Scotsman (Sport): Familiar tale against counties as the Saltires fail to develop

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Played five, won one, lost four. It’s an all too familiar inventory of failure. The Saltires’ CB40 campaign has once again been characterised by a series of deflating defeats to English county opposition. A Duckworth/Lewis win over Surrey at Raeburn Place is scant consolation. The margins of defeat in the two most recent games – 89 runs at home to Hampshire and eight wickets with six overs to spare against Durham at Chester-le-Street on Sunday – were especially chastening and make a mockery of young keeper Craig Wallace’s claim that they only need to find another five per cent. No. It’s a lot, lot more.




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