Nottinghamshire crumble again

Sean Ervine's three wickets included Chris Read, bowled through the gate, as Hampshire raced home by 142 runs

Sean Ervine and Imran Tahir each took three wickets as bottom-placed Nottinghamshire crumbled to another NatWest Pro40 defeat at the Rose Bowl.

Nottinghamshire now have one fixture to redeem a Pro40 season in which their only two points have been gleaned from matches washed out by rain.

Inexperienced Nottinghamshire were without 10 players and captain Chris Read had little firepower at his disposal to cope with rampant Hampshire.

The Hawks had little difficulty in amassing 281 for six from their 40-over allotment after choosing to bat first on a slow wicket which offered little help to the bowlers.

Openers Michael Lumb and Jimmy Adams put on 100 for the first wicket in 14 overs and the carnage continued after Lumb had been stumped off Kevin O'Brien for 61.

Adams was joined by James Vince in another big stand, this time 98 for the second wicket as both raced to half-centuries.

The introduction of Akhil Patel, younger brother of Samit, produced a temporary break on the scoring when Vince swept his first delivery to square leg where Andrew Carter held the catch.

Adams went on to top score with 73 off 83 balls before he was caught on the midwicket boundary attempting his 10th four.

Ervine and Nic Pothas carried on the run spree although Luke Fletcher returned in a final spell to remove Ervine and Liam Dawson.

Nottinghamshire never looked like reaching their target after losing Mark Wagh in the fourth over and Matt Wood in the seventh.

There was resistance from Samit Patel who was top scorer with 28 but once he had fallen to a catch at midwicket, the Outlaws were doomed.

Ervine dismissed Alex Hales with his second delivery and then removed Read and Fletcher, both bowled on his way to figures of 3-23.

Leg-spinner Tahir, who was struck for a straight six by O'Brien, mopped up the tail once he had dismissed Samit Patel, disposing of Carter and O'Brien in quick succession.

Tahir took 3-30 as Hampshire won comfortably with 7.2 overs to spare.

Samit Patel was involved in a run out of his brother as they attempted to redeem a middle-order collapse.

Elder brother Samit played the ball into the covers but remained rooted to his crease and then sent back Akhil who was easily beaten by a throw to the bowler's end after making six.