Ben Duckett and Dan Christian turned in match-winning performances as Nottinghamshire brought down the curtain on the cricket season by beating Surrey to the T20 crown on Vitality Blast Finals Day.
The showpiece took place a day later than planned and in truncated form due to bad weather at Edgbaston but for the Outlaws - tipped up by cricket expert Richard Mann here - it was worth the wait, Duckett carrying his bat for 53 not out in 38 balls to haul in a winning target of 128 with six wickets and 16 balls to spare.
Christian was there at the end too on 21no, having also pegged Surrey back by taking four for 23 with the ball.
The Australian already had one starring role to his name, smashing four successive sixes off Lancashire’s Liam Livingstone in the semi-final, but was happy to let Duckett take the spotlight at the conclusion of the shortened 16-over final.
The 25-year-old ended the game almost three overs early when he dragged Surrey skipper Gareth Batty into the on-side for successive boundaries – the seventh and eighth of a mature innings and triumphant chase.
