T20-uesday

Three matches in Europe of this variety today with the big one tomorrow, which has an appetiser for Murdoch's Minions too.


For tomorrow's Q/F v Hampshire, Darren Pattinson has been ruled out to be replaced by Jake Ball, who will represent a little known quantity to them apart from the CB40 last week and what Billy the mole Shafayat can tell them.


The Outlaws team: Michael Lumb, Alex Hales, Riki Wessels, James Taylor, Adam Voges (C), Samit Patel, Chris Read, Steven Mullaney, Jake Ball, Harry Gurney, Andy Carter


The team has been announced very early, so expect a change before 7.10 pm tomorrow, Mick has "previous".

Berring-Ton crushes Bangladesh

In today first game of T20, over in the Netherlands it was Scotland v Bangladesh
Scotland fresh from their whipping by Notts opened up batting first in The Hague.


Scotland 162/7 (losing 4 wickets in the last 2 overs)


Richie Berrington 100
Calum MacLeod 19
Kyle Coetzer 14

Bangladesh 128


Shakhib Al Hasan 31
Tamim Iqbal 25


Majid Haq 3/27
Josh Davey 3/23


Scotland won by 34 runs

In the second match, Somerset batted first against the Eagles of Essex at Taunton.


Craig Kieswetter falling on the first ball to an Alastair Cook catch off Tim Phillips' bowling and his usual fellow opener but today's no.3 Marcus Trescothick went for 19.


Somerset 175/6


James Hildreth 58
Jos Buttler 33
Richard Levi 20


Eagles in reply lost their first wicket early 9/1, which quickly became 9/2 as Ravi Bopara went for a 2 ball duck. At half-way house, Essex had lost Alastair Cook for 28, 55/5. With 5 overs to go and with James Foster out for 26, Essex 105/7. Essex's hopes in the hands of Ryan ten Doeschate, over#18 went for 20, bowled by Alfonso Thomas, 29 required from the last two overs.


Essex148 


Ryan ten Doeschate 47
Alastair Cook 28
James Foster 26


Lewis Gregory 4/39


Somerset won by 27 runs




Sussex Sharks were put into bat at Hove in the third game against Gloucestershire Gladiators who feature Ian Saxelby, the would-be Notts fans favourite, in a different life perhaps.


In the first over, Saxelby removes Chris Nash but once Matt Prior was to the crease the momentum swung to Sussex's advantage. After Prior's demise, Murray Goodwin and Scott Styris took the baton in tandem homing-in on 200. Over 18 went for 38 runs (including 2 no balls and a dot ball), James Fuller the unfortunate bowler, Scott Styris the demolishing batter, 200 was surpassed with ease.


Sussex 230/4


Scott Styris 100* (37 balls 9 sixes 5 fours)
Matt Prior 60 (38 balls 3 sixes 5 fours)
Murray Goodwin 55 (41 balls 7 fours)


The young Gladiators had a monumental edifice to surmount; but with some spirited hitting from Dan Housego they were still in hunt, mathematically, at half way.


With 3 overs to go Gloucs were 174/4 needing 19 per over which proved too much.


Gloucestershire 191/8


Dan Housego 47 (32 balls 2 sixes 6 fours)
Alex Gidman 44 (22 balls 3 sixes 2 fours)
Hamish Marshall 42 (29 balls 1 six 3 fours)


Sussex won by 39 runs





Meanwhile in Newport, Gwent


Notts 2nds started their 3 day game against Glamorgan.

In an audition for Alex Hales' spot, subject to a Lions call-up, Turner and Edwards opened up with a 112 partnership. Notts declared on 351/9 and the Welsh were 58/0 at stumps.