DESPITE fielding eight players with first class experience Yorkshire Seconds lost their Second XI Trophy 50 overs-a-side fixture against Nottinghamshire by 14 runs at Clifton Park yesterday.

Notts also had a strong side and their early batting managed to build a platform against occasionally wayward Tykes bowling. After Darren Bicknell, Will Smith, Billal Shafayat and Anurag Singh had taken their toll, Yorkshire seemed to be facing a large total by Andy Gray's spinners claimed two scalps and Tim Bresnan added some respectability by containing the tail.

The visitors' total of 258 seemed no more than par on a good pitch. Yorkshire started well with Andrew Gale and Richard Pyrah, unfortunate to miss a century, batting well if a touch slowly.

With wickets in hand it would have been expected that Michael Lumb, Vic Craven and Tim Bresnan would lift the pace but none reached double figures against some tidy Notts out-cricket. Richard Blakey tried a rescue, but the tail fell away and Notts were home with three balls to spare.

Notts: D Bicknell b Thornicroft 23, W Smith c Lawson b Pyrah 87, B Shafayat c Blakey b Gray 43, A Singh c Guy b Bresnan 61, J Mierkalius st Guy b Bresnan 9, R Logan c Lawson b Bresnan 15, D Lucas c Lumb b Bresnan 0, A Harris not out 4. P McMahon c Lumb b Bresnan C Shreck not out 0, Extras 13, Total 258 for 9 wkts.

Yorkshire bowling: T Bresnan 4/42, N Thornicroft 1/33, A Pyrah 1/29.

Yorkshire: A Gale b Logan 56, R Pyrah c Lucas b Shreck 97, M Lumb lbw b McMahon 1, V Craven c Shreck b McMahon 9, T Bresnan c Smith b McMahon 0, A Gray lbw b Logan 12, R Blakey not out 22, S Guy lbw Shreck 8, M Lawson b Logan 2, N Thornicroft c Shafayat b Logan 0, D Conway b Shreck 0, Extras 28, Total 244 all out.

Notts bowling: R Logan 4/47, C Shreck 3/41, S McMahon 3/41.

Updated: 10:39 Tuesday, July 06, 2004