As part of its continuing coverage of county cricket, the BBC will once again be providing live ball-by-ball commentary of every competitive Nottinghamshire first team match this season.
This will be the fourth consecutive season that the provider will cover every county cricket match played in England and Wales across its local radio stations and online.
That’s a total of more than 350 games taking place across nearly 800 days, done in partnership with the county game’s governing body, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
With commentary from Division One and Division Two of the Specsavers County Championship, and the two major one-day trophies, the BBC’s 39 local radio stations in England and BBC Wales will once again let fans follow their teams throughout the season.
“We’re proud to deliver every ball from every first class county cricket match for the fourth year in a row," said the BBC’s Head of Sport for English Regions, Charles Runcie.
"Getting audiences to the heart of the sporting action is a vital service that the BBC’s local radio network continues to provide to cricket fans across the counties.
“Listeners can be certain that our team of BBC reporters and commentators will continue to travel the length and breadth of England and Wales to bring you the latest coverage of your county.”
With local coverage being provided by BBC Radio Nottingham, commentator Dave Bracegirdle is once again looking forward to broadcasting the county’s fortunes to an audience of listeners, far and wide.
“It never ceases to amaze me just how widespread the interest in county cricket is,” said Bracegirdle. “Since BBC Radio Nottingham began providing this service in 2010 we have had positive feedback from nearly every country on the planet.
“Covering the county I’ve supported all my life is just about the best job going – it’s certainly the best way to spend a summer.”
“The other county commentators provide excellent company over the course of the season and their sheer professionalism, depth of knowledge and – as regular listeners will know - sense of humour, help to convey the twists and turns of a day at the cricket.
"Hardly a day goes by without one of the players joining us on air, delivering a real insight into what goes on in the middle.”
The BBC's live radio commentary is the perfect foil for Trent Bridge Live, featuring video stream, live scorecard, written updates, photography and a link to the BBC's live radio commentary.
The BBC commentary in isolation can be accessed online at bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket.
In addition to the commentary, there will be regular half-hourly updates on BBC Radio Nottingham’s FM frequency whenever the county is in action in the Specsavers County Championship or Royal London One-Day Cup.
All matches in the NatWest T20 Blast competition will also be broadcast on BBC Radio Nottingham’s FM frequency, with Colin Fray, Robin Chipperfield and former Notts captain Paul Johnson, joining Bracegirdle in providing the commentary.
The 2015 season saw dramatic last-gasp four day victories, thrilling limited-overs contests and an historic Investec Ashes Test, all in the unique surroundings of Trent Bridge.
This season, we’d wager, will be no less enthralling and frankly we’d hate for you to miss out.
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