Fletcher's five-for makes up for lost time
[ad_1] Nottinghamshire 204 for 6 (Taylor 50, Leach 3-44) lead Worcestershire 110 (Clarke 42, Fletcher 5-27) by 94 runs Scorecard It was so cold at New Road that umpire Richard Illingworth wore gloves throughout a day from mid-November but Luke Fletcher provided a heart-warming story by taking a career-best five for 27. The 29-year-old Nottinghamshire seamer missed the second half of last season with severe concussion after he was struck by a fierce return drive from Warwickshire's Sam Hain in a T20 match at Edgbaston. Those who witnessed the incident feared that Fletcher might have sustained life-threatening injuries. It was typical of Fletcher, an affable character and a cult figure at Trent Bridge, that his first comment after suffering the blow was to ask how the ball was. The damage to Fletcher's head was so serious that he was not allowed to resume bowling until late December. Fletcher used his enforced lay-off to improve his fitness and he has started the new season in ...