Chris Nash could be set for a lengthy spell out after injuring his shoulder in Notts Outlaws' defeat to Birmingham Bears.

The opener was sent to hospital after landing heavily on his right shoulder when he dropped a catch in the eight wicket Vitality Blast loss at Trent Bridge.

Notts head coach Peter Moores is still waiting for a detailed assessment of his condition, but he admits the early signs are not promising.

"He's gone to hospital for an X-ray. It doesn't look great if I'm honest," he said.

"We'll have to wait and see. He's going to be out for a bit we know that.

"How long that is and how bad the injury is we have to wait and see what the X-ray says. I don't think it's a dislocated shoulder.

"We're looking at the collarbone too. There's a few things being looked at.

"(Physio) James Pipe has sent him to hospital so we'll see what happens."

Notts were totally outplayed on the night, but with 13 more group games to go, Moores was not reading too much into a bad start for the holders, who could only make 155 for seven.

"It's one you can't complain about. We were outplayed with bat, ball and in the field," he said.

"We didn't get enough runs. It wasn't a belter of a Trent Bridge pitch. It took a bit of spin and a slower ball.

"Our top partnership was 30 odd so 155 was always going to be light. I don't want to over-analyse it in some ways because it's too early in the competition.

"We didn't perform on the night. We've got work to do and a chance to do it on Friday at Northants."