AFTER being given a rough baptism, Ryan Sidebottom dished out a crushing double blow against his native county as Yorkshire Phoenix tumbled to defeat by 104 runs against Nottinghamshire Outlaws in the totesport League at Trent Bridge yesterday.

It was Yorkshire's second substantial defeat in consecutive matches from the start of the season and they need to pull themselves together quickly if they are to climb out of Division Two at the first attempt.

Once again, their pace bowling was well below the required standard, allowing Nottinghamshire to make 291 for six - a county record against Yorkshire - and it put pressure on the batsmen which they were unable to sustain.

Even the return of their star England bowler, Matthew Hoggard, did not help, the paceman being flogged for 62 off eight overs while conceding five no-balls and a wide.

Skipper Craig White and Matthew Wood made a great start to the Yorkshire reply with White playing a succession of glorious shots and when Sidebottom was introduced at 60 for none in ten overs, White picked up his first ball and planted it over square leg for six before leg-glancing another boundary to rush him to his 50.

Paul Franks joined Sidebottom in the attack and after dismissing Wood in his first over he knocked back White's middle stump to end a rousing knock of 59 from 52 balls with eight fours and two sixes.

While all of this was going on, Michael Lumb drove Sidebottom for three fours as the left-armer leaked 23 runs from his first 15 deliveries but he then made amends in dramatic style by hitting Lumb's middle stump and a couple of overs later beating Darren Lehmann off the pitch with one which moved away.

At 113 for four the hill was too steep for Yorkshire to climb and they dipped to 187 all out with 10.2 overs remaining, Aussie leg-spinner Stuart MacGill and Mark Ealham doing the damage with three wickets apiece.

Winning the toss, Nottinghamshire lost two early wickets to Chris Silverwood but Russell Warren and Kevin Pietersen soon sent the score soaring with an 83 stand in 14 overs before Pietersen was caught low down at short midwicket by Craig White off Richard Dawson.

Warren, however, went to make 81 from 105 balls with seven fours, and Australian David Hussey, younger brother of Michael, enjoyed himself on his home debut in front of 3,000 fans with an unbeaten 87 from just 75 deliveries with ten fours and a six.

Dawson was the best of Yorkshire's bowlers, giving away only 34 runs in his nine overs to check Nottinghamshire's progress in the middle of the innings, but they quickly broke free again with the pacemen back on and 57 runs gushed from the last four overs.

Yorkshire need to do much better against Scotland at Headingley today, otherwise they are in serious trouble with the season barely yet under way.

* Glamorgan continued their impressive start to the totesport League season with an eight-wicket hammering of Gloucestershire at Bristol.

Matthew Elliott (91 not out) and Robert Croft (56) made light of a 214 victory target, putting on 98 for the first wicket.

Michael Powell weighed in with 41 as the visitors coasted home with over seven overs to spare.

Gloucestershire had never got out of second gear after being asked to bat first on a slow pitch, but Matt Windows hit a steady 79 off 103 balls to ensure they reached a respectable 213 for eight.

It never looked likely to be enough as Croft set out with his usual belligerence, racing to his half-century off 44 balls. He reached it with a square cut six off opposing captain Mark Alleyne.

Elliott was content to play a supporting role until Croft was bowled aiming another big shot at Jon Lewis.

From then on the Australian took charge, also reaching his 50 with a six, picked up over square-leg off Gloucestershire debutant Shabbir Ahmed. In all he faced 116 balls and hit 11 fours.

Windows had been able to take few risks in guiding Gloucestershire to their total. The highlight of his innings was a pulled six over square leg off Alex Wharf, but there were just four other boundaries in an innings inhibited by wickets falling at the other end.

He was eventually out to a catch on the cover boundary, square-cutting Andrew Davies, having taken the score from 46 for two to 186 for six.

Craig Spearman was fluent in making 46 off 62 balls, also with four fours and a six over mid-wicket off Adrian Dale, but fellow opener Phil Weston fell to the second ball of the match and Gloucestershire were never in a position to cut loose.

There were two wickets each for Davies and Dean Cosker.