07/09
Mitchell Hay is the latest Kiwi to link up with Nottinghamshire.
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You can tell Newell now!
06/09
Why is Newell making this into such a drama?
He's known for ages and he had a replacement lined-up at the beginning of this week.
If you haven't heard yet, the replacement's name rhymes with Twitchell Dreys, but I wouldn't want to steal Michael's thunder by giving the name out before the ol' fella is ready!
02/09
It's not something broadcasted by Pravda (as yet) but the current fixture against Leicestershire will be the last Notts game this season (at least) for Kyle Verreynne, following a Cricket South Africa order to all their test players to return home for preparations for a test series against Australia.
Will Joe Clarke be able to fulfill the keeper role for three matches, or can suspected new signing John Simpson come to Notts on loan for the rest of season, leaving Clarke just to keep in the Hove game? Sussex are still with an outside chance of winning the title for themselves, so would they be willing to aid a rival when the Notts DoC has been sitting on his hands again. Would Simpson want to leave a job half done?
Essex posted weeks ago that they would seek clarification that their go-to player, Simon Harmer, would be similarly affected by CSAs recall.
Will there be an opportunity for young Toby Lambert or will there be a a more left of field solution eventually.
26/08
Notts have signed New Zealand A's Fraser Sheat for the rest of the season.
| Full name: | Fraser William Sheat |
| Born: | 29th April 1998, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium pace |
| Relations: | Grandfather: AF Rapley |
| Teams: | Canterbury (Main FC: 2017/18-2025/26); Canterbury (Main ListA: 2017/18-2025/26); Canterbury (Main Twenty20: 2020/21-2025/26); Glamorgan (Main FC: 2024); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2017/18-2025/26) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Overall | 51 | 62 | 20 | 870 | 61* | 20.71 | 0 | 3 | 61.26 | 24 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (2017/18-2025/26) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 8578 | 372 | 4137 | 151 | 5-25 | 27.39 | 3 | 0 | 56.80 | 2.89 |
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (2017/18-2025/26) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Canterbury | 29 | 14 | 10 | 88 | 35* | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 94.62 | 8 | |
| List A Career Bowling (2017/18-2025/26) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Canterbury | 1326 | 17 | 1020 | 40 | 3-22 | 25.50 | 0 | 0 | 33.15 | 4.61 |
| Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2020/21-2025/26) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Canterbury | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3* | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 54.54 | 5 | |
| Twenty20 Career Bowling (2020/21-2025/26) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Canterbury | 237 | 0 | 310 | 11 | 3-13 | 28.18 | 0 | 0 | 21.54 | 7.84 |
| Super Smash Career Batting and Fielding (2020/21-2025/26) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| Canterbury | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3* | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 54.54 | 5 | |
| Super Smash Career Bowling (2020/21-2025/26) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Canterbury | 237 | 0 | 310 | 11 | 3-13 | 28.18 | 0 | 0 | 21.54 | 7.84 |
| Main FC | Canterbury (2017/18-2025/26) |
| Glamorgan (2024) | |
| Main ListA | Canterbury (2017/18-2025/26) |
| Main Twenty20 | Canterbury (2020/21-2025/26) |
| Other FC | New Zealand A (2025/26) |
| Surrey Premier League | Reigate Priory (2024-2025) |
| Sussex Premier League | Middleton-on-Sea (2023) |
| Hawke Cup | Canterbury Country (2016/17-2024/25) |
| New Zealand Provincial A Tournament | Canterbury A (2016/17-2024/25) |
| Canterbury Country (2021/22-2022/23) | |
| New Zealand Under-17 Tournament | Canterbury Under-17s (2014/15) |
| New Zealand Under-19 Tournament | Canterbury Under-19s (2015/16-2016/17) |
| New Zealand Secondary School Boys | Christchurch Boys High School (2015/16-2016/17) |
| Super Smash | Canterbury (2020/21-2025/26) |
| County Championship | Glamorgan (2024) |
| Plunket Shield | Canterbury (2017/18-2025/26) |
| Miscellaneous | Canterbury (2017/18-2020/21) |
| Canterbury Country (2017/18-2020/21) | |
| Canterbury A (2017/18-2024/25) | |
| New Zealand Development Squad (2022/23) | |
| Reigate Priory (2024-2025) | |
| Canterbury Black (2025/26) |
| BATTING | BOWLING | FIELDING | ||||||||||||||
| Mt | Inn | Score | Team Score | How Out | Fielder | Bowler | Ovs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Opp Score | Ct | St | Match | Date | Match Id |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | 168 | c | PR Brown | ZJ Chappell | 22 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 429 | Glamorgan v Derbyshire | 22 Aug 2024 | f62314 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 287 | lbw | LM Reece | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27-0 | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 34 | 550-9d | c | AM Rahane | R Ahmed | 16.5 | 2 | 71 | 2 | 251 | Glamorgan v Leicestershire | 29 Aug 2024 | f62325 | ||
| 15 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 369-6 | ||||||||||||
| Matches | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 50 | 100 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 34 | 20.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | Ct | St |
| 335 | 8 | 186 | 2 | 2-71 | 93.00 | 0 | 0 |
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24/08
Olly Stone extends deal until 2028 - on Pravda
Nice timing on the back of his best performance for Notts, at the Oval this week.
Stone Player of the Round
As Mr Newell is now back at work, perhaps a few more deals will be done shortly.
There's still seven / eight players with contracts that end this year.
05/11/25
Both Ben Duckett and Josh Tongue have received Central Contracts from the ECB, lasting until September 2027
14 Mohammad Ali 2026 6 Championship and ODC Revealed 08/01 and now T20 Blast 21/05
7 Farhan Ahmed 2027
7 Farhan Ahmed 2027
5 Mohammad Amir 2026 (announced 25/06) T20 Blast
33 Joe Clarke 2027 Revealed 24/10 - [Birmingham Franchise]
33 Joe Clarke 2027 Revealed 24/10 - [Birmingham Franchise]
17 Ben Duckett 2027 [Trent Bridge Franchise]
71? Kodimarakkalage Binura Udara Fernando 2026 (announced 06/07) T20 Blast
48 Tom Giles 2026
99 Haseeb Hameed 2027 Revealed 27/10
48 Tom Giles 2026
99 Haseeb Hameed 2027 Revealed 27/10
28 Byron Hatton-Lowe 2027
81 Mitchell Hay 2026 Revealed 07/09
13 James Hayes 2026
30 Jack Haynes 2027
88 Travis Holland 2026
4 Rob Lord 2027
12 Ben Martindale 2026
44 Freddie McCann 2027
3 Conor McKerr 2027
26 Ben Slater 2027
9 Olly Stone 2028 [Oval Franchise] announced extension 28/08
24 Josh Tongue 2029 [Manchester Franchise] extended 16/04
13 James Hayes 2026
30 Jack Haynes 2027
88 Travis Holland 2026
10 Benny Howell 2027 T20 only Announced 7/11 [Leeds Franchise]
16 Brett Hutton 2026
8 Lyndon James 2027
16 Brett Hutton 2026
8 Lyndon James 2027
27 George Linde 2026 T20 only announced 18/12
4 Rob Lord 2027
12 Ben Martindale 2026
44 Freddie McCann 2027
3 Conor McKerr 2027
77 Francis Moore 2026
23 Tom Moores 2026 WHITE BALL ONLY [Manchester Franchise]
23 Tom Moores 2026 WHITE BALL ONLY [Manchester Franchise]
93 George Munsey 2026 T20 Only Announced 26/02 extended to include 2 MBC 27/07
11 Fergus O'Neill 2026-27 April - June both years Announced 13/11
22 Liam Patterson-White 2029 [Leeds Franchise] extended 14/07
18 Dillon Pennington 2027 [Cardiff Franchise]
18 Dillon Pennington 2027 [Cardiff Franchise]
15 Joe Pocklington 2027
96 Sam Seecharan 2026
29 Fraser Sheat 2026 announced 26/08
26 Ben Slater 2027
9 Olly Stone 2028 [Oval Franchise] announced extension 28/08
66 Tayyab Tahir 2026 3 MBC announced 31/07
24 Josh Tongue 2029 [Manchester Franchise] extended 16/04
97 Kyle Verreynne 2026 RED BALL ONLY (14 Matches) confirmed 12/11
Two more years of Connor McKerr who saw that he was worth that length of contract after a poor loan spell, terrible attitude need’s paying off
ReplyDeleteThe very same judges of players that signed Haseebdullah and Joseph perhaps.
DeleteYer I guess so can’t get it right all the time… 😊
ReplyDeleteCalvin Harrison signed permanently for Northants ?
ReplyDeleteThat would be disappointing and unfortunate Simon. Calvin has been a regular in our T20 side ever since Covid, is our best fielder (probably the best in the country too), a fans' favourite and is a player contracted to Notts until the end of next season. His profile at Notts has meant that he has played (been drafted to) every year in that franchise competition too. As the other southern Africans have departed (Monty leaving against wishes of the club and advice and young Dane) Calvin would be joining several players of that origin already at Wantage Road, but Div 2 cricket doesn't challenge enough for his calibre of cricketer IMHO. I wouldn't dismiss your question, as the Newell/Moores partnership do appear to be rubbish negotiators when it comes to ambitous cricketers that are in contract and on the staff. You just have to look at who has left in the last few years.
DeleteWell there you go Simon - have you got anymore insider tips up your sleeve?
DeleteNot at the moment Dave. I saw it on Facebook a couple of days ago. I'm a Derbyshire fan anyway 😉
DeleteCannot say I am too surprised to see Calvin go , The writing was on the wall when he spent a considerable amount of time at Northants last season, Can't say I blame for wanting the move he could see little. chance of forcing his way past LPW and Farhan, Notts clearly wanted to keep him but like any competitive sportsman he wanted to compete at the highest level he could , Notts seconds didn't just quite cut it!
DeleteIts difficult to see how Notts could replace him, Quality leg spinners are not that prevalent in English cricket, Farhan's big brother Rehan is probably along with Adil Rashid the best around , Cases against both could be made, Rashid plays little if any red ball cricket and Rehan if he continues his rapid development is likely to figure more with his country than his county, That's even if he wanted to leave Leicestershire which you would guess with that teams promotion is unlikely...
Zanga
Difficult to fit him in the red ball side - LPW(after last season) is way ahead of him and Farhan’s potential is massive
ReplyDeleteNot sure his stats in red ball would be too flash, decent white ball bowler without being a genuine match winner ? Certainly added variety and different options with his ‘leggies’ but if he wants more red ball, what can you do ? Not helped by the pitches at our place with playing more than one spinner(generally speaking)
Would say at present he’s a good Div2 player, perhaps playing on the Wantage Rd pitches will turn him into a Div1 performer in a few seasons
Think “Terry” McCann can give him a run for slip catches ? Batting hasn’t kicked on with us also, but there’s potential there for Darren Lehmann to work with for sure
The above ⬆️ was from me !
DeleteI thought the club's current strategy was to up the T20 potential to match that of the Championship side. I don't see how that improves by losing our only leggy and bringing in no one. What's with the clearout of all the southern Africans that we had, BTW?
DeleteI’ve already given up 🆙 with the Blast 💥 big Dave ! Got nil expectancy with this comp any more I’m afraid 😱
DeleteHarrison’s record for Notts:
ReplyDeleteFC (19 games):
Batting: 25-3-455-52-20.68 (1x 50); 36 ct
Bowling: 421.5-36-1526-41-37.21 (BB 5-128; 1x 5WI)
List A (8 games):
Batting: 8-1-94-41-13.42; 7 ct
Bowling: 56.1-0-312-5-62.40 (BB 1-0; R/O 5.55)
T20 (63 games):
Batting: 39-18-271-22*-12.90; 39 ct
Bowling: 180.4-1-1398-57-24.52 (BB 4.17; R/O 7.73)
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His FC record for Northants to date (10 games) is as follows:
Batting: 15-1-456-122-32.57 (1x 100, 2x 50); 17 ct
Bowling: 366.3-62-1066-36-29.61 (BB 7-119; 1x 5WI, 1x 10WM)
Given that he’s already moved up the order for Northants and was batting at 3 or 4 by the end of the season, perhaps he’ll fill the sort of role that Matt Critchley does for Essex, and did for Derbyshire?
DJP
What did G Swann say at the EGM in Sept about Calvin? That he is a better bowler NOW, after the coaching work done during the summer with the franchise.
DeleteWho benefits NOW? Not Team Nottinghamshire that is for sure. Give your assets away, you become poorer. Notts fans are unlikely to see Harrison at all in 2026, even playing against the Green and Gold, after the reducing/restructuring of the T20 Blast, so the Notts fans won't be able to watch the improved Calvin Harrison in 2026 and of course he's now playing Div 2 as well.
Good player and good man. Good that he wants to play more 4 day cricket. Wish him well and many thanks to him.
ReplyDeleteDecent stats for Northants last season - albeit its like going from the Premier League(Div One) to League 2(Div Two) so if you don’t perform at that level, you really shouldn’t be on a pro contract anyway
ReplyDeleteYou can only play 11 players and he is simply behind LPW and you have to back young wizard 🧙♀️ Farhan at his age with his potential
- you ain’t gonna play 3 spinners in red ball, very often not even 2 esp at the real home 🏡 of cricket 🏏 so at the end of day if he wants more red ball, then he moves on
As Del Boy would say “it’s all epidemic now anyway” - he’s gone and good luck to him
But I would suggest we are talking about Calvin Harrison leaving and not Shane Warne or Richie Benaud - so let’s keep a sense of perspective I say
Excellent comments there my friend 👍
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ReplyDeleteYes anonymous, Benny Howell is something of an unknown to Notts fans. PM does tend to back LJ, so this might not spell the end to the Notts product's T20 ambitions (but yes we would all prefer local lads playing). Benny has spent his career in the South Group with Glos and then Hants, so right off our radar. Take a look at MAG's in depth look at the player in a later post. Thank-you for your comments "anonymous", but next time put a name to them, especially considering your choice of language, eh! :)
DeleteBennnnnnyyyyy………..and he drove the fastest milkcart🥛 in the west
ReplyDeleteFrom bits I’ve seen down the years, looks a decent white ball player, we certainly need more variation in pace off after the PP a la a Steven Mullaney type of role
Was surprised to see how old he is - but he looks a fit lad, so can’t see a problem with him signing in that regard
Great news 📰 with KV - I’ll never 👎 forget that Thursday afternoon, in particular - and - think he’ll score a lot more runs for us next season also
ReplyDeleteWhat has the stag got attached to its back hind leg on Kitty 🐈⬛ news 📰?
ReplyDeleteRe Mohammad Ali, me go to work on getting his name right ! It is slightly different spelling from the great boxer.
ReplyDeleteThe club are the ones who need to work on it. The previous Mo was always spelled with Mu, when according to the the ICC and cricinfo the Mu Abbas was the Kiwi player and the Mo Abbas was the Pakistan and now Derbyshire player. All the same in Arabic I suppose.
DeleteBrian Clough once said of a player “He floats like a bee 🐝 and stings like a butterfly 🦋” can’t remember if it was about Gary Megson, David Currie - or someone else !!!!!
ReplyDeleteThink it was Trevor Brooking mate . Floats like a butterfly and stings like one
ReplyDeleteNo real surprise 😮 that Sir Ben of Duckett is not available for the trip to Taunton, suspect he will pick and chose his games mainly on home 🏡 soil ?
ReplyDeleteAs per last season when Sir Ben availed us with his solitary cameo appearance, surely it will be Freddie “Terry” McCann who misses out ?
Always puzzled why clubs keep players like Duckett on board. He's no interest in the county or playing championship cricket anyway. Duckett is simply an example I'm using nothing to do with his lack of class character wise.
DeleteHarsh Steve
DeleteThis all reminded me of the story of when Gordon Banks, having played excellently for England in a match at Wembley, was leaving the dressing room after the game and said "See you next time" to Alf Ramsey. Quick as a flash, Ramsey replied "If selected Gordon, if selected ".
ReplyDeleteI know we’re going off tact slightly here big Dave but on the subject of goalkeepers Was it not Ron Greenwood who couldn’t decide who was his number one keeper so he went through the phase of playing Ray Clemence in the first half and Peter Shilton in the second - or vice versa !
ReplyDeleteWell off piste Kevin. Try this: http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamGkprs/GkprsChron.html
DeleteI remember a great quote from Cloughie about Ron Greenwood not knowing whether Shilton or Clemence was the better goalkeeper, but to repeat it verbatim here would undoubtedly lead to a 'this comment has been removed by a blog administrator'!
DeleteGoing so off piste now, I've sent out the St Bernard to search for survivors!
DeleteSo, is Mo Ali-kat only in the red ball 🔴 training camp 🏕️ then ? But of course, Pakistan 🇵🇰 are playing 3 Tests i believe later in the year……….. so fingers crossed 🤞 he’s still available for us as he’s a highly skilled exponent of his craft and looks a great fit for us
ReplyDeleteAmber 🐾🐾 has just emailed the PCB Pakistan 🇵🇰 Cricket Board and demanded that Mohammad Ali-kat is removed from this training camp 🏕️. Her no14 replica Blast shirt only arrived yesterday and she is insisting she stays firmly #ROOTEDINREBELLION
ReplyDeleteConvicted spot fixer 🤣🤣🤣🤣
ReplyDeletewag
He's done his time, time to move on.
DeleteKorky the cat 🐈⬛ 🐾🐾
ReplyDeleteWas desperately hoping our director of Cricket would spring into action and sign ✍️ a replacement for Mo Ali-Kat. After the first three thrashings, we have seen just how vital death 💀 bowling is with Mo doing so well. I’ve never seen the new bloke bowl but looks like he’s a proven T-20 performer so hopefully he can hit the ground running and we can get that home 🏡 quarter-final which would be such a bonus and totally unexpected from where we began this season. I’m sure most would agree.
But is Kodimarakkalage Binura Udara Fernando the lonest named player to play for Notts?
Delete83 NOT OUT
ReplyDeleteI look forward to Dave Double Corset pronouncing the new bowlers full name ! I wonder what nickname the players will come up with !?
Notts winning games they almost should have lost and the England footy team coming good - it’s all too much !!??
He has the nickname of Ragama Rambo (owing to his wearing of a bandana hopefully rather than a bullet belt or the carrying of a big knife)
Delete83 NOT OUT
DeleteBig knives and cricket don’t seem to go together somehow .
Is this the year when we retain the Championship and get to Blast finals day and come good .. Notts have a lot going for them at the moment and not a lot of serious injuries to contend with .
We live in hope after a pretty good season so far .
Tayyab Tahir has been playing for Woodhall Spa in the Lincs Premier League. He joined them towards the end of last season, playing 5 games and scoring 343 runs @ 114.33 (2x 100, 1x 50). This season so far he has appeared in 12 games, scoring 950 runs @ 86.36 (4x 100, 4x 50). He made 102 for them v Grantham last Saturday.
ReplyDeleteDJP
Korky the cat 🐈⬛ 🐾🐾
ReplyDeleteLet’s hope Olly can stay fit for the rest of this season and the next two years. Showed at Leicester earlier and even better at the Kia over the weekend what a high class bowler he is at his best and he will be a real match winner for us. Vital spearhead for our bowling attack with Josh Tongue being unavailable with England for periods of the season
Took you long enough to realise who it was
ReplyDeleteHe was practicing in front of you when you were talking to Dave Gunn you should have taken a picture
Rich
I've never heard of the lad but I do have a photo ready for when they proudly announce the coup of bagging his signature - perhaps tomorrow if they've fixed the Trent Bridge website.
DeleteYes Rich he was netting with Peter Moores, but Google AI didn't initially help in identifying him. Kitchel Grey