Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ben Stokes has been in red-hot form with the bat but got a first-ball duck on Wednesday
ByGideon BrooksBBC Sport England- Published40 minutes ago
Durham proved they are not a one-man show in the One-Day Cup as Will Rhodes stepped up to the plate to maintain their unbeaten start on a day also featuring wins for Yorkshire, Sussex and Warwickshire.
Talisman Ben Stokes has been in red-hot form since leaving the worries of Test cricket behind him, posting unbeaten scores of 108 and 73 in this competition - but he lasted just one ball in Durham's chase of Glamorgan's 326-6.
It was Dan Douthwaite who put the frighteners on, removing Emilio Gay and Stokes in consecutive balls.
But it was a case of 'no Stokes, no bother' as Rhodes donned the cape to post his career-best List A score of 148 not out. He and Kasey Aldridge put on 145 to lift Durham from 97-6 to 242-7.
After Aldridge went, James Minto (30) and Rhodes got them home by three wickets with three balls to spare at 328-7.
Rhodes had earlier taken 2-31 with the ball but it was a day for the batters with Eddie Byrom (76), Zain ul Hassan (65), Callum Nicholls (45) and Douthwaite (45) helping Glamorgan set a challenging, if ultimately unsuccessful, total.
Victory lifted Durham third in Group B, level on points with Yorkshire and Middlesex.
Yorkshire ended Worcestershire Rapids' unbeaten start in emphatic fashion, winning by six wickets with 56 balls to spare at Clifton Park.
Will Luxton posted his second consecutive century following a 117 against Sussex on Sunday, reaching a career-best 126 as Yorkshire chased down Worcestershire's under-par 230 with plenty to spare.
Half centuries from Dan Lategan (67), Henry Cullen (70) and Matt Waite (53) proved insufficient as the remainder of the Rapids line-up failed to contribute with the bat.
Luxton, who is now the competition's top scorer with 331 runs, took his side to the brink of victory, departing four balls before George Hill hit the winning runs.
Sussex respond to Farbrace criticism with first win
Image source, ShutterstockImage caption, Jack Leaning and Sussex skipper Jack Carson both scored half-centuries
In the other Group B match, Sussex finally found the spark to ignite what has been a poor campaign to date, claiming a first One-Day Cup win of the summer by beating Essex to move off the bottom of the table.
Sussex, who were docked two points for financial mismanagement before the start of the season, were criticised by head coach Paul Farbrace after collapsing to 21-5 against Yorkshire at Hove on Sunday as he labelled their effort "unacceptable".
But after Essex had posted 316-6 - with 21-year-old opener Noah Thain posting a maiden List A century with 102 and captain Tom Westley adding 84 - Sussex's top order responded well.
Charlie Tear (73), Jack Carson (53) and Jack Leaning (59no), as well as starts for all the top seven batters, ensured Sussex always had the chase in hand, eventually winning by five wickets with four balls to spare.
In the sole Group A match, Warwickshire beat Surrey by 45 runs after Ed Barnard, with 140 in 130 balls, Zen Malik (58) and Vaansh Jani (66) helped the hosts to 341-4.
Surrey made a valiant attempt with half centuries from Dom Sibley and Josh Blake and even looked outside bets to chase the target down at 289-7, needing 53 off 27 balls.
But Oliver Hannon-Dalby, who had already taken two wickets, had other ideas, the Warwickshire seamer polishing off the remains of the innings with three wickets in six deliveries to close out the match and finish with 5-60.
It was a first win in four attempts for the Bears who inch ahead of Kent at the foot of Group A on net run rate.
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- Published8 June
