Durham Vitality T20 Blast at Trent Bridge No Result 1 pt Report

 

HEAVY SHOWER ENDS ALL HOPE OF FURTHER PLAY AFTER DURHAM MAKE LIGHTNING START

Notts and Durham shared the points at Trent Bridge today after a torrential downpour halted proceedings after only 5 overs had been bowled. Notts will be far happier than Durham with the outcome as Durham’s left hand and right-hand combination of Alex Lees and Graham Clark had tucked into some pretty mediocre Notts bowling.

Heavy rain which did not stop until 1400 meant play could not start at the scheduled time of 1430. With the sun out and after a cleaning up operation, play commenced at 1600 with the game 17 overs per side. The crowd once again was sparse, the attendance affected by the weather, poor form and the ridiculous high ground admittance and catering prices.

Notts won the toss and elected to bowl. Ben Martindale made his T20 debut in place of the out of form Will Young.

The first delivery of the match was a full toss from Montgomery (Radcliffe Road End) that Lees hit for four through the covers. Clark hit Montgomery for a straight four off the fourth delivery; 12 off the first over. Clark hit Stone for successive fours through mid-wicket and extra cover, 12 off the 2nd over. Dark clouds were advancing from the south west when Lister's first delivery was smashed for six over mid-wicket by Lees, nine off over number three. Clark hit a mid-wicket boundary off Stone’s third delivery of the 4th over, two balls later he smashed a full toss from Stone for a straight four. Off the last delivery a long hop from Stone was hit by Clark for six over mid-wicket,l16 off the over. Lister was hit for four through the covers by Lees. Lister went for seven plus two leg byes off the 5th over. Rain stopped play at 1619 with Durham 58 for 0 off 5 overs with Clark on 31 and Lees on 22 and well on top. Although the deluge only lasted 12 minutes it left the ground saturated. A lightning strike had been viewed so the ground staff were not allowed due to health and safety reasons to set foot on the turf for 30 minutes, this despite bright sunshine. The game was called off at 1700. If Notts would have been allowed to bat for the minimum of 5 overs to constitute a result their target would have been 77. MAG

Back to back games, so can Notts use last night's DLS win as a springboard for a belated run of victories starting this afternoon against Durham? 

Not Durham Jets, nor Durham Dynamos, just Durham. If the competition was sponsored by Bird's Custard, with the likes of Derbyshire Falcons, Essex Eagles, Hampshire Hawks taking part, we could have Durham Doves perhaps. Notts Nighthawks or Nightingales anyone? Kent Kites, Sussex Seagulls and Gloucester Gannets.

As MAG says in his report from last night showers, heavy and perhaps thundery, are on the menu this afternoon. 

Expect the same eleven from the same squad but I'd like to see some form from Willy dot-ball Young or a change from the eleven There's no rule that says that if you have an overseas player that you have to play him! However, the coach has made one change this month already, so it'll take him until the end of this block of matches to recover.

Kids for quid and no price hike for on the day ticket purchases are today's marketing experiments, but the weather is more likely to be the attendance governor for those walk-ins of Bread and Lard Islanders this afternoon.