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County Championship, Division One

vs Nottinghamshire

New Road, Worcester

Day Two

Morning: Notts won the toss and put the Pears in to bat on Saturday morning after the first day, despite bright sunshine, had been lost to a wet outfield. Alas, the extended wait for the first home cricket of the summer was rewarded with Worcestershire collapsing in a single session to 80 all out, our worst total at New Road in nearly a decade.

Afternoon: The phenomenon of Worcestershire's batsmen making the pitch look like a minefield shortly before our bowlers make it resemble a road is far from new, and Notts had nearly reached parity before the first breakthrough was made, Nathan Smith having Ben Slater caught for 41. Smith then immediately followed up by bowling Will Young for 2, but it was a consolation prize in another session that belonged to the visitors, who reached tea on 89-2.

Evening: Again, there was little but toil for the Pears bowlers as Notts racked up the runs, and Matthew Waite dismissing Haseeb Hameed LBW for 100 shortly before close was the only consolation. 234-3 at stumps with the lead at 154, Sunday's thunderstorms were destined to do Worcs a favour by washing out the third day, leaving the hosts with a prayer of making it through the final day if the weather intervenes and/or we prove capable of batting for more than a single session.