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Rutherford ton demolishes Worcestershire
- Updated: June 5, 2016
Derbyshire 298 for 3 (Rutherford 104, Madsen 69*, Godleman 61) beat Worcestershire 295 (Kervezee 77, Whiteley 61, Cotton 4-43) by seven wickets Scorecard
Derbyshire continued their positive response to last week’s backroom upheaval when successfully chasing 296 to beat Worcestershire by seven wickets in their opening Royal London Cup fixture at New Road.
Hamish Rutherford led the way with a brilliant 104 from 76 balls, putting on 132 in 22 overs with Billy Godleman as Derbyshire registered their second win since Graeme Welch, the elite performance director, resigned on Friday.
Having beaten Leicestershire in the NatWest T20 Blast within hours of Welch’s departure, they turned in another strong performance on a good batting surface.
When Chesney Hughes was brilliantly run out by Ross Whiteley from deep point in the 10th over, Rutherford took charge with clean hitting in front of the wicket for seven sixes and six fours. Godleman may not have been quite as fluent but still reached 50 in 66 balls.
Although they were bowled in quick succession, the …
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