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Chris Read named as new head coach of Thunder

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:42:36 GMT

Former Notts and England keeper takes over from Paul Shaw on two-year contract

Nottinghamshire promotion completes a satisfying Read send-off

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nottinghamshire's promotion at the first time of asking completed a rewarding season that also included two limited-overs trophies

Read's last script turns into an extrordinary farewell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read has starred in some wonderful Notts rescue acts in a memorable county career but in league with Billy Root he is one day away from an astonishing finale

Read's record adds lustre to crushing Notts win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read set a new wicket-keeping record for Nottinghamshire as they moved closer to promotion with an innings defeat of Derbyshire

Hales innings ranks 'number one' - Read

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read called Alex Hales' innings the best he had seen for Nottinghamshire after their Royal London Cup triumph

Surrey's third final could be the toughest of all

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey enter their third successive Royal London Cup final knowing that they have lost the last two and this time, in Nottinghamshire, face the most formidable opponents yet

Read announces decision to retire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read, the Nottinghamshire wicketkeeper, has announced his decision to retire from cricket at the end of the 2017 season

Absorbing contest ends with Yorkshire nine down

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A match that both sides might have won and lost on several occasions eventually came down to the final delivery

Wagner immediately hits right notes for Lancashire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Neil Wagner made an immediate mark in a Lancashire shirt with six wickets on the opening day against Nottinghamshire

Milestone for Read as Notts shock Durham

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read became the first wicketkeeper since Jack Russell in 1997 to reach the landmark of 1,000 first class dismissals as Notts turned ther tables on Durham with a sterling victory

Read produces latest Notts rescue act

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Trouble-shooter Chris Read guided Nottinghamshire into a strong position at New Road, helping eke out a total of 330 by making 90

Record-breaking Read seals Nottinghamshire win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read enjoyed a day to remember as Nottinghamshire Outlaws maintained their unbeaten start in the Royal London Cup with a four-wicket win over Sussex Sharks at Hove

Read ton relieves Notts pressure

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read helped himself to a second century of the season as Nottinghamshire dominated day three against Middlesex at Trent Bridge

Read and Patel repel Yorkshire's push

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A match that had been made particularly memorable by a trio of contrasting centurions on its first three days was saved by a collective display of grit from Nottinghamshire's middle order on the final afternoon

Sun shines for Read as Notts stroll

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read's rapid unbeaten century at Lord's confirmed Nottinghamshire's superiority in a match where they have gradually worn down Middlesex

Pacemen put Yorkshire on the brink

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It is probably fitting that Yorkshire should have been made to work for the win that will seal their 32nd Championship title

Gurney's cover drive brings Read relief

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nottinghamshire clung on to secure a one-wicket win against Lancashire at Aigburth on a thrilling third day

Taylor given Notts one-day captaincy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nottinghamshire have appointed James Taylor as their limited-overs captain after the England batsman agreed a contract extension keeping him at Trent Bridge until the end of the 2016 season

Read drops one-day captaincy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read has committed his future to Nottinghamshire with a new two-year deal, but will hand over the limited-overs captaincy while retaining the leadership of the Championship team

Buttler confirms Somerset departure

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Somerset may have avoided relegation, but they have been unable to retain the services of their outstanding young England wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler

Read relief after 'terrible' season

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There was a mixture of delight and relief for Chris Read after he played a key role in helping Nottinghamshire end a 24-year wait for one-day silverware with the YB40

Another keeper, another drop

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's record of selecting and then abandoning wicketkeepers since the retirement of Alec Stewart suggests their strategy may need a rethink

Read battles for faltering Notts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read's battling knock hauled Notts over 200 on the second day at The Oval

Title is Warwickshire's to lose

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Slowly but surely, Warwickshire are edging towards the County Championship, with the title they last won in 2004 theirs to throw away now

Lumb keeps selectors on notice

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nottinghamshire hit their highest-ever score in 40-over cricket to defeat Durham by 43 runs in the Clydesdale Bank 40 at Trent Bridge

Roy entertains to help Surrey heal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It has been such a dreadful year for Surrey that were they to be relegated they would only attract sympathy

Read rebuilds Notts again

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:20 GMT

Notts were put in trouble after another top order collapse left Chris Read having to rebuild the innings

Voges, Read punish Middlesex slips

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Adam Voges and Chris Read benefited from drops in the field by Middlesex to help Nottinghamshire to a commanding 231-run lead

Read shines as Trescothick goes down

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If good leadership is about setting an example, Chris Read might have to be considered a masterful captain

Read to the rescue once again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sometimes you wonder what would become of Nottinghamshire if it were not for Chris Read

Sussex on course for victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A Nottinghamshire collapse left the hosts staring at defeat as Sussex took firm control of their County Championship meeting at Trent Bridge

Mullaney helps Notts leapfrog Somerset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nottinghamshire replaced Somerset at the top of Group C with a three-wicket victory under the Duckworth-Lewis system

Read and Onions share honours

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A superb unbeaten 133 by Nottinghamshire skipper Chris Read was finally upstaged by a six-wicket haul for Graham Onions

Lower order prompts Nottinghamshire recovery

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

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

Worcestershire prevail in audacious run chase

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Thanks to an audacious run chase, Worcestershire not only secured their first top flight win since August 2007, but sentenced the champions, Nottinghamshire, to their third successive Championship defeat

Lancashire prevail in last-over thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lancashire revived their hopes of qualifying for the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals with a dramatic last-over win against Nottinghamshire at Old Trafford

Wisden names four Cricketers of the Year

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The 2011 edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack will feature only four Cricketers of the Year, instead of the usual five

Nottinghamshire forced to battle

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Title-chasing Nottinghamshire were facing the prospect of conceding a first-innings deficit in their clash with reigning County Championship Division One winners Durham following a closely-fought second day

Notts win sets up crunch match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Half-centuries from Samit Patel and Chris Read helped Nottinghamshire Outlaws to a three-run victory over Durham Dynamos

Positive Nottinghamshire refocus after t20 loss

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nottinghamshire made a positive start to their match against Warwickshire as they looked to put t20 disappointment behind them

Hussey and Read see off Scotland

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Powerful half-centuries from David Hussey and Chris Read set Nottinghamshire on their way to a comfortable 75-run victory over Scotland in their Clydesdale Bank 40 meeting today

Wagh shows his class in unbeaten century

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There were times during this innings when watching Mark Wagh bat was rather like watching a dry stone waller ply his craft

Brown and Read turn the screw on Essex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire's bowlers put in a solid shift in sweat and drive but could not do enough to undermine Yorkshire's resolve, even on a pitch that never allowed a batsman to feel entirely comfortable

Stevens and Key keep Kent ticking

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A dogged half-century from captain Rob Key and a contrasting unbeaten 80, from 83 balls, by Darren Stevens underpinned Kent's shaky second-day reply to Nottinghamshire's 462

Read leads Nottinghamshire fightback

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Championship leaders Nottinghamshire lost five wickets in the afternoon session but fought back late in the day at Tunbridge Wells to finish on an impressive 393 for 8

Masters and Bopara edge Essex ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A four-wicket haul from David Masters and Ravi Bopara's first half-century of the season put Essex in a strong position to force their first victory in the County Championship since the opening game of the season

Brown and Read punish Durham

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read signs new Notts deal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nottinghamshire captain Chris Read has signed a three year extension to his existing contract, committing him to the club until the end of the 2013 season

Adams extends Nottinghamshire contract

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The former New Zealand allrounder, Andre Adams, has signed a two-year contract extension with Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire close in on second spot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

So far as Sussex were concerned, only pride was at stake. For Nottinghamshire, there was the not inconsiderable matter of £225,000 to be won as runners-up to Durham

Sussex scrap but relegation looms

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sussex have good memories of this ground and against a Nottinghamshire side looking pretty ragged as the season closes it would not be a surprise were they to emerge with a win

Read and Adams pull up short for Nottinghamshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The result may have frustrated both sides, but those fortunate enough to be at New Road for the final day of this Championship match enjoyed a thrilling game of cricket

Rashid and Bopara in the runs

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT

A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship

Read rides to Nottinghamshire's rescue

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read may be yesterday's man in the eyes of the England selectors but he continues to offer proof that as a wicketkeeping all-rounder in the Championship he has no peers

Storms thwart Nottinghamshire victory bid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After the storms in the north-east earlier in the week, it was ironic that Nottinghamshire should find themselves thwarted by the weather here just as Durham were dodging the downpours to win at the Riverside

Lewis lifts Gloucester to semi-finals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Gloucestershire's new-ball pair of Jon Lewis and Steve Kirby sealed their side's place in the semi-finals of the Friends Provident Trophy with seven wickets between them, as Nottinghamshire's campaign hit the buffers at Bristol

Brown ton puts Notts in charge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ali Brown's first hundred for Nottinghamshire has left Hampshire with a mountain to climb

Lungley leads rout of Leicester

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest Twenty20 Cup matches

Broad bursts through Worcestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Stuart Broad claims four and wickets tumble in Division Two

Read found pitch 'depressing'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read bemoaned Nottinghamshire's home conditions after the 203-run defeat against Hampshire finally ended their Championship hopes

Nottinghamshire's grip slowly loosens

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

Jon Culley reports on the third day of the Championship table-topper at Trent Bridge

Durham sense victory after 23 wickets fall

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A round-up from the latest Championship matches as 23 wickets tumble at Chester-le-Street, Adil Rashid bags a career-best haul and Simon Jones is again in the wickets

Sutton's enterprise fails to pay off

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After looking set for a good finish, following an enterprising declaration by Luke Sutton, Lancashire's match against Nottinghamshire faded away into a draw on a pitch that, even after four days, did not provide enough assistance for the bowlers

Miller offers Read selection hope

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read has been given hope of another international opportunity after Geoff Miller, the national selector, said he was discussed during the six-hour selection meeting last week

Somerset's Ashes rivals pile on the runs

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the third day in the latest County Championship matches

Yorkshire cling on after wobble

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire, after threatening to lose to Nottinghamshire at their own headquarters, eventually fought their way through to a draw, thanks to the tenacity of their ninth-wicket pair of Tim Bresnan and Darren Gough

Read's timely nudge frustrates Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Ward reports on the third day's play in the Championship match between Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire at Headingley

ICL-county situation as clear as mud

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew McGlashan reviews the current positions regarding players who have signed with the ICL and who are hoping to play in England this summer

Read doesn't rule out legal action if banned

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read, the Nottinghamshire wicketkeeper, has said he will take the ECB to court if his involvement in the Indian Cricket League proves to bring an end to his England career

Miller: ICL recruits are out in the cold

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geoff Miller, England's newly-installed chief selector, has hinted that any England player who signs up for the rebel Indian Cricket League could go the same way as New Zealand's Shane Bond

Read joins unofficial Indian league

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Speculation is growing that the Indian Cricket League is poised to sign more English players as the row over sanctions likely to be taken against them also escalates

Read and Franks agree new contracts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nottinghamshire have agreed new contracts with captain Chris Read and allrounder Paul Franks

Hampshire and Sussex smell victory

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT

A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Read named Notts captain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read has been named as Nottinghamshire's captain for 2008, replacing Stephen Fleming who won't be returning to Trent Bridge.

Warne decision turns Hampshire towards success

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the final day of the latest County Championship matches

Carberry carries Hampshire home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the final day of the latest County Championship matches

Clarke takes Surrey to first win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the third day of the latest County Championship matches

Hussey slays Essex as Glamorgan lose points

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the second day's play in the latest County Championship matches

The lowest I've seen England - Vaughan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Injured captain Michael Vaughan fears for the mental scars inflicted on England during their tour of Australia, which has so far brought just one win

Warne hints at starting England academy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shane Warne has spoken of his desire to help England and hinted at the possibility of starting a Shane Warne Cricket Academy for British children

'Read is breathing down my neck' - Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's under-fire wicketkeeper Geraint Jones has defended his performances in the Ashes to date, but realises that Chris Read is likely to replace him for the next Test

Jones surprised at recall

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For the second time in his career Geraint Jones has stolen England's wicketkeeping spot out of Chris Read's gloves

Warne slams inclusion of Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shane Warne has hit out at England's decision to recall Geraint Jones behind the stumps in place of Chris Read, and believes that Australia will be handed a huge advantage if Ashley Giles is also named in the side that takes the field at Brisbane on Thurs

England swap keepers for Brisbane Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Geraint Jones will replace Chris Read as England's preferred wicketkeeper for the opening Test against Australia, according to Duncan Fletcher, England's coach

England end the drought

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen's brutal 10th one-day fifty handed England a consolation win in their final group match of a disappointing ICC Champions Trophy, after beating the West Indies by three wickets at Ahmedabad

Pietersen blitz hands England consolatory win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

'No international can be called irrelevant' - Read

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read, England's under-pressure wicketkeeper, insists that England, on the brink of elimination from the ICC Champions Trophy, have the winning urge

Resurgent Pakistan take control

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT

Mohammad Asif and Umar Gul took four wickets each as England were bowled out for 173 before Imran Farhat hit a half-century to lead Pakistan's reply

England regain their hunger

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Today a weight had been lifted off England's shoulders, and the spring in the team's step couldn't have been lighter or bouncier if this match had been played on the moon. After a lethargic 11-month period in which they had won just three Tests and no ser

Positive Strauss gunning for victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Positivity. It's the buzzword of this Test match. Ian Bell reeked of it in his first-innings century, Faisal Iqbal and Kevin Pietersen have been bubbling over with it in their match-long slanging match, and it was the source of Monty Panesar's success in

Pietersen ton dents luckless Pakistan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen doesn't like being overshadowed for very long so after two relatively quiet Tests he chose the opening day at Headingley to make his first major impact on this series

Pressure on Read as England hunt series win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew McGlashan previews the third Test at Headingley which starts on Friday

Read 'surprised' at England recall

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read admitted that he was surprised to be given a chance to resurrect his career as England wicketkeeper after thinking rival Geraint Jones had become "part of the furniture"

Fletcher wants Monty to develop his batting and fielding

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Duncan Fletcher, England's coach, has told Monty Panesar he must develop the other areas of his game before he can be assured of being the team's premier spinner

Read called up as England drop Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's selectors have dropped Geraint Jones from the squad for the Headingley Test which starts on Friday, giving a recall to Chris Read

Gillespie moves into top gear for Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jason Gillespie finally showed his true colours with the ball as Yorkshire completed a 145-run win against Durham

Essex pull off unlikely win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest round of County Championship matches

Graveney gives backing to Jones

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England chairman of selectors David Graveney has given his backing to Geraint Jones, the England wicketkeeper, ahead of the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday

Warm-up to first Test ends in farcical draw

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT

Alastair Cook and Ian Bell, both of whom were today included in England's squad for the first Test against Pakistan, notched fifties on the final day against the touring Pakistanis at Canterbury as the game petered out into a draw. However, the day wasn't

Thorp crushes Hampshire in style

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The latest from this week's County Championship matches