18 May, 2026

News o'th Twos 2 Washed Out

 

18/05

Notts 2s' SET20 fixture against Derbyshire lasted just 4.4 overs before the rain arrived at Welbeck, with the visitors on 24/4.


15/05

Two SET20 matches at Weetwood, Leeds today... a long trip to Southampton for any like for like replacements, should the need arise.


Game 1 win not in any small part to Tom Moores 

Game 2 an unbeaten hundred exactly for trialist Henry Rogers




Two rip roaring wins against Lancashire today, in what have been their first competitive (non-friendly) matches of the season.



06/05

More wins at the Polo Farm









04/05

A warm-up for Benny Howell and another trial for Ben Fletcher against Kent

From The Mail:
Raheem Ahmed, elder brother of England all-rounder Rehan Ahmed, is on a 20-day trial with county champions Nottinghamshire as he bids to win a full-time contract after years of stress fracture heartache.
Left-arm seamer Ahmed, 22, has endured multiple seasons of disruption due to recurring back issues, but is hoping to follow brothers Rehan, England’s youngest full international across all three formats, and Farhan, the 18-year-old England Lions off-spinner, into the professional ranks.
Raheem emerged from Leicestershire’s academy and has been practising with Nottinghamshire’s 2nd XI at their Lady Bay training base over the first month of the season, featuring in a friendly against Derbyshire’s second team alongside Farhan.
He has spent time within the Notts setup before, most recently last September, but Raheem being placed on a day rate for this three-week stint suggests something more permanent could be on the cards. Counties are allowed to invite trialists for up to five days without pay, but remuneration is required for longer stays under regulations backed by the Professional Cricketers’ Association.
It was a childhood dream for the three brothers to feature alongside each other for England, and they took to the field together for Cavaliers and Carrington in a Nottinghamshire Premier League win over Cuckney, before Rehan departed the early stages of Leicestershire’s County Championship campaign for a first IPL gig with Delhi Capitals.
Although the other two siblings went wicketless, Raheem bagged two for 37 from his eight overs. Due to a week of IPL overlap, Rehan will also be absent for the start of Leicestershire’s Vitality Blast campaign.



29/04

Ben Fletcher




scorecard

27/04

Whilst the first team were doggedly saving the game at Trent Bridge at Lady Bay a bolstered by white ball specialists Second XI side were taking on Leicestershire 2s, skippered by Sol Budinger.




21/04

In a rare Second XI 50 over game, Notts beat Derbyshire at Lady Bay yesterday by 33 runs.

Top picks for Notts were Freddie McCann and Joe Pocklington, both with bat and ball.


16/04

In a friendly at Hove, Farhan bags a century and then Rob Lord a 6-fer





07/04

5-fer today for Joe Pocklington in a friendly at Southampton




8 comments:

  1. Good that Joe Pocklngton still in the frame for us, is he still playing Minor Counties as well ?

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  2. Who was the Notts batsman to score a 200 at the palatial Lady of Bay ?
    Going for Ben Compton

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    1. Tom Moores or perhaps Dane Schadendorf

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    2. It was Sam King - 223 v Durham 2nd XI in a Second Eleven Championship game, 24-26 June 2024.

      DJP

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  3. Article from 2025 on Ben Fletcher, currently trialling for the 2nd XI: https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/06/cricket-dutch-summer-fixtures-and-a-new-call-up-to-the-squad/. He played a single T20 game for Notts 2nd XI in 2023 and 9 Notts Premier League games for Wollaton in the same year (14 wkts @ 21.92).

    DJP

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    1. Thanks for that info ℹ️ DJP - I seem to have completed erased Sammy King’s innings from memory for some reason - think it’s just coming back to me as Celine Dion would say now you have posted it my friend

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