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Pennington and Tongue Shine Against Former Side as Notts Dominate

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Pennington Tongue Star As Notts Dominate Worcestershire

Nottinghamshire Seize Early Control at New Road

Nottinghamshire strengthened their Rothesay County Championship title hopes by dismissing Worcestershire for just 182 on the opening day at Visit Worcestershire New Road. The visitors then closed on 46 for 1, trailing by 136, and in pole position for another vital win that could cement their title charge while pushing Worcestershire closer to relegation.

Former Worcestershire quicks Dillon Pennington (4 for 50) and Josh Tongue (3 for 59) haunted their old teammates, leaving the hosts reeling at 53 for 6 before Gareth Roderick and Tom Taylor offered some resistance.

β€œπ‘°π’• 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 π’π’Šπ’Œπ’† 𝒂 π’‰π’π’Žπ’†π’„π’π’Žπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘·π’†π’π’π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’•π’π’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘»π’π’π’ˆπ’–π’†, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 π‘Ύπ’π’“π’„π’†π’”π’•π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’“π’† π’˜π’π’–π’π’… 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 π’‡π’π’“π’ˆπ’†π’•.”

Early Wreckage and Brief Recovery

Notts’ decision to bowl first paid off immediately as Pennington removed Rehaan Edavalath and Kashif Ali in quick succession. Tongue then struck twice in consecutive deliveries, dismissing Jake Libby and Brett D’Oliveira, before Pennington trapped debutant Daniel Lategan lbw β€” three wickets falling in just five balls.

Worcestershire’s misery deepened when Ethan Brookes was run out by a sharp Haseeb Hameed throw, reducing them to 37 for 5. Roderick, however, stood firm, surviving an lbw scare against Tongue and later combining with Taylor for a 71-run stand that temporarily steadied the innings.

Taylor’s dismissal to a mistimed pull against Tongue, minutes before rain brought an early tea, left Worcestershire exposed again. After the break, Pennington pinned Ben Allison and Patterson-White trapped Roderick lbw after a valiant 61 from 102 balls.

β€œπ‘Ήπ’π’…π’†π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œβ€™π’” π’‡π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’‡π’Šπ’‡π’•π’š π’ˆπ’‚π’—π’† π‘Ύπ’π’“π’„π’†π’”π’•π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’“π’† 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’Šπ’• π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒕𝒐𝒐 π’π’Šπ’•π’•π’π’† π’‚π’ˆπ’‚π’Šπ’π’”π’• 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 π‘΅π’π’•π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’‰π’‚π’Žπ’”π’‰π’Šπ’“π’† π’‚π’•π’•π’‚π’„π’Œ.”

Notts Build Platform for Big Lead

In reply, Nottinghamshire lost captain Haseeb Hameed to Tom Taylor’s second ball, but Ben Slater and Freddie McCann saw out the remaining overs. They added 46 unbeaten runs, riding out some movement and carry from the surface, to put their side firmly in charge.

With the pitch still offering assistance and a strong batting platform in place, Nottinghamshire now have their eyes on a commanding lead and a potential seventh County Championship title later this month.

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