Holders bow out with a whimper

By Charlie Bennett
THE One-Day Cup will have new champions this summer after Warwickshire were put out of their misery by Derbyshire on Wednesday.
Ashley Giles’ men have offered a weak title defence, and their slim chances of progressing to the knock-out stages were ended by a superb Derbyshire run chase.
Sam Hain (109) and captain Ian Bell (93) put on 182 for the second wicket as Warwickshire set 292-7 batting first, but on a good track at the 3aaa County Ground, Ben Slater (82) and Billy Godleman (46) made a bright start – with an opening stand of 86 before the latter was bowl...

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