Catching up in pictures

Posted by Tony Hutton

My recent holiday means I have a few matches to catch up with and I thought the easiest way was to show a series of pictures from recent events many of which have already been covered by Brian.

Going back to the Headingley Test of course the innings of Johnny Bairstow was the highlight. Here are just a few pictures of a memorable day.

Bairstow gets going

Bairstow reaches his century

 

The massed ranks of the fancy dress brigade

 

On the Saturday after the Test Match, en route back from Norfolk, stopped off at Trent Bridge to see the first day of Notts v Durham. The home side lost wickets early but a good partnership between Zimbabwean Brendon Taylor and Samit Patel put them back into a strong position. Taylor spent some time before getting going but once into his stride he punished all the Durham bowlers, who included Chris Rushworth for the first time this season after injury.

Brendan Taylor celebrates his century

 

Plenty of fours but no sixes

 

During the lunch interval there was time to walk round the corner to see some more action at the Notts Sports Club, Lady Bay where the Notts Academy side were taking on Mansfield Hosiery Mills. Led by veteran Paul Franks the Academy pulled off a good victory in the end mainly thanks to their captain's innings of 76 not out.

 

Notts Sports Club, Lady Bay

 

 

The following day, still in Nottingham, I met up with Brian at the attractive Trent

College ground in Long Eaton for the T20 games between Notts seconds and Yorkshire seconds. Many years since I had been here and a vast new dining hall incorporating a gym and cricket changing rooms on the ground floor was an interesting addition to the scene. More so when I discovered it had been named after a very famous old boy, none other than the Russian Prince Obolensky who played rugby union for England in the 1930s and scored one of the most famous tries ever seen at Twickenham.

 

 

 

The Obolensky dining hall and pavilion

 

Sadly Yorkshire's performance in both games was well below par and although fielding a very young side of mainly Academy players they should be capable of better than this. 

 

Another view of the Trent College ground