Trent Bridge will play host as Nottinghamshire face Derbyshire in the latest round of Division Two matches in the County Championship from Thursday. Notts are second in the table after their recent draw with Middlesex, with the rain thwarting their chances of going top. Derbyshire are fourth in the table, only five points behind Notts,…
The cricketing summer of 1981 will always be remembered for England’s sensational Ashes victory over the Australians and the exploits of a certain Ian Botham and Bob Willis. It was also the season that a Midlands county won its first County Championship title in 52 years. In 1929, Nottinghamshire won their second ‘official’ county title…
Middlesex 195 & 133/3 v Nottinghamshire 415 & 295/5 dec (County Championship Division Two) 12.05.22-15.05.22 *four day match drawn An unbeaten hundred from opener Sam Robson and heavy rain in London thwarted Nottinghamshire’s chances of an easy win and the chance to go top of the table. Starting the final day on a desperate 69…
Known affectionately as ‘Dodge’ William Whysall was one of Nottinghamshire CCC’s most dependable batsman as the county developed into a strong side after the First World War. Born in the village of Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, on 31 October 1887, William Wilfrid Whysall lived in the town of Mansfield and first played for the county in 1909…
In the latest county championship match at the Lord’s cricket ground, Nottinghamshire are in full control having started their second innings on 6/0 going into day three, after they finished their first innings with a healthy 415 all out before bowling out, the current division two leaders Middlesex for just 195. Coming into the match…
Nottinghamshire meet Middlesex in the next round of the County Championship Division Two fixtures tomorrow, the four day game starting May 12, at the world famous Lord’s Cricket ground. Oddly enough, despite the two division set-up, this will be the first meeting between the two sides in a four-day game since September 2016. Both teams…
With the domestic twenty20 competition due to get under way in a few weeks time, we take a look at the top ten highest individual strike rates in an innings by the county’s players scoring fifty or more. Master blasters like Alex Hales, Dan Christian, and Michael Lumb, to name but a few, have lit…
The enviable title of the highest run scorer in Nottinghamshire County Cricket club history goes to the ever-lasting George Gunn. An incredible career spanning 30 years (1902-1932), saw Gunn amass a mammoth 31,592 first-class runs at an impressive average of 35.69 in 583 matches. He smashed 55 centuries for the county along the way, together…
Wilfred Flowers was one of the longest-serving players of Nottinghamshire cricket. He was one of the leading all-round players of his era, known for his slow off-break spin bowling and for his powerful batting. He was a potent bowler on ‘sticky wickets’ and one of the players who took his chance at the club during…
Nottinghamshire II 352 & 382/5 v Leicestershire II 511/7 dec & 222/7 dec (Second XI Championship) 02.05.22-05.05.22 *four day match Nottinghamshire win by five wickets In an amazing run chase, the Nottinghamshire second team beat their close neighbours Leicestershire by five wickets after chasing a daunting target of 382 on the final day of the…
Arthur Shrewsbury was arguably the greatest batsman to have played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. In an age when WG Grace was a ‘master of all he surveys’ Shrewsbury managed to be rated at the top of the tree along with the great batsman. With a multitude of records, he was a 27-year veteran with…
In simple terms, William ‘Billy’ Gunn was one of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club’s greatest ever cricketers. Standing over 6 foot tall, a giant of his time, Gunn amassed over 25,000 runs for his county and also played in 11 test matches for England. He played competitive football for both Notts County and Nottingham Forest as…
