DERBYSHIRE went out of the Royal London One-Day Cup at Trent Bridge as they fell to an 85-run defeat by Nottinghamshire in their quarter-final.
The Falcons were bowled out for 228 in the 45th over of their reply to an imposing 313-5 from the Outlaws, in which their captain, James Taylor, struck an outstanding career-best 146 not out.
After a great start for Derbyshire, Taylor found the perfect response as he and Samit Patel (55) put on 136 in 30 overs for the third wicket.
It was a superb innings from Taylor, who faced 154 balls and hit eight fours and five sixes for his 11th one-day century.
That came after two wickets in three balls saw the end of both Notts openers at 31-2 with four overs gone.
Michael Lumb hit Mark Footitt for four fours in the previous over but was out of his ground at the non-striker's end as bowler Ben Cotton deflected a Steven Mullaney drive on to the stumps. Lumb made 19 and that was 27-1.
Two balls later, Mullaney edged Cotton through to first slip, where Wayne Madsen took the catch, and he went for nine.
The third-wicket pair batted cautiously but positively against tight Derbyshire bowling and fielding to tip the contest in the Outlaws' favour. The stand finally ended in the second power play, the 35th over, as Patel pulled Footitt to Billy Godleman at deep square leg.
He faced 74 balls and hit five fours.
Riki Wessels put on a swift 28 before pulling David Wainwright to Scott Elstone at midwicket at 215-4 in the 41st. That was the spinner's final over and he finished with 1-35.
James Franklin (27) helped pile on late problems for the Falcons before he was run out with three balls to go but it was Taylor who led the way as Notts put on 58 in the last four overs to leave Derbyshire with a huge task.
It got not easier when Wes Durston hit the final ball of the second over solidly to cover and fell for five at 8-1.
Billy Godleman, top scorer with 96 in the defeat of Gloucestershire, moved on to 25 when he edged a ball from Ajmal Shahzad on to his off stump at 61-2 to start the 14th over and there was a further blow for the Falcons when Wayne Madsen was caught at cover for 14 at 94-3 in the 22nd.
Even then, there was not much in the comparative scores between the two teams' progress but Alex Hughes (5) and Scott Elstone (10) could not stay with Marcus North, who was sixth man out with the score 143 in the 34th over.
North, playing what is probably his final match for the county, signed off with a very good 67 off 91 balls with six fours.
Even though Wainwright (41) and Gareth Cross (23) gave the Derbyshire innings a late flurry, a revival from that stage was never likely.
