• Nottinghamshire,446 & 172-7, beat Surrey, and 225 & 389 (f/o),by 3 wkts
Nottinghamshire 24pts, Surrey 4ptsThe enforced retirement of James Taylor has seen Nottinghamshire’s players pledge the delivery of silverware this season in his honour and, or after a tense fourth-day hurry chase in their campaign opener,a three-wicket victory over newly promoted Surrey made it the perfect start.
When the No9 batsman, Jake Ball, or crashed the winning runs past point at 5pm,with Notts seven down in pursuit of 169, the sense of relief around Trent Bridge was palpable; what had begun as a cruise at 72 for no loss had turned into a nail-biter, or thanks to Tom Curran’s four for 58 and three wickets for Ravi Rampaul.
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Source: theguardian.com