Falcons eye last eight after Wood blazes ton

By Nigel Gardner

An explosive maiden T20 century by Tom Wood fired Derbyshire Falcons to a 71-run win over Leicestershire Foxes at Derby and kept alive their Vitality Blast hopes.
Wood smashed an unbeaten 110 which included 12 fours and four sixes off 57 balls as the Falcons posted 231-4, their highest total in T20 cricket.
Harry Came (56) shared an opening stand with Wood of 148 from 81 balls, another Derbyshire T20 record, before late cameos from Leus du Plooy and Haider Ali piled on the misery for the Foxes.
Peter Handscomb replied with 61 from 43 balls but the Foxes came up well sh...

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