It was a disappointing start for former two-time winners the Notts Outlaws as they went down to a heavy defeat to Northamptonshire Steelbacks on the second evening of this season’s twenty20 Vitality Blast competition. It was the visitor’s first win at Trent Bridge in the short format, and it gave them two wins from two…
Following on from their heavy defeat in the first match of the season, Nottinghamshire have managed to reach the mid-table range with one win in seven games in Division One of the County Cricket Championship. In a fixture spoiled by the rain, Joe Clarke struck a century and Lyndon James hit 96 batting at number…
Known in the cricketing world by the nickname ‘Arkle’ Derek William Randall was one of the most charismatic and fondly admired characters in the game. With his, at times, non-stop antics at the crease and his superb fielding in the cover region, Randall carved out a fine career with 47 test matches, over 28,000 first-class…
A reliable batsman for England during the mid-1980s, Robert Timothy Robinson played in 425 first-class matches, notching up just over 27,500 runs at an average of 42. Born in the village of Skegby, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, on 21 November 1958, he played his entire career at Nottinghamshire CCC skippering the side from 1988 to 1995. Robinson…
Famous for his three centuries in consecutive tests during the 1986/87 Ashes series in Australia, Brian Christopher Broad was a stalwart for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club for nearly a decade. Born 29 September 1957 in the district of Knowle in Bristol, the tall left-handed opening batsman made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in 1979. After…
After a disappointing campaign last season Nottinghamshire CCC will be looking for an improved performance this coming summer. Their opening fixture is a friendly with Cardiff UCCE at the end of March, and the first County Championship game is against Essex starting on April 5. New Zealand opener Will Young is set to play in…
With such famous professional sporting teams as Nottingham Forest Football Club, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, and Notts County FC, there have been numerous grounds and stadiums used throughout the years by these sides, some of which are regular now and known worldwide as monuments of sporting prestige and valour. We take a look at some…
Both snooker and darts have lit up the start of the sporting year with record wins for Ronnie O’Sullivan and an emerging talent in 16-year-old Luke Littler with both superstars of their genres gripping the nation in recent finals. Both sports actually have long connection back to the city of Nottingham with the Heart of…
Nottinghamshire 328-355 Middlesex (Royal London One Day Cup Group A) 11.08.22 A marvellous hundred from captain Haseeb Hameed in a match played at Grantham was not enough as Nottinghamshire slipped to their second consecutive defeat in the Royal London One-Day Cup against Middlesex. After putting in the opposition, Notts took their first wicket when Brett…
Gloucestershire 298/5-294 Nottinghamshire (Royal London One Day Cup Group A) 11.08.22 After their brilliant victory over Somerset in the last game, Nottinghamshire met Gloucestershire in the next round of the Royal London One-Day Cup at Bristol, but were undone by an inspired home side who chased a near 300 target in less than 40 overs….
Trent Rockets 147/4-143/7 Birmingham Phoenix (The Hundred Men) County stars Alex Hales and Samit Patel put the knowledge of their home ground to good use as the Trent Rockets got off to a winning start in this year’s The Hundred competition with a comfortable win over Birmingham Phoenix. After electing to field first, the Rockets…
Nottinghamshire 290/7-225 Sussex (Royal London One Day Cup Group A) 02.08.22 Having thrashed the same opposition in the County Championship only a few days ago, Nottinghamshire easily overcame Sussex in the opening game of the Royal London One-Day Cup at Trent Bridge. Electing to bat, the county started slowly and lost early wickets to be…
Nottinghamshire 240 & 301 v Sussex 143 & 142 (County Championship Division Two) 26.07.22-28.07.22 *four day match Nottinghamshire win by 256 runs. A superb all-round bowling performance from the Nottinghamshire pace attack helped the county achieve an easy three-day win over Sussex in the latest County Championship game, bowling out the visitors twice cheaply at…
Derbyshire 318 & 249/4 v Nottinghamshire 618/8 dec (County Championship Division Two) 18.07.22-22.07.22 *four day match drawn After the record breaking temperatures earlier in the week, it was the inevitable rain and stubborn batting from the Derbyshire top order which prevented Nottinghamshire from completing a victory on the final day of their latest County Championship…
A superb bowling performance by the county’s second eleven side helped Nottinghamshire to an easy victory over Worcestershire in their latest championship game. After losing the toss, Notts saw the opposition amass 290 for 6 on the opening day with Tom Fell unbeaten on 63. Kashif Ali was the main scorer with 106 off 133…
Glamorgan 318 & 421/5 dec v Nottinghamshire 285 & 259/4 (County Championship Division Two) 11.07.22-14.07.22 *four day match drawn After staring defeat in the face heading into the final day, Nottinghamshire batted stubbornly on the final day to secure a draw against Glamorgan, and remain on top of Division Two of the County Championship. The county…
Despite a valiant century from all-rounder Sammy King, Nottinghamshire Second Eleven were well beaten by their Leicestershire counterparts in the latest championship match at Uppingham School, Oakham. Chasing a mammoth 455 to win, Notts finished 86 runs short of the target on the final day. Notts started the match fifth in the table on 60…
Worcestershire Rapids 159/8-165/5 Notts Outlaws (T20 Blast North Group) 03.07.22 Despite their disappointing campaign in this year’s Vitality Blast twenty20 competition, the Notts Outlaws ended on a positive note with a fourth successive victory in their final North Group game away to Worcestershire Rapids. Chasing 160 to win, they eased to a five-wicket win with…
Notts Outlaws 184/6-183/8 Durham (T20 Blast North Group) 01.07.22 In what turned out to be skipper Dan Christian’s final match at Trent Bridge in the twenty20 competition, the Notts Outlaws gave him a triumphant farewell as they beat Durham by four wickets in the latest round of Vitality Blast matches. The Australian, who has twice…
In the days before the first official County Cricket Championship was contested in 1890, there was a period between 1864 to 1889 when a number of counties played for the ‘Champion County’ title. Nottinghamshire were named by various publications and historians as the top county on 16 occasions, many shared with other counties. In 1907,…
