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Lancs romp home after Vincent ton

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23.06.2008 22:52

An unbeaten 102 from Lou Vincent took Lancashire to a nine-wicket win over Derbyshire with 22 balls to spare.

Derbyshire were 45-3 in the eighth over before West Indian Wavell Hinds (72) shared 103 with James Pipe, who hit two sixes in 44 as the visitors made 153-5.

Mal Loye and Vincent made a flying start with 21 off the first two overs.

The century stand came in the 10th over and though Loye holed out, Vincent remained, with three sixes in a 63-ball innings to put his team joint top.

Andrew Flintoff was part of the Lancashire team, but was not risked with the ball and not needed with the bat.

Flintoff's main contribution was a diving stop on the boundary.

Hinds almost caused injury to the gaggle of cheerleaders on the boundary as he and Pipe shared Derbyshire's highest-ever fourth wicket partnership in Twenty20 cricket.

Loye and Vincent shared 112 to guide Lancashire to a 10-wicket win over Derbyshire earlier this month and were close to a similar feat.

Loye hit a six in the first over of the Lancashire reply and added another with a slog sweep off Graham Wagg, before Vincent recorded his first 20-over hundred.

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