DERBYSHIRE could not cool down Riki Wessels' hot form for Nottinghamshire after winning the toss and putting the Outlaws in to bat first in their NatWest t20 Blast game at Trent Bridge.
In the week he was awarded his county cap, Wessels has hit his side to a Championship victory and carried them to their highest-ever t20 score the previous night at Leicester – 220-4.
Notts could not quite match that score against the Falcons but they set a very stiff target at 206-5, with Wessels making 95 not out off 51 balls with 10 fours and four sixes.
Derbyshire broke through in the third over when Phil Jaques, in for the injured Michael Lumb, played on to Mark Footitt for 11 at 16-1.
Alex Hales hit Chesney Hughes for a big straight six but miscued the next ball to long off and went for 23 at 68-2, then Samit Patel also picked out Tony Palladino in the same fielding position off Marcus North and went for seven at 93-3 just past the midway stage.
James Taylor was caught at deep cover for 29 to end the 18th over, then Chris Read was bowled by Mark Turner for two. Wessels faced only one ball of the last 13 but Steven Mullaney provided consolation with 24 not out off nine balls.
There was no Wes Durston for Derbyshire because of a quadriceps injury. Tom Knight and Matt Higginbottom also missed out, with Chesney Hughes, Footitt, and David Wainwright brought in.
