Hussey again the star for Nottinghamshire

David Hussey continued his assault on the county circuit, slamming 32 from one over in a rain-reduced one-day match on Monday. George Bailey, Jimmy Maher and Marcus North were also in the runs in their limited-overs games.

Hussey, who last week struck 14 sixes in his remarkable 275 for Nottinghamshire, followed up with more fireworks against Derbyshire at Trent Bridge. The match was reduced to 13 overs a side and Hussey, who came in at No. 4, hammered 56 from 20 deliveries, including one four and seven sixes.

The highlight was when he cleared the ropes five consecutive times off Greg Smith, the Derbyshire fast bowler, having scored a two off the first ball of the over. Hussey then hit his next two balls over the boundary as well, from Ant Botha's left-arm spin. Derbyshire, who had Simon Katich and Travis Birt in their line-up, fell well short of Nottinghamshire's 170.

At Chester-le-Street, Bailey's 92 from 105 deliveries was not enough to earn Scotland their second win of the season as they went down to Durham. Bailey made nearly half of Scotland's 205, striking three sixes and six fours.

Maher made his first substantial contribution of the year for Glamorgan, but they still lost to Surrey at Cresselly. Maher made 76 as he guided Glamorgan to 203 in a rain-reduced contest, while Surrey's Matthew Nicholson took 2 for 44. Glamorgan's problems worsened when Damien Wright limped off the field after bowling only four balls, and Surrey reined in the target with two overs to spare.

North put in a solid all-round performance to help Gloucestershire to victory over Essex at Bristol. His 55 was important in helping the home team to 222 and he then followed up with 3 for 22 from six overs as Essex fell 22 runs short.

Earlier in the week, a troop of Australians dominated the four-day encounters, with Hussey and Cameron White the star performers. Hussey's career-best 275 was the highlight; he faced only 227 balls and belted 14 sixes, putting Nottinghamshire on track for a massive win over Essex at Trent Bridge.

White also set up his side, Somerset, for an eight-wicket victory against Gloucestershire at Taunton. His double-century was a more restrained effort than Hussey's, but he still only needed 325 deliveries to post 241. North did his best to prevent Gloucestershire giving up the points, but his 106 was in vain.

At Northampton, Katich was unable to rescue Derbyshire, who conceded a 205-run first-innings deficit to Northamptonshire. Katich made 85 in the second innings in a fighting partnership with Steve Stubbings but they had little support and Birt (37) was the only other batsman to offer any resistance.

Michael Di Venuto was an important part of Durham's win over Yorkshire at Chester-le-Street. Di Venuto struggled in the first innings but contributed a solid 53 in the second as Durham wobbled slightly in their chase of 131. Yorkshire's Jason Gillespie took four wickets for the match but the star for Durham was Ottis Gibson, the 38-year-old former West Indies allrounder, who took ten wickets and made 71.

Stuart Clark continued to impress in his first season with Hampshire, taking 4 for 48 and 3 for 80 in a draw with Kent at Canterbury. Clark has 18 victims at 18.33 from his three games but his captain, Shane Warne, is not having the impact that might be expected of him. Warne took 3 for 42 and 1 for 142, to take his season tally to 15 wickets at 36.33.

Another Australian who will be searching for a change in form is Phil Jaques, who in five matches is averaging only 22.55 for Worcestershire. Jaques made 5 and 0 and was one of the culprits as his team lost to Sussex at Worcester.