I had thought about going to Trent Bridge yesterday but the weather forecast said rain so decided to go to-day.They played all day yesterday but I was told there was a cold wind.To-day was warmier and again rain showers were forecast in the afternoon.
The two umpires came out in the morning but decided to leave the match ball in the pavilion.When it was found the last Nottingham wicket fell after the second ball.Leaving them with a total of 274.The announcer stated that there was a school team from Jersey in the ground and had been playing local Nottingham sides.I ,have never seen cricket in Jersey but Tony Hutton once spent a week watching a International tourament on the island.
I moved round to the Radcliffe stand as it was undercover and very near to the wicket.During the morning Surrey lost five wickets for 47 due to good bowling and some uneven bounce in the wicket at the Radcliffe end.During the morning Brian Senior turned up and was going to the Cricket forum at lunch-time.I went to the cafe and had a good lunch.
During the afternoon Gary Wilson,from Northern Island ,and Gareth Batty, from Bradford Yorkshire, but on a partnreship of 91 runs making the bowling look easy.When tea time was arrived I moved into the Nottingham cricket library run byPeter Wynne-Thomas.The library consists of 15000 cricket books which is the largest club collection in the World.Peter had been to the Melbourne Cricket Museum and they had 10,000 cricket books.I spent a very pleasent thirty minutes in the library looking at some 1930,s scrapbooks.
At the end of the afternoon Surrey were bowled out for 207 leaving Nottingham with a small lead.The photograph is of the stand to the left of the pavilion.
I must thank all our page viewers from America and Russia and hope they enjoy myself and John,s visits round the cricket grounds.
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