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Lumb, Christian blitz brings Notts new record
- Updated: July 29, 2016
Nottinghamshire 146 for 2 (Lumb 69*, Christian 54*) beat Leicestershire 170 for 4 (Cosgrove 53, Behardien 48*) by eight wicketsw (D/L method) Scorecard
Dynamic batting from Michael Lumb and Dan Christian powered Notts Outlaws to an eight victory over Leicestershire Foxes, under the Duckworth Lewis method – also helped establish a new county record.
The Outlaws romped to their eighth straight win, the first time they have done that in the NatWest T20 Blast, with Lumb scoring an unbeaten 69 from 26 balls and Christian clubbed his way to 54 not out from just 16.
After both innings of the match had been interrupted by bad weather, Notts were left to score 141 from 14 overs. Thanks to Lumb’s start – which saw him reach his 50 in only 17 deliveries – and then Christian’s brutality which saw him get to his half century from a ball fewer, the home side raced to 146 for 2 in only 10.3 overs.
Put in, after Christian had won his eighth straight toss, Leicestershire Foxes made 170 for four, after an interruption had initially reduced the contest to 18 overs.
Mark Cosgrove made 53 from 34 balls for the visitors, having hit six fours and a six and Farhaan …
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