Pattinson early strikes destroy Surrey

The Pro40 game between Middlesex and Leicestershire at Uxbridge was abandoned because of the state of the ground after all the rain there but Nottinghamshire had  moved to the other side of London where Outlaws were able to take on Group B league leaders Surrey at Guildford

bowled 2 overs today 0/15

Gareth Batty won the toss and elected to bat with a punctual start time. Chris Read opted to open the bowling, T20-style with a spinner but this time it was Samit Patel in the firing line rather than Graeme White, as in the previous experiment. The successful first over of 4/1 was just a prelude to a Darren Pattinson induced destruction during the power-play. Surrey at one point languished at 8/5 and needed to rebuild which they did for the next dozen overs or so until Ansari became the sixth man out on 46/6. At "half way" Surrey were 51/6. From this position Surrey's tail had little choice but to go Gung-ho which was relatively effective and collectively they dragged the score to 123 off 33.4 overs


Surrey 123


Matt Spriegel 39
Gareth Batty 24
Zafar Ansari 16
Jon Lewis 16


Harry Gurney 4/22
Darren Pattinson 3/27
Jake Ball 2/20


Surrey opened their bowling with off spinner Matt Spriegel but he didn't relieve the ball and maintained a very tight spell, bowling out 8-0-20-0.


After 10 overs Outlaws were 40/2. Over 12, bowled by Stuart Meaker, went for 20 runs (2 no balls), relieving much of the pressure applied by Spriegel.
At half way, Notts found themselves 84/2; Surrey choosing to restrict rather than attack, with their battery of spinners, Kartik and Batty in tandem.
Samit Patel was third man out, 96/3 in the twenty-fourth over to Murali Kartik, bringing Adam Voges to the crease only for him to return in the next over, caught behind off Batty. Riki Wessels fell in Batty's next over 105/5, 26.4 ov.
Skipper Chris Read (13*) used his experience, seeing Notts home with 57 balls to spare.


Outlaws 124/5 30.3 ov


James Taylor 41*
Alex Hales 23
Samit Patel 21


Gareth Batty 2/23




Also in Group B; Somerset beat Scotland by 60 runs at Taunton, Craig Meschede 4/27
Hampshire beat Durham at the Armitage Shanks Bowl by 4 wickets.

Leap-frogging Bears

5/77

Warwickshire took advantage of knowing what had happened to Notts yesterday and made the most of the weather at Edgbaston today.; maximising their batting points and then bowling an unfocused Sussex out to reap 11 points from their draw, leap-frogging Notts to the top of the league in the process. 

Match Drawn at Uxbridge

Over night rain on top of the sodden playing surface combined with a yellow weather warning for the SE England region meant the abandonment of the game at Uxbridge was a formality, an hour before the game was due to begin today.

Strauss restores parity.

Notts Dominate in the Battle of Uxbridge

Middlesex v Notts at Uxbridge 2012

Voges ton as Notts build solid lead.

Adams' wing-man 'n' all travel to Uxbridge

Notts have announced an extended squad for their return to first class cricket, at Uxbridge.


Andre Adams and Benny Phillips are added to the T20 hardcore squad.


Graeme White is there (in the squad) for Samit Patel, currently on England duty but only getting a light shift , so could travel south tonight.


Alex Hales is reportedly recovered from his quad strain - it certainly didn't stop him from go-karting yesterday (as littered all over the twittersphere shows).

Dino Retires

Michael Di Venuto today announced his retirement from County Cricket. 

Leicestershire Benefit

Leicestershire are having a club benefit for the club. As part of this a number of staff and playing staff past and present are jumping ship out of a plane. Perhaps the money raising element buys the parachutes. Due to jump are Matthew Hoggard, Paul Haywood, Josh and Russell Cobb, Greg Smith and Michael Thornely at Langar (where-else) on Sept 17.

Flops on the field have created testing times for the Foxes with finances not being helped by the rotten weather.

On Wednesday it was announced that Matthew Hoggard has stood-down as the Foxes' One day Captain and that Josh Cobb would be taking over that role for the rest of the season.


Ramnaresh Sarwan has extended his contract with the struggling club until the end of 2014!!

Last ODI

Old Trafford hosted the last of the Aussie-bashing, waste of time Series.
Rain reduced the game to a 32 overs each game.


George Bailey (46*) dragged a suicidal Australian score to 145/7 (2 run outs and a stumping) from their 32 overs.


Fifties from Cook and Bopara saw England home by 7 wickets and a Duckworth fudge!


Series: England win 4-0

And the point of it all was what????


The Australians getting acclimatised to England conditions ready for the future Ashes tour, haven't played in the ODIs - Phil Hughes and Mitchell Starc - might it have been best served (for the Aussies) to have allowed some of the up and coming Australians to play in England as Overseas players for the 2012 season instead of this series?


Yes Notts could have had David Hussey too, but he can't change the weather, can he?

New Deals

Ex-Hampshire's Benny Howells has signed a 2 yearer for Gloucestershire after a trial period as cover for injured Dan Housego.

South African, Johann Myburgh has extended his stay at Durham until the end of this season.




Day One


In shortened first day of the resumption of white cricket at New Road, 2 wickets for the returning Alan Richardson helped hold Durham to 127/4 from the 42 overs possible.

Cuckney areT20 Champions 2012

Cuckney won Nottinghamshire Premier League's Grand Day Out, T20 Final at Trent Bridge yesterday, beating Wollaton by 3 runs.

pictures now on facebook

Heaven

As previously declared, Nottinghamshire Outlaws have a home quarter final against Hampshire Royals to look forward to in three weeks. In the mean time we have some proper cricket coming-up. With Alex Hales taking longer to recover from his strain, could Neil Edwards make a return?


Someone making a return is that most dour of cricketers, when things aren't going well, Steve Harmison. Harmy's return however isn't for Durham but for that most dour of counties, Yorkshire - a match made in heaven(?)!


Yorkshire are currently a couple of senior bowlers light with Mitchell Starc called-in by the Aussies and Sid being injured, hence Harmison's loan deal.

Foxes roll-over, roll-on the Royals

Foxes roll-over, roll-on the Royals

That was the week that wasn't!

• Mark Ramprakash announces his retirement.
• Tom Maynard's funeral with as many attendees at Llandaff as there is at an average game at Sofia Gardens. Donations to: Professional Cricketers' Association Benevolent Fund (c/o The Laker Stand, Kia Oval, Kennington, London SE11 5SS
• ODIs England v Australia abandoned at Edgbaston
• Scotland v Canada abandoned a 4 dayer at Uddingston without at single ball being bowled.
• Notts seconds suffer repeated wash-outs.
• Outlaws win a sub-aquatic 4 over slog, gaining 2 points and losing Alex Hales in the process.
• Luke Fletcher goes on a diet and not a Snicker diet.
• Tykes rob Outlaws of top spot of the North group by out playing them at Trent Bridge in the dry.
• Graeme Swann has time off England to rest an elbow.
• Derby is underwater and so they cancel a game.
• Glamorgan bemoan the fact they have had so many rain offs - they've just  lost the games they've played apart from the Duckworth fudge game against the Bears. Outlaws have had almost as many NRs but have won all but the Tyke game that they've played. I agree with the Welsh proposal that if we're going to have T20s then they should be more spread out in the schedule, over the season............................ perhaps as a SUNDAY LEAGUE - Mr Sky wouldn't like that! It appears Surrey have joined-in this plea now.
• Australia have sent home Mitchell Marsh after a "late night out"  - "Bad call" - from there Centre of Excellence.
• Samit Patel gets a game for England in the ODI at CLS.

Hussey to the Rescue

but Finn slays the Aussies

Australia were 68/4 when David Hussey went to the crease, when he went back to the pavilion the Convicts were 194/9, Hussey out for 70.


Australia 200/9 


David Hussey 70
Michael Clarke 43
Shane Watson 28


Steve Finn 4/37

England had little difficulty, reaching their target with 13 balls to spare.


England 201/2


Ian Bell 69
Jonathan Trott 64*
Ravi Bopara 33*


England won by 8 wickets

Hales to Return

Alex Hales is proclaim fit again and is due to face the might of the Foxes tomorrow, replacing England's Patel......................... Elstone and Ball are also in the squad.