Match Ka Scene
Headingley mein hua ek zabardast County Championship match jisme Nottinghamshire ne Yorkshire ko 163 run se hara diya. Ye unka 7 matches mein 4th jeet tha, aur ab wo Division One ke top pe aur mazboot ho gaye hain. Yorkshire ko 463 ka bada target mila tha aur unhone aakhri din 176/5 se shuru kiya, lekin poori team 299 pe all-out ho gayi. Notts ko mila 19 points, aur Yorkshire ko bas 3.
Pennington ka Jalwa
Notts ke fast bowler Dillon Pennington ne kamaal kar diya — 31 overs mein 5 for 106! Aakhri din sabse important wicket unhone liya — Matthew Revis ka, jo 45 run bana ke Yorkshire ko fight mein rakha tha. Revis aur George Hill ne milke 54 run ki partnership banayi thi, lekin Pennington ne Revis ko edge karwa ke keeper Verreynne ke haath mein pakda diya. Bindaas bowling kari, pressure banaye rakha, aur Notts ke title race mein unki value aur badh gayi.
Yorkshire ka Struggle
Revis ne solid fight diya, lekin akela kuch nahi kar paaya. George Hill ke saath thodi der tak hope zinda rakha, lekin poora batting line-up dob gaya. Pehle innings mein bhi Yorkshire sirf 184 pe out ho gayi thi, jisme Mohammad Abbas ne 6 wicket le liye the. Revis ne pehle innings mein bhi 27 banaye the, lekin Abbas ka ball drag kar ke clean bowled ho gaya tha.
McCann aur Patterson-White ka Impact
Jab Pennington pace se maar raha tha, tab young spinner Freddie McCann ne game-changing moment diya. New ball aane se pehle usne George Hill ko short ball daala, jisme Hill clean bowled ho gaya — commentators ne usko “loosener” bola, lekin McCann ke liye golden moment tha!
Liam Patterson-White ne bhi left-arm spin se pressure banaya, aur important wickets nikaale. Dono ne team ko full support diya Pennington ke saath.
Nottinghamshire ki Batting Foundation
Notts ki jeet ka base unki strong batting thi. Ben Slater aur Joe Clarke ne second innings mein half-centuries maar ke team ko 403 tak pahucha diya. Clarke ka 50 bas 55 balls mein aaya — ekdum aggressive style. Phir Yorkshire ko 463 ka bada target mil gaya. Mohammad Abbas ne pehli innings mein bhi 6 wicket le ke Yorkshire ko 184 tak hi simit kar diya tha.
Yorkshire Ki Early Tabaahi
Pehle din George Hill ne 5 wicket le ke Notts ko sirf 228 pe roka, lekin fir unki batting hi bikhar gayi. Abbas ne openers Adam Lyth aur Fin Bean ko cheap mein nikaal diya — end of day 1 pe Yorkshire sirf 14/2 thi. Day 2 pe lunch tak 119/7 ho gayi, aur match wahi se haath se nikal gaya.
Is Jeet ka Bada Matlab
Nottinghamshire ke liye ye jeet badi baat thi — Headingley mein 2011 ke baad sirf 5th baar jeete hain wo Championship match. Is jeet se unka top spot aur strong ho gaya, aur title jeetne ka chance bhi bright lag raha hai (2010 ke baad pehla ho sakta hai!). Yorkshire ke liye ye chauthi haar thi season ki — unki batting line-up consistent nahi hai, sirf 3 baar 250+ ka score banaya hai 7 matches mein.
Bada Picture
2025 ka County Championship kaafi competitive chal raha hai. Nottinghamshire new captaincy ke under, aur naye signings jaise Jack White, Ben Sears, Jordan Buckingham aur Will Sutherland ke saath ek strong team ban chuki hai. Dusri taraf, Yorkshire Anthony McGrath ke coaching mein apne local players Hill aur Revis pe zyada dependent hai, lekin unko ab zyada consistency chahiye table mein upar aane ke liye.
