Clarke Blast in vain as Outlaws fall short in run chase

OPENER SET TONE WITH 50, BUT YORKS HOLD OUT FOR WIN

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DAWID Malan hit his third consecutive Vitality Blast half-century as Yorkshire, having lost their first three North Group matches, defeated Notts Outlaws by nine runs at Trent Bridge.

With Adam Lyth making 29 from 21 and Matt Revis 27 not out from 22, Malan’s 58 from 29 balls helped Yorkshire post 175 for eight.

After Malan and Lyth had put on 83 in 45 balls for the first wicket they may have hoped for a few more with left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White (two for 24 from four) and pace duo Dillon Pennington (two for 29) and Daniel Sams (two for 31) limiting the damage thereafter.

Yet the target still proved beyond the Outlaws in the face of a tidy performance across the board by Yorkshire's bowlers, led by Jack White (four for 33) home skipper Joe Clarke making 50 and Freddie McCann 31 but no other batter passing 20