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Wicketkeeper Noon nearly equals World record

Nottinghamshire wicketkeeper Wayne Noon showed he was a worthy stand-in for England's Chris Read by almost equalling a World record.

Noon yesterday held seven catches -- one short of the most by a keeper in an innings -- on the first day of Notts' County championship match against Kent at Trent Bridge.

Three players, Australian Wally Grout, Essex's David East and Steve Marsh of Kent, share the world mark of eight catches by a wicketkeeper in one innings.

The world record for most dismissals in an innings is nine, jointly held by Tahir Rashid of Pakistan's Habib Bank and W.R.James of Zimbabwe's Matabeleland, but their tally included one and two stumpings respectively.

Noon's safe hands helped to dismiss Kent for 191 but the visitors immediatly hit back by reducing Nottinghamshire to 18 for two at the close.

Regular Notts' keeper Read is on England duty for the second Test against New Zealand starting at Lord's today.

UNI