MAL 2nd well beaten

There was a brief cameo from Sam Hillel, who took to the Hampstead spinner but the wet ball meant the seamers came back on, and the innings was wrapped up for 113 - a very disappointing target.

After a quick tea, with the bowlers knowing they had little to bowl at, though it was a good chance to work on keeping things tight.

Hillel bowled a hostile opening spell, and Anthony Cowan was unlucky not to have a straightforward chance taken at slip. Hillel took the opener with a lifter that nipped back off the pitch and was feathered through to the keeper.

The other opening batsman was swinging from the hip and doing damage. David Marks came on and had him dropped twice at deep mid-on.

Marks bowled a good spell, picking up a wicket but MAL were leaking easy runs, and Hampstead eased to their target with nearly 18 overs to spare.