2022 ANNUAL REPORT

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB 2022 ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 8 J E F F R E Y MOO R E CHAI RMAN’S REPORT Although there were no crowd restrictions, the club took the decision to continue to invest in and run a comprehensive streaming service.The service had been very well received by members and it was particularly appreciated by those who, because of other commitments, could not travel toTrent Bridge in person. Despite the lingering after-effects of Covid, we were able to fulfil a full season of red and white-ball fixtures and once again we have returned a healthy surplus in excess of our original target. In DivisionTwo of the County Championship, the Notts players per- formed admirably, and the club were either at the top or very near the top of the division throughout the season.The strength of our red-ball squad became apparent very early on in the season. In the very first championship game away at Hove, after conceding 375 runs in the first innings, Notts managed to win by ten wickets having posted 574 in their first innings of the season. Despite the odd hiccough along the way, the final record was: played 14, won eight, drawn four and lost two. With a total of 241 points and a lead of 16 points over the nearest challengers, Notts were duly crowned champions of DivisionTwo on 29 September and will return to their rightful place in Division One in 2023. It was a great pleasure for us all to see our highly regarded captain, Steven Mullaney, lift the trophy after the final game against Durham atTrent Bridge after winning by the immense margin of 462 runs. All the coaching and playing staff made a massive contribution to Notts’ success and deserve immense praise for the way they played and conducted them- selves throughout the season. Ben Duckett, Haseeb Hameed, Liam Patterson-White, Lyndon James and Fateh Singh were all called up to join England’s various squads, in addition to Stuart Broad. A fantastic achievement. The Director of Cricket and Head Coach will have covered the season in more detail in their respective reports. In contrast to their reliable form in previous years, Notts struggled in For the first time since September 2019, the County Championship returned to being played in a two-division format. Nottinghamshire CCC were placed in DivisionTwo based on the somewhat outdated results of 2019, rather than on the excellent performances in the conference format in 2021. Although the Covid pandemic remained a concern, it was receding rapidly and there were no longer any restrictions on spectator attendance at Trent Bridge. It was particularly welcome to see members back in the Pavilion in significant numbers.