Nottinghamshire welcome Lancashire to Trent Bridge from 15-18 August for their penultimate fixture at Trent Bridge in the Bob Willis Trophy.

Read on for everything you need to know about the encounter, including:

 

How to follow the action 

We hope you'll agree that our live stream – available at trentbridge.co.uk/live – has got you covered for the 2020 campaign.

You'll be able to enjoy the exploits of the Green and Golds with our multi-camera ball-tracking setup, while action replays, in-game statistics and live reaction will take you to the heart of the action.

Take a look at what to expect here...

You can also find regular live updates and video highlights throughout the day on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

 

Team News

Ben Slater and Tom Barber have returned to the Nottinghamshire line-up, with Slater replacing Chris Nash and Tom Barber taking the place of the injured Jake Ball.  

Meanwhile, Assistant Coach Kevin Shine and wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Moores have looked ahead to the fixture:

 

Reports and reaction

Day one: 

Day two:

 

Hours of Play  

Play is due to commence at 11am, but you can follow the build-up live at trentbridge.co.uk/live from 10.45am.

Lunch is scheduled for 1pm, with the afternoon session to commence at 1.40pm.

Tea is set to be taken at 3.40pm (or when 32 overs remain in the day, whichever is later), before a two-hour final session from 4pm.

90 overs are scheduled per day. Overs lost to bad weather can be made up in subsequent days, up to a maximum of eight per day. In the case of a longer day, times will be announced each day. 

 

The Bob Willis Trophy

All 18 First-Class counties are competing in a unique red-ball competition this summer.

The Bob Willis Trophy, a separate competition to the County Championship, is being played in three regional groups, with Notts facing Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Durham.

The two group winners with the most points will progress to a five-day final to determine the overall winner.

A number of tweaks have been made to the playing conditions which are usually in place for the County Championship, to accommodate circumstances relating to COVID-19:

  • A day's play will consist of a minumum of 90 overs - down from 96.
  • Each county’s first innings of a match can last no longer than 120 overs
  • The follow-on will increase from 150 to 200 runs
  • The new ball will be available after 90 overs rather than 80 overs
  • Points awarded for a draw will increase from five (as in the County Championship) to eight points. All other points scoring will remain the same as in the County Championship. The change in points awarded for a draw is to help mitigate against the impact of weather during a shortened competition.

Read more on the playing conditions for the Bob Willis Trophy here. 

 

 

Last time out

Despite taking place at Trent Bridge, this fixture will be considered an ‘away’ game for Nottinghamshire in the record books, having been moved from Emirates Old Trafford due to the venue’s status as a biosecure venue for international cricket.

Notts’ last First-Class visit to Lancashire came on the opening weekend of the 2018 season, in a match which marked Steven Mullaney’s debut as Club Captain.

Lancashire-born Mullaney would be made to wait by the weather to make his bow as skipper, but a triumphant day two was certainly just what the skipper would have been hoping for.

Jake Ball opened the bowling alongside Luke Fletcher, and the pair did arguably their best work in the morning session, conceding only 26 runs between them in the opening hour.

It was a spell of sustained pressure which brought rewards later in the day, Ball helping to clean up the tail to finish with figures of 5-43 as Lancashire were dismissed for 158.

After Notts made 222 in reply, Harry Gurney’s 6-25 in the second innings left Notts in command – and the visitors negotiated a nervy five-over chase to win by six wickets.

 

Scorecards

If you’d like to score along with the action whilst watching from home, our scorecard makes a useful starting point. Download it here.

 

Weather Forecast

View the latest weather forecast here. Should any inclement weather be in the offing, we will keep you up to date with the prospects of play on our live stream and social media channels.