Shrecktacular

Overnight it looked like this would be a close match. With the skipper getting out in the last over yesterday much depended on Hussey: and he didn't disappoint. He made a patient century, and with support from Ealham and Swann - yep, the one that never gets any runs - gained Notts what looked like a useful first innings lead of 82.

It proved more than useful.

It gave Notts their first Championship victory of the season as Charlie Shreck almost single-handedly skittled Middlesex for 49.

Any members who chose to slip away and watch England's World Cup match against Trinidad & Tobago this afternoon must be kicking themselves now. The Middlesex innings was over by half-time (and it was a very poor first-half by all accounts). Nick Compton was the only batsman to reach double figures - scoring eleven before becoming Charlie Shreck's eighth victim.

The ship sank without its skipper Ben Hutton (suffering from shingles) and it was Graeme Swann who took the ninth wicket to seal Notts' victory. Yep, the one that never gets any wickets.

Charlie Shreck's 8-31 was a career-best, and with Peter Crouch scoring England's opening goal (eventually), it was a good day for the big guys: both are two metres tall (that's 6' 7" in old money).

Notts 358 all out (Bicknell 40, Fleming 75, Hussey 107, Swann 62, Ealham 41, Silverwood 5-79) beat Middlesex 276 & 49-9 (Shreck 8-31) by an innings and 33 runs