Ben Stokes led Durham to victory with an unbeaten 108 in his first match since retiring from international cricket and standing down as Test captain.
Stokes has not played a game since his shock retirement midway through England’s third Test match against New Zealand following a tumultuous few weeks off the back of a poor Ashes campaign.
Derbyshire posted 256 in their opening match of the Royal London 50-over tournament, with Stokes bowling nine overs for 38 runs without taking a wicket.
Martin Andersson scored an impressive hundred for Derby.
Stokes, batting at No 4, rescued his county from a rocky start of 24 for two, building his innings slowly before accelerating in the second half of his stand, including against former England team-mate Shoaib Bashir.
Stokes was in discomfort throughout the latter stages of the innings and had to limp singles while not moving freely at the crease.
