Glamorgan Rothesay County Championship Div 1 at Trent Bridge Win 20 points

 

Day 4 - 13/04/2026

VICTORY ASSURED FOR CHAMPIONS

Notts comfortably beat visitors Glamorgan by 191 runs at sunny Trent Bridge today with 33.1 overs to spare. They picked up 20 points in the process and sit second in the Division 1 standings one point behind leaders Somerset.

Glamorgan resumed on 132-2 but were hit by an early triple whammy losing wickets in the second, third and fifth overs of the morning.

Hutton and Pennington were bowling up front and immediately it was apparent the wicket had a bit of life. In the 36th over, Carlson (19) got a thin edge to Pennington’s fourth delivery of the morning and was caught behind by Verreynne; 137 for three. Four balls later, the impressive Tribe (85 off 104 balls, 13x4) chopped on to Hutton, 137 for four. Both overnight batsmen out. At the end of the over, Lyndon James was seen practising with a medicine ball and was about to make Notts history by becoming the first substitute for a non-concussion injury replacing Fergus O’Neill who was withdrawn from the game due to a rib injury. 

In Hutton’s next over, Ingram (9) pushed out at a delivery with zero-foot movement, the edge went straight to Verreynne standing back;  150 for 5 in the 39th over. Dickson and Cooke added 35 in 17 overs before both falling to James in successive overs. Initially bowling three wicket less overs from the Radcliffe Road End, substitute James switched to the Pavilion End. Cooke (19) was lbw to James, missing an attempted legside pull shot; 185 for 6 in the 56th over. Dickson (22) plonked James straight to Hutton at long leg; 192 for 7 after 58 overs. Lunch was taken four overs later with Glamorgan on 200 for 7 after 62 overs with van der Gugten on 5 and Crane on 4.

Hutton and Pennington bowled immediately after lunch with the wicket now very somnolent and under blue skies. Pennington only bowled three overs before being replaced by Tongue who surprisingly did not pick up a wicket today. Patterson-White, who bowled the last over prior to lunch and returned for the 71st over. With his seventh delivery he had van der Gugten (25) lbw pushing forward; 224 for 8 in the 73rd over. Any hopes of a rapid end to Glamorgan’s innings were extinguished when Crane and Gorvin dug in adding 56 in 20.4 overs. The last over prior to the new ball was taken by Slater.

The new ball was taken by Hutton and Pennington with Glamorgan 242 for 8 off 80 overs but both batsman played them comfortably. James replaced Pennington for the 90th over. The 50 partnership for the 9th wicket was achieved in 114 balls via four leg byes by Gorvin off Hutton in the 91st over. Patterson-White came back for the 93rd over, which was then the last over prior to tea, and ended Gorvin’s (20) 75-ball vigil, the right hander played on to off stump to his fifth delivery; 280 for 9. Tea was now delayed. 

Tongue came on for the 96th over from the Pavilion End and bowled a maiden. At 15:57, Crane (39 off 106 balls) was lbw to Patterson-White playing forward. Glamorgan 285 all out off 96.5 overs with Ryan Hadley 0 not out. Patterson-White was the pick of the six Notts bowlers who took a wicket with figures of 12.5-6-13-3. A clinical performance from Notts who having slipped to 103-6 just after lunch on the opening day dominated the match thereafter following the 111 run stand between Haynes and O’Neill for the seventh wicket. MAG

Day 3

TRIBE AND RAIN FRUSTRATE NOTTS

An exciting last day is in prospect with Glamorgan needing 346 runs for victory with eight second innings wickets standing on what is now a very flat deck.

Afternoon showers meant that 53 overs were lost today.

The morning session was uninterrupted. Notts decided to bat on in the morning adding 27 runs to their overnight score in eight overs before declaring at 311 for 9 off 86 overs with O'Neill on 36 and Pennington on 19.

Glamorgan required 478 to win off 192 overs. O'Neill and Pennington shared the new ball but openers Tribe and Byrom looking in little trouble. Tribe, the much more attacking of the two batsmen, hit three consecutive boundaries off O'Neill in the 5th over which went for 13. Hutton replaced Pennington for the 10th over with the score on 43 for 0. Hutton conceded seven then Tongue replaced O'Neill from the Radcliffe Road End for the 11th over. In Tongue's second over a short ball surprised Byrom (9) for pace and all he could do was top edged the delivery to Patterson-White at first slip, 54 for 1 in the 13th over. Tribe raced to 50 off 47 balls with a four through third man off Tongue in the 15th over. Glamorgan 83 for 1 off 18 overs at lunch with Tribe on 59 and ul Hassan on 12.

Rain arrived over lunch and was heavy for around 45 minutes as a large number of the crowd headed to the City Ground, another couple of showers came during the mopping up meaning that when play recommenced at 1717, 43 overs had been lost out of the daily allocation.

With the sixth ball of the session, Ul Hassan (16) edged O'Neill to Verreynne, 88 for 2 off 19 overs. This was the last wicket to fall in day with neither Tribe or Carlson looking under any real trouble with Notts hampered somewhat bowling with a wet ball.

A four through mid-wicket by Tribe off O'Neill brought up the Glamorgan 100 in the 23rd over. Pennington replaced Tongue for the 26th over. Bad light stopped play at 1756 with Glamorgan 113 for 2 off 27 overs with Tribe on 71 and Carlson on 10. A brief shower then appeared but the sun returned and play resumed at 1830 with a further nine overs lost.

Pennington and Hutton bowled the last seven overs in bright sunshine with no more than 40 spectators braving the elements. Verreynne was standing up to Hutton but a wicket never looked like coming as Glamorgan chiselled another 19 runs off their target. Pennington testing out Tribe’s technique against the short ball. When stumps were drawn at 19:01 Glamorgan stood at 132 for 2 off 34 overs with Tribe on 82 and skipper Carlson on 17.

The deck is now somewhat dead and the new ball 46 overs away. Notts much heralded seam attack will have to earn their corn tomorrow on a much flatter pitch compared to one they could have bowled on yesterday if only they had enforced the follow on. MAG

Day 2

NOTTS IN THE DRIVING SEAT

Notts finished Day 2 of this fixture in a strong position leading by 450 runs with one second innings wicket remaining. 

Rain fell in the early morning but had cleared by 10:00 and the play started on time abit under heavy cloud, with a 15 mph south westerly wind blowing and a temperature reading of eight degrees C.

Glamorgan commenced the day on 81-4 after 32 overs. O’Neill (Radcliffe Road End) and Pennington proved a handful early doors.  In the 35th over, Ingram (23) got a thin edge to O'Neill, Verreynne taking the catch; 87 for 5. Dickson lasted seven balls before departing for a duck, caught behind chasing a widish delivery from O'Neill, 87 for 6 in the 37th over. Gorvin also got a duck; having faced 25 balls he gloved a short ball from Pennington and Verreynne took his third catch of the morning; 87 for 7 in the 38^th over. Hutton came on for the 42nd over and with his second delivery had Cooke (3) caught by Haynes diving low to his left at third slip; 90 for 8. In the 46th over, Crane was lbw to Hutton, 102 for 9. Pennington returned and Hadley plonked him for six into The Fridge. Tim van der Gugten (12) was the last man to fall playing onto Hutton, 113 all out off 48 overs – Hadley eight not out. One big struggle for Glamorgan adding just 32 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 16 overs this morning. O'Neill (4 for 24) and Hutton (4 for 33) outstanding. Tongue had only bowled four overs in the innings. The pitch and the overhead conditions still aiding the bowlers. 

Notts led by 166 runs but surprisingly did not enforce the follow on. Hameed (2) lasted five deliveries before falling lbw to van der Gugten; 2 for 1. Slater played Hadley down the pitch, but for some reason non-striker Duckett (1) charged three quarters of the way down the pitch and was sent back and he was yards out of his ground when Sean Dickson, running in from point, had the simple task of hitting the stumps; 8 for 2 in the 4th over. Slater and Clarke survived the final four overs before lunch. Notts were 25 for 2 off 8 overs with Slater on 8 and Clarke on 9. A crazy morning session where 57 runs were scored and eight wickets were lost.

The afternoon session was much more sedate with the sun now shining but conditions still decidedly chilly with the stiff south westerly wind getting stronger. The Glamorgan bowling, van der Gugten apart looked unthreatening. Slater and Clarke took 10 off the 18^th over bowled by ul Hassan with the 50 partnership coming off 82 balls off the first ball of the over. Gorvin went for ten in the 23^rd over including two boundaries for Clarke. Notts got to 100 in the 29th over with a leg bye by Slater off Hadley. Later in the same over Clarke got to 50 off 75 balls with a two. The 100 partnership was achieved in 162 balls with a cover driven four by Clarke off Tribe in the 31st over.  Tribe went for ten in the 33rd over including consecutive boundaries for Clarke. Slater got to his 50 off 102 balls through backward point off Crane in the 33rd over. Clarke hit Crane for a straight six in the 34th over. The 150 partnership came off 211 balls in the 39th over. Clarke got to his 100 off 122 balls with a four through point off Crane in the 44th over. Shortly before tea, Slater (70 off 139 balls; 5x4) lost his off stump to a delivery from Gorvin that kept low, 185 for 3 in the 45th over. The third wicket partnership worth 177 in 41 overs. Notts 189 for 3 off 46 overs at tea with Clarke on 104 and Haynes on 3. Notts had added a massive 164 in 38 overs in the middle session.

Talk at teatime was that Notts could be leading by 500 runs at the close, but Glamorgan fought back well after tea. Defensive fields, an older ball and much more accurate bowling restricted Notts to just 95 runs in 32 overs for the loss of six wickets. The first four overs after tea bowled by Gorvin and ul Hassan went for just ten runs.

The Notts 200 came up via a cover driven boundary by Clarke off ul Hassan  in the 52nd over. Van der Gugten replaced Gorvin for the following over. The run scoring had dried up and a frustrated Haynes (11) was caught at backward point by the diving Crane off van der Gugten; 217 for 4 in the 59th over. Gorvin returned from the Pavilion End and ended Clarke’s fine innings (136 off 195 balls, 18x4, 1x6) when he hold out to ul Hassan at wide mid-off; 238 for 5 in the 65th over. Verreynne (5) was bowled off stump by Gorvin; 245 for 6 in the 67th over. The Notts 250 came up in the 69th over. O'Neill hit Crane for six over square leg in the 70th over. Patterson-White (14) edged Crane to Ingram at first slip who took the catch, 267 for 7 in the 72nd over. Off spinner Carlson came on and Hutton edged his second delivery to Ingram at first slip;  272 for 8 in the 75th over. Tongue was lbw to Crane for a six-ball duck, 273 for 9 in the 76th over. O’Neill (23*) and Pennington (5*) added a further 11 runs with Notts 284-9 off 78 overs at stumps, leading by 451 runs. The Slater and Clarke partnership accounted for 62% of the innings scoring.

Notts well placed, but the forecasters promise plenty of showers over the next couple of days…. MAG

Day 1

CENTURION HAYNES AND O'NEILL RESCUE NOTTS

After an eventful first day Glamorgan trail Notts by 198 runs with six first innings wickets standing.

Glamorgan won the toss on a sunny cool morning on a wicket on the Bridgford Road side of the strip. Notts brought-in Duckett, Hutton, Tongue and O’Neill into the line-up. Out went McCann, Lord, Stone and James. James had not been omitted from a Notts championship line-up since the equivalent fixture against Glamorgan four years ago. He missed the Sussex game at Trent Bridge last year due to injury. 

In front of a large crowd, Hameed had his middle stump removed from the first delivery of the innings by van der Gugten; 0 for 1. It was obvious from early doors the pitch and the overheads were giving the Glamorgan seamers plenty of assistance.

Slater was caught at second slip by Tribe off Ryan Hadley, a right arm seamer who has appeared for New South Wales; for a five-ball duck; 12 for 2 in the 4th over. Hadley conceded 15 in the 6^th over including two boundaries for Duckett and one for Clarke. Next over, Duckett (25) sliced an attempted shot over mid-wicket off van der Gugten and was caught at wide mid-off by Gorvin diving backwards, 38 for 3 in the 7th over. Gorvin replaced Hadley for the 10th over - an on drive from Clarke took Notts to 50. Hadley switched ends for the 13th over. In the 18th over, Clarke (33) lost his off stump to a Gorvin delivery which moved in sharply - keeper Cooke standing up; 74 for 4. Verreynne came in and hit Hadley for successive driven boundaries in the 19^th over. Van der Gugten came back for the 21st over and dismissed Verreynne (14) who drove loosely to Kellaway at backward point; 95 for 5 in the 21st over. Zain ul Hassan came on for the following over. Notts reached their 100 in the 23rd over via an offside two for Haynes. Notts at lunch were 101 for 5  after 25 overs with Haynes on 24 and Patterson-White on 0.

In the second over after lunch, Patterson-White (1) had his stumps demolished by van der Gugten, 107 for 6 in the 27th over. Notts fought back in exhilarating fashion with Haynes and O’Neill adding 111 in 22 overs for the seventh wicket chancing their arms with classic shots mixed with edges. 

O'Neill off drove his first and third deliveries from van der Gugten to the ropes. Hadley replaced van der Gugten for the 35th over. The 50 partnership between Haynes and O'Neill came up in 65 balls in the 37th over - Hadley conceding 15 runs (two fours for Haynes and one boundary for O'Neill). Leg-spinner Crane was introduced for the 39th over and proved expensive his seven overs costing 44. Haynes hit his second delivery for four through long leg to reach his 50 off 71 balls. Gorvin came back for the 42nd over. O'Neill got to his 50 off 67 balls with a powerful boundary through point off Gorvin in the 44th over. Two overs later  the 100 partnership came up in 117 balls with an edged four by Haynes off Gorvin.  O'Neill (59 off 82 balls; 11x4) was bowled off stump by Gorvin, 214 for 7 off 48 overs. Hutton, who was to provide a useful cameo, clubbed a long hop from Crane for six over mid-wicket in the 51st over. A cover driven four by Hutton off Gorvin saw Notts to 250 in the 56th over. Hadley removed Hutton (25) caught behind by Cooke, 262 for 8 in the 58th over. Tongue (6) was caught at second slip by Tribe off Hadley, 270 for 9 in the 60th over. Hayes reached his 100 off 133 balls a quick single to mid-on off the returning ul Hassan in the 63rd over. Haynes (100 off 137 balls; 12x4) though was caught on the extra cover ropes by Carlson off Hadley. Notts 279 all out off 63.4 overs. The Glamorgan seamers had wreaked havoc; van der Gugten (4-54), Hadley (4-76) and Gorvin (2-65). Notts fighting back well adding 176 for their last four wickets in 37 overs. Haynes and O’Neill playing key innings.

O'Neill (Radcliffe Road End) and Pennington shared the new ball. In the third over, Tribe (3) was lbw to O'Neill;  3 for 1. Byrom (1) was caught at first slip by Patterson-White off O'Neill,  4 for 2 in the 5th over. It was then announced Glamorgan had deployed an injury replacement with Sean Dickson replacing Ben Kelleway, who reportedly sustained a hip flexor injury while fielding. Like for like replacement?

Hutton replaced Pennington for the 8th over. O'Neill (6 4 6 2) was replaced by Pennington from the Radcliffe Road End. Worryingly he appeared to have some kind of side injury, however although briefly leaving the action, he fielded for most of the Glamorgan innings although had dialogue with Peter Moores and Phil Tranter. Carlson was negating any movement by standing out of his crease and advancing down the pitch. 

Ul Hassan and Carlson added 42 runs in 15 overs. Tongue came on for the 18th over and removed ul Hassan (27) with his seventh delivery bowling him with a perfect fast yorker; 46 for 3 in the 20th over. After a spell of 4 1 10 1 from the Pavilion End, Tongue was replaced by Hutton. Verreynne immediately called for the helmet and stood up to Hutton to negate Carlson’s advancements. Soon afterwards, Glamorgan skipper Carlson (26) was caught behind by Verreynne off Hutton, 79 for 4 after 30 overs. 

Stumps were drawn at 18:54 with Glamorgan 81-4 off 32 overs with the vastly experienced Ingram on 19* and nightwatchman Gorvin on 0*.

The Squad:

Ben Slater

Haseeb Hameed c

Ben Duckett

Freddie McCann

Joe Clarke

Jack Haynes

Kyle Verreynne x

Lyndon James

Liam Patterson-White

Fergus O'Neill

Olly Stone

Brett Hutton

Josh Tongue

Dillon Pennington