YORKSHIRE captain Andrew Gale claimed this year’s Friends Life Twenty20 was coming at the perfect time for his side following their difficult start to the 2011 season.
After losing against the Nottinghamshire Outlaws to make it two defeats out of two in the tournament – he must now be feeling an unwanted sense of deja-vu.
The Tykes slumped to a heavy 53-run defeat at Trent Bridge on a day when they were second best in all departments. Batting first, Nottinghamshire were soon in control as they posted their highest total in the shortest form of the game to close on a mammoth 215 for six.
The foundation of their innings was a blistering 74 off 46 balls from Adam Voges, while Samit Patel also impressed to make a quickfire 52.
Their total surpassed their previous best score of 213 for six that they made back in 2006 against Worcestershire, and it was the Tykes spinners who bore the brunt of the damage.
Collectively, Adil Rashid, David Wainwright and Joe Root leaked 86 runs from their seven overs, with Voges and Patel doing much of the damage.
They duo came together with the Outlaws on course for a modest total, having made their way to 76 for three after nine overs, before adding 94 runs for the fourth wicket in just 43 balls to propel their side forward.
Anthony McGrath then removed both of them inside an over, to finish with Yorkshire’s best figures of 3- 17, but by this time the harm was done with Nottinghamshire on 174 for five after 16.5 overs.
Both players left to standing ovations – before Chris Read then played a 14- ball cameo to add 34 runs to the total to set up the up the victory target of 215.
Given Yorkshire’s highest total in 20 over cricket is 213, victory was always going to be a tough ask.
They did, however, at least get off to a decent start in front of a healthy crowd of over 6000.
By the half-way stage they were ahead of where their hosts had been, on 82 for two, but just as Voges and Patel had then upped the rate for Nottinghamshire, wickets started to fall for Yorkshire to put them further and further away from victory.
The key dismissal was of Adam Lyth for 43, before five more wickets then fell in as many overs to all but end the match as a contest.
It saw the Tykes slip from 114 for three to 145 for eight - to leave Ryan Sidebottom (12no) and Wainwright (6no) the impossible task of scoring 71 runs off the last 13 balls to win.
The Tykes next chance of picking up a first victory in the competition comes on Thursday against Worcestershire.
SCORECARD
Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire
At Trent Bridge.
Nottinghamshire
A D Hales c Pyrah b Sidebottom 10
M Wessels c Sidebottom b A U Rashid 4
A C Voges c Root b McGrath 74
D J Hussey c Root b Wainwright 28
S R Patel c Patterson b McGrath 52
C M Read not out 34
S J Mullaney c Wainwright b McGrath 5
S L Elstone not out 5
Extras (w1 nb2 pens 0) 3
Total 6 wkts Innings Complete
(20 overs) 215
Fall: 1-5 2-23 3-76 4-170 5-174 6-191
Did Not Bat: D J Pattinson, B J Phillips, A
Carter.
A U Rashid 3-0-41-1. Sidebottom 4-0-35-
1. Patterson 3-0-35-0. Wainwright 3-0-23-
1. Pyrah 4-0-42-0. Root 1-0-22-0. McGrath
2-0-17-3.
Yorkshire
A W Gale b Phillips 17
J M Bairstow c Mullaney b S R Patel 31
A Lyth c Mullaney b Carter 43
A McGrath lbw b Carter 9
G L Brophy c Elstone b S R Patel 4
J E Root c Hussey b Pattinson 8
R M Pyrah c Hussey b Pattinson 9
A U Rashid c Elstone b Phillips 7
R J Sidebottom not out 12
D J Wainwright not out 6
Extras (lb7 w5 nb4) 16
Total 8 wkts (20 overs) 162
Fall: 1-44 2-74 3-114 4-114 5-125 6-127 7-
134 8-145
Did Not Bat: S A Patterson.
Bowling: Pattinson 4-0-32-2. Phillips 4-0-
31-2. Carter 4-0-38-2. S R Patel 4-0-27-2.
Mullaney 4-0-27-0.
Nottinghamshire beat Yorkshire by 53 runs
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