Dan: We missed chance to put Outlaws away

BEARS all-rounder Dan Mousley reflected on a “missed opportunity” after Notts Outlaws ended a run of three successive Vitality Blast defeats with a scintillating six-wicket victory at Edgbaston.

- By BRIAN HALFORD

The home side piled up 206 for seven, with Tom Latham striking 69 (39 balls) and Mousley 53 (40), before a spectacular late barrage from Moeen Ali and Ed Barnard brought 57 in 20 balls. Liam Patterson-White took three for 37.

But the Outlaws, who chased down 226 to beat the Bears at Trent Bridge a month ago, powered to 212 for seven, clinching victory when Tom Moores hit the last ball of the match for six. He finished on 74 not out (33) after Lyndon James struck a vital 50 (40) and Daniel Sams 16 not out from six balls, including two sixes in a final over from which they needed 16.

“To get 200 is always a good score in T20 cricket so it hurts not to have got over the line, but I thought they played some brilliant cricket,” said Mousley. “The way Mooresy came out and batted put us under so much pressure.