A disciplined bowling performance earned Nottinghamshire a first innings advantage on the second day of their LV= county championship match against Surrey at Trent Bridge.

With five different bowlers evenly sharing the wickets, Surrey were dismissed for 207, a deficit of 67.

Batting for a second time Notts closed on 24-1, losing Alex Hales (17) to Stuart Meaker.

“It’s always nice to see the stumps flying out of the ground." Luke Fletcher

Luke Fletcher enjoyed a full day of action, beginning and ending the day at the crease – as well as returning figures of two for 40 with the ball.

“It was a good group performance by the bowlers union today,” he said.

“We bowled well together and it’s always nice to strike early and put pressure on the batting side. Harry Gurney picked up a wicket in his first over and then I got in on the action.

“It’s always nice to see the stumps flying out of the ground and then it was a horrible misjudgement from Vikram Solanki for my second wicket.”

Fletcher ended the day at the crease as nightwatchman after the Hales dismissal. “I had to go out and face a fired-up Stuart Meaker with a new ball in his hand, so that was lovely!

“But I got through – and manged to protect Michael Lumb tonight and I’d like to hang around and build a partnership with Ed Cowan in the morning.”

Surrey opted for the use of the heavy roller before the start of their innings but its effects were negligible as Notts picked up two wickets inside the opening three overs.

Rory Burns (4) nicked left-armer Harry Gurney and Riki Wessels, deputising for the absent Chris Read, clutched a low catch, diving in front of first slip.

A couple of balls later, at the start of the next over, Jason Roy (5) was following his opening partner back to the pavilion after a Fletcher delivery clattered into his leg stump.

The delighted Fletcher was seen high-fiving his team-mates in jubilant celebration before giving Ajmal Shahzad a friendly bear-hug.

Fletcher thought he’d made a further breakthrough, with Wessels diving down the leg side to take the ball. The whole Nottinghamshire side appeared convinced there had been an edge – but umpire Bodenham waved away the appeals.

The momentum stayed with the bowler, however, as Fletcher struck again. A wild delivery, which swung extravagantly away for four byes, was followed by a full-pitched ball that nipped back and struck Vikram Solanki (8) on the pads. Given that the batsman had elected not to play a shot, the raised finger was not a surprise.

Harinath survived a drop on 12, Ed Cowan spilling an offering at third slip off Franks but the same bowler ended the morning session with a flourish – and the impeccable figures of 4-4-0-2 as both Zander de Bruyn (9) and Steven Davies (0) were sharply taken by Samit Patel at second slip.

Harinath was nearly run out at the start of the afternoon session but gained a reprieve as Steven Mullaney’s shy from midwicket narrowly missed, with the batsman short of his ground.

Gary Wilson and Harinath (24) survived for 45 minutes together after lunch before Notts struck again, with Michael Lumb taking a sharp catch off the left-hander to give Ajmal Shahzad his first wicket.

Surrey skipper Gareth Batty batted positively, as he and Wilson frustrated the Nottinghamshire bowlers, bringing up their fifty partnership in 13.3 overs together to ensure the follow-on was comfortably saved.

Their stand had been extended to 81 before Notts struck again with Samit Patel snaring Wilson (49), caught by Wessels standing up, as he tried to cut.

The same combination struck again to remove Batty (41) as the Surrey skipper came charging at the spinner, was beaten by the turn and found himself comprehensively stumped.

Gurney bowled Tim Linley (11) and after a last wicket stand of 24 Shahzad had Jade Dernbach (15) caught by Franks at mid on.

Earlier, the Notts first innings was wrapped up quickly for 274 after Gurney (6) had fallen to the third ball of the morning, trapped in his crease lbw by Dernbach.