Alex Hales: heroic

By Gary Watton
July 26 2013

It was a case of deja vu as bottom of the group Yorkshire succumbed to high-flying Nottinghamshire. In spite of winning the toss again, the visitors quickly assumed their role of lambs to the slaughter. Opting to bat first, the Tykes cobbled together an unremarkable 132. Nottinghamshire made light work of their target, with the highly-rated opener Alex Hales feasting on more wayward Yorkshire bowling.

Richard Pyrah is one Yorkshireman who emerged with credit as he hit an admirable forty-two runs, took two catches, and bowled relatively tidily. The same cannot be said of Iain Wardlaw whose bowling has been a complete liability in limited overs cricket this summer. Today he conceded an embarrassing twenty-two runs from a mere seven deliveries! I guess that in mitigation he is on the proverbial 'learning curve'.

Congratulations to Nottinghamshire on qualifying for the competition's quarter-finals. As for Yorkshire, their final fixture against Leicestershire cannot come quick enough.

Nottinghamshire versus YORKSHIRE; at Trent Bridge; Friday 26th July 2013; YORKSHIRE won the toss.

YORKSHIRE: 132 for 7 (20 overs)

Lyth b Ball 23 (66-4) 

Lees b Patel 1 (3-1)

Hodgson c White b Patel 8 (17-2)

Ballance c Patel b White 30 (63-3)

Leaning run out 4 (71-5)

Rhodes b Gurney 13 (108-6)

Pyrah c Mullaney b Patel 42 (131-7)

Plunkett not out 4

Rafiq not out 0

Extras: 7

Patel 3-17

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE: 133 for 4 (16.1 overs)

Hales c Ballance b Rafiq 62 (85-3)

Lumb c Pyrah b Lyth 6 (14-1)

Patel c Pyrah b Brooks 2 (23-2)

Hussey b Plunkett 28 (111-4)

Wessels not out 18

Read not out 9

Extras: 8

Nottinghamshire win by six wickets.