Pro40 Cricket - 4th June

Five more Pro40 matches today and this time five results.


Pro40

Derbyshire v Warwickshire - Warwickshire win by 105 runs
Derbyshire won the toss and decided to field
War - 242-6
Der - 137

Warwickshire built a steady innings having been 66-3 in the fourteenth over. Ambrose made 77 not out, while Maddy and Clarke both added 40s. Derbyshire used eight bowlers but only three took wickets, with Turner's 3 for 40 the best of the bunch.
     Chasing a par score the home side began badly losing 2 wickets for 2 runs and then 2 more with the score on 25. Wickets continued to fall regularly and the highest partnership was the last (33) as Clare knocked the ball around to reach 57. The wickets were sharded with Woakes taking 3 and Piolet 4.
Star Player: Woakes, although not the highest wicket taker, he destroyed the top order and made any chase impossible. He also hit a boundary in his two ball innings.

Essex v Gloucestershire - Essex win by 8 wickets
Essex won the toss and decided to field
Glo - 224-5
Ess - 225-2

Gloucestershire's inning failed to gain any momentum, despite Essex only picking up 5 wickets. Bopara, Smith and ten Doeschate all bowled tight spells as only Williams (77) and Cockbain (52*) made half-centuries.
     Pettini fell third ball for 0, but Bopara and Westley built a huge partnership of 185 to take the game firmly away from the visitors. Westley was eventually stumped for 82, but Bopara continued to see the game out scoring 120.
Star Player: Bopara, a big innings of 120 from 100 balls, plus somee tight bowling has put him back in the England picture.

Hampshire v Scotland - Hampshire win by 6 wickets
Scotland won the toss and decided to bat
Sco - 230-9
Ham - 234-4

All of Scotland's top five made starts but none of them reached half-centuries, with Mommsen (48) coming closest. Wickets fell steadily throughout the innings as Hampshire chipped away. Only Haq defied them finishing 53 not out off the same number of balls. Briggs took 3 for 35 from his 8 overs.
     Hampshire's reply began badly with Adams going for 0 and Vince only making 5. Katich though steadied the ship with 41, before two more quick wickets. The run rate though was never a problem and with Carberry still there the home side strolled to an easy victory. Carberry used the lack of pressure to carry his bat for a huge 148*.
Star Player: Carberry, for his personal best 148, off 122 balls with twenty 4s and three 6s!

Leicestershire v Netherlands - Netherlands win by 43 runs
Leicestershire won the toss and decided to field
Net - 304-3
Lei - 261-9

The Netherlands continued their good run to stay top of their group, with a win at struggling Leicestershire. Swart made 102 to help the visitors compile the biggest total of the day. Cooper and Borgas both provided 60s to lift the Netherlands past 300.
     Cobb was bowled first ball but Sarwan and Du Toit batted well to keep the game alive. 92-1 soon became 94-3 though and Leicestershire were up against it. Another big partnership for the fifth wicket added 80, but ended when Sarwan was run out for an excellent 115, from just 89 balls. Swart then stepped up to dismiss the lower order as the hosts slipped to defeat. On many other days 261 would be a winning total but it wasn't enough today.
Star Player: Swart, for his great all round effort of 102 and figures of 3 for 55.

Nottinghamshire v Somerset - Nottinghamshire win by 5 wickets
Nottinghamshire won the toss and decided to field
Som - 205-8
Not - 209-5
Some great fielding and tight bowling, unlike that of yesterday saw Somerset restricted for once in their batting, No one made a half-century, with Trego (48) coming closest. There were three wickets for the returning Pattinson and three for Ball, playing his first match of the summer.
     Lumb had scored 0 and 1 in his last two innings and so it wasn't so surprising when he charged to 65 from 60 balls to provide all the early impetus Nottinghamshire needed. With Wessels making 55, they put on 79 for the second wicket and put the hosts in a strong postition. Two wickets from Trego slowed the game down but Nottinghamshire eased home with 20 balls to spare.

Star Player: Pattinson, for his tight bowling that prevented Somerset from setting a challenging total. He finished with 3 for 37 in 8 overs.


Tomorrow another round of Championship matches begins, with more starting on Wednesday, as well as three more Pro40s, to which will also come the updated tables.