GEORGE Rhodes had a debut to remember for Worcestershire Rapids and then Joe Leach powered them towards their 171 target with a 25-ball half-century in a stunning Royal London One-Day Cup win at Yorkshire Vikings.

Spinner Rhodes returned 2-34 from 10 overs in one spell, dismissing Alex Lees and Will Rhodes at Headingley.

He bowled with fellow spinner Brett D'Oliveira (2-49) and the pair had a tight grip on the batsmen.

Leach and Jack Shantry set the tone in accurate spells with the new ball as only two boundaries came in the initial 10-over powerplay and Rapids never relinquished their grip after the hosts opted to bat first.

Then Leach, promoted to open, and Tom Kohler-Cadmore hammered 107 runs in 13 overs as Rapids triumphed by seven wickets with 24.3 overs left.

Shantry made the first breakthrough when Adam Lyth (9) nicked a ball that went through to wicketkeeper Ben Cox low down.

The new ball conceded just 28 runs in 12 overs before an Ed Barnard ball of full length accounted for Jack Leaning (23), who also edged through to Cox.

Rhodes quickly settled into a good line and length and his moment of glory came when Lees (19) was undone by a ball that straightened and was trapped lbw.

D'Oliveira got in on the act by having Gary Ballance (30) lbw after he missed an attempted sweep.

Adil Rashid (2) provided D'Oliveira with another scalp when he hit across the line and Barnard grasped the chance at extra cover.

Rhodes had a second success when Will Rhodes (17) looked to turn the ball on the leg side and was caught by skipper Daryl Mitchell at silly mid-off from a leading edge.

Tim Bresnan and David Willey both hit a six but the innings was quickly wrapped up.

Willey (15) was caught and bowled by Mitchell, while Liam Plunkett (19) dragged on a delivery from Leach, who then had Andrew Hodd (2) lbw.

Shantry ended the innings when Joe Clarke held onto a chance offered by Tim Bresnan (24) at short fine leg as Vikings were dismissed for 170 in 45.2 overs.

Rapids opened with a new partnership as Leach and Kohler-Cadmore made an explosive start against Bresnan and Willey.

Kohler-Cadmore collected three boundaries in the first over from Willey and then Leach struck successive deliveries from Bresnan for a six and four fours.

The first 50 came up in 29 balls and the second half-century in 38.

Leach struck the ball with enormous power and good timing as he brought up his 50 with a six over long-on off Plunkett.

His first half-century in List A cricket ame off 25 balls with seven fours and three sixes.

Rapids stood on 94-0 at the end of the first 10-over powerplay and the stand was worth 107 in 13 overs when Plunkett trapped Kohler-Cadmore lbw for 42 off 42 balls.

Leach fell in the next over from Rashid for an explosive 63, caught by Ballance at long-off.

Joe Clarke was also in a hurry, striking Rashid for a four and six straight down the ground off successive deliveries.

He then produced one of the shots of the day with a back-foot punch for four through the covers off Plunkett.

Clarke made 26 off 28 balls before he offered a return catch to Rashid with the Rapids on 148-3 after 22 overs.

Mitchell (23 not out) and Alexei Kervezee (13no) then saw Rapids over the finishing line in 25.3 overs.