Gloucestershire v Notts, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Bristol, 4th day

Franks critical of pitch after Gloucestershire escape with draw

Jun 10, 2017: Nottinghamshire were left frustrated by the pitch at Bristol after Gloucestershire batted out the final day for the loss of just four wickets

County news

Franks steps up to Nottinghamshire assistant role

Nov 11, 2016: Paul Franks, the Nottinghamshire allrounder, has been promoted from his role as second-team captain and academy coach to become Peter Moores' first-team assistant

UAE news

Paul Franks joins UAE as assistant coach

Jan 22, 2015: Former England fast bowler Paul Franks has been appointed as UAE's assistant coach on loan from Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, ahead of the World Cup

County news

Pick back to guide Notts bowlers

Feb 4, 2014: Nottinghamshire have appointed Andy Pick as a full-time bowling coach in a move that has rescued him from a failed attempt to modernise cricket in the United States

Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire, North Marine Road, 2nd day

Yorks off key as Mullaney conducts Notts

Jun 6, 2013: Steve Mullaney and Paul Franks cut loose after solid work by the Nottinghamshire top order before late wickets put Yorkshire on the back foot

Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Surrey risk unravelling again

May 18, 2013: Five matches, no wins, two defeats: Surrey's season already has the feel of an expensive failure, a tale of over-inflated expectations

Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire, Edgbaston, 1st day

Nottinghamshire's title challenge fading

Aug 28, 2012: Increasingly, it is difficult to dismiss the suspicion that Nottinghamshire's title challenge is on its last legs and that Warwickshire have one hand on the trophy

Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Worcs take slender lead after Jones' six

Apr 5, 2012: It is never wise to pronounce judgment on the performance of one batting line-up, however dismal, until their opponents have responded. Yet Worcestershire's dismissal for 130, giving them an advantage of 12, made Nottinghamshire's paltry effort look no be

Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Franks fifty sets Lancashire tricky chase

Jun 22, 2011:

Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Horton takes Lancashire towards parity

Jun 21, 2011: Opener Paul Horton fell one short of his first hundred in the County Championship since April 2010 as title-chasing Lancashire closed to within 33 of Nottinghamshire's first-innings total of 326 at Trent Bridge

Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Lower order prompts Nottinghamshire recovery

Jun 20, 2011: Nottinghamshire were once again reliant on club stalwarts Paul Franks and Chris Read to dig them out of a hole on the first day of the Division One meeting with Lancashire

Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, CB40, Trent Bridge

Voges and Franks keep Nottinghamshire in hunt

May 25, 2011: Nottinghamshire Outlaws kept alive their faint hopes of qualification from Group C of the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a 41-run victory over Gloucestershire Gladiators

Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Warwickshire make amends with big win

May 20, 2011: Warwickshire, tipped as relegation candidates by most bookies, left Trent Bridge with a fourth win in six games and as the top of the table side

MCC v Nottinghamshire, Abu Dhabi, 3rd day

MCC ease to 174-run victory

Mar 29, 2011: MCC wrapped up a 174-run victory with a day to spare against Nottinghamshire

Lancashire v Nottinghamshire, Old Trafford, 2nd day

Nottinghamshire title hopes fade away

Sep 14, 2010: Nottinghamshire's chances of winning a Championship title that they were once indisputable frontrunners for took a further blow as the Manchester weather inspired to restrict play to just 27 overs on the second day at Old Trafford

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Nottinghamshire fight back in title tussle

Sep 7, 2010: Leaders Nottinghamshire produced a valiant fight back against Yorkshire but will still face an uphill task to avoid a defeat that will throw the County Championship Division One title race wide open

Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire, Headingley, 3rd day

Rudolph and McGrath script gritty fightback

Aug 5, 2010: Yorkshire dismissed any notion that their resolve is weakening by staging a gritty fightback against Nottinghamshire, a determined partnership between Jacques Rudolph and Anthony McGrath subjecting the visitors to a frustrating afternoon and evening

Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire, Headingley, 2nd day

Hussey at the double to power Nottinghamshire

Aug 4, 2010: David Hussey hit an unbeaten 22 as Nottinghamshire build a huge lead against Yorkshire

Notts v Hants, County Championship, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Hampshire give themselves a shot at revival

May 18, 2010: In an intriguingly balanced match on a testing pitch, Hampshire have a platform from which they might just lift their spirits after a woefully poor beginning to the season with a win over the First Division leaders

Nottinghamshire v Durham, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Notts go top with crushing win

May 13, 2010: Despite being held up by a highly impressive maiden century from 18-year-old Ben Stokes, Nottinghamshire clinched the victory that was always theirs for the taking, lifting them to the top of the Division One table, eight points ahead of Yorkshire from on