Seamers do the business to put Notts in charge on first day

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE kept their Rothesay County Championship title challenge on track as they bowled Worcestershire out for 182 on the opening day at New Road.

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Former Worcestershire seamers Dillon Pennington (4-50) and Josh Tongue (3-59) reduced their former teammates to 53-6 before Gareth Roderick (61 rom 110 balls) and Tom Taylor (40 from 47) offered some resistance.

Notts closed the first day on 46-1 to lay a strong platform for a victory which would keep their surprise title-bid right on track - and pretty much relegate Worcestershire to Division Two.

Notts chose to bowl in anticipation of early life in the pitch.

They found plenty, to reduce the home side to 37-5 in the 15th over.

Pennington struck the first two blows, unfurling a lifter to take Rehaan Edavalath’s edge through to wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne and jagging one back in to trap Kashif Ali lbw.