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Day 4: Worcestershire won by 106 runs
by Stephen McGregor They will also have had a sight of one of the world's great fast bowlers in action - the irony is that it was not the much hyped Shoab Akhtar. News soon got about that his side injury will prevent him playing for Notts this season and there is no doubt this will be a real blow to Clive Rice's plans to get his charges into the 1st Division. The feeling of déjà vu is overwhelming - the same thing happened 3 years ago when the then much vaunted Mohammed Zahid failed to make an appearance also having come to England from Pakistan carrying an injury.
Notts required an unlikely 382 to win in their 4th innings and overnight were 13 without loss. Opener Bicknell began particularly briskly with 6 fours and took the score to 41 before his partner Welton had scored and before a run had come off Glen McGrath. Sheriyer who opened the bowling at the Radcliffe Road End being particularly expensive. McGrath had the first success at 50 finding the edge of Bicknell's bat to give keeper Rhodes the first of 5 catches in the innings. This heralded the appearance of John Morris to resume the first innings hostilities with McGrath. However with the Australian rested he and Welton set about more poor bowling and took the score to 106 before Morris was out LBW to the trundling Leatherdale from one that seemed to keep low. Paul Johnson came to the wicket bringing with him the usual hopes of the home faithful but only made 6 when he was brilliantly caught low down at slip by Hick- wicket number 2 for the demon Leatherdale. At lunch Notts were 113 for 3 and the feeling
was that Worcester had the edge.
That feeling was cemented in the first over of the afternoon session when the Notts Captain Gallian was out for 0 caught by Hick off the charging Lampitt.
Afzaal, the Notts hero of the first innings, then joined Welton and they took the score along to 151 before Lampitt had Rhodes in action again pouching a nick. Chris Read came out for another short stay at the crease before he was out to a ball from Leatherdale which scattered his stumps having again kept a bit low. Paul Franks set about the bowling with vigour and he and Welton put on 46 until the opener edged Illingworth to the keeper for a well made 60. There is something of Tim Robinson about Welton's style and there will be many in the Notts camp who will share Clive Rice's high opinion of him.
The next man to the crease was David Millns who batted with a runner. He made his intentions quite clear by cover driving Illingworth for 4 first ball with all the power one would expect to see from a former coal miner. To observe the rule that the runner has to wear full kit we had the incongruous site of a batsman at point in a helmet. By tea Notts had lost 7 wickets for 243 runs and an away victory seemed only a matter of time. On the resumption McGrath was re-introduced to the attack and had Millns dropped in the slips on 25.The miss was not costly as he was promptly out to Lampitt, again caught Rhodes.
Paul Franks moved on to his 50 with powerful drives and cuts as evidenced by 10 fours. He was then out caught Rhodes bowled Lampitt. Lucas and Harris were left to see the last rites. The fact that they were 10 and 11 on the scorecard seemed to provoke McGrath into a flurry of short pitched balls one of which struck Lucas on the helmet causing damage to him and his equipment and leading to a lengthy stoppage giving the crowd an opportunity they did not overlook to let McGrath know what they thought of his tactics and Australians in general.
Lucas was the last out failing to get out of the way of another McGrath short pitcher giving Rhodes his final catch of the game.
Day 3: Notts 13-0 (needing a further 369 to win)
by Dave Bracegirdle
The third day began with Notts’ last pair of Usman Afzaal and Andy Harris at the crease. In just over three overs both batsmen achieved individual milestones. Afzaal, on his 23rd birthday, passed 150 for the first time at this level and Haris also recorded his highest first class score. But with the total of 313 Harris trod on his own stumps trying to deflect a ball down the legside from Glenn McGrath. The pair had added 152 for the tenth wicket, equalling exactly the highest ever Notts last stand, set in 1911. It was also the highest last wicket partnership ever at Trent Bridge. McGrath finished with figures of 8-86.
Beginning their second innings with a lead of 89 Worcester soon lost the wicket of Weston but rather more crucially Notts lost, through injury, the services of bowlers Millns and Lucas.
With the extra responsibility put upon him Andy Harris again rose to the occasion, this time with the ball. He picked up four wickets, including that of Graeme Hick, magificently caught and bowled for 26. Wilson and Solanki both made half-centurions during the afternoon as Worcs extended their lead beyond 300 and after tea Mapitt and Illingworth added 74 for the 8th wicket before Hick’s declaration left Notts a victory target of 382.
Darren Bicknell and Guy Welton safely negotiated the final nine overs of the day’s play and if Notts can handle the hostility of McGrath better the second time around they have a chance of recording their first Championship success of the season.
The scorebooks will show a win for the visitors by the seemingly comfortable margin of 106 runs. However this was no easy result and Worcestershire were made to work for their win on a warm summer day. The Notts supporters who will doubtless go home disappointed at the result will take comfort from the way their team batted with good positive batting from the younger players, Franks and Welton and mature strokeplay from Bicknell and Morris.
Notts will begin the final day on thirteen without loss needing a further 369 runs to beat Worcestershire with all their second innings wickets intact.
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