Nottinghamshire
sit in second place thanks to victories over Leicestershire and Derbyshire. Young
‘keeper Tom Moores contributed another couple of feverish fifties while Dan
Christian provided more runs and wickets to the Outlaws’ cause. However, when
it comes to sixes, Ben Raine reigned supreme. At Edgbaston, the Leicester
all-rounder clumped ten of them in a 100-run defeat of the Bears on his way to
113 off 46 balls.
His
innings was not the highest of the week. In the South group, T20 specialist Aaron
Finch followed his 58 for Surrey against Essex with a 79-ball unbeaten 131 at
Brighton. Even Rashid Khan got clobbered for ten an over. However, this is
Sussex’s only loss in the competition so far. Earlier in the week, they
travelled to Glamorgan and Hampshire and emerged from each with eight-wicket
victories. Luke Wright and Laurie Evans shared two sizeable partnerships in
both games.
However,
Kent top the table on net run rate. Sam Billings thrashed 95 not out from the
Hampshire attack, taking a particular liking to Gareth Berg, whose four overs
went for sixty. It was a close contest, though, as Dawson and Berg couldn’t
quite complete the chase, falling just three runs short. Kent, too, were on the
receiving end of a tight finish, losing by five runs to Gloucestershire at
Bristol.
Next
Friday sees some tasty encounters such as the Roses match at Old Trafford, Kent
hosting Surrey and Somerset’s visit to Cardiff. If possible I may even pop
along to that one myself….
Team of the
Week:
Wright (Sus),
Finch (Sur), Moores (Not +), Billings (Ken), Christian (Not), Raine (Lei),
Clarke (Sur), Zampa (Ess), Ferguson (Der), Pennington (Wor), Pillans (Sur)
