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Gavin Hamilton has stepped down as Scotland captain and handed the role to Gordon Drummond

Cricinfo staff20-Jun-2010Gavin Hamilton has stepped down as Scotland captain and handed the role to Gordon Drummond, his vice-captain. He announced the decision after the team’s seven-wicket defeat against England, at the Grange, on Saturday where he contributed 48.Hamilton, who earned a solitary Test cap for England against South Africa in 1999, said it was becoming increasingly difficult to balance the leadership and his work outside cricket to the extent he couldn’t give his full attention to the role although he wants to continue playing.”I’ve stepped down, it’s a work commitment thing,” he told reporters after the England match. “I’m not available for two or three games, starting next week, so it’s probably the best time to let Gordon take over.”I’ve come this far so it’s probably the right time. I’ll still continue as a player but there is far too much going on with work to commit as captain of a national side. I’ve not really been all there as captain because of work and I have to think of other people.”It would have been nice to do another year or so but I took it on to do a job and try and get a few guys on the right track and that’s as far as things could really go with me.””We are very grateful to Gavin Hamilton for all his efforts as our captain over the last year,” said Iain Kennedy, Scotland’s chairman of selectors. “He took over at a difficult time and has been instrumental in the change process we are undertaking in the national squad. He agreed to take on the role whilst we identified a long-term successor.”Now, as always, he has put the team first by realising that the time is right to pass on the reins. It is great news that he is keen to continue playing for Scotland, and we look forward to him continuing to score heavily for us.”Drummond, a medium-pace bowler, led Scotland earlier this month at the Intercontinental Cup when Hamilton was unavailable due to work commitments. He will lead the side against India A for two one-day games in Glasgow next week before the ICC World Cricket League Division One tournament which takes place in Netherlands during early July.”Gordon has done a great job whilst deputising for Gavin, and we are delighted he has accepted the invitation to become Scotland captain,” added Kennedy. “He is a natural leader, has a good cricketing brain and has led from the front in his games as captain to date.”It is important that we have stability in leadership as our new team takes shape, and Gordon will give us this in all forms of the game.”

It is perhaps fitting that Derbyshire have started to host cage fighting events at the County Ground in an effort to boost their income. For if anyone doubts the tough and competitive nature of championship cricket, they would do well to reflect on events

George Dobell at Chesterfield01-Jul-2010
ScorecardIt is perhaps fitting that Derbyshire have started to host cage fighting events at the County Ground in an effort to boost their income. For if anyone doubts the tough and competitive nature of championship cricket, they would do well to reflect on events at Chesterfield over the last four days.Two sides with little hope of promotion stood toe-to-toe trading blows in a brutal, bruising contest, until the casualties were plentiful and almost everyone involved could be ranked among the walking wounded. In a truly bizarre finale, the dying overs saw an injured bowler limping in to bowl to a batsman with a suspected broken arm. That the bowler was eventually replaced by one with a broken finger probably tells you everything you need to know.The end result saw Surrey claim just their third championship win in three seasons with 55 deliveries of the match remaining. The 23 points lifts them off the foot of the table and up to seventh place. While it’s probably too early to suggest they’re a team on the rise, they have now won two of their last three games and here showed some impressive spirit in the face of considerable adversity. After a couple of dire years, that’s a considerable step in the right direction.”I couldn’t be any prouder,” Surrey captain Rory Hamilton-Brown said afterwards. “I’m almost lost for words.
What you’ve just seen is 11 guys who were desperate to win and, how ever the game ebbed and flowed, just kept coming back.”It shows how far we’ve come. We showed great character and great bravery. To have a fast bowler on one leg but who just keeps running in is amazing. It’s more than I’ve ever experienced.”That one-legged bowler was Andre Nel. Clearly increasingly incapacitated by his hamstring injury, he nevertheless delivered 25 overs in Derbyshire’s second innings off a greatly shortened run and fully deserved the three wickets he claimed.There is just one caveat to his performance. For a fellow who has already served two two-match suspensions this season, his reaction to Nigel Cowley’s ‘not out’ verdict to an LBW appeal against Greg Smith was foolish to the point of recklessness.Nel was not Surrey’s only hero. Gareth Batty also kept going admirably despite adding a broken left index finger (sustained while fielding during the day) to his sore ankle, while Usman Afzaal contributed two important wickets with his part-time left-arm spin.And then there was Chris Tremlett. While he was never at his most accurate or controlled, Tremlett showed admirable grit and determination in carrying the attack and delivering 32.5 overs of sustained fast bowling. For a fellow with questions marks over his heart and commitment, this was an impressive performance.”He’s been the best Twenty20 bowler in the country,” Hamilton-Brown said, “and he’s bowled as quickly as anyone this season. It’s testament to the work he’s put in.”But Derbyshire, too, deserve credit from this game. Not only did they achieve the highest fourth-innings total ever made on this ground, but they achieved the third-highest fourth innings total in the club’s history.
At one stage it even appeared they might pull off a remarkable win. At 205 for 1, with Wayne Madsen and Garry Park going well, all the pressure was on Surrey. The pair added 160 in 59 overs, scoring just 20 runs in the first 17 overs of the day, but gradually wearing down the Surrey attack and picking off the support bowlers.Madsen, in particular, was highly impressive in compiling his second century of the match and his fourth of the season. While he drives pleasingly, his game is built more upon a sound defence and impressive powers of concentration. He became the 15th Derbyshire batsman to score a century in each innings and, oddly, the third of Italian heritage. The others – as if you didn’t know – were Chris Bassano (against Gloucestershire in 2001) and Michael Di Venuto (against Middlexex in 2002).Derbyshire never gave up, either. Even after the loss of the ninth-wicket, Steffan Jones gave them hope and it is ironic that one of the killer blows was self-inflicted. Lungley, at the non-striker’s end, was struck a horrible blow on the right arm from a Jones drive and was forced off the pitch with a suspected broken arm. It says much for his bravery that he returned to face a further 21 balls after the loss of the ninth wicket.Derbyshire will rue a couple of key moments, however. Firstly the dismissal of Smith, clipping obligingly to mid-wicket, was soft and unnecessary, while the ‘dismissal’ of Nel to a no-ball on day three proved very costly. The extra runs added by Surrey’s final batsmen could well have made all the difference.Derbyshire have now lost four of their last five championship games and sit perilously close to the bottom of the table. They have shown glimpses of better form here, though, and deserve better fortune in the weeks ahead. The return of John Clare and Graham Wagg would help greatly.Tremlett made the key breakthrough the ball before lunch when Park was drawn into playing at one outside off stump that kept horribly low. Afzaal then struck in successive balls, luring Madsen into edging an outrageously slow long-hop that was surely designed to entice a rash shot, before Chesney Hughes edged one that was pushed on with the arm. Wes Durston’s unhappy return to the first-class game ended when he shuffled in front of a straight one, before Smith and Peterson clipped to mid-wicket and Lee Goddard was trapped in front by one that nipped back. Groenewald edged to slip and Tremlett produced a perfect yorker for poor Lungley to secure the win. Moments later, the rain began to fall heavily.So, a dramatic end to a hard-fought contest containing nine players with international experience and played in a competitive spirit. Whoever said championship cricket lacked quality, intensity or passion? It’s just a shame that Mark Nicholas wasn’t in Chesterfield to see it.

It was another day of toil for the Indian bowlers as Sri Lanka reached a seemingly invincible position in the second Test

The Bulletin by Siddhartha Talya27-Jul-2010
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene piled on the agony as the Indian attack wilted•AFP

Sri Lanka reached a seemingly invincible position in the second Test on another day of toil for the Indian bowlers with their two batting mainstays, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, achieving individual landmarks on a placid track against a spineless attack that has left India’s batsmen with another Test to save.Sangakkara maintained his aggressive approach in the morning session, equally ruthless against the seamers and the spinners, while Jayawardene was more sedate to begin with, offering his partner much of the strike. The start was almost perfect for the home side: Sangakkara, whose confidence was evident in his standing well outside the crease, drove Abhimanyu Mithun through either side of the pitch for fours off the first two deliveries.The Indian seamers had erred in length on the first day by bowling consistently short and they tried to make amends on the second, getting the batsmen to play forward. Both Mithun and Ishant Sharma pitched the ball fuller but, with no assistance from the conditions, they had little hope of making inroads. Too often they strayed on to the pads, to be flicked and driven through the on side; Sangakkara, especially, was unforgiving of any half-volley that came his way. He did drop his guard on occasion, though, edging one just after second slip had been removed by MS Dhoni – one of three consecutive boundaries off Mithun that helped him reach 150.Jayawardene, who continued his prolific run at the SSC, opened up against Ishant, who served some juicy deliveries on the pads to be taken for three fours – through fine leg, midwicket and over mid-on. While there was a bit more bounce on offer for the spinners, who targeted a couple of rough patches on the track and attacked with more close-in fielders, the pair used their feet to ensure there weren’t many quiet periods. Sangakkara employed the sweep and kept piercing the off-side field with cuts and dabs, and both batsmen charged the spinners to clear mid-on and midwicket.

Smart stats

• Mahela Jayawardene’s century is his tenth at the SSC, which is the most by any batsman at a single venue. Don Bradman has nine at the MCG. Jayawardene’s tally of 2641 here is a record for most runs at a venue.

• Kumar Sangakkara has become only the fourth batsman to score seven or more double-hundreds in Tests. Bradman leads with 12, while Brian Lara has nine.

• Sri Lanka’s total of 642 for 4 declared is their third-highest against India, and their fifth score of 600 or more against them.

• It’s the ninth instance of three or more Sri Lankan batsmen scoring hundreds in the same innings. Five of those have come against India.

• In nine first innings at the SSC since 2000, Sri Lanka average 49.81, with 11 centuries. Other teams have batted first 11 times during this period, and average 25.92, with two hundreds.

• Jayawardene and Sangakkara have added 4798 partnership runs, which is second only to the Tendulkar-Dravid combination among non-openers.

As he approached his third double-century at the SSC, Sangakkara went after Ojha, heaving him from outside off over midwicket and sweeping him twice to collect four fours in five balls. He reached the milestone streakily, edging Harbhajan just past slip, but found Rahul Dravid soon after lunch off Virender Sehwag to ease India’s agony.Jayawardene’s knock lacked the imperious demeanour of his captain’s. It was built – especially after Sangakkara’s dismissal – on steady accumulation and calculated strokeplay. With Thilan Samaraweera capitalising on the width provided by the spinners to find boundaries frequently through the off side, he tempered his approach, opting to nudge the ball around for singles and reserve his strength for the bad balls. When Harbhajan bowled short and wide, he forced him through the covers and when gifted with full delivery on the pads, he swept it past fine leg.A punch through the covers brought up his tenth century at the SSC – the most by a player at a venue, surpassing Don Bradman’s nine tons in ten matches at the MCG. Once that landmark was achieved, he stepped up with a couple of delightful inside-out drives over extra cover and a huge six wide of midwicket while Samaraweera eased to another half-century.Such was India’s helplessness that their most experienced bowler, Harbhajan, had to resort to bowling down the leg side to contain the batsmen. Ojha followed suit but with their expertise playing the sweep and the ease with which they made room to execute the cuts, the batsmen were in complete control. In the end, it was Jayawardene’s tired chip to midwicket that prompted a declaration, and gave Harbhajan his first wicket in the series, after conceding 245 runs and bowling 449 deliveries.On the two previous occasions the teams played at the SSC, Sri Lanka amassed a 600-plus score each time and won by an innings. But forcing a win in these conditions will be an arduous task. An indication of the challenge that lay ahead came from the smooth start by India’s openers Sehwag and M Vijay against a line-up missing the match-winners from Galle. There were a couple of moments of discomfort caused by the extra pace and bounce of the Sri Lankan seamers but the boundaries flowed from Sehwag’s blade, allowing the visitors to enjoy a rare phase of dominance on a so-far disappointing tour.

Yuvraj Singh, the Indian batsman, has been diagnosed with dengue and will miss the tri-series match against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Monday

Cricinfo staff15-Aug-2010Indian middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh will miss Monday’s tri-series ODI against Sri Lanka after being diagnosed with dengue fever in Dambulla. The development is a setback for Yuvraj, who has been battling poor form and fitness issues in recent months and was making a comeback to the limited-overs side after being dropped for the Asia Cup.”Yuvraj Singh is not available for this game,” MS Dhoni, India’s captain, said on the eve of the game. “He has dengue. But he is out of danger.” Yuvraj has had a disappointing tour of Sri Lanka, where he played only in the first Test. He caught the flu ahead of the second and was kept out of the third by Suresh Raina, who had scored a century on debut.India’s fitness concerns, however, did not end with Yuvraj and new-ball bowler Ashish Nehra is also a doubtful starter against Sri Lanka, while Ishant Sharma is also uncertain to play. “We are monitoring Ashish Nehra,” Dhoni said. “He has got a bit of problem with his gluteus. So we will take the exact decision before the game. Ishant is shaping well. As of now these are the two players who may be missing out. And hopefully by tomorrow there won’t be any addition to the list.”Dhoni said Dinesh Karthik, who had got struck on the hand while batting on an underprepared practice pitch, was fit and likely to play. The sidelining of Yuvraj and Nehra’s possible unavailability are major setbacks to the team, which is already missing first-choice players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir.India conceded a bonus point during their 200-run defeat in the opening game of the tri-series and are presently bottom of the table.

An unbeaten half-century from Terry Duffin lifted Tuskers to 185, a score that their bowlers defended successfully to earn a 17-run victory against the Mountaineers at Queens Sports club

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Sep-2010
ScorecardAn unbeaten half-century from Terry Duffin lifted Tuskers to 185, a score that their bowlers defended successfully to earn a 17-run victory against the Mountaineers at Queens Sports club.Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat, but the Mountaineers seamers Tendai Chatara and Silent Mujaji proved to be a handful against their batting line-up. Chatara picked up the wickets of debutant Tinashe Mhora, caught for three, and Gavin Ewing. Keith Dabengwa steadied proceedings to an extent before he was stumped off Natsai Mushangwe for 39 runs.Duffin held the Tuskers’ crumbling middle order together and ensured his bowlers had something to defend. His 54 off 66 balls featured three fours and some smart running between the wickets and, despite the lack of support from the tail, Tuskers finished with 185.Chasing an asking rate of 4.65, Mutare’s big-hitting giants came a cropper against Chris Mpofu’s seamers. Former Mountaineer Njabulo Ncube was the first to strike, removing Tinotenda Mawoyo in the second over. Mpofu then removed Bernard Mlambo before trapping Mark Vermuelen lbw wicket for just 12 runs. Prosper Utseya and Timycen Maruma followed soon after and, at 92 for 5, it was anybody’s game.Hamilton Masakadza sparked a fightback, striking 71 runs off 88 balls with six fours and a six. However, the tail-enders once again failed to support the set top-order batsman. Mpofu eventually ended Masakadza’s stay, ninth down in the 36th over, effectively killing Mountaineers’ hopes, as the Tuskers joined the Rocks at the top of the table with four points.

Andrew Strauss has warned that England “can’t afford any passengers” as they aim for a successful defence of the Ashes

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Oct-2010Andrew Strauss has warned that England “can’t afford any passengers” as they aim for a successful defence of the Ashes and their first series win on Australian soil for more than 20 years. Strauss, who addressed a press conference within an hour and a half of reaching the England team’s Perth hotel, stressed that in order to win in Australia “you need all 11 to be performing and standing up at the right time”.”It’s that balance, and being able to adapt to different circumstances in the game, that is more crucial than one or two players having a great series,” he added. “You’ve got to be fit, strong, mentally very stable and, ultimately, you’ve got to grind Australia down.”Our greatest strength is maybe intangible in that we’re a pretty tight unit. We don’t rely on one or two players. All 11 guys have been putting their hands up, certainly in those crucial periods to make sure we get through them and win tight games. That is a great strength to have. But it will be tested over the course of the next three months. We need to remain resolute.”England arrived in Australia after a successful 18 months, during which they regained the Ashes on home soil, drew in South Africa and most recently beat Pakistan to cap six consecutive series victories, across all formats, at home this summer. But despite England’s recent successes, and Australia’s dip in form, Strauss suggested that his team’s 5-0 thrashing four years ago under Andrew Flintoff’s captaincy had not been forgotten.”We’ve all learned lessons – certainly the guys who were on the tour here last time – about the style of cricket you need to play if you want to be successful out here,” he said. “We’re in a nice, stable place at the moment. But we’re not arrogant enough to think everything’s going to be hunky-dory for all three months of the trip.”After weeks of pre-Ashes hype in the build-up to England’s departure, Strauss insisted that his side’s arrival in Australia had sharpened their focus on the task that awaits them. “Now we’ve touched down on Australian soil, everything is that bit more at the forefront of our minds – what lies ahead of us, what massive opportunities there are, and how determined we are to play well here. We want to acclimatise quickly, but also we have to factor in that it’s going to be a long tour, and you don’t want to burn out in the first week.”Strauss also dismissed the notion that England would underestimate an Australian side that has recently slipped to fifth in the world rankings and has been defeated in its last three Tests. “If there are any question marks that are preoccupying Australia at the moment, that’s good for us,” said Strauss. “But my past experience is that if you say too much about opposition players it can come back and haunt you.”The Australian side now doesn’t have those very experienced, legendary players it once had. But they’ve got some very good players, and certainly at home they’re going to be a very strong side. For us to expect Australia to be in any way less competitive than they have been would be a bad way of playing things. We’re expecting them to be very strong, very determined and clearly massively motivated to win back the Ashes.”Adam Gilchrist, who was part of all-conquering Australian teams under Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting, believes the series will be a keenly-contested one. “Either team could win it and I think everyone is anticipating another tight series,” he told . “In 2009 you didn’t know what the match situation was going to be at the end of each day. It will be a hard-fought, closely contested series.”Gilchrist suggested that home conditions would favour Australia, but that the hosts’ weakness might lie in their unsettled bowling attack.”Australia play the conditions well and Ricky Ponting plays particularly well in home conditions. There is going to be a lot of weight on his shoulders if they’re to be successful and I suspect he’ll be up for it too. But there is uncertainty about what their best 11 is when everyone is fully fit. The bowling has suffered a great deal of disruption and that makes it difficult. The spin bowling position has always been under question since Shane Warne left.”The team have taken a blow in confidence with a series of negative results and I think we are realising we don’t like losing and took for granted that we were winning so often.”

Shaun Udal, the former England offspinner, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket, three years after he had originally decided to quit the game

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Oct-2010Shaun Udal, the former England offspinner, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket, three years after he had originally decided to quit the game. Udal, 41, had called time in 2007 after nearly 20 seasons with Hampshire but was lured out of retirement soon after by Middlesex, who he has represented since.Udal helped Middlesex to the t20 Cup in the 2008 season, towards the end of which he took over as the club’s captain. He resigned from the role earlier this year. He led Middlesex in the Stanford 20/20 in 2008 and Twenty20 nearly provided him an unlikely international comeback at the age of 40, when he was named in England’s preliminary squad for the World Twenty20 in 2009.Udal played the last of his four Tests for England in 2006 and his final ODI in December 2005. The highlight of his international career was his 4 for 14 on the final day of the Mumbai Test in 2006 which helped England to a famous series-levelling victory against India.In a first-class career spanning 22 seasons, Udal collected 822 wickets at 32.47, including 37 five-wicket hauls, and scored nearly 8000 runs at 22.59. He also played 410 List A matches, taking 458 wickets at 30.19 and making 2966 runs.”I am extremely lucky to have played the game I love for such a long period of time,” Udal said. “It is obviously a sad day – waving goodbye to something very special is always difficult – but I look forward to getting stuck in to the next chapter of my life.”Angus Fraser, Middlesex’s managing director of cricket, hailed Udal’s contribution to the club. “When Shaun took over as Middlesex captain, he inherited a fractured dressing room and morale was low,” Fraser said. “During the two years he captained Middlesex Shaun successfully pulled the team closer together and the dressing room is now a far happier and united place. He has handed over to Neil Dexter a club in far better shape than the one he inherited.”

The offspinner Nathan Hauritz has been dropped for the first Ashes Test and been replaced by the spinners Xavier Doherty and Steven Smith included in the 13-man squad to face England on Thursday

Peter English20-Nov-2010The offspinner Nathan Hauritz has been dropped for the first Ashes Test and been replaced by the spinners Xavier Doherty and Steven Smith, who have been included in the 13-man squad to face England on Thursday. Doherty, the left-arm orthodox from Tasmania, is a surprise inclusion after a bright start to the summer and the selectors hope he will be a threat for the right-handers in England’s order.Doherty is now a certainty to play from Thursday while Smith, the legspinning allrounder, is likely to be considered more closely for the second game in Adelaide. Michael Hussey was selected after his century for Western Australia on Friday while Marcus North, the other under-pressure batsman, was also included.Four men were cut from the inflated 17-man unit chosen in Sydney on Monday. Callum Ferguson and Usman Khawaja failed to impress for Australia A in Hobart this week while Ryan Harris’ knee makes him too much of a risk for such an important engagement.However, it is the omission of Hauritz, Australia’s first-choice spinner since the 2009 Ashes, that is the biggest change. Hauritz struggled during the two Tests in India last month and has been under-bowled since returning home. He was given only six balls in New South Wales’ Sheffield Shield game against Tasmania, in which Doherty collected two victims, including bowling Simon Katich around his legs.”Nathan Hauritz is one of these players omitted and he can consider himself unlucky as his Australian record has been very good over the past 12 months,” Andrew Hilditch, the chairman of selectors, said. “However the panel believes the left-arm orthodox variety Xavier Doherty provides against a predominantly right-handed English middle order is the better option in this game.”Kevin Pietersen is not as comfortable against left-arm slow bowlers, with Steve O’Keefe adding to his problems by bowling him for 5 in the first innings in Hobart. England have two left-handed openers in Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook in their preferred XI, along with the bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson.Doherty’s overall career average is 48.26 in 35 first-class games and he has only been a regular in the Tasmanian outfit since the start of the season. The past six Shield contests over two summers have earned him 23 wickets and he has impressed his state team-mate Ricky Ponting, whose captaincy career relies on what happens during the Ashes.Doug Bollinger returns to the squad after recovering from the stomach injury that ruled him out of the second Test in India last month. Bollinger was hit for six as Tasmania beat New South Wales yesterday, but he gained three wickets in the first innings and will battle with Peter Siddle for the final bowling place alongside Mitchell Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus. The squad will arrive in Brisbane on Sunday.Australia squad Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Marcus North, Brad Haddin (wk), Steven Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Xavier Doherty, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger.

An unbeaten century from Callum Ferguson delivered victory to South Australia and ended Tasmania’s eight-match unbeaten streak in domestic one-day games

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Dec-2010
ScorecardCallum Ferguson posted his second domestic limited-overs century•AFP

An unbeaten century from Callum Ferguson delivered victory to South Australia and ended Tasmania’s eight-match unbeaten streak in domestic one-day games. Ferguson finished on 101 and hit the winning runs to get the Redbacks to their target of 223 with 14 deliveries to spare, after one costly Jason Krejza over all but confirmed the result.The Tigers were fighting to stay in the contest when Krejza was handed the ball with 27 needed off 24 balls, but Daniel Christian quickly blew Tasmania out of the game with a powerful display. He blasted Krejza for three fours and two sixes to bring his team within three of victory, before blocking the final ball of the over to finish on 31 from 11 deliveries, ensuring Ferguson would have a chance to reach triple figures at the other end.Ferguson brought up his second one-day century with a pull for two through midwicket off James Faulkner, reminding the Australian selectors of his form after he was part of the expanded squad for the first Ashes Test. He combined with Tom Cooper (52) in a 122-run partnership that guided South Australia to their strong position, after they also took the one point for leading at the halfway point.Tasmania chose to bat but found the Bellerive pitch a little slow, and Peter George (2 for 37) proved especially difficult to get away. Ed Cowan guided the Tigers to 2 for 76 after their first block of overs, which wasn’t enough as Ferguson steered South Australia to 3 for 79 after their initial 20-over effort.Cowan finished with 62 but couldn’t see the innings through to its completion when he was caught in the deep trying to slice Chris Duval over point. A quick 40 from 26 balls from Luke Butterworth helped Tasmania force their way to 222, but Duval (3 for 33) and Christian, who took 3 for 55, troubled the lower order and dismissed the Tigers in their 45th over.