JamesPallatt published Fans turn out in their thousands but Notts Outlaws cannot provide...

Forget Kevin Costner and his 'Field of Dreams', Notts Outlaws last night proved that if you blast it they will come. In their thousands. A huge crowd of 10,423 was at Trent Bridge for their first T20 match of the season, hoping to cheer them on to an opening victory. Unfortunately, despite a half-century from Riki Wessels, and further impressive batting performances from Greg Smith and captain Dan Christian, the Outlaws suffered a defeat by six wickets to Birmingham Bears, Sam Hain inspiring...