Nottinghamshire travel to Leicestershire for their penultimate fixture in the Bob Willis Trophy group stages from 22-25 August.

Read on for everything you need to know about the encounter, including:

 

How to follow the action 

You'll be able to keep abreast of all the action via a live stream provided by Leicestershire CCC. Catch every ball from 11am here.

You can also find regular live updates and video highlights throughout the day on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

 

Team News

Nottinghamshire have named a 12-man squad for their first away trip of the Bob Willis Trophy.

 

Hours of Play  

Play is due to commence at 11am.

Lunch is scheduled for 1pm, with the afternoon session to commence at 1.40pm.

Tea is set to be taken at 3.40pm (or when 32 overs remain in the day, whichever is later), before a two-hour final session from 4pm.

90 overs are scheduled per day. Overs lost to bad weather can be made up in subsequent days, up to a maximum of eight per day. In the case of a longer day, times will be announced each day. 

 

The Bob Willis Trophy

All 18 First-Class counties are competing in a unique red-ball competition this summer.

The Bob Willis Trophy, a separate competition to the County Championship, is being played in three regional groups, with Notts facing Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Durham.

The two group winners with the most points will progress to a five-day final to determine the overall winner.

A number of tweaks have been made to the playing conditions which are usually in place for the County Championship, to accommodate circumstances relating to COVID-19:

  • A day's play will consist of a minumum of 90 overs - down from 96.
  • Each county’s first innings of a match can last no longer than 120 overs
  • The follow-on will increase from 150 to 200 runs
  • The new ball will be available after 90 overs rather than 80 overs
  • Points awarded for a draw will increase from five (as in the County Championship) to eight points. All other points scoring will remain the same as in the County Championship. The change in points awarded for a draw is to help mitigate against the impact of weather during a shortened competition.

Read more on the playing conditions for the Bob Willis Trophy here. 

 

 

Last time out

James Pattinson’s first day of competitive action for Notts was just one of the reasons day one of the clash between Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire in 2017 will live long in the memory. 

The man who would prove so crucial to Nottinghamshire’s charge to the top of Division Two made an immediate impact for his new county, showing pace and aggression on his way to claiming 3/55 as Leicestershire were dismissed for 251.

But it was a man at the other end of his career in green and gold who stole the headlines, with a fine low catch off Stuart Broad taking Chris Read to 1,000 catches in first-class cricket.

It was one of three catches for Read on the opening day of a contest Notts would go on to win by ten wickets.

 

Weather Forecast

View the latest weather forecast here. Should any inclement weather be in the offing, we will keep you up to date with the prospects of play on our social media channels.