Notts v Lancs Trent Bridge 5/9/21 to 8/9/21

[werneth]

Three ducks on the run. You don't think he's not trying, do you?

[chris]

Sept 7, 2021 13:51:49 GMT werneth said:

Three ducks on the run. You don't think he's not trying, do you?

Three balls, then 12 and then first ball.  Not the last 16 balls that he would hope to have for Lancashire.  Who knows what our coaching staff have said to him, probably "if you want to play all the remaining games except against Warwickshire you can". But judging by the misjudgment just now, I suspect that he might need some space to get his mind back.  Lancashire could look at the second team openers, but then maybe not.  The majority of the time these have been Owais Shah (Allott says they have released him) and Taylor Cornall (last seen scoring good runs with Kent seconds).  Maybe best to ask Sussex to release Phil Salt early?

There seem to be a number of counties that haven’t performed well in this second half of the split championship season.  Next week’s game against Somerset may be a contest to see who can score least.

Exile’s right this game was lost allowing Notts to score 211/3 in the first day.  Judging by what has happened since, that was well over par.  Of course, with hindsight, not playing your leading wicket taker and only bowler capable of bowling 40 overs in a day hasn’t helped, for it appears that was a selection decision.

[man in the stand]

Reportedly Parky was on the original team sheet for this game. Not sure what is says about English Cricket but Luke Fletcher (32) is the leading CC wicket taker this season with 57..                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Re Somerset Leach is in the Test Squad for OT but as he hasn't actually played so far I guess he'll be back with Somerset for our game....

[alanw]

Sept 7, 2021 9:56:19 GMT exile said:

A rather optimistic report from Grime, although there is a hint in his last sentence that he knows we are going to lose.  The best we can hope for is that the pitch flattens out - not unknown at Trent Bridge - and we can bat out for a draw but a heavy defeat is odds-on.  Unless the pitch is damp and/or it seems likely that the ball will swing, it is nearly always a mistake to bowl first.  

The pitch has flattened out and Lancs have given themselves a chance of at least saving the game but I would say Notts are the favourites.

[exile]

Certainly the pitch has flattened out, as shown by Fletcher going for 5 an over, and Wells and Balderson have not only dug in but have kept the score ticking over.  It is possible to chase a big score at TB - Warwickshire did it earlier in the season -  but I'm not sure we have the batsmen to do it unless the current pair bat for most of the morning.  Worth going along to watch tomorrow, though.

[man in the stand]

I'd say that Nottingham are still likely to win though bowling in the forecasted heat will sap the will of their bowlers. Still never say never...

It

[Admin]

Ken's view

A century partnership between Luke Wells and George Balderson saw Lancashire battle back after Notts’ pair Lyndon James and Tom Moores had Nottinghamshire firmly in the driving seat with a century alliance of their own on the third day of this LV= Insurance County Championship match at a hot and sunny Trent Bridge.



James made a career-best 91 and Moores 97 to allow Steven Mullaney set Lancashire a target of 444 runs from 135 overs when he declared at 339-8 shortly before tea.

But Wells and Balderson responded superbly following the first over dismissal of Alex Davies to steer Lancashire to 115-1 by the close on a day that saw just four wickets fall.

Resuming play on 127-5 and leading by 231 runs, Moores survived a rising delivery from Tom Bailey in the first over that flew off his bat handle over the slips for four.



But in the main chances were few and far between for the Red Rose attack on a fairly benign surface, although both batsmen survived genuine edges that fell just short or wide of slip to post half-centuries with boundaries; James with his ninth from the 149th ball faced and Moores with his tenth from the 87th ball to take the hosts’ lead past 300.

James hit a glorious drive for four to bring up the century partnership off 208 balls as Notts took a firm grip on the game.

And with time on their side the Notts’ pair were largely content to pick off any wayward deliveries while staying patient and playing defensively when Lancashire bowled straight.

The bowlers stuck to their task of restricting the scoring as much as possible as James and Moores moved along steadily after lunch to extend their partnership to 176 runs before Moores fell three short of what would have been a fine century.

The left-handed batsman decided to take on the off-spin of Wells but holed out to Steven Croft who took a nicely judged catch at mid-wicket.



Incredibly James more or less did exactly the same eight overs later, lofting Wells to substitute fielder Jack Blatherwick at long-on to depart for an excellent career-best 91.

Both probably deserved to go three figures but their efforts were just what host captain Mullaney would have wanted this morning.

The Notts skipper finally called a halt seven overs before tea following a quick-fire unbeaten 37 off 35 balls by Liam Patterson-White after Tom Bailey had picked up the wicket of Brett Hutton bowling off-spin.

And the hosts’ quest for the ten wickets they required for victory had immediate reward when Alex Davies misjudged his first delivery, shouldering arms but lbw to Luke Fletcher when the ball nipped back.

Wells and Balderson responded positively with a series of nice drives and fine glances after tea as the Notts bowlers found the going just as tough as their Red Rose counterparts had done earlier.



Balderson glanced Hutton to fine leg to bring up the 50 partnership off 83 balls and the Red Rose batsmen continued to prosper through the rest of the evening session.

With five overs of the day left Wells struck his tenth boundary to reach his third half-century of the season off 109 balls and that shot also brought up the century partnership from 189 balls.



Wells finished on 57 not out and Balderson was unbeaten on 45, a superb effort by the Red Rose pair who have spent the entire out in the hot, sunny conditions and their unbroken 110-run partnership has given Lancashire hope of getting something from this game with a day to go.

There was enough turn for left arm spinner Paterson-White to suggest he might be a significant factor tomorrow and Lancashire still face a big task if they are to get further points from this game.

[lancsdes]

Sept 7, 2021 16:53:09 GMT exile said:

“Certainly the pitch has flattened out, as shown by Fletcher going for 5 an over, and Wells and Balderson have not only dug in but have kept the score ticking over.  It is possible to chase a big score at TB - Warwickshire did it earlier in the season -  but I'm not sure we have the batsmen to do it unless the current pair bat for most of the morning.  Worth going along to watch tomorrow, though.”

Bohannon and Vilas have history in achieving a fourth innings score .

[Dave Towers]

The close of play situation is somewhat comparable to the position England found themselves in at the end of the fourth day of the Test match: in their case I think it was 295 needed from 10 wickets. Of course they ended up collapsing in a heap after a steady morning session and maybe Lancs will do the same.

Does anyone know what the situation is with Jennings? His injury was on 3rd August; is his season finished?

[lancsdes]

Haven’t seen it officially but someone told me a while back that Jennings season was over.

Suspect result will be the same as the Test at The Oval but I think very highly of Bohannon.

[exile]

If Wells and Balderson can stick around for most of the morning, then we have a chance of at least a draw.  Patterson-White could be a problem, though.  He seemed to be getting a bit of turn towards the end today.  

[Phil]

I've been the last 2 days, the pitch now is really dead. Notts obviously favourites but they will have to work hard to get the wickets. If we are only maybe 4 down at tea it could be a chance of a remarkable win. Maybe I have sunstroke, must keep in the shade tomorrow!

[Dave Towers]

It could indeed be sunstroke Phil, I don’t think we’ve scored 329 runs in a day for a while!

[man in the stand]

"It would be Lancashire's second-highest fourth-innings total in their history after their gloriously doomed 464 at The Oval in 2007 and it would also be the ninth-highest fourth-innings score ever made to win a County Championship game. Supporters who believe they will manage it have been placed in the care of kind friends".           

Paul Edwards   cricinfo

[alanw]

Can anybody get the live stream? Not working for me from the Lancs website