LONDON, May 1: Nottinghamshire’s South Africa-born paceman Greg Smith took three for eight as Midlands rivals Derbyshire were thrashed by 10 wickets Tuesday in a Benson and Hedges Cup match reduced to 10 overs per side because of rain.
After Smith had helped hold Derbyshire to 72 for seven, South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener’s unbeaten 39 off 27 balls, including a pulled six for victory, finished the Trent Bridge match.
Australia’s Michael DiVenuto (30) got Derbyshire off to a decent start before he was caught by Kevin Pietersen, like Smith a South African-born player now qualified for England, off Gareth Clough.
And as Nottinghamshire coach and former South African all-rounder Clive Rice, once the county’s captain, looked on, Klusener then had Steve Stubbings (26) caught by Clough.
That was the cue for left-armer Smith to begin a destructive spell of three wickets in five balls, all his victims bowled.
First to go was Derbyshire captain and England all-rounder Dominic Cork (eight) with Dominic Hewson and Mohamed Ali both falling for ducks.
Tuesday’s other zonal games between Somerset and Glamorgan and Middlesex and Essex were both abandoned because of rain.
Results:
MIDLANDS/WEST/WALES DIVISION
At Bristol: Gloucestershire beat Warwickshire by 149 runs. Gloucestershire 240-6 in 43 overs, innings closed (C.Taylor 93, M.Windows 86). Warwickshire 91 all out in 28.4 overs (I.Harvey 4-12, J.Averis 3-13, J.Snape 3-7). Gloucestershire two points.
At Northampton: Worcestershire beat Northamptonshire by five wickets. Northamptonshire 232-7 in 50 overs (M.Hussey 58, A.Penberthey 53, J.Cook 50; A.Bichel 4-38). Worcestershire 233-5 in 47.3 overs (S.Peters 52, V.Solanki 50). Worcestershire two points.
NORTH DIVISION
At Chester-le-Street: Durham beat Lancashire by 16 runs (D/L method). Durham 166-7 in 44 overs, innings closed. Lancashire 154 all out in 41 overs (N.Kileen 3-12). Durham two points.
At Leeds: Leicestershire beat Yorkshire by six runs (D/L method). Leicestershire 221-7 in 46 overs, innings closed (I.Sutcliffe 65). Yorkshire 214-8 in 45 overs, innings closed (C.White 93). Leicestershire two points.
SOUTH DIVISION
At Canterbury: Sussex beat Kent by 126 runs. Sussex 282-3 in 50 overs (M.Goodwin 85 not out, R.Montgomerie 71, T.Ambrose 64). Kent 156 all out in 41 overs (R.Martin-Jenkins 4-22, J.Kirtley 4-34). Sussex two points.
At The Oval: Hampshire beat Surrey by one run. Hampshire 243 all out in 50 overs (R.Smith 64). Surrey 242-7 in 50 overs (A.Stewart 52, Azhar Mahmood 50; S.Udal 4-36). Hampshire two points.—AFP/Reuters