Stubbings and Rogers too much for Lancashire

Steve Stubbings and Chris Rogers shared an emphatic opening stand of 150 which gave Derbyshire the advantage and a momentum which did not let up throughout their 100-run defeat of Lancashire. Stubbings carried his bat with 95 while Rogers did not hang about, his 94 coming from 109 balls and containing 13 fours.

Rogers could have been in the Caribbean (had his only Test gone better a few months ago), instead he was at the County Ground, vindicating Rikki Clarke's decision to bat. His solid platform with Stubbings gave the rest of the batsmen licence to swing and they consequently amassed 288 for 5. No Lancashire bowler was spared the sword, but they will be heartened by another two wickets for Steven Cheetham in his second one-day game.

Derbyshire took wickets too regularly for Lancashire to settle, and the visitors were up against it from the moment Mal Loye fell for 4. Mohammad Yousuf blasted 26 from 22 deliveries before being captured by Graham Wagg, while Francois du Plessis top-scored with 54.

Meanwhile, another young bowler was quietly impressing, Tom Lungley returning figures of 3 for 31 from eight overs.

Derbyshire now top the table. Although they are level with Lancashire, on seven points, they have played two fewer games and are sitting pretty.