Bright knocks from Hales and Taylor

Seal Outlaw win

A rapid opening partnership of 89 in fewer than 10 overs between man of the match Alex Hales and Riki Wessels ensured an easy victory under the Trent Bridge lights over a disappointing Hampshire outfit.

Read won the toss and inserted Hampshire. Gurney and Lumb (with a slight back niggle) were rested from the Guildford line-up and were replaced by White and Carter as Notts decided to use an extra bowler.

In a replica of the Guildford game, Patel opened the bowling (from the Radcliffe Road). With his third delivery Hampshire skipper James Adams edged to Read. Two overs later Katich was dismissed the same way; 13 for two. Vince and McKenzie added 34 in five overs before Carter was somewhat fortunate to get a leg before decision, McKenzie (21) being the unlucky batsman. White replaced Patel from the Radcliffe Road and the wicket was clearly taking some turn. The support bowling proved more expensive as anchorman Vince and the experienced Ervine had a partnership of 52 in 11 overs.

Ervine (31) then drove White who took a return catch low down. The expensive Pattinson then got Dawson to flick a full pitched ball straight to Voges at mid-wicket, 121 for five.

Mascarenhas (19) used the long handle approach but his short cameo was ended when Carter bowled him, 157 for six. Vince upped the tempo as Pattinson went for 14 in three deliveries during the batting power play but partner Kabir Ali (23) was caught at short fine leg by Carter off the struggling Pattinson as Hampshire were now 205 for seven with four overs left.

Vince was dropped when 90 as Hales spilled an easy chance low down at deep square leg and he got to 100 in the last over as he finished on 102 not out off 106 balls an innings which included seven fours and one six.  Hampshire score of 230 for seven seemed around par, although Notts bowling did not reach the standards set at Guildford. Patel, Pattinson and Carter all picked up two wickets, but Pattinson went for 48 off five overs as Mullaney (6-0-27-0) was an underused resource.

Thirty-eight were added in the first four overs of the Notts innings as the home side tucked up into the mediocre Hampshire attack. The outfield despite the never ending rain was surprisingly brisk; Hales reached his 50 in 36 balls to impress the watching Murdoch masses. Wessels attempting a reverse sweep was leg before to slow left armer Briggs for a 21-ball 38. Hales finding spin a lot harder challenge than the pacemen slowed down, but found a good ally with Taylor who kept the scoreboard ticking with a series of brisk singles. Hales hit Briggs straight to Dawson at long off to leave the field to a standing ovation his 70 came off 61 balls and contained nine fours, and had set Notts up nicely as only 97 were required now off 22 overs.

Patel sweated off a few pounds as The Whippet Taylor kept him on his toes as the scampering continued with Hampshire taking the bowling power play. Patel hit a six into the Randall stand which was caught by one of the disappointing crowd of around 2,000. Patel then hit Dawson over his head into the Radcliffe Road sightscreen. Patel (36) then cut the ball to backward point as the returning Chris Wood got a wicket, 195 for three in the 31^st over. Thirty-three runs were added for the fourth wicket when with three runs needed Taylor was caught and bowled by Katich to be dismissed for 74 off 83 balls an innings which included six fours. Notts won as a result of a bye by six wickets with 17 balls unused, they now stand in third place in Group B with four wins and two defeats. The Jocks are next up on Sunday.

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