WORCESTERSHIRE Rapids opened their Royal London One-Day Cup campaign with a superb five-wicket Duckworth-Lewis win over Notts Outlaws.

Outlaws compiled 273-6 thanks to Michael Lumb’s 104 from 126 balls with eight fours and three sixes at New Road.

After showers left the hosts with a revised target of 168 in 22 overs they passed it with 12 balls to go.

Joe Clarke set up the chase with a classy 40 off 26 balls before Ross Whiteley's 41 not out off 19, including four fours and two sixes, saw Rapids home.

Outlaws started brightly with 37 from 8.3 overs before Alex Hales fell lbw to Joe Leach before the players went off for rain.

Rikki Wessels chipped Ed Barnard to deep mid-wicket but Lumb shored up the innings with support from Samit Patel and Billy Root.

Lumb and Patel added 65 in 12 overs before the latter on 46 from 42 balls holed out to Moeen Ali.

After Brendan Taylor was stumped by yards Root made an impressive 46 off 42 balls on his limited-overs debut in a stand of 84 in 13 overs with Lumb.

Lumb fell to a brilliant catch by wicketkeeper Ben Cox for his 50th dismissal in limited-overs cricket from an edge off Leach.

The County captain led the wicket-taking with 3-50 but his side delivered nine wides.

Rapids’ reply started briskly with 19, including four fours in the first two overs, but then Jake Ball dismissed both openers in three balls.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore found Root at deep mid-wicket before Moeen sent a good-length ball to Stuart Broad at mid-off.

Clarke and Brett D’Oliveira defied deepening gloom to add 60 in eight overs before both fell in quick succession.

Clarke drove Luke Fletcher to cover and D’Oliviera was bowled by fellow spinner Patel.

Whiteley and Cox were left with poor light but they responded with a partnership of 49 in 22 balls.

Whiteley’s clean hitting proved the decisive factor in a compelling spectacle.