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when the lights go down in the city (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008

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Read steers Notts to safety

ECB (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008

Chris Read steered Nottinghamshire to a comfortable draw against Lancashire at Old Trafford after a burst of three wickets in four balls from Dominic Cork had given the hosts hope of winning.

Selectors at sixes and sevens over four or five bowlers

Times Online (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

... into selection, among other things, in particular the need to avoid a repeat of what happened to Chris Read and Monty Panesar. Read and Panesar were the men in possession and had been picked by the selection panel but were overlooked when the first Ashes Test match in Brisbane began. In Read's case, especially, it was obvious that he was rated by the selectors but not...

Notts fight back

ECB (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

... for Yorkshire to finish off the Notts innings, with Mark Ealham edging Adil Rashid to slip and Chris Read giving Brophy his third catch.Paul Franks was then run out in a mix-up with Andre Adams and Charlie Shreck only lasted five balls before giving a bat-pad catch to silly point.Yorkshire were soon in trouble in their reply, Chris Taylor edging Shreck to second slip and Joe...

India block English moves

Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008

... unauthorised Indian Cricket League.At Nottinghamshire, New Zealand all-rounders Andre Adams and Chris Cairns and England wicket-keeper Chris Read played in the competition, as did Hampshire trio Nic Pothas, Nantie Hayward and Ian Harvey.And the BBCI, who run their own Twenty20 competition with the Indian Premier League, are refusing to let their players star alongside anyone...

Board, out of control, pushes limits of reason

Indian Express (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008

... Laxman was bound for Nottinghamshire, who too have three ICL players — former England wicketkeeper Chris Read, New Zealand all-rounders Chris Cairns and Andre Adams. Laxman was supposed to join the county in August after the Test series against Sri Lanka. ICL representationOut of the 18 county teams, only Middlesex, Essex and Somerset have not hired the services of any player...

Outlaws flatten poor Pears

Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008

... fourth wicket.It was the combination of Swann's off-spin and some smart glovework by Notts skipper Chris Read that ended the partnership via a stumping that started a middle-order collapse.Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali both then fell in quick succession to off-spinner Patel, who also bowled Gareth Batty to finish with 3-33.

Shafayat and Voges keep their cool

ECB (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008

... his back leg out of the crease while playing forward to spinner Graeme Swann to be stumped by Chris Read.He was quickly followed by Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali, both of whom were removed by left-arm spinner Patel, who followed up by catching Hick at gully off Paul Franks for 39.Patel yorked Gareth Batty before holding another catch, this time to account for Gareth Andrew.Notts experienced...

• Outlaws flatten poor Pears - Skysports.com

Championship: Patel and Swann's day of atonement as Nottinghamshire draw

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008

... in 32 overs, did not reflect the dire position Notts were in - effectively 22 for six - after Chris Read lost his leg stump to Pedro Collins.The emphasis switched from survival to attack and Surrey, with the exception of the impressive Chris Jordan, lacked the firepower to break the stand on a flat pitch. Patel turned a 77-ball 50 into a stylish 130-ball century by taking three...

Notts in danger of Surrey defeat

BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008

Notts failed to reach the 254 to avoid the follow-on, with Chris Read's dismissal sparking a collapse which saw tailenders Samit Patel, Graeme Swann and Andre Adams all perishing attempting horrible slogs.

Notts collapse opens door for Surrey

ECB (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008

... added 47 to their overnight total of 356 for seven before being dismissed.Promising all-rounder Chris Jordan was unable to add to his overnight 57 after edging Pattinson to first slip off the fourth ball of the day, handing Pattinson his third five-wicket haul of the season.But Saqlain played some entertaining strokes to reach a half-century of his own before handing Graeme Swann a simple...

Coldplay At The Forum

Lefsetz Letter (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008

I say no. This is always a waste of time. Something for the mental scrapbook, something to whip out to show others what a hotshot you are when really the band has no fucking clue who you are. But Dave said Chris knew who I was. Thinking this was possible, since Chris’ best friend, the fifth member of Coldplay, had said at dinner that Chris reads everything about him, takes the...

Cricket: Patel's pyrotechnics enable Notts to cling to peak

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008

Surrey's hopes were lifted once more at 198 when Adam Voges was caught behind for 35 and again at 207 when Chris Read lost his middle stump to Pedro Collins. But an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 165 in 32 overs between Patel and Graeme Swann, whose 58 included seven fours and a pulled six over midwicket off Jordan, defied them. Patel has had a problem with shot selection but the England...

• Championship: Patel and Swann's day of atonement as Nottinghamshire draw - The Telegraph

Notts toil at Trent Bridge

Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008

... 5pm were the teams able to return for just 25 minutes until bad light then ended play for the day.Chris Read put Surrey into bat and the visitors lost both openers Stewart Walters and Scott Newman as Pattinson grabbed two more wickets in a productive season so far.The fast bowler removed Walters for a duck when he could only edge a rising delivery to Graeme Swann at third slip.Newman...

• More wickets for Pattinson - Skysports.com
• Rain hinders Surrey progress - ECB
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More wickets for Pattinson

Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008

... 5pm were the teams able to return for just 25 minutes until bad light then ended play for the day.Chris Read put Surrey into bat and the visitors lost both openers Stewart Walters and Scott Newman as Pattinson grabbed two more wickets in a productive season so far.The fast bowler removed Walters for a duck when he could only edge a rising delivery to Graeme Swann at third slip.Newman...