Nottinghamshire Overcome The Toothless Vikings

Whilst Yorkshire were comprehensively defeating Australia at Lord's, the rest of the squad had the dubious pleasure of confronting Nottinghamshire in a Twenty20 contest. In the event, the visitors emerged as victors, assisted by a good innings from Australian David Hussey as well as awful bowling from Brooks and Sidebottom. 

After Azeem Rafiq had won the toss and wisely elected to field first, Nottinghamshire helped themselves to a commendable 155 for 8. However, this total need not have been insurmountable, but Yorkshire's batting was high on perspiration but short on inspiration.

In the end, the hosts feebly fell 25 runs short in spite of conceding two less wickets, and thus disappears any remaining hopes of progressing beyond the group stage of the Twenty20 circus.

YORKSHIRE versus Nottinghamshire; at Headingley; Sunday 21st July 2013;  YORKSHIRE won the toss

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE: 155 for 8 (20 overs)

Lumb c Hodd b Sidebottom 6 (7-1)

Hales b Plunkett 5 (33-2)

Patel c Plunkett b Rafiq 46 (99-4)

Taylor c Rashid b Plunkett 8 (57-3)

Hussey not out 52

Mullaney c Hodgson b Pyrah 3 (105-5)

Reid c Hodgson b Rafiq 2 (110-6)

Butler run out 18 (141-7)

White run out 0 (155-8)

Extras: 15

YORKSHIRE: 130 for 6 (20 overs)

Lyth c Patel b Gurney 8 (8-1)

Sayers c Mullaney b Patel 38 (75-2)

Hodgson st Read b White 32 (90-3)

Ballance c White b Patel 18 (104-5)

Hodd lbw b White 6 (104-4)

Plunkett c Patel b Butler 12 (124-6)

Pyrah not out 11

Rashid not out 1

Extras: 4

Nottinghamshire win by 25 runs.