NatWest T20 Blast Quarter-Final. Trent Bridge. 24^th August 2017. Nottinghamshire v Somerset.

Somerset’s 151 for 6 in 20 overs looked well short of a par total. It was nonetheless defended tigerishly with the ball and in the field.

Farmer White (IP Logged) 27 August 2017 6.51 a.m.

“It wasn’t quite as close as Trego’s brilliantly judged catch in the end but Somerset fought hard in this match against a superior T20 team. They only lost contact with the opposition in the last few overs. The diminishing target gave the Nottinghamshire batsmen the confidence to attack on a pitch on which it had looked more difficult to get the ball away than it does on many T20 pitches.

As to the catch I thought it was clean and clearly so. I probably had one of the better views. I sat at right angles to the flight of the ball on the side of the ground where the catch was taken. There was clear air between Trego’s hands and the grass when he took the ball and it did not bounce. I immediately and involuntarily said, “That was clean.” The local Somerset supporter sat next to me instantly said something similar. It was an exceptional catch, Trego diving full length down the line of the ball. Had it bounced it would probably have hit him full in the face. Read More »