Notts v Derbyshire

I've had the tickets for this for months, so had no idea they would clash with the opening day of he World Cup, but besides, it's only France v Uruguay, you can guarantee a 0-0 and a Uruguay red card.

Derbyshire bat first, and apart from a sticky opening over, find the boundary with a worrying regularity. A run rate of nearly 11 points to a potential score over 220 if they kick on in the last few overs, but instead of the promised run flow, they lose 4 wickets for 12 runs and the final score is a still decent, but 20 - 30 runs short, 192.

Notts start like a train, and carry on like a train and never stop, easily winning the game with 3 overs to spare, the 20 - 30 missing Derbyshire runs. Alex Hales is the new Kevin Pietersen while Samit Patel can be as fat as he wants if he carries on picking off the attack like flies.

So, another fantastic evening watching cricket in the sun, watching Notts win, but just as important;y, watching the team from Derby getting hammered. Good times.