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
• Rain and strong winds cause day two of Nottinghamshire's first home pre-season game against Loughborough UCCE to be abandoned without a ball bowled
• 16-year-old Academy prospect Toby Lambert was set to keep wicket for the hosts
• A 14-strong squad is representing the Green and Golds in the fixture, while Loughborough have a travelling party of 15
• Nottinghamshire won the toss and chose to bat first
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LIVE BLOG
13:20 GMT: PLAY ABANDONED FOR THE DAY
With strong winds still swirling around that have made taking the covers off an unsafe endeavour, play has been called off for the day.
There are further showers expected this afternoon, and as such, an early decision has been made.
13:15 GMT: RAIN (Nottinghamshire 445-7 | O Stone 3, R Lord 0)
There's still no positive update from the middle.
The rain has returned and no inspection has yet been able to take place.
12:15 GMT: EARLY LUNCH IS TAKEN
An early lunch will be taken at 12:30, and the umpires will inspect conditions again at 13:00.
In a microcosm of the frustration so far this morning, we're now seeing simultaneous sweeping rain showers and sunshine.
12:05 GMT: RAIN (Nottinghamshire 445-7 | O Stone 3, R Lord 0)
The sun is now back out.
We await any news of a clean-up operation; the covers are still sodden, but we are more hopeful than we otherwise were a short while ago.
11:40 GMT: RAIN (Nottinghamshire 445-7 | O Stone 3, R Lord 0)
A fresh band of rain is now sweeping across Trent Bridge.
It seems quite showery in nature and may well blow through, but any immediate prospects of a start look bleak.
11:00 GMT: RAIN DELAYS START (Nottinghamshire 445-7 | O Stone 3, R Lord 0)
It's been a damp morning in West Bridgford, but the sun is now out, along with some blustery bursts of wind.
Any news on a start time will be communicated as soon as we have it.
