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Needing just one victory from either of their final two games Notts Outlaws posted a challenging total against the Glamorgan Dragons to take a giant stride towards reaching Division One of the NCL

Despite being made to work hard for their wickets Notts duly completed their first championship win at Trent Bridge this year when they dismissed Glamorgan for 246 in their second innings and knocked off the required 63 to win by seven wickets

Notts expected stroll to an easy 19 point victory met with stubborn resistance from the Glamorgan batsmen on day 3

Nottinghamshire's best day of the season has left them in striking distance of a first Championship win at Trent Bridge since May 1999

On the second morning of their County Championship Division Two match against Glamorgan at Trent Bridge, Notts extended their first innings score to 371 and then picked up an early wicket

After heavy overnight rain had delayed the start Notts, who won the toss and elected to bat first, maintained a healthy strike rate to reach tea 191-6

After losing 28 overs at the start, following heavy overnight rain, Notts maintained a prolific strike rate to end the first day of their Division Two County Championship match against Glamorgan handily placed on 309-7

Notts, desperate for a win to enhance their promotion prospects, made a challenging total after electing to bat first against Surrey in their Division Two table-topper

Darren Bicknell (115) and Jason Gallian (84) put on a best ever opening partnership of 196 for Nottinghamshire at run a ball against Surrey at Trent Bridge in the Division Two league

A sparkling 82 not out from Notts captain Jason Gallian was the highlight of the third day as Notts maneuvered themselves into a position of dominance as they seek to collect their first home win of the season

With a win in this match imperative if Notts are to have any chance of figuring in the fight for promotion they must make swift inroads into the Sussex middle order on the second afternoon

Despite making early inroads into the Sussex batting order Notts were unable to seize the initiative and enforce the follow-on on the second day of their championship match at Trent Bridge

Notts, looking for their first home Championship victory for more than a year had much the better of the second session on day 2 as Sussex on to 174-5 having lunched on 84-3

Having elected to bat first Notts were indebted to a spirited eight wicket stand of 102 between Darren Bicknell and Paul Reiffel which enabled them to recover from 163-7 midway through the second session to reach tea on 265-7

Having elected to bat first Notts can be satisfied with having reached 336-8 at the end of the first day against Sussex albeit against an attack which was hit for over 700 by Glamorgan a week ago

Darren Bicknell hit an undefeated 139 by carrying his bat throughout the day for Nottinghamshire against Sussex at Trent Bridge in the Division Two County Championship on day one

Notts lost two early wickets on the first morning of their Division Two championship match with Sussex at Trent Bridge but thanks to a stand of 70 between Darren Bicknell and Usman Afzaal they had recovered to reach 100-2 by lunch from 33 overs

Nottinghamshire's hopes of avoiding an embarrassing innings defeat by Middlesex were plunged into doubt on the third morning at Trent Bridge as seamers Angus Fraser and Richard Johnson picked up seven wickets between them

Nottinghamshire can take very little credit for making Middlesex bat for a second time as they slumped to an embarassing 10 wicket defeat inside 3 days at Trent Bridge

An eventful morning at Trent Bridge saw Notts recover from the loss of both openers to reach 87-2 in their first innings, still 325 behind Middlesex's all-out total of 412