Joe Clarke’s half-century was not enough for Notts Outlaws to eke out a successful chase as they fell short by nine runs against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge.
Clarke blitzed five fours and three sixes in a 29-ball 50, but the Outlaws were only able to muster 166-9 in response to the visitors’ 175-8.
That had been underpinned by Dawid Malan’s 58, and made in spite of two wickets apiece for Daniel Sams, Dillon Pennington and Liam Patterson-White.
A characterful bowling display from the Outlaws had reeled the White Rose back in, who were 83-0 in the eighth over after winning the toss and choosing to bat, before the hosts struck back with five wickets in 32 balls.
Adam Lyth chipped Pennington to Clarke in the covers to become the first to go, before Conor McKerr claimed the prize of Malan by ending his 28-ball stay with a caught-and-bowled.
Soon following was James Wharton, who holed out to Sams in the deep off Calvin Harrison, before a double-wicket over from Patterson-White put the Outlaws in the ascendancy.
The left-armer first had Harry Duke caught behind by Tom Moores, before Will Luxton became Harrison’s second catch of the evening.
Sams then put himself on the board with a steepling caught-and-bowled of compatriot Will Sutherland.
Some late striking from the unbeaten Matthew Revis hauled Yorkshire to their eventual total, in spite of further wickets in successive overs at the death from Sams and Pennington.
After losing Lyndon James and Jack Haynes from consecutive Jack White deliveries in the opening over of their reply, the Outlaws recovered to 67 for two from six.
Clarke and McCann added 63 in 32 balls before the latter top-edged to cover for 31 off 18 trying to reverse-hit leg-spinner Chohan.
On track at 91-3 from 10, Notts laid down a marker when Clarke completed his fifty with a fifth four to go with two sixes off White and a third off Lyth.
However, when he holed out to long-off off Bess, and Tom Moores was caught at long-on off White in the next over, the hosts faced a challenge.
From the last 30 balls, and following the further dismissal of Matt Montgomery, the Outlaws required 55, though hopes were raised when Sams hit Bess for consecutive sixes.
The effort continued in the form of Calvin Harrison, who hit strongly and ran hard to garner an unbeaten 18 from 12, but the rate became a problem for the Outlaws.
After the last over arrived with Notts still needing 17, White made McKerr his fourth victim, conceding only seven more runs, to see the visitors edge over the line.
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