Gokke keeps Holland in the game

Lunch Scotland 314 for 7 and 250 for 8 lead Netherlands 257 (Zuiderent 78, Watson 5-74) by 307 runs
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Day 2 Bulletin

Holland's bowlers kept Scotland in check on the third and final day at Aberdeen, with Scotland going to lunch at 250 for 8, a lead of 307 with 61 overs left in the game. Half-centuries from Fraser Watts and Bruce Patterson gave Scotland the advantage yesterday, but some accurate bowling by Holland and four wickets to Sebastiaan Gokke means that they are still very much in the game.

Scotland lost Steve Knox early in their second innings yesterday, bowled by Schiferli in the first over for a fifth-ball duck (1 for 1), but Patterson and Watts added 115 for the second wicket to cement Scotland's advantage. Patterson fell just before the close for a patient 51 (116 for 2) with Watts unbeaten on 60 and Ryan Watson on 9 not out. Watson was first to fall this morning, lofting a catch to Daan van Bunge at extra cover off the bowling of Schiferli (164 for 3). His wicket triggered something of a collapse, with Colin Smith out second ball for 1, caught by Luuk van Troost off Sebastiaan Gokke (168 for 4), and Watts trapped lbw by the same bowler for 79 (174 for 5).

Cedric English failed to match his first-innings form, unluckily stumped off an inside-edge by Jeroen Smits for 17 to give Gokke his third wicket of the morning (209 for 6). Almost immediately after, Craig Wright was run out attempting a suicidal second run (210 for 7). Holland's bowling was economical, and with a very defensive field runs were hard to come by. Greig Williamson was caught at long on for 21, trying to increase the run rate (234 for 8), but Ian Stanger (27*) and Majid Haq (5*) took the score to 250 at lunch without further loss.