da bet vitoria： David Hussey led the charge as the Nottinghamshire Outlaws moved further aheadat the top of the Friends Provident t20 North Division with a six-wicket winunder the Derby floodlights
17-Jun-2010
ScorecardMatthew Wood ended unbeaten on 51 to help Nottinghamshire to victory•PA Photos
David Hussey led the charge as the Nottinghamshire Outlaws moved further aheadat the top of the Friends Provident t20 North Division with a six-wicket winunder the Derby floodlights.The Australian demolished the Derbyshire Falcons attack, smashing four sixesand five fours in a 34-ball 65 to take his side to their target of 153 with twoovers to spare.He added 95 in 10 overs with Matthew Wood who hit the winning runs to finishunbeaten on 51 from 48 balls. The Falcons had been two for three before Garry Park revived them in his firstTwenty20 innings of the season with 66 from 54 balls to take the home side to152 for 7.That total looked a long way off when Wes Durston, who smashed a century atTrent Bridge last week, was out to the second ball of the innings when DarrenPattinson bowled him with a full length ball.The Falcons lost two more wickets in the first two overs as Chesney Hughespulled Pattinson to deep mid-wicket and Loots Bosman chopped Dirk Nannes intohis stumps. But Park and Greg Smith batted sensibly until Smith was deceived by a slowerball from Steven Mullaney who then removed Robin Peterson with an off-cutter.When John Sadler drove to long on, the Falcons were 89 for six but the Outlawslost their discipline in the last five overs with Nannes conceding 30 from hislast two.Steffan Jones faced only seven balls for his unbeaten 15 which took the Falconspast 150 and Charl Langeveldt celebrated his return to Derby by pinning AlistairBrown lbw with his first ball. Alex Hales pulled the South African for the first six of the night and Wooddrove Jones over cover for another but Hales was bowled sweeping Peterson andafter 10 overs, the Outlaws still had plenty to do on 62 for 2.Hussey then pressed the accelerator, lofting Greg Smith straight for six anddriving him over long off for another maximum as the Outlaws cruised towardstheir target.Although Hussey was bowled swinging at Charl Langeveldt and Samit Patel chippedto mid on, it was too late to deny the Outlaws a fifth victory and the doubleover the Falcons who have now lost three of their six matches.