John Hastings then fell to Panesar and Keath went four runs short of a maiden 50, gloving a pull behind off Collingwood, before Strauss brought himself and Middlesex team-mate Eoin Morgan on to bowl 'declaration' spin at each end.

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Former Scotland rugby players Gavin Hastings and John Jeffrey were among those attending.

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His family lives in the central Nebraska town of Hastings in a two-storey, white brick house that Gaspers' help build with his father, John.

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