Fit Record – NOTTS vs LANCS twenty fourth Fit, Might 10 – 13, 2024

Lancashire 306 for 8 (Jennings 91, Bruce 73, Pennington 3-46) vs Nottinghamshire

Pennington inflicted heavy harm by way of taking 3 for 15 in a very good five-over spell with the second one new ball earlier than seamer Dane Paterson dealt Lancashire an additional blow by way of taking away Bruce within the day’s penultimate over.

With Australian spinner Nathan Lyon rested for this spherical, Lancashire have named England tempo bowler Saqib Mahmood of their line-up for the primary time in 365 days following a pressure fracture.

It had gave the look of evolving as Lancashire’s day till the ultimate 30 minutes of the center consultation, when Jennings and George Balderson, who had shared a third-wicket stand value 107, have been each out in fast succession.

The morning consultation were theirs till Josh Bohannon’s dismissal by way of Lyndon James from what would had been the penultimate ball earlier than lunch. Bohannon had picked up 4 barriers towards the Nottinghamshire allrounder, albeit one off an edge, however was once struck at the entrance pad as he appeared for a 5th in the course of the on aspect and was once obviously out.

In spite of tempo bowlers Pennington and the fit-again Olly Stone subjecting Lancashire’s openers to a trying out opening passage on a used pitch with a tight masking of grass, Nottinghamshire’s best step forward previous to that had come within the tenth over, when Paterson discovered the brink to have Luke Wells stuck at 2nd slip.

Inspired by way of James’ step forward, which had ended what were a threatening partnership between the competitive Bohannon and a extra measured Jennings, Nottinghamshire emerged from lunch with renewed power. But it was once Lancashire’s third-wicket pair who ruled for the following couple of hours.

Jennings, having constructed a painstaking 128-ball half-century, which he finished along with his tenth boundary, upped the pace. A paddle sweep for 4 and a properly pushed directly six off Calvin Harrison’s legspin signalled rising assuredness and he appeared neatly set for a 2nd hundred of the season.

However Nottinghamshire’s bowlers by no means let their effort ranges dip and fought again within the 30 minutes earlier than tea.

Jennings will take the blame for his personal loss of life, going for a opposite sweep towards Harrison however ready best to top-edge it to slide the place Tom Moores – again within the Nottinghamshire aspect for the primary time this season however not able to prise the wicketkeeper’s gloves from Joe Clarke – took a very simple catch.

However the departure of Balderson was once purely all the way down to the talent of the bowler, Stone’s spectacular contribution deservedly rewarded when the batter was once overwhelmed for tempo as he attempted to flick around the line, squarely in entrance because the ball collided with the entrance pad. The 2 wickets reworked 190 for two into 196 for 4.

Lancashire’s double setback supposed two new batters on the crease, however with Bruce taking the lead, attaining a half-century off 69 balls, it took the second one new ball for Nottinghamshire to revive a measure of parity at the day, Pennington placing two times within the house of 9 deliveries as George Bell edged to first slip and Matthew Hurst to 3rd.

The ex-Worcestershire fast picked up his 1/3 scalp when England spinner Tom Hartley discovered the protected palms of Harrison at 2nd slip, and then Bruce reined himself in noticeably. Lancashire picked up a 2nd batting level however the lack of Bruce, leg earlier than to Paterson, was once any other giant blow.

Earlier than play started, avid gamers and spectators seen a minute’s silence in recognize for Josh Baker, the Worcestershire spin bowler who died ultimate week on the age of simply 20. Baker represented his county towards Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge best ultimate month.

It was once a in particular poignant second for Pennington and Jack Haynes, who now put on Nottinghamshire colors however shared the New Highway dressing room with Baker earlier than switching counties on the finish of ultimate season.