Glenn Maxwell Turns Up!

After weeks of considerable under-achievement, Glenn Maxwell belatedly reminded the Yorkshire contingent what he is capable of, as he smashed the Nottinghamshire Outlaws to smithereens, and only time prevented him from a well-deserved century. The recalled Andrew Hodd was equally lethal, sharing in a cracking century stand with Maxwell, and it was good to see him back in the team, in the absence of Jonny Bairstow, who was summoned for England's final one-day shebang avec the New Zealanders.

 In the process, the Vikings breathed life into their Twenty20 Blast adventure and need to maintain their free-scoring antics for the visit to the Birmingham Bears on Sunday afternoon. Consistency is important, as alternate hot and cold performances simply won't do. As Jason Gillespie has previously suggested, the bowling 'attack' remains a cause for concern, but we are in the era of heavy scoring in limited overs cricket, so every team is being afflicted with expensive bowling figures.

Unfortunately Gary Ballance failed to make an impression again, although admittedly he had little time to shine. Perhaps a big score is just around the corner for the England maestro.

YORKSHIRE VIKINGS versus Nottinghamshire Outlaws; at Leeds; Friday the 19th of June 2015. Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss.

YORKSHIRE VIKINGS: 209 for four (off twenty overs) 

Gale c Patel b Fletcher 20 (49-2)

Finch b Ball 6 (11-1)

Hodd c J.Taylor b Patel 70 (150-3)

Maxwell not out 92

Ballance b Gurney 9 (196-4)

Leaning not out 0

Extras: 12

Nottinghamshire Outlaws: 169 for six (off twenty overs)

Wessels c Hodd b Bresnan 5 (5-2)

Lumb c and b Maxwell 0 (1-1)

B.Taylor c Hodd b Fisher 2 (10-3)

Patel not out 90

J.Taylor c Maxwell b Middlebrook 32 (68-4)

Christian c and b Middlebrook 6 (82-5)

Mullaney c Ballance b Maxwell 20 (132-6)

Wood not out 9

Extras: 5

YORKSHIRE VIKINGS won by forty runs. YORKSHIRE VIKINGS two points, Nottinghamshire Outlaws no points.

CURRENT NORTHERN TABLE:

Worcestershire - ten points from seven matches

Leicestershire - nine points from eight matches

Durham - eight points from eight matches

Warwickshire - eight points from six matches

Northamptonshire - seven points from seven matches

YORKSHIRE - six points from six matches

Lancashire - six points from seven matches

Nottinghamshire - six points from seven matches

Derbyshire - four points from eight matches