James Pattinson takes five wickets as Nottinghamshire thrash Leicestershire in Division Two
Sunday 9 April 2017 13:02, UK
James Pattinson ripped Leicestershire's tail to shreds as Nottinghamshire opened their Specsavers County Championship Division Two campaign with a 10-wicket victory.
Australia bowler Pattinson finished with figures of 5-29 as Leicestershire were bowled out for 81 in their second innings at Grace Road, with Nottinghamshire taking only 10 balls to knock off the nine runs they needed for victory.
Pattinson had smashed 89 off 108 balls on Saturday to help Notts build a 78-run first innings lead and then teamed up with Luke Fletcher (4-35) to restrict the home side to a perilous 51-6 by the end of play.
Within three overs on Sunday, he had removed Gavin Griffiths (3) and Zak Chappell for a duck, with Fletcher picking up the prized wicket of captain Mark Cosgrove for 21 - that innings would still be enough to top score.
Pattinson then ended a 21-run stand for the 10th wicket when he bowled international team-mate Clint McKay for eight, leaving Ben Raine - one of few positives for Leicestershire after he took five wickets on Saturday - stranded on 17 not out.
Nottinghamshire levelled the scores with three runs from the first over of their second innings and Greg Smith secured their victory with a massive six off infrequent bowler Paul Horton's fourth delivery.
