Scotland give Derbyshire a scare

Derbyshire ran into trouble against Scotland in the National League, making only 182 in their innings at Derby. It could have been worse: they were 100 for 7 before an undefeated 50 from Mo Sheikh improved matters somewhat. David Watts (45) started brightly for Scotland, but Sheikh nipped in with the ball, removing Ryan Watson and the Pakistan Test opener Yasir Hameed, both for 9, and the Indian Sridharan Sriram for 8. No-one could hang in there for Scotland, as Paul Havell and Ant Botha took three wickets apiece, and they were eventually all out for 154 - 29 runs short of a big upset.

In the floodlit match at Chelmsford, Essex made a lively start against Hampshire, eventually reaching 211 for 4 in their 45 overs. Will Jefferson (32) and Andy Flower (41) made a lively start, putting on 59 for the first wicket, and James Foster (46*) and Ravi Bopara (40*) rounded things off with a unbeaten stand of 68. Shane Warne was uncharacteristically loose: his first two balls were full-tosses, and he finished his nine-over stint with 0 for 62. Hampshire recovered after a poor start, with their other Australian, Michael Clarke, in good touch. But after Clarke was run out for a boundary-studded 42, only John Crawley - who finished unbeaten with 70 - made much progress. Darren Gough, who earlier removed both openers, Derek Kenway and Nic Pothas, for ducks, wrapped things up to finish with 3 for 19.

Essex 211 for 4 (Foster 46*) beat Hampshire 176 (Crawley 70*)by 35 runs at Chelmsford (day/night)
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Derbyshire 182 (Walker 43, Sheikh 50*) beat Scotland 154 (Watts 45) by 28 runs at Derby
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