Munsey Heroics Help Notts Land First Win of Campaign


George Munsey’s Knock 88_ off 52 balls – unbeaten3 sixes, 9 fours. Scotland opener’s first big contribution of the Blast Kept Notts comfortably ahead in the chase. Well beaten in each of their first three North Group matches, Notts were miserly with the ball in restricting Durham to 156 for 8 and opener Munsey's first big contribution in the competition meant they were always comfortably ahead in the chase. The 33-year-old left-hander, capped 165 times for his country, hit three sixes and nine fours in a 52-ball knock, backed up by Freddie McCann's 32 from 33 balls. With the ball: Restricted Durham well after early strikes. Dillon Pennington took a wicket first ball, Durham slumped to 41/4 in the powerplay. Olly Stone, Mohammad Ali, George Linde took 2 each. With the bat: Munsey anchored the chase, backed by Freddie McCann’s 32 off 33. Skipper Joe Clarke hit consecutive boundaries before falling. After Graham Clark was caught behind off a thin edge, Ali struck with his first ball as Alex Lees miscued to mid-on. Left-arm spinner Linde took two in two as South African compatriot David Bedingham (24 from 19), who had already cleared the ropes twice, sent up a steepling top edge and Ben Raine picked out the man at deep midwicket. Durham were 70 for 4 from 10, which quickly became 71 for 5 as Robinson missed a ball from Benny Howell that struck him low on the back pad. Notts signed Munsey as a local player for the 2026 Blast – British passport, 165 Scotland caps, 2600+ T20 runs. Durham had no momentum: Will Rhodes top-scored with 38, Ollie Robinson 36, but 156 looked under par. Bottom line: Munsey’s unbeaten 88 off 52 drove Notts to a comfortable 6-wicket win over Durham, giving the Outlaws their first Vitality Blast victory of 2026 at the fourth attempt.