Nottinghamshire vs http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 – County Championship Division 1 – Match Recap
Rain came to the rescue of a lacklustre http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826 side in their County Championship Division 1 clash against Somerset, played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on April 22, 2012.
Day 4 was another scrappy affair for the hosts, whose director of cricket, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Newell-c76124, claimed that his side were ‘pretty hopeless’ and ‘a shambles’ in an utterly disappointing batting display, despite being among the early pace setters – with two wins from the opening matches.
After capitulating on 162 in their first innings, mainly owing to an unbeaten hundred by Chris Read, Notts’ bowlers also deposited a relatively uninspiring performance, claiming just 2 Somerset wickets, and conceding at almost 4 runs per over. The visitors duly obliged, piling on 445, before declaring, with the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Hildreth-c1647 scoring centuries, while Nick Compton’s double ton effort oozed class.
Notts took to bat in their second innings, hoping to make the home advantage count - knowing that only one other batter, apart from Read, managed to reach double digits in the first innings. They ended the third day on a satisfactory 47 for no loss, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Edwards-c2092 making 22 a piece.
However, the final morning again began on a disappointing note with both openers departing in successive overs. Following the pacers' first innings heroics, where he took an impressive five-for, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Trego-c2181 kick-started his day by dismissing Edwards in only the third over of the first session.
Hales followed seven balls later - Craig Meschede taking him out for 26. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 will need to do more if he is to retain his position in the national side.
“If Samit is going to play for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 he will need to be batting at six in a three man seam attack and playing as a batsman," said Newell. "At the moment he is a long way from that.”
His departure however saw http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 made 38, while his partner 33, taking the team score to 169 in 58 overs.
Following the match, Newell further described his team’s display as a ‘ worry’. "The weather has done us a massive favour," Newell said, "A first innings score of 160 was a pretty poor return and we didn't look threatening with the ball. That's a worry."
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