63 was dropped in the gully by James off Mullaney. Worcestershire reached 250 in the 78th over via a six over square leg by D'Oliveira off Mullaney. The new ball was taken by Hutton and Ball with Worcestershire on 257 for 5 off 80 overs. In the 86th over, D'Oliveira (85 off 221, 12x4, 1x6) finally fell caught behind off Ball, 268 for 6. Waite fell lbw to Hutton for 5, 283 for 7 in the 91st over. Roderick was still there at stumps on 91 (off 190 balls, 11x4, 1x6) and Tongue unbeaten on 5. Ball was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 41 off 18 overs in an impressive comeback performance. Paterson who has looked jaded in recent times went for nearly 4 RPO with 2 for 83 off 22 overs. MAG
18/09
Worcestershire still have an outside chance of promotion mathematically but will be hoping others implode, especially Middlesex. Indeed, others have to drop points left, right and centre and Middlesex tripping-up against Foxes would hurry Notts to the divisional title with a game to spare- it's not likely so Notts just need to avoid silly errors and complacency slipping in. With such a small division, every game in this penultimate round has at least one team playing in it that still harbours some hope of promotion.
Announced squad that includes Ben Duckett, who I thought was in Pakistan with the England T20 tourists (have I missed something?):
Ben Duckett didn't make the cut from website to Twitter post, so I'd say Pravda erred! Discreetly removed from website now...
Ben Slater
Haseeb Hameed
Haseeb Hameed
Joe Clarke
Mat Montgomery
Lyndon James
Steven Mullaney
Tom Moores
Liam Patterson-White
Brett Hutton
Luke Fletcher
Dane Paterson
Jake Ball
Opponents Worcestershire are boosted by their signing for next season, Matthew Waite, whilst Notts keep their fingers crossed that their signing for next year gets over his injury. We've been here before and in doesn't necessarily end well. Remember Paul Coughlin...
A current pre-move loan that's worked wonders:
Congratulations to Joey Evison who had a successful loan competition in the One Day Cup with Kent and gave Notts supporters a stark reminder of what we'll be missing out on in the coming years in Saturday's final at Trent Bridge.
Well lets hope that’s the last of the boring, tuneless, repetitive, moronic chant of “One More Year Stevo” i ever have to endure, having endured it previously a few weeks ago at Grace Rd. We tend to expect it at Football, with supporters just repeating what other supporters have invented but this tedious little song is on a completely different level for its pure utter mundaneness and irritating annoyance. I thought he looked what he actually is now yesterday - someone who has been a decent County standard player down the years but now just a pretty average performer on the whole with a silly cult-like following of a fan club.
ReplyDeleteDon’t sit on the fence orac. Lol. He pulled up lame yesterday which made it look even more like the end of the road for Stevo. But , be careful what you wish for, he wants to play for one more year, I know for a fact his wife, sister in law and brother in law are all Nottingham people, so you may ( given Newell s penchant for signing old players) get to hear it ringing out around Trent Bridge next season.
ReplyDeleteAs for joey, as I said on another page here this morning, he probably won’t play for Kent for long his next move will be England! . Foxy.
If Stevo signs for Notts next season Foxy, I will run around Lady Bay naked in protest
DeleteBe careful, you might end up with the same injury as him yesterday! Foxy
DeleteHow Notts ccc may regret letting young Joey Evison leave the playing staff in the years to come . One of the best home produced prospects getting away just as he was becoming a superb playing asset . Surely Notts top team should have gone the extra mile to keep him here ? If it meant a few thousand quid extra on his contact then so be it . I just cannot understand how such a talented player has been allowed to leave .Surely whatever Kent promised him then Notts could match ? Even if it meant first team selection providing his form was up to scratch .His performance yesterday just underlines what Notts have lost . A talent that may well blossom and provide us with another Botham ,Flintoff or Stokes ?
ReplyDeleteNotts Members must be still scratching their heads as to why top young players want to leave Notts as soon as they make the grade .
SO WHAT ARE THE ACTUAL REASONS ?
Like I said at the time Joey felt the need to move on - a monumental managerial failure. Moores and Newell should be ashamed of themselves, they have let club down badly.
DeleteOn the plus side it's obvious Notts must be doing something right when 3 of their own grown players go on to play successfuly for other teams
ReplyDeleteFor the fans though there is a very real sense of frustration that we felt it necessary to chase after Ollie Stone when two of the three to leave were fast bowlers, Joey though is the one that really hurts, Not only is he a bowler who has the enviable knock of taking wickets when most needed, But he is a batter that will only keep improving,
Let's hope that when his Kent contract expires he feels the need to return to TB,That of he hasn't been nabbed already by England...
The members, fans and the club management are being forced to have a dose of their own Leicestershire medicine and it doesn’t take very nice does it ? Foxy
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Delete££££, playing at Trent Bridge, improved England prospects and winning trophies is what Newell used to lure players away from others to play at Notts with. Players leave Notts now because there's a closed shop into the first eleven and you have to be playing to get noticed by the franchises to make the mega $$$$.
ReplyDeleteWe could sign a few more Moores family members, I heard Great Uncle Arthur is a demon off-spinner.
DeleteTo be fair, the shop is not so closed that James and Patterson-White haven't been able to get in and establish themselves. But with the top four batsmen (all imports from other counties) playing rather less for England teams than perhaps was expected when they joined, there is not much room left for others to come in given that Mullaney and Moores are the first names on the team sheet. But you might like to formulate it this way: The contracts of both Clarke and Evison were up at the end of this season: If you had to sacrifice one player for the other, which would you have retained?
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If it were a poll, I'd go with the homegrown talent rather than the mercenary to be honest DJP, esp a mercenary with skeletons that he can't shake off. But that ship has sailed unfortunately. Lynn
DeleteIt's a no brainer. Anyone with a knowledgeable cricket brain would retain Evison over Clarke, any day of the week.
DeletePeter Moores's has already got egg on his face after his ridiculous assertion, that Evison was not old enough to be selected on a regular basis.
Like many decisions he has made, including the continued selection of his very average son, he has been proved to be wrong time and again.
Look where Luke Wood is now, in England colours.
Notts should have had Worcestershire, Joe Clarke and his agents under the Sales of Goods Act 1979. He's not as advertised when we signed him and he isn't fit for purpose as a top order batsman / England prospect.
DeleteCan’t be a surprise Patterson is jaded. He’s appeared in all formats with what seems to be to be very little rest compared with the others. Which - again- makes the Evison news so baffling still.
ReplyDeleteGood to see Ball back though.
Is there news on Pettman staying with Notts. His second xi figures seem ok and - surely- he could improve with us next season??
Jim G
I've got a lot of time for Toby Pettman, but what are his realistic chances at Notts when the side is going to be picked by Bazball team England - Broad? Stone? Duckett? The more I watch events pan out, the more bewildering Joey Evison's departure becomes - very disappointing and those people managers that failed Notts CCC and Joey will get rewarded with a bonus, probably.
DeleteJust back from 2 days at Worcester. Shows what a difference a good wicketkeeper can make.
ReplyDeleteWorcestershire supporters didn’t seem keen on taking Clarke back and who can blame them?
Hameed proved how to bat on that wicket, keeping your sideways shape with a long forward stride to help negate sideways movement.
ReplyDeleteSadly, that was lost on the rest of the batting line up who resembled a pub side after just consuming a gallon of ale. Some of those dismissals were beyond a joke.
If Peter Moores is such a good coach , then why does Joe Clarke keep batting like an imbecile.
The management at this club, looks even more tired than the team, but sadly no change appears to be on the horizon.
Don't hold back Mark, say what you feel.
DeleteThe thing is Dave, the Evison departure proves that Newell and Moores are suffering from permanent brain fog.
DeleteThe best batsman Notts have produced since Samit Patel was not selected regularly, when without doubt his talent merited selection over the likes of Clarke and one or two others.
Newell and Moores didn't see see the danger signs in not picking Evison, until it was too late, and the club now have to suffer the consequences of his departure.
But like everything else at Notts these days, everything is brushed under the carpet, including the departure of Budinger, with no accountability, for gross incompetence.
I don't disagree with you Mark. Myopic Newell has other agendas now and is clearly not focussed on Notts CCC. Blinkered Moores may well be a respected coach but he has his flaws. Evison's departure is a monumental failure of those managers at Notts CCC. They have let Notts CCC down and they have also let Joey Evison down.
DeleteMy friend Mark, who I spent a very enjoyable afternoon with at Lady Bay, earlier in the season, do you think Joe Clarke’s disaster season is down to technical errors or confidence or both ? He’s barely scored a run in his favoured white ball this season either
ReplyDeleteSurely it cannot be his off field issues now 3/4 years down the line ?
I would say when he signed for us he was the most sought after young batsman in the Country- so what has gone so badly wrong this year ?
We did have an enjoyable afternoon at Lady Bay, both consuming the luxurious facilities on offer.
ReplyDeleteAs for Joe Clarke, as Geoff Boycott has always stated, cricket is a sideways game. Clarke's left leg consistently gets inside the line of the ball, which opens him up, which is why he snicks off to the wicket keeper and slips on a regular basis.
I reckon he does this deliberately as it helps him to work the ball through his favoured mid wicket, and mid on area. This may work against a medium pacer on a flat wicket, but he gets frequently exposed when there is swing and seam movement, as he ends up face on instead of sideways. He would do well to study how Hameed bats. So these basic technical errors could be having an adverse effect on his confidence.
He has played like this for a long time, which is why he is so inconsistent. He has also played the majority of his career facing mediocre second division bowling attacks.
For me, he would be better off sticking to white ball cricket which is normally played on flat wickets which is more suited to his game.
Anyway these are only my observations. I am sure the Notts coaching staff would have a different viewpoint on Clarke, rightly or wrongly.