Clydesdale Bank 40: Scotland v Nottinghamshire – Group B – Live Score and Update
Nottinghamshire 219 (40/40 ovs) v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scotland-c756 108 (target: 91 runs from 23 overs) - Scotland won by 18 runs (D/L method)
With rains ruining most domestic games on Monday, fans at Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh finally got to witness a 40-over first innings of the match between Scotland and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826, which saw showers reducing the second innings to 23 overs later in the day though.
After winning the toss, the Scots chose to field first as they wanted to restrict the batting side from amassing a huge total on the board to give their opponents a tough time in the Clydesdale Bank 40 clash.
However, Nottinghamshire lost their first wicket in the 6th over with only 24 runs on the board, as opener AD Hales had his stumps shattered after scoring an innings of 13 runs.
Number-three batsman, MH Wessels failed to hold his own as he departed cheaply after scoring just a run.
However, after this wicket, it was time for star all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Lumb-c1981.
The duo made a deadly combination as they played each delivery on merit, ripping the bowling attack into bits and pieces.
Finally with 59 runs on the board, the side saw the demise of their third wicket as Lumb faltered after scoring a knock of 26 runs.
With 102 runs on the board, it was then time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 moulded a well tamed innings of 34 runs before finding his way back to the pavilion.
It was then a splendid innings from skipper, CMW Read, that tilted the course of the game as the batsman bolstered a knock of 59 runs to help his side end the innings with a massive total on their side.
However, the massive batting accounted for nothing when Scotland still won the game by staggering 108 runs without the loss of any wicket in 23 overs after the asking target was changed to 91 runs with the help of Duckworth–Lewis method (D/L method).
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