The Trent Bridge Cricket shop is a haven for anyone interested in cricket merchandise. The shop stocks official England merchandise, as well as products that are specific to Trent Bridge. John Ellison, the manager, and his team have had a really busy week. He told Brian Fairchild “Even if we have half decent day today, we will have sold over £100,000 worth of items by the end of the Test.” Listen to find out what’s selling well.
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It’s Awesome To Be Here!
That’s the view of Jacob Creed, aged 10, who is here today with his dad. They have both travelled in from Mansfield to see the game. “I came to see Nottinghamshire play here once, but that was when I was five”. Jacob has got the autographs of most of the England team, and is seen here with Ashton Agar. “Kevin Pietersen is my hero”. When asked about yesterdays match, Jacob commented “It seemed a strange decision by the umpire”. A future match referee in the making perhaps?
What a load of rubbish!!!
John, Geoff, Paul and Darren work for the City Council as refuse collectors. Today they are doing the Trent Bridge run. It’s actually the seventh collection of the day, and they will be back for four more collections. They told us how much they enjoy working here on Test match days.
Celebrate Nottinghamshire!
That’s the advice from Councillor John Allin, the Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council when visiting the Test Match today.
“The county has so much to offer visitors,” he told us. “There is Sherwood forest, the Robin Hood festival, Rufford Park, Wollaton Park (where the latest Batman movie was filmed) and Nottingham Castle. Anyone visiting the area should try to get to one of these.”
He added “Hosting the Ashes here means so much for the local economy. All the local restaurants, bars and hotels are full. I’m enjoying my day here at the cricket, and I hope all our visitors are as well”.
Patriots on Tour
The Australian’s aren’t just over here to watch cricket, they have been playing it as well! One fan describes the matches his team have played and the background of the Australian national anthem!
Fascinating stuff!
Three ladies from Nottingham are loving their day at the cricket and for this special occasion are sporting their own Ashes-themed fascinators.
Louise Kew, Laura Stephenson and Jo Sheppard had the idea when they came to the ODI against South Africa last year, so they set about designing and constructing their own fascinators for this Ashes test.
What’s an Over?
Catherine Waite has worked on reception at Trent Bridge since the last Ashes test in 2005. During this time she has had to deal with many different enquiries. She told Brian Fairchild about some of the more unusual ones.
A View From The Boundary
Jocelyn Galsworthy has been painting at cricket grounds for the last 28 years and her favourite English ground (OK – after Lords, admittedly) is Trent Bridge. She’s returned to paint another portrait of the ground over the five days of the Test, hiding behind a screen in front of the new scoreboard and replay screen.
Jocelyn is based on the Isle of Wight, but travels the world painting cricket grounds of all shapes and sizes. Her first portrait of Trent Bridge was in 1985, so she has seen the ground develop radically since then. In 1998 she sat in front of the pavilion to capture the seen with the newly-opened Radcliffe Road stand and this time she wishes to include the New Stand into the portrait.
Although she is here for five days, it will take upwards of three weeks to add all the fine detail and complete the picture. However, she will be using a little bit of artistic licence as the final painting will not include the ‘cherry picker’ and elevated TV camera. And they say that pictures don’t lie!
Jocelyn loves Trent Bridge, particularly the atmosphere and the helpfulness of the stewards. I’m sure she’ll be back in future years!
Nick Shaw