Nottinghamshire welcome Loughborough UCCE to Trent Bridge for a three-day friendly as preparations for the 2026 season take another step forward.
The game follows a two-day friendly against Titans that concluded the Green and Golds' pre-season tour of South Africa last week.
There will be no live stream of the game, but you can follow along with the action as it happens with the live blog below.
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IN SUMMARY
• Bad light brings an early end to play just after 5pm, with the home side concluding the day 445-7.
• Liam Patterson-White and Lyndon James hit centuries and retire, with fifties for Joe Clarke and Jack Haynes as Nottinghamshire surpass 400
• 16-year-old Academy prospect Toby Lambert will keep wicket for the hosts
• A 14-strong squad is representing the Green and Golds, while Loughborough have a travelling party of 15
• Nottinghamshire won the toss and opted to bat first
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LIVE BLOG
17:15 GMT: BAD LIGHT STOPS PLAY
Notts are just short of the 450 mark, as bad light stops play.
Nottinghamshire 445-7 (76) | R Lord 0, O Stone 3
17:05 GMT: 100 FOR LYNDON JAMES
The all-rounder strikes a six in the direction of the under-refurbishment Pavilion, and reaches a century off 96 balls. He too heads off the pitch to retire, and make way for Rob Lord.
Nottinghamshire 445-7 (75.1) | L James 101, O Stone 3
16:45 GMT: 100 FOR PATTERSON-WHITE
It's been a thrilling race to a century for both Patterson-White and James, but it's the former who just reaches the milestone first off 77 balls. He subsequently retires, as Olly Stone heads out to the crease.
Nottinghamshire 435-6 (68.5) | L James 94, L Patterson-White 100
16:45 GMT: 400 UP FOR NOTTS
That's 400 runs reached, as Lyndon James (86) and Patterson-White (74) look very comfortable out in the middle as they both edge closer to centuries.
Nottinghamshire 400-5 (68.5) | L James 86, L Patterson-White 74
16:25 GMT: FINAL SESSION RESUMES
Tea comes to an end and the players head back to a gusty outfield.
Nottinghamshire 363-5 (64) | L James 60, L Patterson-White 62
16:00 GMT: FIFTY FOR LYNDON JAMES (63 balls, 9x4, 1x6)
A third half-centurion of the Nottinghamshire innings, as Lyndon James takes a single and reaches a 63-ball fifty.
Liam Patterson-White is in full flow at the other end, having struck Will Goss for consecutive boundaries in the last over, and is not far behind on 42.
Nottinghamshire 333-5 (62) | L Patterson-White 42
15:45 GMT: Nottinghamshire 302-5 (57) | L James 44, L Patterson-White 18
Lyndon James and Liam Patterson-White bring up their half-century partnership, the third of the Nottinghamshire innings, as the total passes 300.
15:15 GMT: Nottinghamshire 250-5 (48) | L James 13, L Patterson-White 0
A sweetly-timed driven four from Lyndon James brings up the Nottinghamshire 250 at the exact halfway point of the day's allotted overs.
15:05 GMT: Wicket (Haynes c&b Bere 74)
Haynes is caught for 74 off 80 balls, with 13 fours, as a steepling top edge is claimed by bowler Will Bere.
Liam Patterson-White joins fellow Nottinghamshire Academy graduate Lyndon James in the middle.
Nottinghamshire 249-5 (46.4) | James 9
14:30 GMT: FIFTY FOR JACK HAYNES (57 balls, 8x4)
Jack Haynes becomes the second Nottinghamshire batter of the day to pass 50, and continues the fluent theme of the day by doing so at a rate of a little under a run a ball.
Nottinghamshire 211-4 (40.1) | James 0
14:20 GMT: Wicket (Clarke c Bere b Nadeem 81)
Joe Clarke is caught by Will Bere on the off-side off the bowling of Easa Nadeem, which brings Lyndon James to the crease.
Jack Haynes is one shy of his half-century.
Nottinghamshire 209-4 (39.5) | J Haynes 49
14:15 GMT: Nottinghamshire 200-3 (37.3) | J Clarke 80, J Haynes 41
Joe Clarke and Jack Haynes close in on a three-figure stand as a flicked two through square leg from the latter brings up Nottinghamshire's 200.
Their partnership for the fourth wicket is now worth 96.
13:55 GMT: FIFTY FOR JOE CLARKE (53 balls, 10x4)
Joe Clarke hits three consecutive fours off Sakhumuzi Ndlela, the second of which takes him to a swift half-century.
His partnership with Jack Haynes is also up to 62 at a rate of a run a ball.
Nottinghamshire 166-3 (32) | J Clarke 57, J Haynes 30
13:45 GMT: RESUMPTION OF PLAY
The lunch interval is at an end and the players take the field for the afternoon.
Nottinghamshire 149-3 (29) | J Clarke 45, J Haynes 25
13:00 GMT: LUNCH
Joe Clarke and Jack Haynes take Nottinghamshire through to lunch to end a swift-scoring session.
Their partnership for the fourth wicket is currently worth 45.
Nottinghamshire 149-3 (29) | J Clarke 45, J Haynes 25
12:35 GMT: Wicket (McCann c Jani b Curtiss 9)
A second wicket of the morning for Oliver Curtiss, as Freddie McCann is caught at third slip by Vansh Jani.
Jack Haynes joins Joe Clarke with a little over 20 minutes to go until lunch.
Nottinghamshire 104-3 (21.5) | J Clarke 25
12:30 GMT: Nottinghamshire 103-2 (20) | F McCann 9, J Clarke 24
Freddie McCann and Joe Clarke have combined well to take the Nottinghamshire total beyond three figures.
The rate is still moving along swiftly at above five per over, with Clarke especially scoring at more than a run a ball.
12:00 GMT: Wicket (Slater c Goss b Curtiss 25)
Slater is well held by Will Goss at gully off Oliver Curtiss and departs for 25, bringing Joe Clarke to the middle.
Nottinghamshire 71-2 (13.4) | F McCann 1
11:50 GMT: Wicket (Hameed c Griffiths b Ndlela 41)
Hameed top-edges a pull off Sakhumuzi Ndlela and is caught by Luke Griffiths running round to forward square leg.
He departs for 41, bringing Freddie McCann to the crease.
Nottinghamshire 60-1 (10.4) | B Slater 17
11:40 GMT: Nottinghamshire 52-0 (9) | H Hameed 35, B Slater 15
Hameed is moving along exceptionally fluently, and he and Slater post their fifty partnership within the first 45 minutes of the day.
Easa Nadeem will continue with the ball for his fifth over from the Stuart Broad End.
11:30 GMT: Nottinghamshire 36-0 (6) | H Hameed 20, B Slater 14
A swift start for the hosts, with the total being accumulated at a run a ball.
Hameed has four fours, while Slater has two; combined, all six have been handsomely hit through the cover region.
11:00 GMT: START OF PLAY
Ben Slater and Haseeb Hameed are in the middle for the hosts. Luke Griffiths will bowl the first over of the day from the Radcliffe Road End.
Nottinghamshire 0-0 (0 overs)
10:45 GMT: Nottinghamshire will have 14 players taking part over the course of the fixture, while Loughborough UCCE have a travelling squad of 15.
Re-familiarise yourself with the two teams:
Nottinghamshire: Haseeb Hameed*, Ben Slater, Freddie McCann, Joe Clarke, Jack Haynes, Lyndon James, Liam Patterson-White, Olly Stone, Rob Lord, Conor McKerr, Dillon Pennington, Farhan Ahmed, Toby Lambert+, James Hayes.
Loughborough UCCE: Ben Dawkins, Rehaan Edavalath, Aadi Sharma, Vansh Jani, Sheridon Gumbs*, Henry Rogers, Aaryan Sawant, Joseph Johnson, Isaac Light+, Sakhumuzi Ndlela, Oliver Curtiss, Luke Griffiths, Will Goss, Eesa Nadeem, Will Bere.
10:30 GMT: TOSS NEWS
Nottinghamshire have won the toss and will bat first.
10:15 GMT: These sides met twice in back-to-back years in the pre-season periods of 2022 and 2023, but have not done so since then.
Last year, Nottinghamshire played Oxford UCCE in an away game at The Parks, while in 2024, Cardiff UCCE visited Trent Bridge.
The last time the Green and Golds warmed up against Loughborough, four batters made half-centuries before Luke Fletcher took two wickets, though the game was heavily rain-affected.
09:30 GMT: The gates are officially open, and we can't wait to welcome you back to Trent Bridge ahead of the start of another unmissable summer.
A reminder of the 14 that have been named to take on Loughborough in today's dress rehearsal for 2026:
09:15 GMT: A warm welcome to the live coverage of Nottinghamshire's first home pre-season friendly against Loughborough UCCE.
A squad of 14 has been named for the fixture, with Academy wicketkeeping prospect Toby Lambert included.
Gates will open at 09:30, with the toss at 10:30, and play set to commence at 11:00.
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