Nigel eschews traditional tattoos in favour of having the imprint of the ball manufacturers name impressed on his shin, with seam mark as an extra bonus, putting everything on the line at Egerton. This new fixture was characterised by high quality fielding and quality catching – and a couple of Smallwood batting milestones were achieved. Matt can add another M to his initials, as he became the 15th Straggler to pass 2,000 career runs, and Jasper cruised past 1,000 runs shortly thereafter, the 40th to pass that landmark.
