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  • New £10,000 prize for county cricketers
    A new £10,000 prize awaits county cricket's most valuable player, after an overhaul of the FTI MVP ranking system.

    16/04/2013 (36 days old) | Read more
  • Stokes looking to the future again
    By Tim Wellock
    After beginning the season with a century, Durham’s Ben Stokes confirmed that he is as determined as ever to play for England.

    06/04/2013 (46 days old) | Read more
  • Durham issue salary cap warning
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham will be surprised if they are still the only county in breach of the ECB’s salary cap come the end of the 2013 season.

    26/03/2013 (58 days old) | Read more
  • 50 years of one-day cricket
    By Andrew Hignell
    With the domestic first-class season starting today in Abu Dhabi, it’s an appropriate time to remember that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of limited-overs cricket into the county calendar,

    24/03/2013 (60 days old) | Read more
  • Riverside development plans boost
    By Tim Wellock
    Cash-strapped Durham are set to secure £5.6m in loans to help them progress their long-delayed ground development plans.

    14/03/2013 (70 days old) | Read more
  • Statsman: Me and Dad
    By Andrew Hignell
    I wish I could have had a pound for every time somebody has asked me the question – name the father and son who played for Glamorgan during the 1980s. 

    08/03/2013 (76 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Warne's warning over Aussie spin worries

    By Richard Gibson
    The dearth of homegrown spinners in Australia has been highlighted just days after their best of all-time Shane Warne published his vision for their future development.



    07/03/2013 (77 days old) | Read more
  • Second spinner incentives run into opposition
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspodent
    Plans to incentivise counties for playing a second specialist spinner have run into strong opposition from county coaches and chief executives.

    05/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • PCA urge players to seek help on drugs
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is to encourage county players who may be taking recreational drugs to seek help 

    01/03/2013 (83 days old) | Read more
  • Colly injury hampers Durham plans
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham's preparations for the new season are being hampered by lack of funds and an injury to skipper Paul Collingwood

    26/02/2013 (86 days old) | Read more
  • County rookies to receive career guidance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    First year county cricketers will be given advice on safe drinking, anti-doping and anti-corruption 

    25/02/2013 (87 days old) | Read more
  • PCA renew MVP rankings sponsorship
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association have renewed their sponsorship agreement with FTI Consulting of their Most Valuable Player Rankings.

    21/02/2013 (91 days old) | Read more
  • Cook's pledge to help troubled Stokes
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham's long-serving coach, Geoff Cook, accepts he might have to act as a father figure to Ben Stokes following the 21-year-old all-rounder’s dismissal from the England Lions tour of Australia.

    21/02/2013 (91 days old) | Read more
  • Lions' pair disciplined and sent home
    By Mark Pennell
    Kent pace bowler Matt Coles and Durham all-rounder have been sent home from the England Lions tour of Australia following disciplinary hearings for unprofessional conduct.

    20/02/2013 (92 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Bresnan's sound advice
    By Richard Gibson
    Tim Bresnan got some sound advice from England team-mate Graeme Swann before heading off to the Mayo Clinic in the United States to undergo elbow surgery last week.

    18/02/2013 (94 days old) | Read more
  • PCA initiative links to Maynard Trust
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Tom Maynard Trust is linking up with the Professional Cricketers’ Association to support the players’ union’s Personal Development and

    04/02/2013 (108 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Pune's mad money
    By Richard Gibson
    The maddest of the mad money splashed during the Indian Premier League auction this week was surely the $700,000 Pune Warriors parted with to

    04/02/2013 (108 days old) | Read more
  • Australia job for Di Venuto
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Former Durham, Derbyshire and Sussex opener Michael Di Venuto has been appointed as Australia’s new batting coach, and will begin

    01/02/2013 (111 days old) | Read more
  • Harker accepts new Durham role
    By Graham Hardcastle
    David Harker, who was due to step down as Durham’s chief executive in May, has been handed a key post in the ongoing redevelopment of

    27/01/2013 (115 days old) | Read more
  • Richardson called up again by MCC
    By Paul Bolton
    Worcestershire seamer Alan Richardson will provide a link between the final day of last season and the first day of the new one when he plays for the MCC against

    23/01/2013 (120 days old) | Read more
  • Book aids PCA awareness programme
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is sending all 2,300 of its members a best-selling book on depression as part of its on-going

    21/01/2013 (122 days old) | Read more
  • Silver lining for Durham in Blackwell exit
    By Tim Wellock
    Being obliged to accept that Ian Blackwell’s career is almost certainly over may have a silver lining for Durham.

    16/01/2013 (126 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Inverarity losing it in translation
    By Richard Gibson
    Australian chairman of selectors John Inverarity is always very precise in his language when explaining decisions made by his panel – which provided

    16/01/2013 (127 days old) | Read more
  • PCA offer prize for off-field initiative
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketer’s Association has launched a new award to find the most proactive player, past or present, off the pitch.

    16/01/2013 (127 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire chase Tait
    By Richard Gibson
    Cash-strapped Yorkshire want to follow Roses rivals Lancashire's lead and host pop concerts.

    07/01/2013 (136 days old) | Read more
  • PCA chief opposed to Notts' IPL stance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association hopes that counties will not follow Nottinghamshire’s example by preventing English

    22/12/2012 (152 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cow shot debt to 'The Gnome'
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s increasingly positive approach to batting is no surprise to Keith Fletcher, one of his mentors as a schoolboy.

    18/12/2012 (156 days old) | Read more
  • Wallace to succeed Solanki as PCA chairman
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Glamorgan captain Mark Wallace has been elected the new chairman of the Professional Cricketers’ Association.

    17/12/2012 (157 days old) | Read more
  • Durham's Harker to leave office in May
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham’s chief executive, David Harker, is to step down after 22 years with the club he joined as financial controller in 1991.

    14/12/2012 (160 days old) | Read more
  • Hughes turns down Durham approach
    By Tim Wellock
    Australian opening batsman Phil Hughes has turned down an approach from Durham for the second time in four years.

    10/12/2012 (163 days old) | Read more
  • Batsman Smith plans for a racing future
    By Robin Hutchison
    Wretched weather last summer provided many county cricketers with the chance to build both their biceps and Twitter followers in equal measure. But for 

    08/12/2012 (166 days old) | Read more
  • Blackwell future at Durham in doubt
    By Tim Wellock
    The future of Durham’s Ian Blackwell remains uncertain after he spent the end of last season on loan with Warwickshire.

    30/11/2012 (174 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cut-price captain's log
    By Richard Gibson
    England captain Alastair Cook spent time on the telephone garnering advice from predecessor Andrew Strauss before the current tour of India and carries a Test-specific notebook to

    24/11/2012 (180 days old) | Read more
  • PCA grants reach £1 million mark
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association has passed the £1 million landmark in educational funding grants for past and present players over the last ten years.

    23/11/2012 (181 days old) | Read more
  • Rushworth extends Durham contract
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham seamer Chris Rushworth, last season’s surprise package, has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2014 season.

    22/11/2012 (182 days old) | Read more
  • England aims take Mustard to Auckland
    By Tim Wellock
    Former Durham skipper Phil Mustard has not given up hope of playing for England again and, to help fuel that ambition, is to return to the

    20/11/2012 (184 days old) | Read more
  • Runs plentiful in Indian domestic game
    By Andrew Hignell
    The week before the start of England’s four-Test series with India has seen some remarkable batting performances in the domestic first-class competition there.

    13/11/2012 (191 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Ramps steps up for England
    By Richard Gibson
    Such have been the advances since English cricket’s first academy intake 11 years ago – which included Andrew Strauss, Graeme Swann and Andrew Flintoff – that the 2012-13 Performance

    09/11/2012 (194 days old) | Read more
  • 2012: the worst year for batting?
    By Andrew Hignell
    The 2012 season was played in the wettest summer, from a cricketing point of view, since the introduction of two-divisional County Championship cricket in 2000, while in meteorological terms it was

    06/11/2012 (198 days old) | Read more
  • Statistics confirm 2012 rain damage
    By Andrew Hignell
    The so-called summer of 2012 was, from a meteorological point of view, the wettest for a hundred years. As far as

    29/10/2012 (206 days old) | Read more
  • ECB propose rethink on county schedule
    The County Championship will involve Sunday starts from 2014 onwards after the ECB board announced a new four-year schedule

    19/10/2012 (216 days old) | Read more
  • Two-year Durham deal for Jennings
    By Tim Wellock
    Former South Africa Under 19s captain Keaton Jennings has signed a two-year contract with Durham.

    15/10/2012 (219 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Decision time for McGrath
    By Richard Gibson
    One conclusion drawn from Anthony McGrath’s absence from Yorkshire’s Champions League squad is that his future lies away from the club.

    12/10/2012 (223 days old) | Read more
  • Scorers oppose ECB analyst plans
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County scorers are opposing plans by the England and Wales Cricket Board to do without away team scorers and replace them with analysts from

    10/10/2012 (225 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's dash, Anderson's style
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s unassuming demeanour makes him extremely popular in the England dressing room but his personality rarely projects beyond those four walls.

    02/10/2012 (232 days old) | Read more
  • Durham happy to see Plunkett go
    By Tim Wellock
    Yorkshire are taking an even bigger gamble in handing Liam Plunkett a three-year contract than they did in taking Steve Harmison on a month’s loan.

    02/10/2012 (233 days old) | Read more
  • Plunkett aims to relaunch England career at Yorks
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Liam Plunkett is aiming to rekindle his England career after signing a three-year contract with Yorkshire. The 27-year-old joins

    02/10/2012 (233 days old) | Read more
  • Finn incidents may prompt MCC law change
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England paceman Steven Finn’s regular disturbing of the stumps at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride has prompted the MCC to consider a law change that would make

    02/10/2012 (233 days old) | Read more
  • Durham formalise growing China link
    By Tim Wellock
    China and Chester-le-Street might not sound like obvious bedfellows, but Durham have entered into a partnership with the Shanghai Cricket Association.

    22/09/2012 (243 days old) | Read more
  • CB40 groups for 2013 announced
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire will face Midlands rivals Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire in next season’s Clydesdale Bank 40 group stage

    19/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Pietersen left out of England squad
    England have left out Kevin Pietersen from their Test squad for the tour of India. Two uncapped batsmen, Somerset's Nick Compton and Yorkshire's Joe Root, have been called up. 

    18/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • PCA launch initiative to combat depression
    By Robin Hutchison
    While county cricket spectators may have felt down in the dumps about the wettest summer for a century, the very real subject of depression among the players they watch is altogether more serious.

    17/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • County groundsmen win national award
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The hard work of county groundsmen across the country during one of the wettest summers on record has been officially recognised with a prestigious national award.

    17/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Steyn's sympathy, KP tweet fall-out
    By Richard Gibson
    Ravi Bopara received sympathy for his current plight from an unusual source in his final international appearance before heading to the ICC World Twenty20.

    16/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • Wettest summer for 100 years: the details
    By Andrew Hignell
    It's official: 2012 has been the wettest summer for exactly a hundred years

    15/09/2012 (250 days old) | Read more
  • Harmison awarded Durham benefit in 2013
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham have confirmed that Steve Harmison will have a benefit next season, when he will be in the final year of his contract.

    14/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Durham v Sussex
    Durham won by five wickets with Mustard making a quick 16 not out. They have won five of their last six games, but finish only sixth. Sussex will finish fourth unless Nottinghamshire win tomorrow.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    The Hatchett man has struck again, claiming his third wicket. Richardson was lbw for 58, but Mustard edged the next ball for four and only 11 are needed.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Benkenstein was bowled by Panesar for 11 with 27 needed. Richardson had just reached 50 off 123 balls by pulling Hatchett for his fifth four. It should have been stopped, but there have been a few misfields on the damp surface.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Sussex
    Play has resumed with Magoffin sending the first ball down the leg side for four byes. Durham need 60 with 34 overs remaining today.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Durham v Sussex
    Tea is being taken at 2.40, with more rain expected.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Ben Stokes has hoisted Panesar to long-off, but by making 45 off 49 balls he has left Durham needing only a further 64. They are 101-3 and rain has intervened.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Stoneman played back to a ball from Hatchett which nipped back and shot through to hit leg and middle. The opener made 26 and it's 34-2.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Durham v Sussex
    Durham are 26-1 with Stoneman on 21 and Richardson four.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Keaton Jennings has gone for one, edging a steeply-bouncing ball from Lewis Hatchett to Mike Yardy at second slip. Durham are 17-1. Will we have a repeat of the drama these two sides created at Arundel?

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Durham v Sussex
    Sussex are all out for 180, leaving Durham to score 165 to win. Rushworth beat his career-best for the third time this season, finishing with 5-38 when Panesar lobbed a catch to mid-on. Onions bowled equally well and had 0-54.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Rushworth has a fourth wicket after Magoffin sliced a drive to gully, making it 170-9.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Now Rushworth has moved one into the right-handed Brown to claim another lbw victim. Sussex lead by 133 with two wickets standing, so barring rain there will be no fourth day here.


    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    At 6ft 9in, Will Adkin might find it difficult to dig out a yorker and he was lbw for six when Chris Rushworth swung one in to him on the boot. Ben Brown is again going well on 30, Sussex are 140-7.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Sussex
    Luke Wells has fallen to the 16th ball of the day without addition to his 51. He was neither forward nor back to a ball from Stokes which pitched on off stump and took the edge on the way to Phil Mustard.

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Sussex
    It's a bright morning at Cherster-le-Street. With the game evenly poised will this be the last day of the season here or will Sussex's remaining five wickets stretch the lead of 96 beyond 200?

    13/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Durham v Sussex
    Sussex closed on 112-5 with Wells on 51 and Brown on 12. Wells reached his 50 off 96 balls by slicing his eighth four through gully, where he had survived a sharp chance to Stokes on 35.

    12/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Machan has gone for six and Wernars for one, so Sussex are 69-5, leading by 53. Machan, a less tubby version of another Matt (Walker), was caught behind playing back to Stokes and Wernars was pinned lbw by a Thorp yorker.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Durham v Sussex
    Sussex are 51-3, leading by 35, with Wells on 20 and Machan yet to score

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Ben Stokes continues his transformation into a bowler who can bat a bit. He is swinging the ball at good pace and has had Joe Gatting caught behind for a duck.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Callum Thorp came on for the 14th over and struck with his second ball, having Michael Yardy lbw for 29 to make it 46-2.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Chris Nash fell to Rushworth's first ball in the first innings and third this time. He was lbw for nought, leaving him on 984 championship runs for the season.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Durham failed to add and were all out for 227. Onions went down the track to Panesar's first ball on the resumption and was bowled for nine. Durham finish the season with 18 batting points, gaining only seven at home.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Sussex
    Play will resume at 2.45. 16 overs have been lost, so 45 remain.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Durham v Sussex
    Lunch was delayed with nine wickets down, but after Chris Rushworth and Graham Onions had put on 24 rain arrived with Durham on 227-9, 16 ahead.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Now Callum Thorp has been bowled by Wernars and three wickets have gone down for one run. It's 203-9.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    In the next over, Kirk Wernars' first of the day, Borthwick chipped to short mid-wicket, where Mike Yardy stuck out his left hand to hold the catch.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Acting captain Chris Nash finally made the breakthrough with his fifth ball. He had Phil Mustard lbw for 45, ending a stand of 83 with Scott Borthwick, who is on 35. Durham are 202-7, nine behind

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • Boyce planning John O'Groats-Land's End walk
    By Mark Baldwin
    Leicestershire batsman Matt Boyce is planning to walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End this autumn in aid of depression in sport.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Sussex
    Underway on time at Chester-le-Street, where Monty has opened up with overnight figures of 5-3-4-2. It's a cloudy morning and on 131-6 Durham need a stand between Mustard and Borthwick.

    12/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Durham v Sussex
    Durham closed on 131-6 after Monty Panesar picked up two for four in five overs. Paul Collingwood fell for 19 when he failed to clear mid-on and Mark Stoneman was caught at slip by Mike Yardy for 52.

    11/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    The metronomic Magoffin has bowled both Stokes (22) and Benkenstein (6) and has 3-17 in nine overs. Collingwood survived an lbw appeal first ball on 65-4.

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Michael Richardson has also gone lbw, this time to Magoffin, making it 13-2.

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Keaton Jennings hit two fours off Lewis Hatchett's first four balls then padded up to the sixth and was lbw.

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Durham v Sussex
    Sussex are all out for 211. Hatchett became Thorp's third victim, edging to second slip, and Panesar was run out for nought when called back for a second run to deep mid-wicket. Brown played extremely well in making a season's-best 76 not out

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Steve Magoffin wasn't happy against the leg spin of Scott Borthwick. The ball after surviving an lbw appeal he shuffled across, looking to play to leg, and was struck bang in front. It's now 201-8 with Brown on 70.

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Will Adkin, more than a foot taller than Brown at 6ft 9in, has gone for nine. He drove wide of off stump and edged Thorp to Mustard, making it 198-7. 

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Two balls after reaching 50 off 59 balls Brown drove into the covers and set off for a run, only for an excellent diving stop by Michael Richardson to leave Wernars stranded. He was run out for 50 and it's 173-6

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Durham v Sussex
    Wernars brought up his own 50 and the 100 stand with Brown by turning Onions to square leg for two. Brown is stroking the ball around with impressive timing on what is probably the best Riverside pitch of the season.

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Durham v Sussex
    Sussex are 104-5 with Wernars on 25 and Brown on 12.

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    The first wicket to fall from the Finchale End has gone to Callum Thorp, although Luke Wells clearly did not agree with David Millns' decision that he had edged the away swinger to Phil Mustard. Wells trudged off for 25 with the score on 67-5.

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Machan sliced Onions for four but without addition pushed forward and edged to Collingwood at first slip. That's 61-4.

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    After struggling through four overs at the Finchale End, Onions has returned at the Lumley End and had Joe Gatting lbw for 14, making it 55-3. Wells is on 19 and has been joined by Matt Machan.

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Rushworth is posing much more threat than Onions and has picked up his second wicket. Yardy had just edged a four just out of gully's reach when he was pinned on the crease, departing lbw for seven.

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Sussex
    Chris Nash scored seven off Graham Onions' opening over then drove at the first ball of the second over, bowled by Chris Rushworth, and edged to Paul Collingwood at first slip.

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Durham v Sussex
    Durham: Stoneman, Jennings, Richardson, Stokes, Benkenstein, Collingwood (capt), Mustard, Borthwick, Thorp, Onions, Rushworth. Sussex: Nash (capt), Wells, Machan, Gatting, Yardy, Brown, Wernars, Magoffin, Adkin, Hatchett, Panesar

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Durham won the toss - Durham v Sussex
    Durham have inserted Sussex. There has been overnight rain, but it's a sunny morning

    11/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Kieswetter's rise, Davies's fall
    By Richard Gibson
    Craig Kieswetter is set to oust rival Steven Davies for the back-up wicketkeeper position on England’s Test tour to India this winter.

    09/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Salary cap breach penalty for Durham
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham have paid the price for handing out too many big contracts by being penalised following a breach of the salary cap imposed by the ECB.

    07/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Richardson to get Durham No 3 chance
    By Tim Wellock
    As Michael Richardson ponders the usual dilemma facing second string wicketkeepers, he can expect another opportunity as Durham’s No 3 batsman in their final match at

    05/09/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • White Rose bedraggled but still blooming
    By Andrew Hignell
    The summer of 2012 is finally over – well, at least it is from a meteorological point of view, with September 1 marking the start of autumn. For the weather-beaten cricketers of

    03/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Lancashire v Durham
    Well, we never got back on after tea here. Lancs took seven pts from the draw and are still very much in the soup; Durham took ten points and all their troubles seem so far away. Lancs 262 Durham 416. Nearly two days lost to rain.   

    31/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET and TEA- Lancashire v Durham
    Rushworth c Prince b Croft 7 and Durham are all out for 416, a lead of 154. Lancs have 32 overs to bat out. Croft finished with 3-33 off 8.2 overs.  

    31/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Thorp bowled for 25 aiming a mighty heave at Croft and Durham are 408-9, a lead of 146

    31/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    Oh yeah, the score is 333 for six in the 104th over, Collingwood 91, Borthwick 47.   

    31/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    Durham grind towards 350 and Lancashire's fielding is ragged. Borthwick was dropped by Hogg (a tough chance, running back from m-wkt) on 41 and Collingwood was spilled on 75 by Prince at mid on (a complete lollipop) both off Kerrigan.   

    31/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Lancashire v Durham
    Durham 291-6 at lunch, Collingwood 63, Borthwick 34. Kerrigan's taken four for 75. Barring Scarboroughesque contortions this game will be drawn.   

    31/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Lancashire v Durham
    Despite surviving one or two alarms - Collingwood dropped by Chapple at mid on off Kerrigan when 45 - Durham have progressed to 284 for 6 and a first innings lead. Collingwood is 60 and Borthwick 30; the standard of cricket is remarkably high  

    31/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    Consolidation has been provided for Durham in the predictable shape of Paul Collingwood, who is 45 not out. Kerrigan and Croft are operating in tandem at the moment. Lancashire are in search of a third bowling bonus point. Durham 254-6.   

    31/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • WICKETS - Lancashire v Durham
    Two early wickets here for Kerrigan, who is bowling beautifully from the River End. Richardson was well taken at 2nd slip by Smith for 41 and Mustard was caught round the corner by Prince for five. Durham are 207-6.

    31/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Ben Stokes caught at short midwicket by Prince off Keedy for four. Rather a rush of blood, it alters the balance of the match. Durham 146 for 3. Wickets in successive overs for Keedy.  

    30/08/2012 (266 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Keaton Jennings has just been caught at short leg by Croft off Keedy after making one of the most composed innings of 70 you are likely to see. Durham 142-2 Jennings has to wait four years before he qualifies to play for England.

    30/08/2012 (266 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Stoneman c Croft (short leg) b Kerrigan 44 to give Lancs their first breakthrough at 90. However, Keaton Jennings is batting impressively on 46 not out and Durham are now 102 for one

    30/08/2012 (266 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Lancashire v Durham
    Durham are 70 for no wicket off 19 overs at tea, Stoneman 36, Jennings 30. The openers have proceeded serenely along in sunshine quite at variance with the weather we had yesterday.  

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  • Landmark - Lancashire v Durham
    50 up for Durham and the visitors are looking very comfortable at Liverpool. Stoneman is 29no and Jennings 20no. The seamers have not made much of an impression so far and the openers look pretty secure.  

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Chapple bowled (attempting a pull) Onions 8 to give the Durham seamer his fifth five wicket haul in 11 matches. His figures are now 25-12-36-5. He has conceded five boundaries.

    30/08/2012 (266 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Lancashire v Durham
    Kyle Hogg has reached 50 for the second time this Championship season. Lancashire are now 250-7 and have thus collected their second batting point. We have another 68 overs ahead of us today.

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Smith having taken four singles off 48 balls from Graham Onions has now been caught behind by Mustard off the seamer for 91. Lancs 240-7

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  • Lancashire v Durham
    Back on at Liverpool and Onions has taken the new ball after 80.2 overs

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  • Lancashire v Durham
    Spoke too soon I guess. Another heavier shower has indeed driven the players from the field. Lancs 233 for six this benighted excuse for a summer.    

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  • Lancashire v Durham
    We are under way at Liverpool despite a brief shower which threatened to take the players off the field. Hogg and Smith have brought up their hundred partnership for the seventh wicket. Lancs 233-6

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  • Lancashire v Durham
    It seems gloom is the plat du jour at Liverpool. We are to have lunch at 12.20 and will make a start at 1.00pm if there is no more rain and we don't have a plague of frogs etc. etc..... 

    30/08/2012 (266 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    A little ray of sunshine has just pointed out that Worcestershire have three batting points, so Lancashire are now bottom of the table. As Bertie Wooster might have put it, Red Rose fans have difficulty detecting the bluebird.  

    30/08/2012 (266 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    We are to have a late start here but there seems every chance of play before long. The umpires are to make another inspection at 11.30. The weather at the moment is beguilingly pleasant.  

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  • CB40 group finale sums up rain-hit summer
    By Andrew Hignell
    A microcosm of the summer of 2012 in all its watery entirety was seen in the the last round of Clydesdale Bank 40 group games on Monday August 27.

    29/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • England plan county Ashes warm-up
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England are lining up a match against county opposition next season as a warm-up to the Ashes series.

    29/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Lancashire v Durham
    Play has now been abandoned here which was no surprise to anyone. A heavy shower has greeted the announcement.  

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  • Lancashire v Durham
    We've had the cloudburst but the expected abandonment hasn't followed yet. Instead there have been inspections and a few onfield conflabs between umpires and captains. It can't be long before the plug is pulled - not that the water will drain away.

    29/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    Good news: we've had no rain here since early this morning. Bad news: it's about to hose it down and thunder is rumbling around Aigburth. All the covers are on and we're battening down the hatches. 

    29/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • Counties set to reject Champions League
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Counties are unlikely to take part in next year’s Champions League Twenty20 competition because it is likely to clash with the climax to the domestic season.

    29/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    Good morning from Liverpool where heavy overnight rain has already wiped out any chance of play before lunch. The word on the square is that it could be 3.30 before we get under way. Apart from that, everything's tickety-boo.

    29/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    Steady progress for Lancashire who are 203-6 after 64 overs. Smith is 76 not out and Hogg is batting fluently on 26 not out. It suddenly seems a long time since Lancs were 11-4 and this game is interestingly poised. Rain is forecast though.   

    28/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Cross bowled Stokes 57 to end his 72-run stand with Smith, who contributed 15 to the partnership. A full-length ball brought about the demise of Cross, who shaped to work it to leg and played over the top of it. Lancs now 140-6. 

    28/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Landmarks - Lancashire v Durham
    A 50-stand between Cross and Smith, of which Smith has made precisely six. Cross's 49 is his highest score in twelve innings since mid-May. Smith (24no) hasn't scored a run for 37 balls; And Cross has just reached his fifty off 63 balls.  Lancs 114-5.

    28/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Lancashire v Durham
    Lancs are 94-5 after 34 overs at tea, which represents a major recovery from 11-4. Smith is 24 not out and Gareth Cross, batting as well as he has done for some time, is 30no off 28 balls. Still Durham's session of course, Onions 8-4-15-3. 40 overs to go 

    28/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Just when Lancs were recovering a speck of respectability Prince goes for 31, top-edging a pull off Stokes to Stoneman at deep square leg. Lancashire 58-5. Smith is 18 not out. 

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  • Landmark - Lancashire v Durham
    Lancashire have roared past their lowest ever total at Aigburth (28 v the Australians in 1896). At present Glen Chapple's side are 33-4 although third-slip Stokes dropped Prince on 14. Onions 8-4-15-3. For how many Test teams would he not play?  

    28/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    The wickets pursue the runs here. Lancs 11-4. Croft (bowled Onions 0) was the latest to go, the ball kept very low and uprooted the off pole with chilling finality. The locals are getting restless.   

    28/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Procter was the next to go, caught by Borthwick at second slip when attempting to drive Graham Onions. Lancs are 9-3 in the seventh over

    28/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Lancs 7-2 and you'd get good odds against them still batting at the close. Karl Brown ct Borthwick (2nd slip) off Rushworth for nought.  

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  • WICKET - Lancashire v Durham
    Horton bowled Onions for three and Lancs are four for one wicket. Two balls after an lbw shout the opener let one go and it clipped his off stump.

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  • Lancashire won the toss and will bat...
    Lancashire win toss and bat, only the second Championship toss Chapple has won this season

    28/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Lancashire v Durham
    Teams: Lancashire: Chapple,(capt.) Horton, Procter, Brown, Prince, Croft, Smith, Cross (wkt.), Hogg, Keedy, Kerrigan. Durham: Collingwood,( capt.)  Stoneman, Richardson, Jennings, Stokes, Benkenstein, Mustard, (wkt.) Borthwick, Thorp, Onions, Rushworth.

    28/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    Let joy be unconfinéd. We are to start at 1.30pm (today, in case you were wondering.) 

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  • Lancashire v Durham
    Two umpires (Bodenham and Cowley) are currently holding a conflab with three members of the groundstaff. We should have an announcement re a start-time soon. Crowd very patient so far. They haven't pelted the officials with stale Eccles Cakes.

    28/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    There will be a 12.30 inspection at Liverpool. The outfield is wet apparently, not surprising really given that it rained most of yesterday and the local cricket programme was almost completely wiped out. The run-ups are the problem.  

    28/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Durham v Hampshire
    Match abandoned. The one point secures Hampshire's place in the semi-finals.

    27/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Hampshire
    Rain has returned with Hampshire on 52-1 after seven overs. Stokes opened up with a wicket maiden, having Carberry caught behind third ball, but Vince has blazed his way to 37 and Adams is on 14. It looks like more than a quick shower.

    27/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Durham v Hampshire
    Durham Stoneman (capt), Mustard, Stokes, Myburgh, Muchall, Richardson, Pringle, Breese, Borthwick, Coughlin, Claydon. Hampshire: Vince, Carberry, Adams, McKenzie, Katich, Dawson, Ervine, Wood, Bates, Briggs, Griffiths

    27/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Durham won the toss - Durham v Hampshire
    Durham's acting captain Mark Stoneman has invited Hampshire to bat

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  • Durham v Hampshire
    Play is to start at 5pm with 18 overs a side. Sounds just the job for the Twenty20 winners

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  • Durham v Hampshire
    It's raining and prospects look bleak

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  • Harmison and Plunkett discuss Durham futures
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham are locked in discussions with Steve Harmison and Liam Plunkett about their futures following their failure to get back on track this season.

    24/08/2012 (271 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Durham v Worcestershire
    Durham have won by six wickets - their fourth successive win. Benkenstein finished on 62 and Collingwood on 53 after putting on 119. Worcestershire got their over-rate down from minus three to minus one and will probably avoid a deduction.

    23/08/2012 (273 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Durham v Worcestershire
    Benkenstein has completed only his second half-century of the season, off-driving his eighth four off Russell to reach the mark off 75 balls. Durham are 137-4 with only 14 needed.

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Worcestershire
    Durham are 121-4 with Benkenstein on 46 and Collingwood 37. They took 15 off Moeen Ali's second over and need only a further 30 to win.

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  • Durham v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire are paying for their lack of support for Richardson. He often appeared to be limping on the way back to his mark and runs have been flowing since he was rested. It's 92-4 with Collingwood on 32 and Benkenstein 24.

    23/08/2012 (273 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Middlesex
    Chris Wright bowled heaving at Murtagh. Warwickshire 333 all out and a handy lead of 46

    23/08/2012 (273 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Now Stoneman has gone, also lbw to Richardson aiming to drive wide of mid-on. It's 35-4 with Benkenstein and Collingwood at the crease.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Stokes added another four then tried to pull a ball which was too full for the shot and was lbw to Richardson. Are Durham trying to beat the rain? Stoneman hit three fours in the previous over off Russell, who has now been replaced by Andrew. It's 30-3.

    23/08/2012 (273 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Worcestershire
    They're back on and Stokes has opened up with a four through backward square leg off Richardson.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Rain arrived just as Keaton Jennings pushed forward and was bowled through the gate by Richardson for three. With Durham on 10-2 the players have gone off.

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  • Durham v Worcestershire
    We've just had a few drops of rain at Chester-le-Street, by play is underway on time. Durham need a further 148 with nine wickets standing.

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Worcestershire
    Durham 3-1. Will Smith tried to withdraw his bat from the first ball of the last over and played on against Chris Russell for two. Durham need a further 148.

    22/08/2012 (273 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Durham v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire are all out for 264, losing ten wickets for 116 runs. Richardson skied a catch to deep mid-off to leave Thorp with 5-59, four of his wickets resulting from reckless strokes. Durham have four overs to bat.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    As in the first innings, Ben Scott declined singles so he could have a fling. He made 17 before Thorp knocked back his off stump in the first over with the new ball. Chris Russell, the man Scott had been shielding, then played a lovely off drive.

    22/08/2012 (274 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Neil Pinner has walked into a wobbler from Thorp to be lbw for 21, making it 243-8.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Another injuducious shot from Andrew and seven wickets have gone for 69 runs since the opening stand of 148. The left-hander was lbw trying to pull one from Borthwick which skidded on to him and it's now 217-7.

    22/08/2012 (274 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Now Solanki and Leach have surrendered in successive balls. Solanki tried to pull Thorp into the next parish and skied a catch to Mustard, then Leach attempted to hook a bouncer and hit it straight to long leg. It's 212-6.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Borthwick has struck again, removing Moeen Ali for 19 with the help of a brilliant left-handed catch by Will Smith at forward short leg. It's 208-4, a lead of 95.

    22/08/2012 (274 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Matt Pardoe has pulled a Borthwick long hop straight to deep mid-wicket to depart for 21, making it 195-3.

    22/08/2012 (274 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Durham v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire are 182-2, leading by 68

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Now Mitchell has gone for 45. He was furious with himself after steering Stokes to gully, mkaing it 159-2.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Hughes has gone for 104 with the total on 148. The cut had been his most prolific shot in an wonderful innings, but when he flashed wide of off stump at Stokes he edged to Mustard.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Worcestershire
    Hughes has sped to his hundred off 143 balls, the second 50 requiring only 53 deliveries. Callum Thorp had bowled 10 overs for 17 when Hughes hit him for three fours in an over. Mitchell is 38, Worcestershire are 146-0, leading by 32

    22/08/2012 (274 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Durham v Worcestershire
    Phil Hughes pulled Onions for his tenth four to reach 50 off 90 balls. Worcestershire are 92-0, only 22 behind

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire are 64-0 with Hughes on 46 and Mitchell on 16

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  • Durham v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire are showing much more resolve this time. They scored only eight off the first eight overs against testing bowling from Onions and Rushworth, but Phil Hughes is now prospering. He's on 35 and the score is 45-0 after 17.

    22/08/2012 (274 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Durham v Worcestershire
    Durham are all out for 234, a lead of 114. Gareth Andrew limped off after being hit for six by Rushworth, allowing Chris Russell to come on and have Borthwick lbw with a full toss which hit him on the boot. The last-wicket stand was worth 41.

    22/08/2012 (274 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Worcestershire
    It's a sunny morning for the second, and probably final, day of this contest. On 215-9 Durham already lead by 95 and Worcestershire might need to bowl again to avoid any points deduction. Their over rate was reading minus three last evening.

    22/08/2012 (274 days old) | Read more
  • Blackwell could make Warwicks move permanent
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Former England slow left-armer Ian Blackwell has not ruled out making his loan move to Warwickshire a permanent one.

    21/08/2012 (274 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Durham v Worcestershire
    Durham closed on 215-9, 95 ahead, with Borthwick (23) and Rushworth (14) ensuring they gained only their 13th batting point in the 14th game.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Andrew has a fourth wicket. Thorp drove airily and got an inside edge into his stumps, making it 181-8.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Two more wickets in successive balls, both caught by Solanki at first slip. Mustard pushed forward and edged Andrew to depart for four then Collingwood, on the back foot, fenced at one from Richardson and was out for 17. It's now 161-7.

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Another wicket for Andrew makes it 15 in the day. Benkenstein reached for an away swinger and edged to Ben Scott for 21, making it 152-5.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Stokes has gone for 78, made off 90 balls with 12 fours, most of them bludgeoned with great power. He tried to whip Gareth Andrew through mid-wicket and was bowled off his pads. At 131-4 Durham lead by 11.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Jennings has gone for 30 in the last over before tea, bowled when driving at Russell. Stokes is on 39 and the stand was worth 72. It's 80-2.

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Worcestershire
    Durham's youngsters are showing that the pitch is no minefield. Ben Stokes is on 33, Keaton Jennings has made 20 and they have taken the score to 64-2.

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Another one gone. Will Smith, who hasn't passed 20 in 11 innings, miscued a pull off Chris Russell to be caught at mid-on for three. It's 8-2.


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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Durham's in-form opener Mark Stoneman has gone fifth ball, walking into one from Richardson which nipped back at him. How many wickets will fall today?

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire all out for 120, giving every indication they'd rather be bowling. Rushworth finished with 5-44 after Ben Scott clobbered two fours then skied a catch to square leg to depart for 28. Richardson backed away and was bowled by Onions.

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Gareth Andrew didn't care to hang around. He had a swipe in the first over after lunch and skied a catch to cover, handing Rushworth his fourth wicket. It's 86-8.

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Durham v Worcestershire
    Worcestershire are 85-7, with Gareth Andrew on 16 and Ben Scott on seven.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Pardoe appeared to be beaten for pace by a full-length ball from Stokes, bowling round the wicket, and was lbw for 36, making it 74-7.

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Matt Pardoe and Joe Leach doubled the score before Leach fell lbw to Callum Thorp for 11. That's 52-6 with pitch inspector Jack Birkenshaw looking on impassively. It's safe to say he's more impressed with the bowling than the batting.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    It's a tale of woe for Worcestershire. Solanki, playing forward defensively, and Pinner, who was yorked, have both been bowled by Rushworth. Three wickets have gone down in eight balls and they are 26-5.

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Onions has struck again. Moeen Ali was aiming for mid-on when a modicum of swing defeated him and left Tim Robinson with an easy lbw decision. Onions has 2-7 in five overs and it's 25-3. 

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Hughes has gone for four, edging a snorter from Onions to third slip. Worcestershire are 19-2.

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Durham v Worcestershire
    Team news: For reasons as yet unknown Durham have left out Mark Wood, their five-wicket hero from the win at Trent Bridge. Ben Stokes returns, as does Phil Hughes for Worcestershire, replacing James Cameron.

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
    Mitchell pushed forward and edged Rushworth to Borthwick at second slip in the second over. He had already edged a four and has gone for five.

    21/08/2012 (275 days old) | Read more
  • Durham won the toss - Durham v Worcestershire
    Durham have put Worcestershire in

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  • Result - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts win by 43 runs as Durham are bowled out for 251 in 38.3 overs. A thrilling afternoon's cricket with fine aggressive batting from Lumb and Read for the home team and another Trent Bridge century for Mark Stoneman. Neither side can now qualify, sadly!

    19/08/2012 (276 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Scott Borthwick out to Darren Pattinson for 6 and this one is nearly over. Durham 246-9, still requiring an unlikely 49 from 17 balls.

    19/08/2012 (276 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Another wicket for Andy Carter who blasts one through Gareth Breese's defences to knock out the middle stump. Durham are now 242-8, neding a further 53 from just 23 balls.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Johann Myburgh is bowled by Andy Carter for 15, leaving Durham with plenty of work to do. A further 66 are required from 32 balls but not much batting left. 229-7

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Major moment in this game - Stoneman falls for 102, ct Lumb b Mullaney. 212-6

    19/08/2012 (276 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Century for Mark Stoneman, his second in 3 days here, from 85 balls - 13x4 1x6. Durham 210-5

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Benkenstein goes, presenting Wessels with his third catch of the innings, off Mulaney for 37. Durham now 203-5, needing 92 from 60 balls.

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    A fifty stand between Benkenstein and Stoneman leaves Durham now needing 100 from 68 balls. 195-4

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Paul Collingwood goes tamely, nudging Steven Mullaney to midwicket for just 8. Durham losing their way a little now, are 145-4

    19/08/2012 (276 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Gordon Muchall goes for 24, lifting White to long on. Durham 134-3, chasing 295.

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Fifty for Mark Stoneman from 40 balls, with 8 fours. Durham, up with the asking rate, are 109-2 after 15.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    BEN STOKES OUT - Heaving Samit Patel to long on where Steven Mullaney takes a good catch. Durham 67-2 in the ninth over.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    No century today for 'The Colonel'. Phil Mustard lifts Andy Carter to Riki Wessels at short extra for 3. Durham 17-1.

    19/08/2012 (277 days old) | Read more
  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts 294-8 is their highest-ever total in 40 over cricket but it's a good track and Durham will go after it to retain their hopes of qualifying. Phil Mustard, in red-hot form of course, with back-to-back tons last weekend in this competition.

    19/08/2012 (277 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts finish on 294-8. Some lete power-hitting from Chris Read took him to 71 not out, after Michael Lumb had made a quickfire 84 at the top of the innings. Mitch Claydon's 3-76 was the best analysis.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts now 266-8 as Johann Myburgh bowls Jake Ball for 1.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Mitch Claydon hits the stumps for the third time today as he bowls Graeme White for 7 in the batting power-play. Notts are 252-7 after 36 overs.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    WICKET - Steven Mullaney lbw to Ben Stokes for 19. Notts 219-6 in the 33rd over.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Samit Patel pulls Scott Borthwick to Mark Stoneman at deep midwicket for 17. Notts losing their early impetus a little bit. 191-5 after 25.4

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Scott Elstone made 14 for Notts before tickling one down the legside off Ben Stokes, Mustard with the catch. 181-4 in the 18th

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Riki Wessels out after a quickfire 43 from 28 balls. After hitting Borthwick for two sixes in the previous over, he tries to do the same against Breese and holes out. Notts 159-3 in the 18th.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    After hitting Mitch Claydon for four consecutive boundaries Michael Lumb is yorked for 84 off 51 balls. Notts 128-2 in the 14th over.

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Riki Wessels launches Gareth Breese away for a mighty six to bring the 100 up for Notts in the 13th over. 103-1

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Alex Hales has been bowled by Mitchell Claydon for 22. Michael Lumb still there on a very impressive 65, Notts 88-1 after 10 overs.

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Michael Lumb is on fire for Notts - his fifty up from 31 deliveries 8 fours and 2 sixes - Notts 71-0 after 7.4

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Michael Lumb off to a flyer here for Notts. 30 not out from 20 balls with the score on 35-0 after just four overs.

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  • Team News - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts: Hales, Lumb, Wessels, Patel, Elstone, Read, Mullaney, White, Pattinson, Ball, Carter 
    Durham: Stoneman, Mustard, Stokes, Muchall, Collingwood, Benkenstein, Myburgh, Breese, Borthwick, Claydon, Rushworth

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  • Durham won the toss - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Dale Benkenstein calls 'Heads' as Chris Read tosses. It is Heads and Durham want to bowl. Notts bat first, teams to follow:

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Good afternoon from Trent Bridge - lovely day. We'll be underway on time, with toss and team news to follow shortly:

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  • Result - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Durham won by 16 runs. Carter was lbw second ball to Wood, who finished with five for 78 in his second championship game. Is he the new Ashington Express? Mullaney was unbeaten on 60.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    With 17 needed off ten balls Fletcher has had a mow at Wood and been bowled. It's 349-9. Can Andy Carter survive?

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Big Ben struck but was then silenced. Ben Phillips hit 22 off 17 balls but with 36 needed off six overs he pulled Wood to Borthwick at mid-wicket. Fletcher has joined Mullaney, who's on 51

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Graeme White has pulled Borthwick to Stoneman at mid-wicket, so it's 303-7.  Notts need 63 off ten.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    After facing 46 balls for 13, Paul Franks has tried to hit Borthwick over the top and failed to clear Thorp, halfway back at mid-on. The stand of 30 with Mullaney, who us on 41, had spanned 14 overs. The target is now 77 off 14 with four wickets standing.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Wood has struck again with another yorker, spearing it through Chris Read's defence to hit off stump. Mullaney is on 27, it's 258-5 and Notts need 108 off 28.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Hales has gone for 101, dragging himself reluctantly from the crease after being given out lbw by Steve Gale. The yorker-lenght ball from Mark Wood hit him on the boot and might have had a passing acquaintance with leg stump. It's 249-4 with 31 overs left.

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Hales has reached his century off 144 balls with 13 fours

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  • TEA - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts are 230-3 with Hales on 98 and Mullaney on 11. They need 136 off 35 overs.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Now Voges has gone for two, well caught by Phil Mustard diving to his right to give Onions his tenth of the match. It's 212-3 with Hales on 91

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Michael Lumb has departed for 16, making it 199-2. Notts are ahead of the rate, so there was no need for risks but Lumb swept Borthwick to short fine leg. Hales, on 82, has just survived a very sharp chance to Collingwood at slip off Onions.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Wessels has gone for 98 with the score on 168 in the 48th over. Rushworth had just posted a second gully and Wessels cut him straight to the finer of the two, ending an excellent 137-ball knock. Hales is on 69.

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Hales has 50 off 86 balls and Notts are now 134-0 from 34 overs. They have been coasting very comfortably since lunch.

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  • LUNCH - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts are 94-0 from 25 overs with Wessels on 66 and Hales on 28. Borthwick came on for three overs and Onions returned for two more, but other than one very optimistic shout for lbw there was no hint of a breakthrough.

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Wessels has 50 off 70 balls. He got there with two back-foot fours in three balls off Thorp, the second fiercely pulled. Wood and Thorp have conceded 36 in eight overs and Notts are 72-0. Time for Borthwick?

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Wessels and Hales have 36 on the board after ten overs and Collingwood is already consulting Benkenstein. Onions has made way for Mark Wood.

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  • Interval - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Durham have declared on 325-8, leaving Nottinghamshire to score 366 to win in 90 overs. Onions scored 11 not out off 12 balls, surviving a possible chance to long-off, where the immobile Fletcher failed to get under it. 

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Durham added 13 off the first nine balls then Collingwood was bowled round his legs by Graeme White for 59 the ball after hitting him over mid-wicket for six. On 314-8 the lead is 354.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    No news of a declaration, despite Durham's lead of 341, so Paul Collingwood will hope to add a quick 30 before letting Graham Onions loose again. In case that doesn't work Collingwood has had Will Smith practising his off breaks this morning.

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  • Close Of Play - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Durham end the day on 301-7 with Paul Collingwood reaching an unbeaten 50 just before stumps. The lead is 341 and Notts will do well tomorrow to preserve their unbeaten start to the campaign.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    BORTHWICK OUT - Bit of a turn from Graeme White and he gets one through the gate to bowl a fellow member of the spinners union, Scott Borthwick. Durham 236-6

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    WICKET - Benkenstein flashes at Fletcher and Lumb takes a decent low catch in the gully. Durham 225-5, lead by 265

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    If there is no more rain play will restart at 4.20pm. Given the forecast we have been very lucky today, whatever happens but more play will be a real bonus. Durham now have chance to really make it hard for Notts tomorrow.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    RAIN STOPS PLAY. This was anticipated and now it's here. Raining steadily beneath slate grey skies. Durham have built themselves a position of strength at 193-4, an overall lead of 233.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Phil Mustard tries to hook Andy Carter and feathers it through to Chris Read for 21. Durham 193-4 at a very, dark TB

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    MARK STONEMAN OUT - Dropped by Hales and Franks in the half dozen bals before, goes to a Ben Phillips shooter lbw, for 114. 185-3

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Mark Stoneman reaches his fourth career ton from 137 deliveries, 14x4 - Durham 163-2

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Keaton Jennings out lbw Ben Phillips 31. Wicket for Notts soon after lunch reduces Durham to 136-2, lead of 176

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  • LUNCH - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Durham head off to lunch on 135-1 in their second innings, an overall lead of 175. Mark Stoneman has 81, Keaton Jennings is on 31 and it looks a different match to the one which brought 16 wkts yesterday. Storm clouds are approaching though!

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Fifty for Mark Stoneman - 91 balls 8x4. - now moves on to 57 with another boundary as Durham advance to 88-1, a threatening lead already of 128.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Breakthrough for Notts as Will Smith edges Fletcher behind for 15. Durham 62-1, lead by 102

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Good morning from Trent Bridge. Not a great weather forecast here for today but dry at the moment, covers off and the players are warming up. Just how will the game move on after the stunning 'Onions Show' yesterday?  



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  • Onions' tour aim after denying himself all ten
    By Tim Wellock
    Graham Onions had few regrets about denying himself the chance of all ten wickets in an innings by running out Nottinghamshire’s Luke Fletcher.

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  • Close Of Play - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Durham reached 27-0 in 12 overs to lead by 67.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Onions has taken all ten, but not in the conventional manner. Having taken eight he ran out Luke Fletcher with a direct hit from backward square leg. He then bowled Andy Carter to finish with a career-best 9-67. Notts are all out for 154

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Franks has gone for 53, another lbw victim for Onions and Mr Gale. This one might just have clipped leg stump, but Franks didn't think so. Onions has 7-57 and Notts are 134-7, 60 behind.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Onions took his sixth wicket in the first over after tea, when he had Mullaney lbw for 23 to end a stand of 66. The batsman looked fully justified in feeling aggrieved over Steve Gale's decision. Franks is on 46 and Notts are 117-6.

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  • TEA - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts are 113-5 with Franks on 44 and Mullaney on 23. Durham will need another burst from Onions

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  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Paul Franks has led a counter-attack, putting on 50 in eight overs with Steve Mullaney. They took 14 off Onions' ninth over, then he was rested and no-one else has threatened. Franks is on 38.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Onions has five wickets after striking with successive balls in his eighth over. There was again a hint of low bounce as he skidded one through to hit Wessels' off stump, then Read wafted at a short, wide one and edged to Mustard. It's 50-5

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Onions is really taking out his frustrations on Notts. Alex Hales groped forward and had his off stump trimmed by the perfect away swinger. Onions has conceded a few runs off the edge but has 3-29 and the score is 41-3.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Michael Lumb has also fallen lbw to Onions for 12. He was half forward to a ball which swung just enough to beat the bat. It's now 31-2.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Onions struck with the sixth ball of the innings, pinning Hales lbw on the back foot with one which skidded through low. He had already beaten Wessels twice. Notts are 3-1.

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  • LUNCH - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Durham were all out for 194 when Wood edged an attempted cut off Graeme White and was caught behind for an impressive 34. With lunch delayed by 30 minutes, it was not until the final over that the last-wicket pair were separated after adding 50.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Lunch has been delayed with nine wickets down and the last-wicket pair have so far on 34. Last man Chris Rushworth has made half of those and Mark Wood continues to look the part on 25.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Claydon seemed intent on making the most of his opportunity. But after racing to 17 he sliced to Wessels at backward point, giving Carter a third wicket. Durham are 144-9.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Make that 123-8 as Callum Thorp has also surrendered, driving Phillips straight to extra cover. With Onions still likely to be some way down the M1, Mitch Claydon gets to play a part after all. At this rate he might also get to bowl.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Scott Borthwick has slashed a long hop from Andy Carter straight to Riki Wessels at cover point to make it 120-7.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Durham are 107-6. Collingwood went for 21 when he edged Fletcher to Lumb at gully and Benkenstein departed fror 26 when he edged a drive at Phiilips to Voges at second slip.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    It's a fine morning at Trent Bridge, where Durham will resume on 85-4, relying on Benkenstein and Collingwood to bail them out, as they did against Surrey. Onions should be on his way from Lord's by now and will take over from Claydon.

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  • Close Of Play - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    And there's the announcement - floods stop play for the day. Very wet indeed, lets hope for better tomorrow. Durham 85-4

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Absolutely no chance of any further play here - raining really hard, lots of surface water. Dark skies and poor forecast as well!

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    The planned 3.50pm inspection was quickly curtailed by a further donpour, so I guess its back to the waiting game.

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  • South African Jennings has England Test ambitions
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham new boy Keaton Jennings has captained South Africa Under 19s, but is in no doubt that he wants to play Test cricket for England.

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  • TEA - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    They're mopping up at Trent Bridge - tea will be taken and umps will have a look at 3.50pm.

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  • Blackwell joins Warwicks for loan spell
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire have signed former England slow left armer Ian Blackwell on loan from Durham to the end of the season to fill the gap created by

    15/08/2012 (281 days old) | Read more
  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Really heavy rain has now arrived. Square and run-ups completely covered and this looks like a lengthy delay, with dark skies and limited visibility all around Trent Bridge.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    The rain is falling steadily. It was promised (but thats no consolation), although is expected to brighten up later. Delayed re-start with Durham on 85-4.

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  • LUNCH - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Lunch with Durham on 85-4 from 30 ovs, after being put in. Stoneman made 46 - wickets for Fletcher (2), Phillips and Carter

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Second wicket for Luke Fletcher as he gets Mark Stoneman ct behind for 46. Durham, 75-4

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  • LUNCH - England Lions v Australia A
    There is no announcement about an early lunch at Edgbaston but it's still raining and the covers are on so the first session will be a wipe out. The local forecast is for drier weather around mid-afternoon but plenty more rain is forecast before then so a washout looks likely

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  • Pietersen needs to regain trust - ECB
    Kevin Pietersen's future as an England cricketer remains in the balance despite issuing an apology for sending ‘provocative’ text messages

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    In-form Phil Mustard goes, ct behind, flashing at Andy Carter for 9. Durham 48-3

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    DURHAM 33-2 - Keaton Jennings lbw to Ben Phillips for 2

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    WILL SMITH GOES - Didn't play a shot and loses his off stump to Luke Fletcher for 3. Durham 14-1

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  • Team News - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Durham: Stoneman, Smith, Jennings, Mustard (wkt), Benkenstein, Collingwood (capt), Borthwick, Thorp, Wood, Rushworth, Claydon. Graeme Onions will replace Claydon if released from the Eng Test squad early.

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  • Team News - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Nottinghamshire: Hales, Wessels, Lumb, Voges, Mullaney, Read (capt / wkt), Franks, Phillips, White, Fletcher and Carter.

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  • Notts won the toss - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts have won the toss - or rather Paul Collingwood called incorrectly - and Durham have been inserted.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Good morning from Trent Bridge. Dry but overcast at the moment, with rain forecast throughout the afternoon. Notts' squad fully stretched with Taylor and Patel on Eng / Lions duty and Adams and Gurney injured. Durham in good heart after back-to-back wins.

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  • Mustard's hot streak produces rankings surge
    Phil Mustard’'s match-winning efforts against both Surrey and Glamorgan in the Clydesdale Bank 40 this weekend saw him record the highest individual points score in the

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  • Result - Durham v Glamorgan
    Durham won by 59 runs. Glamorgan became frantic after North's dismissal, the remaining five wickets going down for 20 runs as they were all out for 248 in the 37th over.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Glamorgan
    North has gone for 59, driving Breese to long-on. Glamorgan need 76 of seven - surely too tall an order.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Glamorgan
    Wallace has gone for 105 after Collingwood made amends for his miss by diving forward to hold a low drive at extra cover. Rushworth was the bowler who broke a stand of 117 in 17 overs. On 208-4 after 28 the Dragons are one ahead of Durham at that stage

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  • Landmark - Durham v Glamorgan
    Mark Wallace has reached his maiden List A century off 84 balls with 12 fours. He was dropped next ball by Collingwood at extra cover. With Marcus North going well on 45 Glamorgan have every chance of winning on 201-3 after 27 overs.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Glamorgan
    Mark Wallace is keeping Glamorgan afloat, reaching a 45-ball 50 with his seventh four, punched through the covers off the back foot off Paul Collingwood. The Dragons are 109-3 in the 16th.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Glamorgan
    Bustling seamer Mark Wood has beaten Chris Cooke's defensive push and knocked out the off stump with his fourth ball. Cooke made 19, Wallace is on 32 and the Dragons are 81-2 after ten overs.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Glamorgan
    Glamorgan raced to 33 in the fifth over before Gareth Rees was very well caught by Scott Borthwick, racing in from the mid-wicket boundary, for 17. Chris Rushworth was the bowler.

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  • Who else will join the 'Compton club'?
    By Andrew Hignell
    A thousand runs in the County Championship – it’s the target most batsmen set themselves in the four-day competition at the start of the summer and also the yardstick by which comparisons are

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  • Interval - Durham v Glamorgan
    Durham closed on 307-2 with Stoneman unbeaten on 112. Muchall made 75 off 70 balls before being brilliantly caught at extra cover by Dean Cokser off the last ball off Graham Wagg.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Glamorgan
    Mark Stoneman has reached 100 off 100 balls, Gordon Muchall is on 64 and Durham are 283-1 in the 37th over.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Glamorgan
    Mustard has gone for 107, bowled when advancing down the pitch to 19-year-old off-spinner Andrew Salter. Stoneman is on 40 and Durham are 157-1.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Glamorgan
    Following his 143 against Surrey yesterday, Mustard has smashed his own record for Durham's fastest century. He set the mark off 66 balls against Nottinghamshire this season and this time got there from 55 balls. Durham are 146-0.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Glamorgan
    Phil Mustard is going even faster than yesterday. He reached 50 off 26 balls with his third six. Durham have the 100 up in the 11th over

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  • Team News - Durham v Glamorgan
    Durham: Mustard, Stoneman, Stokes, Muchall, Collingwood, Benkenstein (capt), Breese, Borthwick, Wood, Claydon, Rushworth. Glamorgan: Rees, Wallace (capt), Cooke, North, Walters, Wright, Salter, Wagg, Cosker, Jones, Glover

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  • ..... won the toss - Durham v Glamorgan
    Durham won the toss and will bat

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  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's wait, Surrey's stir
    By Richard Gibson
    Tim Bresnan is yet to be given clearance from England to play for Yorkshire in Twenty20 finals day – although he will be under family pressure to make sure he is available on August 25.

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  • Result - Durham v Surrey
    Durham won by 142 runs after Surrey were all out for 156 in 29.1 overs. They handed three wickets to Gareth Breese at the end.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Two more wickets for Mark Wood have left Surrey on 93-6. De Bruyn was caught down the leg side by Mustard and Spriegel played round a ball which hit off and middle.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey are 83-4 in the 12th over after Jason Roy spoilt an excellent innings by skying a slog off Mark Wood to be caught by Mustard. Roy hit three successive fours off Woodon his way to 43 off 24 balls. It's Mustard's day as he also stumped Gary Wilson

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Now Steve Davies has gone for one. He shaped to pull Chris Rushworth and lobbed a catch to mid-on, making it 10-2.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey have lost Rory Hamilton-Brown in the second over, caught at slip for eight slashing at a short ball from Mitch Claydon

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  • Interval - Durham v Surrey
    Durham added only 27 runs in six overs for the loss of five wickets after Mustard was out, closing on 298-9. De Bruyn finished with 5-46.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Mustard has gone for 143, only four short of the record individual one-day score at the Riverside ground. He skied a catch to point off Jon Lewis after hitting 12 fours and seven sixes off 91 balls. Durham are 271-4 after 35 overs

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  • Landmark - Durham v Surrey
    Mustard has reached his hundred in the 30th over, sweeping Kartik for his tenth four. There were also three sixes and he reached the mark off 74 balls. 

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    A break in the carnage. Stokes has been stumped off a leg-side wide by Kartik for 45, ending a stand of 118 in 14 overs with Mustard, who is on 92. Durham are 206-2 in the 28th over.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Mark Stoneman had just completed a run-a-ball 50 when he tried to turn Zander de Bruyn to leg and skied a return catch, ending an opening stand of 87 with Phil Mustard.

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  • Team News - Durham v Surrey
    Durham: Mustard, Stoneman, Stokes, Collingwood, Muchall, Benkenstein (capt), Breese, Borthwick, Wood Claydon, Rushworth. Surrey: Burns, Hamilton-Brown, Wilson, de Bruyn, Roy, Davies, Spriegel, Batty (capt), Dernbach, Lewis, Kartik

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  • ..... won the toss - Durham v Surrey
    Durham won the toss and will bat

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  • Blackwell is Warwickshire loan target
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire are looking to bring in former England slow left-armer Ian Blackwell as a short term loan signing to cover for Jeetan Patel.

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  • Finn incident prompts new instruction
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County umpires have been told not to call dead ball if a bowler breaks the wicket at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride as England seamer Steven Finn did in the Headingley Test

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  • Durham v Surrey
    After their defeat by Durham, Surrey had one point deducted for a slow over-rate. That was the best they could have hoped for as their rate read minus three on the scoreboard. They took only two points from the match Durham are now five ahead of them.

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey were all out for 143, so Durham won by an innings and 38 runs. Borthwick took the last two wickets, Lewis edging to slip and Batty holing out at deep midwicket for 22

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    With their over rate reading minus one, Durham turned to spin for the first time in the match. Borthwick has conceded 21 in three overs, but Thorp had Spriegel well caught by Stokes, running back from third slip for 17. Surrey are 133-8, 48 behind

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  • WICKET - England Lions v Australia A
    Klinger's gone for 66, caught at short leg by Joe Root off Tredwell, a classic off-spinner's dismissal. Aus A 191-3 after 64.1 overs 

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Rory Burns' vigil was ended by a vicious lifter from Onions, which the left-hander fended at head height towards first slip. Phil Mustard dived across to take the catch, making it 93-7

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Wickets at the double for Kent as Mickleburgh and Shah go in the space of 14 balls to leave Essex on 22-2. Mickleburgh edged a Charlie Shreck leg-cutter to the keeper to depart for five, then having hooked Matt Coles for a second ball six, Shah pushed down the wrong line in defence to go leg before to the Maidstone-born bowler. 

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Nightwatchman Tim Linley has fallen to the sixth ball of the day, lbw to an in-swinger from Chris Rushworth without addition to the total.

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  • Durham v Surrey
    Another fine morning at Chester-le-Street, so rain is not going to come to Surrey's rescue. They resume on 69-5, still 112 behind. 

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey closed on 69-5 after Davies felt for an away swinger from Rushworth and edged to Mustard to depart for 15. Rory Burns stood firm for 36 overs to reach 28, but Surrey are still 112 behind.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey are now 49-4 after Jason Roy was given out lbw to Stokes. He was reluctant to go, indicating that he had nicked it. It was probably indicative of how Durham's fortunes have turned around while Surrey's have nosedived.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey have again suffered a silly run out they could ill afford and are 47-3. De Bruyn set off after pushing Thorp to Benkenstein, who was 30 yards from the bat at mid-on but was sprightly enough to scamper in and hit the non-striker's stumps.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Stokes has struck in his first over, swinging one in sharply to have left-hander Harinath lbw for five. Surrey are 27-2 and in danger of emerging from the match with zero points as their over-rate read minus three.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey are 17-1 after Ansari went for one of Onions' poorer balls - it was short and wide - and Collingwood took the catch above his head at first slip.

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  • Interval - Durham v Surrey
    Durham are all out for 310, a lead of 181. Onions seemed to think it was time to bowl again as he drove de Bruyn to extra cover and Thorp was caught by Batty at slip off Lewis for a useful 32.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Mustard added only three after his reprieve before Michael Gough gave him out lbw for 46. It was Jon Lewis's first wicket in his 25th over. Durham are 303-8, the three batting points being one more than their total for the five previous home games.

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  • Durham v Surrey
    Nothing will go Surrey's way. They thought they had Phil Mustard for 43 when he was given out lbw to Zander de Bruyn, but umpire Jeff Evans seemed to decide he had made a mistake and recalled him. Durham are 289-7, their second highest score of the season.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Borthwick has gone for one, slicing a drive off Linley straight to backward point. It's 231-7.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Collingwood had just stretched the lead to 100 when he pushed forward and edged Dernbach to wicketkeeper Davies. The Durham captain had worked extremely hard for his 78, facing 199 balls. His team are 230-6.

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Surrey
    Durham are 204-5, giving them only their tenth batting from 12 games. Collingwood is on 61, Mustard has made eight and the lead is 71.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Benkenstein has gone for 69, bowled on the back foot by Dernbach. The stand was worth 132 and on 190-5 Durham lead by 61.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Surrey
    Collingwood has also reached 50, his second of the season. And, on 53, it is already his highest score. It took him 134 balls and arrived via his seventh four, lofted to long-on off Zafar Ansari. Durham are 180-4, 51 ahead.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Surrey
    Dale Benkenstein has completed what is, amazingly, his first 50 of the season off 86 balls with nine fours. Collingwood is still digging in on 24. Durham are 141-4, 12 ahead.

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  • Durham v Surrey
    It's a fine morning at Chester-le-Street, where Durham will resume only ten behind with six wickets standing. How many of those elusive batting points can they collect?

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  • WICKETS - England Lions v Australia A
    Both Bairstow and Morgan have gone as the Australia bowlers fight back at Old Trafford. Bairstow (8) edged Lyon to Paine while Morgan (50) got a leading edge to a ball from Johnson and was caught at mid-on by Holland. 115-4 (57 overs)   

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Surrey
    Durham closed on 119-4, with Collingwood surviving a shaky start to reach 17 in 19 overs. Benkenstein has made 40 in the unbroken stand of 61.

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  • WICKET - England Lions v Australia A
    Compton is deceived in the flight by Lyon and gives the simplest of return catches to the spinner. The Somerset man departs for a polished if restrained 46 and England Lions are 94 for two. Jonny Bairstow in with Morgan now.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Wickets continue to tumble on a blameless pitch and Durham are now 58-4. Stokes had been very restrained but when he shaped to turn the second ball of Linley's second spell to mid-wicket he lobbed a catch to mid-on to depart for six.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Durham are 56-3. Smith drove at de Bruyn and edged to second slip, then a very promising innings by Jennings was ended on 23. A thickish edge to deep gully was well stopped by de Bruyn, who threw down the stumps with Jennings unable to scramble back.

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    Just in case Lancashire weren't sensitive enough about their pitches, Chris Wood and Jack Birkenshaw, two members of the panel that judged the last Old Trafford pitch to be "poor", are present on the ground today. One doubts they're here for the lunch.

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  • TEA - Durham v Surrey
    Durham are 32-1 with Smith on 15 and Jennings on nine. Jennings, a tall left-hander, edged the first ball he faced wide of the slips for four but has otherwise looked very assured.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Durham have lost Stoneman in the third over, whipping Dernbach off the back foot straight to mid-wicket. Debut boy Keaton Jennings has come in on 10-1.

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  • WICKET - England Lions v Australia A
    Root gloves Johnson's leg-side lifter to Paine and goes for six. Bird and Johnson pretty impressive so far. Australia seem here to do a job...baggy green caps...proper cricket sweaters...who's got the Werther's Originals? England 22-1 off 11  

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  • Interval - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey all out for 129 in 48.3 overs. Stokes had Linley caught behind for four to finish with 4-40, his best of the season.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    A stand of 37 has  ended with both batsmen departing on 117. A very good low catch by Callum Thorp at gully, giving Stokes his third wicket, saw off Batty for 11 then Jon Lewis edged Thorp to second slip. Lewis pulled Rushworth for six in his 23.

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    Bopara statement released by ECB: "I thought I was ready to return to action but after some consideration I just feel that it's too early, so won't be playing quite yet."  

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Make that 80-7. Davies has pushed forward and edged Rushworth to Borthwick at second slip.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Matthew Spriegel has driven at a wide away swinger from Onions and edged it to Mustard to dpeart for one and bring in acting captain Gareth Batty on 80-6

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    Teams: England Lions : Root, Compton, Morgan, Bairstow, Kieswetter, Patel, Woakes, Meaker, Tredwell, Harris, Kerrigan. Australia A: Cowan, Davis, Klinger, Forrest, Burns, Cooper, Paine, Johnson, Bird, Holland, Lyon.  

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Harinath has gone without addition to the lunch score. Rushworth had already wobbled a couple past his bat when the left-hander played down the wrong line to one which hit the top of middle stump. Surrey's decision to bat is looking flawed on 67-5.

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    We are to have a start at 2.30 with tea at 4.40 and play till 7.30. 63 overs to be bowled. 

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey are 67-4 after Jason Roy was run out for 15 two balls before lunch, which doesn't look good in the book. Harinath played the ball to square leg and Roy failed to beat Stoneman's direct hit. Harinath is on 28.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    Now Stokes has nipped one back to have Zander de Bruyn lbw for a duck and Surrey are 45-3.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    A frustrating hour for Durham, with Harinath leading a charmed life, ended when Burns was bowled by a swinging yorker from Stokes. Burns made 14 and the score is 41-2.

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    We are to have lunch at 1pm (as usual) and there will be an inspection at 1.30. Slightly better news than we might have hoped for perhaps. No teams as yet.  

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    The rain was heavy; then it got heavier; now it's brightening up a bit, but there'll be a fair amount of drying up to do. The umpires, for those of you who analyse such things, are Rob Bailey and Peter Hartley. They are out there now. 

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  • WICKET - Durham v Surrey
    A perfect away swinger from Rushworth to the left-handed Ansari has produced an edge to Mustard. Surrey are six for one.

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  • Team News - Durham v Surrey
    Durham hand a debut to former South Africa Under 19s captain Keaton Jennings, who replaces Muchall. Mustard returns, but there is still no place for Blackwell. Surrey have gone for a seam attack of Dernbach, Linley and Lewis, with no place for Kartik.

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  • ..... won the toss - Durham v Surrey
    Surrey won toss and bat

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  • Cowan has no complaints about Durham loss
    By Tim Wellock
    Australia A will field their strongest line-up for the two games against England Lions, starting at Old Trafford this week.

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  • Scotland v Durham
    Match abandoned without a ball being bowled at Uddingston. This does not help Durham's chances of climbing up Group B. Scotland will remain rooted to the bottom of the group.

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  • Result - Durham v Australia A
    Durham won by 19 runs when Australia A were all out for 204. Blackwell finished with 7-52

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  • Landmark - Durham v Australia A
    It's rags to riches for Ian Blackwell, whose seventh wicket has guaranteed him a career-best. Australia A are 188-9, needing a further 36 and Blackwell's figures are 7-46. He previous best was 7-85 for Durham at Old Trafford three years ago.

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Australia A
    Australia A are 168-7, still needing 56. Blackwell has bowled all morning and taken 5-36. He removed George Bailey (36) and Nathan Coulter-Nile in successive balls, but Mitchell Starc drove the hat-trick ball for a straight four. Tim Paine is on 16

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  • WICKET - Durham v Australia A
    The tourists are now 123-5 and showing little idea of how to counter the turning ball from Blackwell. He had Davis lbw for 62 and Tom Cooper caught behind - just like that. Blackwell has 3-25 and is staking a strong claim for a championship return

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  • WICKET - Durham v Australia A
    The tourists have slipped from 99-0 to 110-3. Ed Cowan (40) and Michael Klinger (0) handed the erratic Ruel Brathwaite their wickets and Peter Forrest (1) edged Blackwell to slip. Liam Davis is still there on 61.

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  • Durham v Australia A
    It's a fine morning, Australia A need a further 168 to win and Durham have opened up with Ian Blackwell, giving him a further chance to re-establish himself after yesterday's innings of 62.

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  • Durham v Australia A
    Umpires George Sharp and Paul Pollard waited only 15 minutes before deciding to abandon play for the day. It seemed a bit premature, but at least it leaves the prospect of more than one session tomorrow.

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  • Durham v Australia A
    Bad light has halted play with Australia A on 56-0 after 13 overs in pursuit of 224 to win. Liam Davis, a dapper little right-hander, has hit seven fours in reaching 38 off 42 balls, while Ed Cowan is on 18. They have not been seriously tested.

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  • TEA - Durham v Australia A
    Ian Blackwell reached 50 by hitting Mitchell Starc for three successive leg-side sixes, but holed out for 62 (off 63 balls) in the same area off spinner Jon Holland. Durham are 165-8, leading by 203

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  • Durham v Australia A
    Ian Blackwell has counter-attacked brilliantly, moving quickly to 60* from 54 balls, with three sixes and six fours, as Durham go to 133-5 - a lead of 171. Blackwell has so far dominated a sixth wicket stand of 84 with Michael Richardson

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Australia A
    The Australians have hit back hard, reducing Durham to 49-5 in 11 overs before lunch. Mark Stoneman was caught behind off Mitchell Starc from the fourth ball of Durham's second innings and Singh, Muchall, Stokes and Myburgh have since also gone. Lead is 87.

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  • Durham v Australia A
    Australia A are all out for 159, leaving them 38 runs behind Durham on first innings. Ruel Brathwaite finished with 3-32 and Mark Wood 4-36

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Australia A
    Australia A reached 63 for one before a short break for rain, then collapsed against the brisk away swing of 22-year-old Ashington seamer Mark Wood. He had four for 11 before conceding two late fours as the tourists closed on 111-6

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  • TEA - Durham v Australia A
    Durham all out for 197 after a last-wicket stand of 46 between Academy boy Paul Coughlin (29 not out) and Ruel Brathwaite, who is not known as a master bladesman. He made his best first-class score of 16.

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  • Durham v Australia A
    It's raining at Chester-le-Street with Durham on 136-7. South African Johann Myburgh top scored with 34 before driving Nathan Coulter-Nile to cover. Alister McDermott has three wickets, including Ben Stokes, who clipped straight to long leg

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Australia A
    Durham are 91-5 largely through their own carelessness. Ian Blackwell, recalled after being overlooked for two months, fell for a duck. He went down the pitch to left-arm spinner Jon Holland's second ball and edged it to the wicketkeeper.

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  • Cricket Diary: Miller's decision, Bumble's dragon
    By Richard Gibson
    Big-hitting David Miller has declared himself available for Yorkshire if they reach the Champions League – despite it meaning he will miss up to three first-class matches for his South African franchise

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  • Durham v Australia A
    Durham's plans to include former South Africa Under 19 captain Keaton Jennings were scuppered by a registration problem. They included Newcastle-born England U19 player Rammy Singh instead. He was lbw to Alister McDermott, son of Craig, for 22.

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  • Team News - Durham v Australia A
    Durham: Stoneman (capt), Singh, Muchall, Stokes, Myburgh, Blackwell, Richardson, Brathwaite, Claydon, Wood, Coughlin. Australia A: Cowan (capt), Davis, Klinger, Forrest, Bailey, Cooper, Paine, Coulter-Nile, Starc, Holland, McDermott

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  • ..... won the toss - Durham v Australia A
    Durham won toss and will bat

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  • South African Jennings to join Durham
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham are set to offer a contract to former South Africa Under 19 captain Keaton Jennings, who will make his English first-class debut in this week’s

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  • Harmison an injury doubt for Yorkshire
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Steve Harmison is a doubt for Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road on Wednesday August 1 after

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  • Result - Durham v Middlesex
    Durham have finally broken their duck. They won by 15 runs after Stokes took the last wicket when Murtagh edged to Richardson and Middlesex were all out for 102. Onions bowled all morning and finished with 20-6-38-3.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Middlesex have lost two wickets with the score on 98 and last man Finn has joined Murtagh with 20 needed. Roland-Jones fell for an admirable 34 when he felt for an away swinger from Onions and edged to Richardson, then Rayner was yorked by Stokes for 11

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Another excellent catch, by Collingwood above his head at first slip, has left Middlesex on 71-7. Berg drove at a wide one from Rushworth and has gone for 5. Roland-Jones looks comfortable with 47 needed.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Middlesex have lost a wicket without addition. There was a brief break for a shower after ten balls and from the second ball on the resumption Onions swung one in to find Simpson's inside edge and Richardson took a brilliant diving catch.

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  • Durham v Middlesex
    There was a brief shower 30 minutes ago, but play is starting on time. Middlesex need 60, Durham need 5 wickets

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Middlesex
    Middlesex closed on 58-5, still needing 60 to win. Roland-Jones came in as nightwatchman and reached 15 not out.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Denly has edged Thorp to second slip and Middlesex are 38-5

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  • Durham v Middlesex
    Ben Stokes has run off after appearing to suffer a similar injury to last season's. He dived to his right at extra cover in an attempt to catch a fierce drive from Denly which was just off the ground.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Eoin Morgan has completed an unhappy match, scoring nought and two, by falling in similar manner to Malan. He did play a shot, but it was across the line of a ball swinging into him. Middlesex are 30-4 with ten overs still to be bowled this evening.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Middlesex 26-3 after Malan chose not to play a shot at a straight one from Rushworth and fell lbw. Malan and Denly had appeared to be in little difficulty.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Rogers also lasted three balls, cutting a short one wide of off stump from Rushworth to point, where Smith held a good low catch. Middlesex 0-2.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Onions has struck with the third ball, finding the shoulder of Sam Robson's bat for Borthwick to take the catch at second slip

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Durham all out for 200, leaving Middlesex to score 118 to win with 24 overs remaining today. Finn took the last two wickets to finish with 4-80. Borthwick was unbeaten on 41, Durham's top score of the match.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Thorp has gone for 36, made off 24 balls. He played back and edged a good one from Murtagh to the wicketkeeper, ending a stand of 60. Durham lead by 94 with two wickets left.

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  • Durham v Middlesex
    Desperate Durham have opted for kamikaze cricket and are getting away with it. Four overthrows have brought up a 50-stand between Borthwick and Thorp in 5.2 overs.

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  • Durham v Middlesex
    Play has just resumed. The board says 35 overs remain today.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Rain has arrived just as Roland-Jones shot one through at shin height to take out Richardson's off stump.
    It looks like being a brief shower and is unlikely to save Durham from a tw-day defeat. On 119-7 they are only 36 ahead.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Collingwood was stuck on the crease, falling over towards the off side, when he was lbw to Roland-Jones, making it 114-6.
     

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Benkenstein also looked to attack whenever possible, but after making 37 he pushed forward and edged Murtagh to Malan at first slip. On 99-5 Durham lead by 16 and will do well to survive the day.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Stokes, as usual, got carried away. He took 11 off Roland-Jones' second over then cut and drove Finn for two fours before skying an attempted pull off Roland-Jones to be caught at backward point for 23. Durham are 68-4.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Two balls after lunch Finn skidded one through to take out Muchall's off stump. Why do Durham keep sending Muchall in at No 3? In 11 innings he is averaging 8.5. Durham are 32-3.

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Middlesex
    Durham 32-2 at lunch. For the second time in the match Stoneman's entry in the scorebook read: c Simpson b Murtagh 14. He appeared not to agree with umpire Peter Willey's decision.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Steven Finn opened up with a leg-side wide and was then hooked for six by Will Smith before having him caught at second slip with his third legitimate ball. It bounced steeply and Smith steered it at head height to Olli Rayner.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Onions wrapped it up with the first ball of his third over, also having Roland-Jones caught behind to finish with 3-38. Middlesex are all out for 185 after losing their last three wickets for eight runs. A lead of 83 is likely to prove very useful.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Onions struck in his second over, having Murtagh caught behind for 25, making it 185-9. Watched by England selector, James Whitaker, Onions is not exactly racing in following his hamstring strain.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    It took Durham 50 minutes to make the breakthrough, by which time 33 runs had been added, 22 of them to Murtagh. Berg was well caught by wicketkeeper Richardson off Thorp for 37. It's a mystery why Onions has only just come on.

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  • Durham v Middlesex
    It's a fine morning at Chester-le-Street, so hopefully the pitch will have eased and we won't have a two-day finish. Middlesex resume on 144-7, 42 ahead

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Middlesex
    Durham brought on Scott Borthwick for the last over and from his first ball he clung on to a sharp return catch to dismiss Rayner for 14, ending a stand of 32. Middlesex closed on 144-7 with Berg on 30

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    A third catch for Collingwood at first slip, getting rid of Dawid Malan for 24, has left Middlesex on 112-6. It was a second wicket for Callum Thorp. That makes it 16 wickets in the day with no pitch inspector present.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Stokes continues to undermine Middlesex. He had Eion Morgan lbw for a duck and John Simpson caught at first slip for one. Three wickets have gone down for three runs and it's now 86-5.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Middlesex are 83-3. Joe Denly edged Ben Stokes to first slip and after reaching 50 with a sliced four off Onions just out of gully's reach Rogers repeated the shot and was well caught by Stokes. The batsman appeared to think the ball hadn't carried.

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  • TEA - Durham v Middlesex
    Middlesex 63-1 at tea with Rogers on 47

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Sam Robson has gone for 12, lbw with bat aloft to Callum Thorp, ending an opening stand of 34.

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Sussex
    TWO WICKETS FOR HARRY GURNEY, both caught behind by Chris Read. Luke Wells for 54 and Steve Magoffin 8. Sussex 144-7

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Durham all out for 102 after a last-wicket stand of 19. Onions bagged the fourth duck when he inside-edged Berg to Simpson, who claimed his fourth catch via some juggling by the slips. Richardson was the man out for the top score of 22.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Durham are now 81-8. Scott Borthwick tried to cut a steeply-bouncing ball from Murtagh and was caught behind then Callum Thorp drove airily at an in-swinger from Gareth Berg and was lbw for the third duck of the innings.

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Middlesex
    Durham are 61-6 at lunch with Michael Richardson on six. He's playing because Phil Mustard has a knee injury.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    It's now 54-6 with Dale Benkenstein and Paul Collingwood falling on the same total. The former shaped to pull Toby Roland-Jones and lobbed a catch to mid-on and the latter edged a drive at Finn to first slip.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Durham are in disarray again on 24-4. Stoneman was in two minds whether to play at a ball from Murtagh which was leaving him outside off stump and edged it to Simpson to depart for 14.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Durham are 18-3. Gordon Muchall was out of his ground at the non-striker's end when a firm drive from Mark Stoneman ricocheted into the stumps off Murtagh's boot. Gareth Berg replaced Finn and Ben Stokes sliced his third ball straight to backward point.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Middlesex
    Will Smith has gone for nought. He shouldered arms to a ball from Tim Murtagh which brushed his pad on the way through to John Simpson. After long deliberation Tim Robinson upheld the lbw appeal

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  • SA won the toss - South Africans v Worcestershire
    The South Africans, who are resting Smith, Amla and Kallis but have a formidable bowling line-up, have made a steady start at Worcester in their two-day match. 9-0 after 4. 

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  • ..... won the toss - Durham v Middlesex
    Middlesex have put Durham in

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  • Cricket Diary: Cardiff t20 beds crisis
    By Richard Gibson
    Supporters of Hampshire, Sussex and Yorkshire are already experiencing problems with restricted hotel availability for the Friends Life t20 finals day – a month before the event.

    27/07/2012 (300 days old) | Read more
  • Bowling successes cannot hide Durham problems
    By Tim Wellock
    Among bowlers who have taken more than ten LV County Championship wickets this season Durham boast the top two in the averages.

    24/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • Somerset beat Durham by eight wickets
    Craig Kieswetter is in a mood to make a point ahead of the World Twenty20. He has just beasted Somerset to an eight-wicket win v Durham with a massive 19.4 overs to spare. He finished with 103 from 61 balls, as a target of 148 was hunted down with ease

    22/07/2012 (304 days old) | Read more
  • Somerset v Durham
    Durham recover, sort of, to post 147 in 34 overs. But Somerset are already flying. Trescothick, back in action, and Kieswetter, full of confidence after his efforts in the week, have added 27 in the first four overs.

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  • Somerset v Durham
    A 30-run stand for the ninth wicket between Mitchell Claydon and Gareth Breese has rescued Durham's blushes a touch. But Claydon is gone now, caught behind for 18. 129 for 9

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Durham's day is going from bad to worse. They've now slumped to 97 for 8, with 16 overs of their innings still to complete if they possibly can

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    A shocking start for Durham at Taunton. They've slumped to 34 for 4 in seven overs, with Peter Trego claiming 3 for 17.  The only man into double figures so far is Mark Stoneman, who was caught and bowled for 17

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  • An unwanted century for Yorkshire
    By Andrew Hignell
    Yorkshire have set an unwanted record in this soggy summer, becoming the first county to top 100 hours of lost cricket in the LV= County Championship.

    22/07/2012 (305 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Sussex v Durham
    SUSSEX WIN BY TWO WICKETS! Breathless stuff and Sussex have just won a huge game both in terms of their own hopes of climbing the table and to Durham's hopes of staying up. Steve Magoffin: 9-50 from 36 overs and 23 not  out. Fantastic entertainment.

    21/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Durham
    Scores level as Anyon takes two off Thorp. Nerveless batting this by Anyon and Magoffin.

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  • Sussex v Durham
    A twist in the tail. Anyon has bladed a couple of fours to huge cheers to take Sussex to within three runs of victory. He's got a 50 this season so is no mug. To add to the tension light rain is falling but the batsmen are going nowhere! Amazing stuff.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    By the standards of this match a stand of 23 runs in six overs is riches indeed but Wernars has just been caught behind off Thorp for 4. Magoffin, having taken six wickets earlier, is 17 from 22 balls and playing well. 19 to win. Tense is not the word.

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  • Sussex v Durham
    An air of disbelief among the crowd here. The pitch is certainly assisting the seamers but too many Sussex batsmen have not played their natural games. Still, Magoffin and Wernars could yet emerge as heroes but this would be a massive win for Durham

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    The lbw tally rises and Durham are on their way to victory it would seem. Goodwin has gone to Thorp for 15 after Brown fell to Rushworth in the previous over. Again it is late seam movement which has done the trick in both instances. 34 to win or 3wkts

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  • LUNCH - Sussex v Durham
    Extraordinary morning at Arundel with eight wickets falling. 25 have now gone in the last session. Sussex still need 53 to win and their hopes rest largely on Goodwin, who has looked as composed as any batsman in this match. If he goes Durham should win

    21/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Rushworth back into the attack and in his second over he bowls Luke Wright, again seam movement back into the batsman. Wright scored 1 from 18 balls. Perhaps he might have been better playing his natural attacking game. 58 needed, Durham favourites

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Oh dear, it looks like the pressure is getting to Sussex. In Stokes' second over Yardy has been run out after a horrible misunderstanding between Goodwin over a single. Yes no yes.... you know the rest. Durham probably slight favourites now. 

    21/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Durham might fancy this now after Sussex lose their third wicket. Nash has done well for 30 minutes but Calum Thorp has just bowled him through the gate. Goodwin joined by his captain Mike Yardy, whose 66 is the highest score so far in the match.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Sussex hearts beating a bit faster as Gatting edges to second slip to give Thorp his first wicket. 74 to win as Nash is joined by Goodwin. All their experience needed now in this tricky chase.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Not a good start to the run chase as Luke Wells goes to the sixth ball, lbw to Chris Rushworth. Nipped back and that is the 13th lbw verdict of the contest. Gatting in with Chris Nash and it's pretty tense! 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Three balls later, in his first over, Magoffin had Calum Thorp lbw, beaten by late seam movement, and now the Aussie hasd finished off Durham by bowling Chris Rushworth through the gate. Durham all out for 93, Sussex need 94 to win. Magoffin 6-22 from 12.5

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Three of them in the first six overs and Steve Magoffin now has six in the match, although it was Kirk Wernars who got the key breakthrough in the first over when Paul Collingwood shuffled in front and fell lbw without adding to his overnight 29....

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  • Sussex v Durham
    Prompt start at a sunny Arundel where Durham will resume on 80-7, a lead of 80, with Paul Collingwood 29 not out and their main hope of setting Sussex a target of around 150 which would not be easy on this bowler-friendly pitch.

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  • Close Of Play - Sussex v Durham
    A storm of tropical intensity has swept in from Tangmere and there will be no further play at Arundel. Durham will resume tomorrow on 80 for 7, leading by 80. 

    20/07/2012 (307 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Durham
    Rain stopped play at Arundel and that could be it for the day. No breaks from the west. Still an hour or so remaining but we will probably be back tomorrow. Collingwood on 29 is fighting a good fight for his side, Thorp on 8. Durham are 80-7 and lead by 80

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    So much for that Durham fightback. Borthwick, pushing forward, has just edged to Brown behind the stumps, off Luke Wright. Into the tail now and we might even be over tonight although shower clouds are banking up towards Westergate and Fontwell.

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  • Sussex v Durham
    Recovery of sorts by Durham has taken them to 60-6 with Collingwood on 19 and Borthwick reigning himself in to offer good support on 3. Magoffin has taken a blow with figures of 4-14 from ten overs - outstanding bowling.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Durham falling in a heap here. Wernars comes into the attack and Mustard, looking to pull his first ball, instead spoons it high to Nash who runs round from mid-wicket to take the catch. Durham lead by 39 and with 29 overs left this might finish tonight

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  • Sussex v Durham
    Durham 29-5 but a shower has just sent the players off the field. Should be back on soon though. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Two in two balls have put Sussex in a great position. Having been hit for four boundaries earlier in the over James Anyon had Will Smith caught behind for 12 and with the next ball Steve Magoffin got Dale Benkenstein for 14, both to regulation nicks

    20/07/2012 (307 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Sussex v Durham
    Tea taken early as the covers come on as a brief shower hits Arundel. Durham are 19-3 in the 11th over. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Another wicket for Magoffin as Stokes goes for a duck, decent looking clip off his legs but straight into the hands of Luke Wright at mid-wicket. 10-3 in the 10th and Durham's season-long batting woes are continuing.  

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Magoffin has two wickets in two overs as Gordon Muchall is lbw for a duck. Kept a shade low, as a few balls have started to do at the Park End. That is eight lbw decisions today. Will Smith is 8 and Ben Stokes has joined him.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Early breakthrough for Sussex as Mark Stoneman, the left-hander, is lbw to Steve Magoffin playing no shot - something that regularly incurs the wrath of the men in white coats. Getting very gloomy here, might be a stoppage shortly. Durham are 4-1

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    SUSSEX 231 ALL OUT so the scores are level. A couple of wristy boundaries from Monty but he has just holed out looking to hit Rushworth over mid off. Game on then - one innings game effectively. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    A Sussex collapse. Three wickets have fallen on 221 with Brown the latest to go although there wasn't much he could do about the pea-roller from Rushworth which knocked back his off stump. A good innings of 51 nonetheless. Monty on his way to the middle

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Thorp on a hat-trick as Magoffin goes first ball. Straight and fullish, Magoffin tried to turn it into the leg side and missed. Once again, not much doubt about that decision. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Wernars goes for 10, the fifth lbw victim of the sussex innings. Not much doubt about that decision - half forward, nipped back from Thorp and that was out. Brown now 51 and Steve Magoffin is with him. Sussex still trail by 10. 

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  • Landmark - Sussex v Durham
    50 for Ben Brown which he reached with an authoratitive pull from outside off stump through mid-wicket off Chris Rushworth for his seventh boundary. Wernars got off the mark from the 27th ball he faced at Sussex are eyeing a first-inning lead.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Success for Collingwood in the third over after lunch as he traps Yardy lbw for 66, missing a straight ball he was working across to leg. Good performance by the Sussex skipper. Brown has just had a life, driving hard and over slip's head off Stokes. 

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  • LUNCH - Sussex v Durham
    Probably Sussex's morning - just. Yardy is 62 and Brown 34 and so far they have added 61 for the sixth wicket. On 55 Yardy had a reprieve when Smith dropped him at short leg off Borthwick. Tough chance though. Game nicely poised with Sussex 51 behind

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  • Landmark - Sussex v Durham
    Skipper Mike Yardy brings up his 50 at Arundel off 132 balls with six fours. Sussex are now 148-5, trailing Durham by 83

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Wright looks to take on the Durham bowlers but after cutting Rushworth uppishly for four he edges a ball from Stokes to Collingwood in the slips. Sussex in a spot of both now on 121-5, still 110 behind

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Durham make an early breakthrough at Arundel. Goodwin tries to leave a ball which nips back from Rushworth and is lbw for 18 leaving Sussex on 110-4. Wright is the new man in

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  • Close Of Play - Sussex v Durham
    The second day ends with the game nicely poised. Yardy and Goodwin used all their experience in the last hour to take Sussex to 100-3, trailing by 131. In such seam-friendly conditions the game could be won by a batsman on either side able to master them.

    19/07/2012 (307 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    A second wicket for Thorp and a peach of a delivery to unseat Wells for 41 which nipped away to beat his forward push and clip the top of off stump. Good game developing here as Mike Yardy joins Goodwin, who is 2 not out. 

    19/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Gatting and Wells seemed to have done the hard work against a nagging Durham seam attack but now Gatting has gone for 11, lbw to Calum Thorp to one which nipped back. Murray Goodwin joins Luke Wells, who is on 26.

    19/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Durham
    New ball still doing a lot for the Durham seamers but they haven't made Gatting and Wells play enough balls. Wells is 7, Gatting 6 and the black clouds which were threatening a downpour have scooted up and over to the north of the ground.

    19/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Sussex v Durham
    Sussex 13-1 from 9 overs at the interval. Rushworth has conceded two runs in his first five overs. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Breakthrough for Durham in the third over as Chris Rushworth traps Chris Nash lbw for 3, the batsman only half-forward. Joe Gatting in to join Luke Wells. 

    19/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Durham
    Magoffin 3-28 from 22 overs with 9 maidens pick of the Sussex bowling. Looks like that shower may have missed us and Sussex will be beginning their reply shortly. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Durham 231 all out as Nash takes his second wicket of the over to remove Claydon for 15. Rushworth 1 not out. Rain fell as the players came off but it seems to have stopped although it is very dark to the west now.

    19/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Stand of 55 in ten overs for the ninth wicket broken by Chris Nash who has Borthwick lbw for 50 hitting across the line of a straight one. Nash developing a nice habit of partnership breaker. Thorp on 15 is joined by Chris Rushworth.

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  • Sussex v Durham
    All of a sudden batting looks fairly easy at Arundel. Ninth wicket pair Borthwick and Claydon have now added 54 and benefited from four overthrows in the last over after woeful backing-up by Monty Panesar. Borthwick has just moved to his 50, 67 balls 8x4

    19/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Good bowling change by Sussex. Wright replaces Magoffin and straight away persuades Thorp to drive straight to cover where Goodwin takes an easy catch. Borthwick on 12 and Mitch Claydon is the new batsman with Durham in trouble on 179 for 8

    19/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    The pressure has been building since lunch and Sussex have struck again to end Benkenstein's resistance. He tried to pull a ball from Magoffin that wasn't that short and instead lofted a catch to Wernars at wide mid-on. Gone for 43. Thorp replaces him.

    19/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Sussex v Durham
    Durham 158-6 at the interval. Scott Borthwick (1) has joined Benkenstein. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Breakthrough for Panesar just before lunch. Got some surprise bounce and Mustard clipped it straight into the hands of short leg. He made 27. Five successive maidens before lunch from Monty and Wernars but Benkenstein is still there on 42.

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  • Sussex v Durham
    Monty Panesar into the attack at Arundel but Benkenstein and Mustard are starting to prosper, their sixth-wickets stand now worth 59. Wernars continuing with Brown standing up to the stumps and only one slip. Benkenstein 41, Mustard 27

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  • Patel named county cricket's most valuable player
    By Robin Hutchison
    Two wickets for 42 runs and an innings of 36 from 35 balls in a six-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 win over Hampshire on Tuesday night

    19/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Durham
    Steady accumulation by Benkenstein and Mustard in the Arundel sunshine, their sixth wicket stand now worth 21 although Mustard was a tad lucky to survive a flat-footed waft at Wright which only just eluded Wernars at backward point. 119-5 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Early breakthrough for Magoffin and Sussex as Collingwood gets a thin edge behind trying to leave outside off stump. Plenty of seam movement again for the bowlers as Phil Mustard joins Benkenstein with Durham in a spot of bother. 97-5

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  • Sussex v Durham
    Good morning from a sunny and pleasantly warm Arundel where Paul Collingwood has just square-driven James Anyon for four for the first runs of the second day. He is 8, Dale Benkenstein 11 and Durham are 96-4. Good crowd filing in for the day's action.

    19/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Sussex v Durham
    Off for the day at Arundel where we have had 27 overs and Durham reached 92 for 4. The forecast for the remaining  three days is better (I've heard that before!) so every prospect still of a decent game here. 

    18/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Durham
    The rain has got heavier at Arundel. "It's a clearing-up shower!" says a wag at the back of the press tent. A few people hanging around for the raffle results but on a ground with no covered shelter it seems most have heade home. 

    18/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Durham
    No 3pm resumption I'm afraid. The rain has returned, the skies are leaden and the covers are going back on. A stoical crowd are either seeking shelter or heading to the car parks. 

    18/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Durham
    How the weather Gods are teasing us today. The rain has ceased, the groundstaff are frantically getting the wicket fit and the match will resume at 3pm. 

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  • Sussex v Durham
    Bad news. The drizzle has returned so no chance of a 2.50pm resumption. The weather is due to get better later this afternoon so we will see play again but not sure when. All very disappointing but entirely predictable this so-called summer. 

    18/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Durham
    Good news. The rain has stopped, mopping up is underway and if it stays dry we will re-start at 2.50pm. 

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  • Sussex v Durham
    Looks like we could be in for a long delay at Arundel as persistent drizzle prevents a disruption. One sage in the tent predicts we have seen our ration for the day. Certainly a gloomy prospect at the moment. Durham are 92-4

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  • Sussex v Durham
    Collingwood off the mark with a nice cover drive off Wright for four but now the rain has swept in and the players are going off and the covers coming  on. Durham 92-4 and we might have an early lunch. 

    18/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    No sooner had Stoneman raised his bat to acknowledge his 80-ball 50 he goes without adding, lbw as he missed a sweep at Panesar. His replacement is the Durham captain Paul Collingwood. 

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  • Landmark - Sussex v Durham
    Stoneman, after a slow start, has hit seven boundaries in 20 balls faced to move to his 50 with a single off Luke Wright, which also brought up the 50 partnership with Benkenstein, who is on 7.

    18/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Benkenstein and Stoneman have seen off Magoffin, whose new-ball spell was 10-3-18-1, and now have to contend with Monty Panesar. Stoneman took two fours off his first over but Arundel does favour spin and Monty could have a big role as the game progresses.

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Success for Steve Magoffin as Ben Stokes' full-blooded drive is taken head high by Yardy at second slip. Another good bit of work by the Sussex captain. Stoneman is 9 and Dale Benkenstein is walking out to join him with Durham in familiar strife at 34-3

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  • Sussex v Durham
    Ben Stokes has played a couple of handsome strokes to move to 16 and Mark Stoneman, who is more of a grinder, is 1 but it has now started to rain at Arundel although it doesn't seem to be more than a passing squall. 

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  • WICKET - Sussex v Durham
    Early problems for Durham after James Anyon struck with successive balls in his second over. Will Smith edged to Mike Yardy, who dived to his left at slip to take the catch, and then Gordon Muchall lost his off stump driving airily at his first ball.

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  • Team News - Sussex v Durham
    Durham are missing leading wicket-taker Graham Onions as he is in the Test squad. He might race back from the Oval tomorrow if he doesn't make the final cut. Mitchell Claydon is in for him. Paul Collingwood returns from injury with Michael Richardson out.

    18/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Sussex v Durham
    No Matt Prior for Sussex as he is with England so Ben Brown returns behind the stumps. Ed Joyce is with Ireland so Joe Gatting comes in. Naved Arif is left out with Kirk Wernars making his first appearance of the season.

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  • ..... won the toss - Sussex v Durham
    Sussex have won the toss and elected to field first. Good decision as it's very overcast and there is likely to be some juice in the wicket after all the rain we've had

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  • Team News - Sussex v Durham
    Joe Gatting replaces Ed Joyce, who is with Ireland this week, and Ben Brown comes in for Matt Prior behind the stumps as Sussex host Durham. Arundel was a soggy sight on Monday, when the CB40 game was cancelled, but has dried out nicely today. 

    17/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Hampshire v Durham
    Hampshire have won this by 4 wickets with ten balls to spare. Excellent knock from Simon Katich 59no

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Durham
    Having swept Borthwick for 6 to take Hampshire to within two of their target, Mascarenhas has been trapped lbw by the legspinner. Replays show it to be a poor decision. 199-6

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  • Hampshire v Durham
    Former Durham batsman Simon Katich reached 50 from 52 balls by launching Scott Borthwick for his third six. Hants 167-4

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Durham
    Attempting to repeat Simon Katich's six in the same Scott Borthwick over, Sean Ervine pulled the leg spinner straight to deep mid wicket. Hampshire 147-4 needing 54 from 43 balls.

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Durham
    Gareth Breese has bowled Vince for 40, Hampshire's openers gone to spin in successive overs

    15/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Hampshire v Durham
    Gareth Breese has bowled Vince for 40, Hampshire's openers gone to spin in successive overs

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Durham
    Jimmy Adams chipped Borthwick to Paul Collingwood at mid-wicket but Vince still there on 40 . 73-1

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  • Hampshire v Durham
    James Vince 21 and Jimmy Adams 19 are going well, Hants 41-0 at the end of the 8-over powerplay.

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  • Interval - Hampshire v Durham
    Gordon Muchall hit the last ball of the innings for his fifth four, through mid-wicket against Kabir Ali, to take Durham to 200-7. Muchall faced 99 balls for his 96not out. 

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Durham
    A Sean Ervine off-cutter hit the top of Dale Benkenstein's off stump. The Durham captain contributed 31 to a 73-run partnership with Gordon Muchall. 142-5 (32.5)

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  • Hampshire v Durham
    Gordon Muchall has a 69-ball fifty, Durham 130-4 in the 32nd

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Durham
    A direct hit by Jimmy Adams at short extra cover ran out Paul Collingwood for 28. Durham 59-4 

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Durham
    Chris Wood has sneaked the ball through Ben Stokes' defences and bowled him for 1. Durham 41-3

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  • Hampshire v Durham
    Durham reached 37-2 at the end of the mandatory eight-over powerplay. Openers Phil Mustard, ct behind down the leg side and Mark Stoneman, who spooned a leading edge against Dimi Mascarenhas, the men out. Hants won toss, Colingwood and Ben Stokes together

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  • Team News - Hampshire v Durham
    Hants win toss and bowl. Hants: Adams, Vince, Katich, McKenzie, Ervine, Dawson, Mascarenhas, Wood, Bates, Kabir Ali, Briggs; Durham: Stoneman, Mustard, Collingwood, Stokes, Myburgh, Benkenstein, Breese, Borthwick, G Muchall, Onions, Claydon.

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  • Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Durham
    Match abandoned. Seven points each, Durham remain six adrift of Worcestershire at the bottom

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  • Worcestershire v Durham
    Lunch will be taken at 12.30. The covers are still on, the outfield is too wet even for football.

    13/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire v Durham
    The outfield is saturated at New Road, it's drizzling at the moment and with no prospect of play before lunch it's just a question of when it will be decided that a result is impossible. Two novice umpires, O'Shaughnessy and Saggers, might keep us waiting

    13/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Durham
    Play abandoned for the day at 5.15 at New Road. The forecast is not great for tomorrow.

    12/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Worcestershire v Durham
    Rain has arrived with Durham on 67-0, leading by 105. Mark Stoneman is on 41 and Will Smith 20. Tea is to be taken.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Worcestershire are all out for 205, both Jones and Jack Shantry being caught behind off Rushworth, who took all three wickets after lunch. Borthwick finished with 4-37 and Durham lead by 38

    12/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Gareth Andrew, dropped twice on four, departed for six when he tried to pull Chris Rushworth and lobbed a catch to mid-on. On 187-8 Jones has returned to the crease after having a fly removed from his eye

    12/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Worcestershire v Durham
    Worcestershire are 183-7 at lunch, 60 behind. Richard Jones had been at the crease only a couple of minutes when he retired with an eye problem. He was at the non-striker's end at the time.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Worcestershire continue to implode and are now 178-7, having lost five wickets for 33 runs. Pardoe emulated Ali in holing out at deep mid-wicket, Cameron chipped a return catch to give Borthwick his fourth wicket and Scott was caught behind off Thorp

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Moeen Ali, on seven overnight, added 11 runs in 75 minutes, four of them off the edge in the second over, before losing patience. He lifted Borthwick into the hands of Michael Richardson at deep mid-wicket, making it 162-4.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Phil Hughes raced majestically from 52 to 87 in 45 minutes before falling to the first ball he faced from Scott Borthwick. Moeen Ali edged a single off the leg-spinner's second ball and Hughes thrust his pad well forward to the next. It's 145-3.

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  • Worcestershire v Durham
    The clouds are already starting to build over New Road, but we're told we should be OK until at least mid-afternoon. Worcestershire are about to resume on 100-2.

    12/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Essex
    A sunny morning in Cheltenham where the home side resume on 147-2. Weather prospects seem okay for the first two sessions but rain is expected to sweep in around tea time. We'll worry about that if and when it does happen.

    12/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Durham
    Worcestershire closed on 100-2 with Hughes on 52 and Moeen Ali on seven. Hughes' 50 came off 91 balls with nine fours

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  • FICA supports legal action over unpaid BPL fees
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire batsman Alexei Kervezee, Northamptonshire wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien and Kent’s former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood are among overseas players allegedly still owed money by

    11/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Worcestershire v Durham
    After a ridiculous five-minute break for bad light, play resumed with 2.4 overs to be bowled and Hughes collected the two singles he needed for his 50. It's 12 more than any Durham batsman managed and he has looked a class act.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Stokes struck again in his next over when he swung one in to have Vikram Solanki lbw for 13, making it 77-2.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Worcestershire's opening stand of 63 was ended when Daryl Mitchell was caught behind off Ben Stokes for 24. Phil Hughes is on 38.

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  • TEA - Worcestershire v Durham
    Tea to be taken between innings. Having extolled the well-known virtues of the ladies' tea room yesterday I have no need to visit them today. One of their delightful members brought some delicious carrot cake to me. Press box colleagues are livid.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Durham all out 243, Richardson taking the last two wickets to finish with 4-52. Thorp and Onions put on 39 in seven overs for the ninth wicket. Onions cashed in on some dreadful bowling by Richard Jones to make 25 not out

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Durham 207-8 - only their eighth batting point of the season. Mustard fell for 32 when he clipped Richard Jones' third ball of the day sweetly into Phil Hughes' hands at deep square leg.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Durham are 179-7 after Gareth Andrew took his third wicket of the day. This time he brought one sharply back to knock out left-hander Scott Borthwick's leg stump fot ten. Deposed skipper Phil Mustard is on 24

    11/07/2012 (316 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Durham are 150-6 after acting captain Dale Benkenstein pushed forward and lost his off stump to give Andrew his second wicket of the day. Benkenstein's 30 included a pulled six off Andrew

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    In the second over Michael Richardson, the reserve wicketkeeper playing purely as a batsman, fell for a duck. There had been no addition to the score of 127-4 when he pushed forward and edged Gareth Andrew to Daryl Mitchell at second slip.

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  • Worcestershire v Durham
    Play will start at 2pm with 67 overs to be bowled. It's still sunny and the forecast is better for the rest of the day.

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  • Worcestershire v Durham
    Further inspection at 1.30. It's sunny at the moment.

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  • LUNCH - Worcestershire v Durham
    Torrential sunshine now at New Road, but the outfield is saturated so lunch will be taken at 12.30 with a view to starting at 1.10

    11/07/2012 (316 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire v Durham
    Another shower has been followed by news of a further inspection at 11.30

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  • Worcestershire v Durham
    A brief downpour at New Road has rendered a prompt start unlikely. There is to be an inspection at 10.50 and further heavy showers are inevitable

    11/07/2012 (316 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: More short stuff for Bairstow
    By Richard Gibson
    England have publicly dismissed Jonny Bairstow’s troubles against the short stuff sent down by West Indies as ‘just a few good balls’ but it is a weakness that they will have been privately concerned about

    11/07/2012 (316 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Durham
    Off for the day at New Road with Durham on 127 for four after 42 overs

    10/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire v Durham
    Correction: no resumption at 5.30 because of light drizzle.

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  • Worcestershire v Durham
    Play is due to resume at 5.30 with 19 overs to be bowled.

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  • Worcestershire v Durham
    The heavy showers keep on coming at New Road. It's fine at the moment but the groundstaff are not removing the covers because more rain appears to be imminent.

    10/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Worcestershire v Durham
    The sublime chocolate cake was interrupted by a return to action - for five balls. Then the heavens opened and tea is being taken with Durham on 127-4

    10/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire v Durham
    The day's second shower at New Road has halted play with Durham on 126-4 in the 42nd over. The ladies' tea room beckons.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Shantry looked astonished when Ben Stokes cut him for four, the ball racing across the lush outfield, to reach 22. But the revenge was instant as an in-swinging yorker hit leg stump. Durham are 126-4.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    It was a mystery how Muchall had survived against Richardson, but as often happens he fell at the other end for 25 in the first over of Jack Shantry's second spell. A little extra bounce resulted in an easy catch to second slip. Durham are 93-3.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    Mark Stoneman has gone for 38, top-edging a pull off Alan Richardson for Vikram Solanki to take the catch running back from first slip. Durham are 85-2.

    10/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Worcestershire v Durham
    Durham are 72-1 after 24 overs. Richardson improved after his erratic start and was unlucky not to take a second wicket when Gordon Muchall was dropped by Ben Scott on eight. Stoneman has grafted hard to reach 28.

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  • WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
    When play resumed after a 30-minute break Will Smith fell to the second ball, pushing forward and edging Richardson to Moeen Ali at third slip to depart for 11. Gordon Muchall edged the next ball over the slips for four to make it 30-1.

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  • Worcestershire v Durham
    After the long-awaited resumption of four-day cricket it took only 30 minutes for the rain to arrive at Worcester. Durham were 26 without loss in the ninth over. Alan Richardson looked a little rusty after his lay-off.

    10/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Worcestershire v Durham
    Worcestershire: Mitchell (capt), Hughes, Solanki, Ali, Cameron, Pardoe, Andrew, Scott, Shantry, Richardson, Jones. Durham: Stoneman, Smith, Stokes, Benkenstein (capt), Muchall, Richardson, Mustard, Borthwick, Thorp, Onions, Rushworth

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  • ..... won the toss - Worcestershire v Durham
    Worcestershire won the toss and put Durham in. New four-day captain Paul Collingwood is still not fit to resume for Durham after his injury, so reserve wicketkeeper Michael Richardson is playing purely as a batsman and Dale Benkenstein is captain

    10/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Soggy FLt20: a horror story
    By Andrew Hignell
    Today, on the morning after the completion of the Friends Life t20 group stage, TheCricketer.com can reveal the full horror of the disruption caused by bad weather to

    09/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Durham set to call time on Di Venuto
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham are set to call time on the career of Michael Di Venuto, who passed 25,000 first-class runs in April.

    09/07/2012 (318 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Durham v Lancashire
    TIE. Lancashire stopped Durham getting six off the last over as Paul Horton runs out Gareth Breese with the last ball of the match. Both sides out of this season's FLt20, however. 

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Durham need 27 off three overs, they are 107-5. 

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire, and most likely Durham too, are out of the FLt20 after Essex v Hampshire is washed out. Durham 84-3 after 13.4 overs. 

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Ben Stokes has just hit Stephen Parry for a huge six over mid-wicket, but falls trying to repeat the dose, caught at long-on. 67-2 after 11.1 now.

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Lancashire
    Durham have reached the halfway stage of their innings at 56-1. They need another 78 off 60 balls, and are actually behind on DL as we stand. 

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    If Hampshire v Essex is a No Result, we think Durham (36-1 after 6.4) will need 134 in around 16 overs to qualify. 

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Durham are 29-1 after five overs having lost Herschelle Gibbs lbw to Glen Chapple. 

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Correction: Lancashire 133-8

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  • Interval - Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire closed on 131-8, Gareth Cross making 26. There were two wickets each for spinners Breese and Borthwick, who conceded only 34 in eight over between them

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire 74-2 after ten. Smith was lbw for 29, trying to sweep a googly from Borthwick.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire 40-1 after six overs. Moore made 13 before losing his leg stump when trying to slog Rushworth over mid-wicket

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  • Team News - Durham v Lancashire
    Durham: Mustard, Gibbs, Stokes, Myburgh, Benkenstein, Muchall, Borthwick, Breese, Plunkett, Rushworth, Onions. Lancashire: Moore, Smith, Croft, Brown, Cross, Horton, Arafat, Shahzad, Chapple, Parry, Keedy

    08/07/2012 (319 days old) | Read more
  • Time to end the Twenty20 debate
    By Mark Baldwin
    There is only one way to solve the debate about whether a dedicated mid-season slot or a season-long tournament is the best way forward for English cricket's ten-year-old Twenty20 Cup

    07/07/2012 (320 days old) | Read more
  • Harmison joins Yorkshire for loan spell
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Steve Harmison’s loan from Durham to Yorkshire has been confirmed. The former England fast bowler moves

    07/07/2012 (320 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Leicestershire v Durham
    Match abandoned after heavy morning rain

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  • England Under-19 World Cup squad named
    By Paul Bolton
    Six Midlands youngsters have been included in the England Under-19 squad for the ICC Under 19 World Cup which will be played in Australia next month

    06/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Collingwood appointed Durham four-day captain
    By Tim Wellock
    Paul Collingwood has been handed the task of preserving Durham’s Division One LV County Championship status after their disastrous start to the season.

    02/07/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Foster first keeper to win monthly FTI MVP award
    James Foster has capped a series of impressive displays to become the first wicketkeeper to win the monthly award for the FTI Most Valuable Player.

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's T20 poser
    By Richard Gibson
    Yorkshire face the prospect of being without both their overseas stars if they extend their impressive Twenty20 Cup form beyond the group stages.

    02/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Razzaq restraint fuels black humour
    By Tim Wellock
    With allegations of match fixing again raising their ugly head, Durham fans could have been forgiven for cracking jokes about Abdul Razzaq’s unusual restraint during Leicestershire’s Friends Life t20 visit.

    01/07/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Durham v Leicestershire
    Durham won by 9 wickets with 6.4 overs to spare. Gibbs was unbeaten on 49

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  • Durham v Leicestershire
    Durham 89-1 after ten overs. Phil Mustard reached a 29-ball 50 with successive sixes off Josh Cobb then fell lbw for 51 attempting a reverse sweep.

    01/07/2012 (326 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Durham v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire made 114-7 with Razzaq batting until three balls from the end of the innings for 47. It's a sluggish pitch but his lack of urgency was surprising.

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  • Durham v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire are 50-2 after 10 overs. Cobb was lbw to Onions for 10, Greg Smith lifted Borthwick to deep mid-wicket for 9. Razzaq is on 26. The match began with the T20 rarity of a maiden, by Chris Rushworth.

    01/07/2012 (326 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Durham v Leicestershire
    Durham: Mustard, Gibbs, Stokes, Myburgh, Benkenstein (capt), Muchall, Breese, Borthwick, Plunkett, Onions, Rushworth. Leicestershire: Razzaq, Cobb, Smith, Sarwan, Boyce, White, Eckersley, Thornely, Henderson, Buck, Hoggard (capt)

    01/07/2012 (326 days old) | Read more
  • ..... won the toss - Durham v Leicestershire
    Durham won the toss and put the Foxes in

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  • Result - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Nottinghamshire won by 41 runs as Durham closed on 169-7, despite a 27-ball half-century from Stokes.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Durham 82-2 after ten overs. Stokes, who took 18 off an over from Mullaney, is on 35.

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  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Durham 41-2 after six overs. Gibbs was run out for seven after Mustard called him for a leg bye then changed  his mind. Gibbs did not look best pleased. Mustard made 20 before cutting Pattinson to backward point.

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  • Interval - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts passed 200 for the sixth time in T20 cricket, amassing 210-3. Hales maded 88 off 51 balls before holing out on the mid-wicket boundary in the 18th over. He put on 142 with Wessels, who followed next ball for 53.

    29/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts are 88-1 after 10 overs with Hales on 33

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  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts had 44 on the board after four overs before Lumb fell for 36, made off 20 balls. He sliced a full toss from Claydon to cover, where Ben Stokes dived to his right to hold an excellent low catch

    29/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Samit Patel, surplus to England's requirements, replaces Graeme White for Nottinghamshire; Mitch Claydon comes in for Chris Rushworth in Durham's only change

    29/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • ..... won the toss - Nottinghamshire v Durham
    Notts won toss and will bat

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  • Result - Durham v Derbyshire
    Durham won by 8 wickets with 17 balls to spare. Herschelle Gibbs was unbeaten on 83, their record T20 score, made off 58 balls with nine fours and three sixes.

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  • Durham v Derbyshire
    Durham are 74 for one after 10 overs. After a stand of 70 Mustard was stumped by Poynton off Wainwright for 35. Gibbs is on 39.

    27/06/2012 (329 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Durham v Derbyshire
    Derbyshire closed on 131-7, taking 25 off the last two overs thanks to Garry Park making an unbeaten 29 off 20 balls against his former club.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Derbyshire
    Durham's spinners both struck with their sixth ball. Khawaja was caught at long-on off Breese for 33 and Chesney Hughes tried to hit Borthwick into the next parish and was bowled. When Wayne Madsen lofted Borthwick to long-on Debyshire were 78-5

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  • WICKET - Durham v Derbyshire
    Derbyshire have limped to 29-2 after six overs.  Wes Durston fell for six when he pulled Chris Rushworth to deep square leg, then Ross Whiteley departed for a five-ball duck. He edged to Phil Mustard when following an away swinger from Graham Onions

    27/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Durham v Derbyshire
    Durham: Mustard, Gibbs, Stokes, Myburgh, Benkenstein (capt), Muchall, Breese, Borthwick, Plunkett, Rushworth, Onions. Derbyshire: Khawaja, Durston, Whiteley, Madsen (capt), Park, Hughes, Naved-ul-Hasan, Clare, Wainwright, Poynton, Turner

    27/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Derbys won the toss - Durham v Derbyshire
    Derbyshire won the toss and will bat

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  • Big-hitting Di Venuto ready to return
    By Tim Wellock
    Michael Di Venuto signalled that he is ready for a return to action for Durham by thrashing an unbeaten 156 off 80 balls in a Second X1 Trophy match against Northamptonshire

    27/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Lancashire v Durham
    Lancashire cantered home by eight wickets with six overs to spare, Croft unbeaten on 65 off 44 balls, with four sixes. Smith holed out for 40 with six runs needed.

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  • Lancashire v Durham
    Lancashire 88-1 after ten overs, Croft has 50 from 34 balls.

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  • Lancashire v Durham
    Lancashire 53-1 after six with Croft on 39 from 22 balls. He took 23 off Onions' third over, including sixes over long-on and backward square leg. Moore is the man out. He cut Claydon's first ball for six and hit the next to deep square leg.

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  • Interval - Lancashire v Durham
    Durham all out for 121 in 19.2 overs. Only Breese, with 33 off 18 balls, made any impact. He took 14 off one over from Keedy but the left-arm spinner still finished with 4-0-25-4.

    25/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    Durham 56-4 after ten overs. Mustard was run out for 22 when a reverse sweep went straight to Arafat and Benkenstein was bowled, playing back defensively to Keedy's second ball

    25/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Lancashire v Durham
    Durham 30-2 after six overs. Gibbs skied a pull off Arafat to mid-on to depart for six and Stokes hit his wicket in playing a forcing back foot shot to mid-wicket off Chapple.

    25/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Lancashire v Durham
    Lancashire: Moore, Smith, Croft, Brown, Horton, Cross, Chapple, Procter, Parry, Keedy, Arafat. Durham: Mustard, Gibbs, Stokes, Myburgh, Benkenstein, Muchall, Breese, Plunkett, Borthwick, Claydon, Onions

    25/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Durham won the toss - Lancashire v Durham
    Durham won toss and bat

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  • Sessay CC V Studley Royal CC – It's game on
    The regional final of the Yorkshire Tea Village Cup between Sessay and Studley Royal, which has twice been postponed, will be played to a conclusion on Tuesday night

    25/06/2012 (332 days old) | Read more
  • Uneven pattern to t20 weather
    By Andrew Hignell
    Being  - roughly - at the halfway point in the group stage of the Friends Life t20 competition, it is an appropriate time to see how the weather has been affecting

    25/06/2012 (332 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Durham v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire win by 12 runs to go joint top of North Division with three wins from four. Sidebottom finished with career best figs of 4-25. Durham 159 all out

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  • WICKET - Durham v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire are turning this around in the gloom. Ryan Sidebottom (3-14) has just trapped Scott Borthwick lbw to leave the score at 139-7 after 17. 33 off 3 needed. 

    22/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Yorkshire
    Herschelle Gibbs has gone for a brilliant 76, leaving the score at 118-4 after 13. The Dynamos needed 54 off 42 balls. Moin Ashraf took the wicket. Dale Benkenstein and Gordon Muchall are together. Scrap that, Benkenstein falls to Rafiq, 120-5 after 13.3  

    22/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Yorkshire
    Durham 76-2 after eight overs with Gibbs flying on 46

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  • Durham v Yorkshire
    Durham 50-1 after five with Gibbs 37 not out. 

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  • Durham v Yorkshire
    Durham, chasing 172, are 32-1 in the fourth. Phil Mustard fell to Ryan Sidebottom and we have an interruption in play due to a lost ball under the temporary stands after Herschelle Gibbs pulled Mitchell Starc for 4. 

    22/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Durham v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire finish with 171-6 thanks to 74 not out off just 35 balls from David Miller, who helped to take 19 off Scott Borthwick's last over. That will take some chasing. 

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  • Durham v Yorkshire
    David Miller, who scored just one fifty for Durham last year - against Yorkshire, has scored his first fifty for Yorkshire against Durham. 144-6 after 18.1

    22/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire 118-4 after 15 overs with former Durham man David Miller on 30 and Gary Ballance on 7. 

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  • Durham v Yorkshire
    Joe Root fell for 41, Yorkshire are 93-4 after 12 with David Miller and Gary Ballance at the crease. 

    22/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Yorkshire
    Jonny Bairstow, having been drafted into the Yorkshire team after the ODI at Headingley was washed out, has been bowled (2) by one that nipped back from Ben Stokes. The visitors still going well, though. With Joe Root 38 no, they are 78-3 in the 10th. 

    22/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire have made an impressive start by reaching 45-1 after five overs, including two hefty sixes over mid-wicket for Adam Lyth off Liam Plunkett and Mitch Claydon. 

    22/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Durham v Yorkshire
    DURHAM: Mustard, Gibbs, Stokes, Myburgh, Benkenstein, Muchall, Borthwick, Breese, Plunkett, Claydon, Onions. YORKSHIRE: Lyth, Jaques, Root, Miller, Ballance, Pyrah, Bairstow, Rafiq, Starc, Sidebottom, Ashraf.

    22/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • Durham won the toss - Durham v Yorkshire
    Dale Benkenstein has opted to have a bowl first ahead of a 6.20pm start. Still 20 overs. 

    22/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Yorkshire
    We will not be starting at 6pm, but it shouldn't be too far behind that as covers are coming off and players are out there warming up. 

    22/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Twenty20 boosts Plunkett and Borthwick
    By Tim Wellock
    It would seem unlikely that struggling bowlers can find form in Twenty20 cricket, yet the Durham duo of Liam Plunkett and Scott Borthwick have gained in confidence during

    22/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Derbyshire v Durham
    Four byes win it for Durham with seven balls in hand at 142-5. Myburgh made 46 and Gibbs 38 but it was Muchall's 21 not out off 16 balls with two fours and a six that clinched victory for the Dynamos.

    20/06/2012 (336 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire v Durham
    10 overs into the Durham reply and it's 67-2. Mustard and Stokes have gone but Gibbs should have been stumped on 13 and is still there on 26 with Myburgh 24. Derbys were 68-2 at this stage.

    20/06/2012 (336 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Derbyshire v Durham
    Derbys had to scrap to get to 141-6 with Khawaja top-scoring on 36 and two wickets each for Plunkett, Claydon and the impressive Borthwick. Durham should fancy their chances.

    20/06/2012 (336 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire v Durham
    Midway and Derbyshire are 68-2. Durston went to the third ball of the innings and Whiteley followed for 19 not long after he was hit on the head by a short and quick ball from Plunkett. Madsen and Khawaja are going along steadily.

    20/06/2012 (336 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire won the toss - Derbyshire v Durham
    Derbyshire are going to bat after falling pretty flat in the attempted chase against Yorkshire two days ago. Derbyshire have named an unchanged side but Breese comes back in for Durham after injury, replacing Rushworth.

    20/06/2012 (336 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey's Tom Maynard dies aged 23
    The Surrey batsman, Tom Maynard, has died at the age of 23 after an incident at Wimbledon Park station on Monday.

    18/06/2012 (339 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    NOTTS WIN BY 7 WICKETS - Fairly comprehensive 7 wicket win for Notts who chase down Durham's 114-5 to win with 22 balls to spare. Michael Lumb top-scoring with 46.

    17/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    LUMB GONE FOR 46 - Quality innings from Michael Lumb, whose 46 featured a huge six off Borthwick. Slicing Claydon to Plunkett in the deep he goes with the finishing line in sight. Notts on 98-3, needing only 17 more from 7 overs.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    HALES OUT - A breakthrough for the home side as Alex Hales is beaten by the turn of Scott Borthwick and is easily stumped by Phil Mustard for 30. Notts are 62-1 chasing a target of 115.

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  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Notts are well on their way already. Both Alex Hales and Michael Lumb have hit two boundaries apiece inside the first four overs which have ended with 31-0 on the board, chasing a meagre total of 114-5.

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  • Interval - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    DURHAM 111-5 after their 20 overs. Terrific performance again from the Notts bowlers who reduced Durham to 30-4. From then on it was a re-building job and thanks to 45 from Johann Myburgh they've scraped past three figures.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Really good innings from Johann Myburgh but Durham still in lots of trouble as he goes for 45. With just two overs remaining they are on 95-5.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    DURHAM 30-4 - Steven Mullaney can do no wrong in this season's FLt20. Fresh from his 4-19 againbst Leics he has Dale Benkenstein caight by Voges from his very first delivery. 30-4 in the eighth.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    MUSTARD OUT - Tame end for Phil Mustard who tries to lift Harry Gurney 'up and over' but only guides it straight to point. Durham 19-2 in the fifth.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    GIBBS OUT - Important early strike for the bowling side as Herschell Gibbs mistinmes a drive straight to Voges at mid off. The South African only made a couple and Durham are 9-1 in the third.

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  • Team News - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Durham: Mustard (wkt), Gibbs, Stokes, Myburgh, Benkenstein (capt), Muchall, Borthwick, Plunkett, Claydon, Onions, Rushworth
    Notts: Hales, Lumb, Voges (capt), Wessels, Patel, Taylor, Read (wkt), Mullaney, Carter, Gurney, Pattinson

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  • Notts won the toss - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Notts have won the toss here and skipper Adam Voges has asked the home side to bat first. Confirmed team news to follow:

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  • Durham beat Yorkshire by 2 runs
    Incredible finish at Headingley, where a final-over six from Rafiq opened the door to a frenetic finale, but Borthwick held his nerve in a 2-run win. Earlier Pyrah and Brophy had rescued Yorkshire from 42-5 but a target of 143 proved just out of reach.

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  • RAIN - Yorkshire v Durham
    Another wicket for Onions as Joe Root falls to leave Yorkshire on 42 for 5, but Rich Pyrah smacked a six and three fours in seven balls to give them some momentum before rain arrived at 65 for 5 after 9. D/L score should be 74

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  • 37 for 4 - Yorkshire v Durham
    A bit of a shocking start by Yorkshire. They slipped to 37 for 4 after losing Andrew Gale for a second-ball duck, closely followed by Miller, Ballance and Jaques. Chris Rushworth claimed the first two wickets to fall, before Claydon and Onions struck.

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  • 116 for 4 - Yorkshire v Durham
    Four overs to go for Durham to pile on the runs with Dale Benkenstein and Gordon Muchall at the crease. Moin Ashraf has been the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 28 in four overs, including Ben Stokes for 36.

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  • 40 for 1 - Yorkshire v Durham
    Herschelle Gibbs didn't last long for Durham at Headingley - he made 6 from 7 balls before falling to Ryan Sidebottom. But Phil Mustard and Ben Stokes have cracked along to 40 for 1 after the first five overs against Yorkshire.

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  • Collingwood's bad break for Durham
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham's intention to launch a serious assault on this year’s Friends Life t20 competition has suffered a second setback.

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  • Bremner to head up Twenty20 fun
    By Paul Bolton
    This season’s Friends Life t20 really will be ‘hit and giggle cricket’ following the decision of the England and Wales Cricket Board to hire a team of comedians, headed by Rory Bremner, to provide

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  • Close Of Play - Glamorgan v Durham
    Simon Jones took 4 for 23 as Glamorgan won their first game of the season. Durham were 148 all out responding to Glamorgan’s 163 all out in a low-scoring but absorbing contest at Colwyn Bay.

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  • Interval - Glamorgan v Durham
    Glamorgan, after winning the toss, could only make 163 all out in 34.3 overs with Gareth Rees top-scoring with 28. Ben Stokes recorded figures of three for 23 from 6.3 overs.

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  • Glamorgan v Durham
    Glamorgan 41-2 in the sixth over. Captain Mark Wallace, who promoted himself up the order, was caught behind off Chris Rushworth, and in the next over Gareth Rees was caught at mid-wicket.

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  • Statistics reveal huge extent of county rain disruption
    By Andrew Hignell
    The 2012 season could prove to be one of the dampest of recent times if the level of weather disruption experienced across the country during the past few days continues

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  • Glamorgan won the toss - Glamorgan v Durham
    Glamorgan will bat. Glam: Rees, Walters, North, Wallace (c), van Jaarsveld, Allenby, Cooke, Harris, Cosker, Owen, Jones. Durham: Stoneman, Mustard, Stokes, Muchall, Benkenstein (c), Smith, Rushworth, Borthwick, Plunkett, Claydon, Richardson.

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  • Counties in line for £1 million grants
    By Paul Bolton
    Counties are in line for a cash injection of £1 million each to improve their facilities from the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new £130 million broadcasting deal with ESPN

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Warwickshire
    The inevitable abandonment is a serious setback for Durham, who fancied their chances of a first win. They have reached the halfway stage with only 36 points. At this stage last year they had 139.

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Warwickshire
    An early lunch has been taken but prospects remain bleak

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    It's so grim up north that all the talk is about some group called Coldplay who appeared at Sunderland last night. Sounds like Wetplay would have been more appropriate. It's certainly too wet for Durham to have any chance of breaking their duck today.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    Off for the day. Durham go into the final day 227 ahead with three wickets standing, facing the prospect of similar drama to last week's final over defeat by Lancashire.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    More drizzle has prevented a resumption. The umpires remain hopeful, but the burger van has called it a day

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    Play is to resume at 5.15 with 24 overs to be bowled. Collingwood has had an X-ray on his right hand, but there is no break.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    The bad light was followed by rain and Chester-le-Street church spire is now barely visible. Gareth Breese has been jogging round the outfield, so he's recovered faster than expected from the calf injury he suffered at the Oval and could be fit for the T20.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    Collingwood had a bit of a joust with Wright, which ended with the batsman being struck on the right hand. He kicked his bat away and needed treatment, after which bad light stopped play. Collingwood has 29, Borthwick 15, Durham are 147-7, 227 ahead.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Phil Mustard's run of rash dismissals continues. In the over before lunch he drove at Darren Maddy and edged to first slip, where Chopra held his third successive catch. Collingwood is on 13, Durham are 116-7, leading by 196.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Dale Benkenstein has gone for 21, snared by a snorter from Woakes, which lifted sharply off a good length and was edged from chest height to Chopra at first slip. On 108-6, Durham lead by 188.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire

    Nightwatchman Jamie Harrison survived for 75 minutes this morning before becoming Tom Milnes' maiden first-class scalp. The 19-year-old all-rounder's second ball of the day had Harrison caught at first slip for 23, making it 86-5.

     



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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    The shock news from Chester-le-Street is that Rikki Clarke has dropped a catch. It flew very fast at chest height from a Ben Stokes drive at Chris Wright, but it wasn't costly because Stokes fell for 14, edging Keith Barker to Tim Ambrose. It's 75-4.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Gordon Muchall endured a tortured 20 minutes against the swinging ball then tried to pull Chris Woakes and skied a catch to mid-wicket. Chris Wright is also bending it, so it looks like being a tough first hour for Durham.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    The weather continues to be better than forecast at Chester-le-Street. It's a little overcast, but no sign of rain at the moment.

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  • Cricket Diary: Impi closure hits Collingwood and Wright
    By Richard Gibson
    New Age Impi have disbanded after just one season participating in South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 cricket, leaving captain Paul Collingwood and fellow England international Luke Wright seeking

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Warwickshire
    Durham closed on 28-2 after both openers fell lbw. Mark Stoneman lucky unlucky to be triggered by Steve Garrett to a big swinger from Barker which started outside leg stump. There was less doubt when Woakes skidded one though to pin Will Smith.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Rushworth followed his one-day best of 5-31 on Sunday with his first-class best of 5-46 when he had Milnes caught at first slip for 24. A last-wicket stand of 29 with Wright took Warwickshire to 197. Durham have 11 overs to face

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Umpire O'Shaughnessy finally upheld a Rushworth lbw appeal as the Sunderland seamer pinned Ambrose on the back foot for 23. In the same over Jeetan Patel was caught behind, giving the admirable Rushworth his fourth wicket. It's 168-9.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Keith Barker, probably expecting his weakness against the short ball to be tested, has had his middle stump sent flying by Ben Stokes. Tom Milnes has joined Ambrose on 140-7. Harmison is back on the field.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Woakes has become the second batsman to be strangled down the leg side, this time off left-armer Harrison for 29.
    Harmison has limped off after falling awkwardly in making what should have been a routine stop at mid-on

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  • TEA - Durham v Warwickshire
    Durham took the pressure off by giving out-of-form leg-spinner Scott Borthwick two overs before tea. He conceded 15 runs and Warwickshire were 115-5 at the break.

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  • TEA - Durham v Warwickshire
    Durham took the pressure off by giving out-of-form leg-spinner Scott Borthwick two overs before tea. He conceded 15 runs and Warwickshire were 115-5 at the break.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    It's now 90-5. Rikki Clarke has gone second ball, aiming to push Rushworth towards mid-on and losing his middle stump.
    Clarke was averaging 80 before today, despite also registering a duck at home to Durham.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire are making a hash of it after their solid start. From 61-0 they have slipped to 86-4 with Maddy the latest to go for eight. He was bowled off his pads when driving at Rushworth.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Harmison has taken another wicket with a poor ball, having Chopra taken down the leg side by Mustard.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire are 74-2. Westwood slapped a Steve Harmison long hop to cover and Porterfield edged an airy drive at Stokes to second slip. Collingwood took both catches - for some reason he's not fielding in the slips to Harmison.
    Chopra's on 26.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    Slow progress for Warwickshire, who are 30-0 after 20 overs. Rushworth conceded one run in his first six overs and had four good lbw shouts turned down.

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Warwickshire
    Early lunch after rain arrived with Warwickshire on seven for none in the eighth over. Chopra and Westwood both survived confident lbw appeals from Rushworth.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Warwickshire
    Clarke's five catches equal the record for a fielder in a first-class innings against Durham. The other joint holders are Gregor Macmillan (Oxford University, 1994) and Michael Di Venuto (Derbyshire, 2001). Like Clarke, Di Venuto would have been at second slip

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Mustard evidently has no faith in his cousin. He went down the pitch to Barker and edged a drive straight to Clarke.
    Perhaps Mustard was right. Off the first ball of the next over Rushworth edged Woakes to give Clarke his fifth catch. 277 all out

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    With Mustard playing in his usual fashion, 42 were added in eight overs before Borthwick chipped Barker straight to Patel at mid-wicket. With the alliance of Sunderland left-handers ended, Mustard has been joined by his cousin, Chris Rushworth on 272-8.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Nightwatchman Jamie Harrison gave Rikki Clarke more catching practice when only two runs had been added. Clarke again made his third catch of the innings look easy, giving Keith Barker a second wicket. Durham's graft is in danger of being wasted.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Paul Collingwood has fallen to the first ball of the day for 43. He clearly wasn't happy with umpire Steve Garrett's decision. He had played forward to Chris Woakes, the ball went through to Tim Ambrose and Garrett signalled that the decision was lbw.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    Prompt start at Chester-le-Street. No sign of rain, although showers are forecast

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Warwickshire
    Durham closed on 228-5 from 83 overs with Collingwood unbeaten on 43. Benkenstein fell for 40 four overs from the close when he miscued an attempted pull off Woakes to mid-on.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    We're back on at Chester-le-Street and the scoreboard has just reduced the remaining overs from 35 to 22. Can Durham acquire a rare batting point by the close?

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  • Team News - Glamorgan v Yorkshire
    Robert Croft named in Glamorgan's 13-man squad for the Championship match against Yorkshire at Colwyn Bay starting on Wednesday. Glamorgan squad: Rees, Walters, Bragg, North, Wright, Allenby, Wallace (c), Harris, Glover, Cosker, Waters, Owen, Croft.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    We had one over after tea before light rain began to fall. It threatens to be a little more prolonged than the afternoon droplets.

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  • TEA - Durham v Warwickshire
    Durham 152-4 at tea, with Benkenstein on nine and Collingwood four.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    After grafting for 55 overs to make 47 Will Smith walked into a straight one from Chris Wright, looking to play to mid-wicket, and was lbw. Wright and Woakes have both put in good, accurate spells. Durham are 143-4.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Stokes has gone for 66. With Chris Wright bowling round the wicket, the left-hander tried to withdraw his bat and got a bottom edge into his leg stump. It would be a relief for Keith Barker, who dropped him at mid-on on 62. At 132-3 the stand was 109.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    Back on at 2.26. This could get tedious.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    More rain at 2.17 with Durham on 102-2. Smith 33, Stokes 47

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    Play resumed 12 minutes late

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    A few spots of rain have delayed the resumption after lunch

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Warwickshire
    Durham are 83-2 with Will Smith on 28 and Ben Stokes on 33. Chopra has tried five bowlers, including Jeetan Patel, who has bowled three overs for one run.

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  • Durham v Warwickshire
    Varun Chopra, captaining Warwickshire despite the presence of four others with leadership experience, has brought on young Milnes ahead of Clarke with Durham on 69-2. Milnes looks strong and brisk.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Clarke made another diifucult low chance look easy to send back Gordon Muchall for a duck off Chris Woakes. Muchall was given another chance in the absence of Blackwell, but continues to look out of sorts.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Warwickshire
    Mark Stoneman, again opening in the absence of Michael Di Venuto, fell for seven when he pushed forward and edged Keith Barker to Rikki Clarke at second slip

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  • Team News - Durham v Warwickshire
    Like Ian Blackwell for Durham last week, Warwickshire's skipper Jim Troughton has had a back spasm, so England Under 19 batsman Tom Milnes makes his championship debut. Seamer Chris Rushworth replaces Graham Onions for Durham. Otherwise both unchanged.

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  • ..... won the toss - Durham v Warwickshire
    Durham have chosen to bat on a bright morning

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Durham won by 91 runs, their third win in four in this competition. Nottinghamshire were all out for 219.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Although it was in a lost cause, Voges and Franks put on 99 for the eighth wicket before both fell to Ben Stokes. Voges was caught at deep mid-wicket for 74 and Franks was bowled after hitting three sixes in his 57

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  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Now Liam Plunkett has taken two wickets. He's another who can't get into Durham's struggling championship side, but he's just nipped one back to bowl Steve Mullaney and it's 102-7. Plunkett also removed Chris Read through a brilliant catch by Benkenstein.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Rushworth also had Samit Patel caught behind by Mustard before he was rested with five for 21 after six overs.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    They'll have the bunting out in Sunderland. Mustard's cousin, Chris Rushworth, has taken 4-12 in four superb overs. Lumb skied a pull, Hales dragged on, Wessels was clean bowled playing across the line and Taylor was lbw. Notts are 31-4.

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  • TEA - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Durham closed on 310 for four after Dale Benkenstein, making his first one-day appearance of the season, made an unbeaten 39 off 19 balls. He and Paul Collingwood added 60 in the last five overs.

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  • Durham sensitive to potential Giles-Onions issue
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham, 25 points adrift of safety at the foot of Division One of the County Championship, will have every reason to query Ashley Giles’s involvement if Graham Onions is again left out of the England side

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  • Landmark - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Mustard reached his century off 66 balls but got out to the next one when he walked across and lost his leg stump to Carter. Stoneman holed out at long-on off Patel for 72, edning an opening stand of 183 in the 23rd over

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  • Landmark - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Fifties for both Durham openers - Mustard off 37 balls and Stoneman 46. The latter didn't get off the mark until the fourth over as the first two produced only a wide and a leg bye. The next ten yielded 100 runs.

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  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Durham have 77 on the board after ten overs, Mustard and Stoneman both past 30. Both these teams look stronger in batting than bowling.

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  • Team News - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Durham: Mustard, Stoneman, Stokes, Muchall, Collingwood, Benkenstein (capt), Smith, Borthwick, Rushworth, Plunkett, Claydon. Nottinghamshire: Lumb, Hales, Wessels, Patel, Taylor, Voges, Read, Mullaney, Franks, Gurney, Carter

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  • Notts won the toss - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Nottinghamshire won the toss and put Durham in

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Durham have been deducted four points for a slow overrate. They have come away from this match with -1 points.

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire win by two wickets with four balls to spare as Ajmal Shahzad hits Steve Harmison for four to long-on's left. I'll check on points situation and update in a bit due to Durham's overrate. Lancashire take 19 points from their first win of 2012.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire need eight off the last. Durham need two wickets.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire need 22 off three overs to win. Durham need two wickets. Oh crikey. Somebody has just thrown up the chance of a tie in the press box.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Onions running rings round Lancashire. Glen Chapple is caught behind. 168-8. 32 needed off 6.4

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Onions traps Gareth Cross lbw for 3. 161-7. This is fantastic entertainment. All three results still possible with 7.3 overs left.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Prince gone for 51 to Harrison, caught at first slip by Gordon Muchall as the South African tries to flay one through the off-side. Good sharp catch. 159-6. 41 off 8.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Lancashire
    Half-century for Ashwell Prince off 94 balls with three fours and one six, his sixth of the season in the Championship, including the 144 he got against Middlesex last week. 157-5 with nine left.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Luke Procter edges Jamie Harrison behind for 15 as Lancashire are reduced to 156-5, still 44 from their target with 10.3 left. That's the last thing they wanted with Graham Onions coming into the attack again shortly.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    With Onions out of the attack, things are looking considerably easier for the visitors, who have moved on to 140-4. They need 60 to win from 17.2 overs with Prince (39 no) and Luke Procter at the crease.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Graham Onions has finally been taken out of the attack by Phil Mustard after bowling his 19 overs unchanged - apart from tea today and close last night - from the Finchale End. He currently has figures of 19-5-38-4. Today, he has been brilliant for figures of 11-4-12-3. Ashwell Prince has just top-edged Harmison for six. 118-4 with 20.5 overs left.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Onions gets his fourth as Steven Croft edges to Scott Borthwick at third slip. Lancashire are 98-4.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire have moved on to 94-3 in the 32nd. Onions and Harmison have bowled tight spells after tea, although Ashwell Prince has just eased the latter through the covers for four off the back foot. 28 overs to bowl.

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  • 121 for 2 - Leicestershire v West Indians
    Adrian Barath and Darren Bravo are continuing their good work. Bravo brought up his fifty from a rapid 53 balls with eight fours, Barath has been a watchful anchor on 41 from 118. Their hundred stand is drawing nigh.

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  • TEA - Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire are 83-3 with 33 overs left in the day as they pursue 200 to end a run of seven without a win. Graham Onions has removed Karl Brown and Stephen Moore in the 50 minutes of play this afternoon. The visitors still need 117.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Karl Brown trapped lbw for 42 by a shooter from Onions. Lancashire are 80-3. This could be one heck of a finish.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Onions strikes by bowling Stephen Moore for 28, 63-2.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    We've had four overs of play, which has seen seven runs added by Lancashire and a dropped catch by Paul Collingwood at second slip to let Karl Brown off the hook on 30. Graham Onions was the bowler, with Collingwood diving away to his left. 63-1. Lancashire need another 137.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    We're off and underway at the Riverside. One other thing to note is that Durham's overrate is currently at -4, which means they'll be docked four points if it stays the same. At some point they will attempt to improve that by employing spin in the form of Scott Borthwick and maybe Will Smith.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Providing there is no further rain, play will start at 2.55pm.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Apparently there is more rain on the way, so the covers will remain on for the time being.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    The rain looks to have disappeared from the Riverside. The umpires have just inspected as the mopping up process resumes. We should have some news shortly.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    It's raining again at the Riverside.

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Lancashire
    An early lunch will be taken at 12.30pm. The rain, which has been very fine through most of the morning, seems to have stopped now. The mopping up operations has begun.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    I'm afraid we're in for a delayed start at the Riverside due to rain. It's a fairly bleak picture, but the trusty gateman assures me it will clear in the not too distant future. We're set for a cracking finish when and if it does. Lancashire, with nine wickets in hand, need another 144. Conditions for bowling, however, should make that considerably tougher than it sounds.

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire closed on 56-1, needing a further 144 to win

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    After carrying his bat in the first innings, Horton went first ball this time, lbw to Onions. It's a funny old game.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Steve Harmison out first ball, lbw trying to paddle Kerrigan. Lancashire need 200 to win

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Stokes has gone for 121, skying a sweep off Kerrigan to long leg, where Hogg held the catch after dropping a sitter at long-off two overs earlier. On 267-9, Durham lead by 199

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  • Landmark - Durham v Lancashire
    Stokes pulled Hogg to long leg for a single to reach 100 off 148 balls. He has played with a blend of patience and power on a pitch where everyone else has found runs hard to come by.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Phil Mustard played the shot of a man who has has enough of leading a struggling team when he departed for three attempting a reverse sweep oiff Simon Kerrigan. He was caught at slip by Paul Horton. Durham are 229-6, Stokes is on 96

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  • TEA - Durham v Lancashire
    Durham are 208-5 at tea with Stokes on 80

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Collingwood fell lbw to Kyle Hogg two balls after reaching 50 off 98 balls. He never looked settled and was dropped by Ashwell Prince at second slip on 27, but the stand of 132 has given Durham a lead of 135. Stokes is on 78.

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  • Landmark - Durham v Lancashire
    Ben Stokes has revived Durham with a 91-ball half-century. He has put on 78 with Paul Collingwood, taking Durham to 149-4, leading by 81

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Lancashire
    Glen Chapple strikes to signal lunch two balls early. He has forced Dale Benkenstein to edge to Ashwell Prince at second slip to leave the score at 71-4. Durham lead by just three. Chapple has been virtually unplayable in his short burst before lunch from the Finchale End.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Now Stoneman has gone with Durham still five behind. He pushed forward and edged a good ball from Luke Procter to Gareth Cross. Gordon Muchall is struggling against Shahzad.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Durham have lost their first wicket on 53, still 15 behind. With the ball not swinging as much as on the first day, Smith and Stoneman both got to 22 before Smith fell lbw to a ball from Shahzad which started on leg stump and swung just enough

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  • Worcestershire v Somerset
    Play due to start at 11.35 at New Road

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    It's overcast at Chester-le-Street, where Durham will resume on 0-0 in their second innings, 68 behind. They'll need a big improvement in their batting to avoid defeat and might even lose some of their bowling points through a poor over-rate.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    We're due for a prompt start at the Riverside, although conditions are very much overcast. Durham openers Will Smith and Mark Stoneman are the men faced with eating away at a 68-run deficit. Lancashire batsman Paul Horton believes their lead, in these conditions, is almost worth double.

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Lancashire
    Play abandoned for the day at the Riverside.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    It's raining again.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Apologies, there's been a few internet issues at Durham. There were three balls of Durham's second innings after Lancashire were bowled out for 170 before rain halted play. But we have a restart of 5.15pm with 21 overs left in the day.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    James Harris strikes in the 8th over as Greg Smith is caught behind by Mark Wallace with Leics on 11/1, still trailling by 276 runs

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Simon Kerrigan is caught at second slip by Paul Collingwood, who also caught Kyle Hogg. Graham Onions takes the last wicket to finish with five as Lancashire are bowled out for 170. Paul Horton, who finishes 49 no, becomes Lancashire's first man to carry his bat since Alec Swann did it in 2002. He's only the sixth to do it since the 2nd World War.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Kyle Hogg has edged Steve Harmison to second slip for a very useful 33. Lancashire are now 156-9, leading by 54. Luke Procter said last night that a lead between 50 and 60 could be match-winning.

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire have brought up their 150 in the first two overs of play resuming today. Kyle Hogg has edged Steve Harmison through the slips for four twice. The visitors lead by 42. 

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    We are in for a delayed start at the Riverside due to fairly steady rain. The gate man has informed me that it is due to stop around 4pm, but he also reckons the prospect of play afterwards is highly unlikely.      

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire closed on 141-8, 39 ahead, after Kyle Hogg contributed 23 to an unbroken stand of 32. Horton is still there on 31.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Left-armer Harrison's in-swing earned another lbw verdict when Chapple departed for 13. Opener Horton is still there on 24. 

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    A stand of 44 ended when Procter chased a wide one from Stokes and edged behind then Cross made the next 17 runs before being bowled by Harmison playing across the line. Jamie Harrison had Shahzad lbw, but Lancs took the lead on 103-7

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    It became 19-4 when Steven Croft drove lavishly at Onions and edged to Phil Mustard. Onions has four for 11 in four overs, 14 wickets have gone down in 43 overs and the pitch appears blameless

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Lancashire's reply was delayed by almost two hours then Graham Onions struck twice in the third over and again in the fifth. Stephen Moore edged to third slip, Karl Brown fell lbw and Ashwell Prince pushed forward and edged a snorter to second slip. 13-3

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  • Durham v Lancashire
    Bad light and a hint of drizzle intervened just as Lancashire were about to start their innings

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Durham all out for 102, Procter taking a career-best 5-17. A big in-ducker bowled Jamie Harrison for one and Chapple wrapped it up by trimming Steve Harmison's off stump

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Now Collingwood has gone for 25 - a fourth victim for the whirling Procter. He has bowled some big in-swingers to the right handers, but this one went straight on and the batsman was trapped on the crease, giving Peter Willey a simple lbw decision.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Luke Procter has four in an innings for the first time in his career thanks to the prized scalp of Paul Colingwood, trapped lbw for 25. Durham 93-8

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Luke Procter strikes in the first over after lunch as Scott Borthwick edges to Paul Horton at first slip. Durham are 88-7.

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Lancashire
    Durham are 85-6 at lunch. Phil Mustard was brilliantly caught at second slip by the diving Ashwell Prince off Procter. Collingwood is still there on 22.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    It became 70-5 when Dale Benkenstein, returning ahead of schedule after a shoulder injury, made ten before shaping to drive Luke Procter and edging a third catch to Cross. The same bowler looked unlucky not to have Paul Collingwood lbw for six.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    It became 34-4 with Hogg taking three wickets in six balls. Gordon Muchall went for a ball which had swung three feet wide of off stump and edged to Gareth Cross, then Ben Stokes tried to withdraw his bat and gave the wicketkeeper another catch.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Unusual dismissal for Will Smith. Shaping to play through the leg side, a ball from Kyle Hogg swung from outside leg stump to bowl Smith round his legs for 11. 32-2.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Lancashire
    Mark Stoneman confidently scored the first eight runs then clipped the first ball of the third over, from Glen Chapple, straight to Simon Kerrigan, just in front of sqaure leg 

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  • Team News - Durham v Lancashire
    DURHAM: Smith, Stoneman, Muchall, Stokes, Collingwood, Benkenstein, Borthwick, Mustard, Onions, Harmison, Harrison. LANCASHIRE: Horton, Moore, Brown, Prince, Croft, Procter, Cross, Shahzad, Chapple, Hogg, Kerrigan. We think Ian Blackwell misses out with a back injury. 

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  • Lancashire won the toss - Durham v Lancashire
    Glen Chapple has elected to have a bowl. 

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  • Concern at Durham over creaking seniors
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham have much cause to reflect on the advantages of youth after being bowled out by a bunch of talented teenagers at Taunton, while the elder statesmen in their own squad are beginning to creak.

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Scotland
    Stoneman reached his maiden one-day century off 87 balls and was unbeaten on 136 as Durham won by eight wickets with 6.3 overs to spare

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  • Landmark - Durham v Scotland
    The flying Scotsmen are being upstaged by Durham, with openers Phil Mustard (40 balls) and Mark Stoneman (47) both racing to half-centuries. It's 138-0 after 18 overs. 

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  • Interval - Durham v Scotland
    Scotland amassed 258-4 with South African left-hander Jean Symes hitting a 91-ball century. He was bowled for 110 by the last ball of the innings

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  • WICKET - Durham v Scotland
    Scotland made a good start, reacing 32 after six overs. But only two runs came off the next two and Josh Davey got a leading edge to mid-off when trying to turn Onions to leg.

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  • Team News - Durham v Scotland
    Durham: Mustard, Stoneman, Stokes, Collingwood, Muchall, Smith, Borthwick, Plunkett, Claydon, Onions, Harrison. Scotland: Davey, Macleod, Watts, Symes, Berrington, Mommsen, Haq, Wallace, Parker, Drummond, Evans

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  • Durham won the toss - Durham v Scotland
    Durham won the toss and have put Scotland in. Despite Gareth Breese pulling a calf muscle in last week's defeat at the Oval, Durham have declined to recall Ian Blackwell to their one-day side.

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  • Close Of Play - Somerset v Durham
    Somerset have won by five wickets, Craig Kieswetter ending the game with a big six over mid-wicket off Will Smith. The home side take 24 points to Durham's seven and, despite a crippling injury list, are flying high in the First Division table.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    James Hildreth caught at mid-wicket off a short ball from Steve Harmison for 31. But it's almost certainly too late for Durham as Arul Suppiah is unbeaten on 60 and at 107-3 Somerset require only a further 45 to win.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Compton has gone for eight, caught at slip off a top-edged sweep and may now have only one more innings to reach 1,000 first class runs in May. Ian Blackwell took his wicket and, with the ball turning, may hold the key to Durham's hopes. 17-2 with 135 needed.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Just the start Somerset didn't want. Alex Barrow lbw first ball playing across a straight delivery from Jamie Harrison. Enter Nick Compton needing 67 for 1,000 first class runs before the end of May.

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  • Interval - Somerset v Durham
    Durham 167 all out, George Dockrell 6-29 and Somerset need only 152 to win. It is the second time the left-arm spinner has taken six in an innings at Taunton this season. His last victim was Jamie Harrison, caught at point for 20. Tea being taken.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Paul Collingwood has departed for 32 in a manner not in keeping with the situation. Aiming a slog over mid-wicket, he presented Hildreth with another slip catch and Dockrell with a fifth wicket. Durham 158-9, 142 ahead, and we might even finish today.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    There is no stopping Dockrell, who made it four wickets for no runs in the space of ten balls by having Callum Thorp caught at cover. It had to be an Overton taking the catch and this time it was Jamie. Four wickets had fallen on 131. Durham now 136-8.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Three of them in fact, all with the score on 131, and all to George Dockrell, who is getting the ball to turn out of the rough. He has sent back Blackwell, Mustard and Plunkett in quick succession to leave Durham 131-7, only 115 ahead and in big trouble.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    We'll get the heading right this time! It's now 69-4, with Will Smith caught at second slip by Peter Trego off Alfonso Thomas for 22. Ian Blackwell marches out on his old stamping ground with his team only 53 in front and crumbling

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    We'll get the heading right this time! It's now 69-4, with Will Smith caught at second slip by Peter Trego off Alfonso Thomas for 22. Ian Blackwell marches out on his old stamping ground with his team only 53 in front and crumbling

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    It's the Overtons show. Craig has struck again, having Ben Stokes caught at third slip by Alex Barrow for a fourth ball duck. Durham 69-3, 53 ahead, and needing a big innings from Paul Collingwood.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Mark Stoneman has provided another slip catch for James Hildreth, this time off the other twin, Craig Overton, and departed for 13. He was trying to withdraw the bat. Durham 69-2 after 23 overs and 53 in front. The sun has broken through and it's hot.

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  • LUNCH - Somerset v Durham
    Durham 59-1 off 19 overs, with Di Venuto the man out, caught in the slips by Hildreth off Jamie Overton for 26. With the cloud cover, it has been a more even contest between bat and ball. Durham 43 ahead and looking to bat long on a still excellent pitch.

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  • Interval - Somerset v Durham
    Somerset have a slender lead of 16. They have probably declared because the skies are overcast for the first time in the match and conditions are better for bowling, at least temporarily. Harrison 4-112 on debut.

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  • Landmark - Somerset v Durham
    Maximum batting points for Somerset, who have declared on 400-9, having begun the day on 357-8. Peter Trego relished the situation and moved from 67 to 89 before being bowled by Harrison with the score 389. Dockrell and Jamie Overton did the rest.

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  • WICKET - Surrey v Warwickshire
    Warwickshire 131-2. Porterfield has gone, caught at first slip, driving lavishly at Batty. By and large, however, Surrey have not really threatened. So, on what promises to be the hottest day of the year so far, there could be lots of leather chasing.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Barrow strangled down the leg side by Harmison without adding to his lunch score of 25. James Hildreth off the mark first ball with a cut boundary and Somerset 70-2 in the 20th over, with Nick Compton 25 runs nearer his 1,000 for season. He's now on 894.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Barrow strangled down the leg side by Harmison without adding to his lunch score of 25. James Hildreth off the mark first ball with a cut boundary and Somerset 70-2 in the 20th over, with Nick Compton 25 runs nearer his 1,000 for season. He's now on 894.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    A maiden Championship wicket for Jamie Harrison. The left-arm seamer has dismissed Suppiah for four, lbw pushing forward with the total on six. Nick Compton, on course for 1,000 first class runs before the end of May, is the new batsman.

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  • Interval - Somerset v Durham
    Durham have been bowled out for 384, adding 31 for their last two wickets this morning. Jamie Harrison was caught in the gully off Peter Trego for 15 and Liam Plunkett caught behind off Alfonso Thomas for 24. Arul Suppiah and Alex Barrow to launch reply.

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  • Somerset v Durham
    The Quantocks are shimmering in the heat at Taunton. With two wickets standing Durham's bowlers have to try to repair the damage done by the reckless batting of yesterday's evening session. All eyes will be on Harmison.

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  • Team News - Somerset v Durham
    Essex
    won the toss and will bat

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  • Close Of Play - Somerset v Durham
    Durham 353-8 after some careless dismissals since tea. Somerset will feel they are still in the game, which didn't look likely at one stage. Two wickets each for Trego and Jamie Overton and some sharp fielding. Honours failrly even.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Good fielding off his own bowling by Craig Overton has seen the back of Ben Stokes for 60. Overton's pick up and direct hit found Stokes out of his ground as he advanced down the pitch. Durham 326-6 and in danger of not making the most of their start.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    No joy for Ian Blackwell against his old club, Another loose shot has seen the all-rounder pull a short ball from Jamie Overton straight to Nick Compton at square leg. Blackwell made seven, it's 295-5 and Somerset are hanging in there. New ball in 2 overs.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Paul Collingwood's poor season continues. He has departed for 12 to a diving catch at cover by Suppiah. It was a loose drive off left-arm spinner George Dockrell, who deserved his wicket. Durham 285-4 with a new ball due in four overs.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Will Smith has gone without adding to his 100. A somewhat tired miscued pull off Jamie Overton gave Alfonso Thomas a tumbling catch at mid-on. Durham 266-3 and Paul Collingwood has joined Stokes.

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  • TEA - Somerset v Durham
    Durham 264-2 off 67 overs and in total control from the start. Smith is 100 not out, while Ben Stokes has begun with a flourish and already moved to 23. Somerset's best hope of a wicket appears to be another run-out.

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  • Landmark - Somerset v Durham
    Will Smith 100 off 192 balls with 12 fours and 2 sixes. A study in concentration. It's still looking a case of how many Durham want to score. But even Somerset fans must be enjoying the weather - and it's a big first day crowd.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Mark Stoneman on 27 played Arul Suppiah to cover and set off for a single. A smart pick up and throw to the keeper from Jos Buttler ran him out by yards as Will Smith rightly turned down the invitation to run. Durham 236-2 and Smith on 94.

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  • WICKET - Somerset v Durham
    Di Venuto falls four short of what seemed an inevitable century. He actually played and missed at a ball from Alfonso Thomas and then nicked the next one to the keeper trying to cut. The opening stand was 158. Now Durham are 169-1 with Smith 60 not out.

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  • LUNCH - Somerset v Durham
    Durham 128-0 and cruising with Di Venuto on 80 and Smith 46. Barely a ball has passed the bat as Somerset's below strength bowling attack has been cruelly exposed. It looks like being a long hot day in the field for the home side.

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  • Landmark - Somerset v Durham
    A century opening stand for Durham brought up in the 27th over. Di Venuto, dropped on 38 in the slips by Trego off Thomas, is on 65 and Smith on 33. No other alarms on a glorious day for batting. Di Venuto's fifty came off 53 balls, with 9 fours and a six.

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  • Somerset v Durham
    Twelve overs gone and already a big Durham score likely. Di Venuto and Smith looked in no trouble against the less than fearsome opening attack of Peter Trego and Jamie Overton. Now Craig Overton and Alfonso Thomas have taken over. 52-0 Di Venuto 34. 

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  • Team News - Somerset v Durham
    Left-arm seamer Jamie Harrison makes his Championship debut for Durham. Team: Di Venuto, Smith, Stoneman, Collingwood, Stokes, Blackwell, Mustard, Thorp, Plunkett, Harmison, Harrison.

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  • Team News - Somerset v Durham
    Alfonso Thomas back in Somerset's team after IPL duty. Jos Buttler also returns after a hand injury. Vernon Phillander has returned to South Africa. Team; Suppiah, Barrow, Compton, Hildreth, Kieswetter, Buttler, Trego, Thomas, C.Overton, Dockrell, J.Overton.

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  • Durham won the toss - Somerset v Durham
    Not a cloud in the sky at Taunton for the noon start. The visitors have not surprisingly elected to bat.

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  • Close Of Play - Surrey v Durham
    Stuart Meaker has made light work of the Durham tail, so Surrey win by 60 runs. Tom Maynard and Zafar Ansari's 6th wicket alliance was the key. To add insult to injury for the Dynamos, Gareth Breese's ankle injury could see him sidelined for a while.

    20/05/2012 (367 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Surrey v Durham
    With Bortwick going run out for three, Durham are 144-7, which is effectively 144-8 as Gareth Breese has had to retire hurt after turning his right ankle. The Dynamos need an unlikely 78 off 7 overs.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    Durham, who are 129-5, having just lost Collingwood and Smith, need 93 off the last ten.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    With 15 overs to go, Durham need another 109 with 7 wickets intact. Muchall and Collingwood are playing it sensibly, but the spinners are proving difficult to get away. Hard to call.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    It's even stevens at the Oval where Durham are 58-2 after 12 overs, chasing a victory target of 222. Mustard and Stokes are the men who have gone. The Dynamos could really do with someone playing a Maynardesque innings.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    While Surrey's 221-7 may appear somewhat below par, Tom Maynard and Zafar Ansari both played superbly to make 77 and 60 not out respectively. With six overs to go, the hosts only had 159-5 and Durham appeared to be in the driving seat.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    Surrey 141-5 off 30 overs. Tom Maynard has just brought up a 67-ball half-century, but runs are proving harder to come by than expected with the pitch also taking spin.

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  • Surrey v Durham
    Surrey 60-3 after ten overs. Davies, Hamilton-Brown and Roy all made decent starts before getting out. Claydon and Onions have been assisted by the cloud cover and a pacey track. Maynard and De Bruyn at the crease now.

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  • Surrey won the toss - Surrey v Durham
    Surrey will bat first on a pitch that has a few green tinges, but is likely to play true. Ben Stokes returns to the Durham line-up, but purely as a batsman. Surrey's attack, led by Dernbach, Lewis and Meaker has no end of bowling options.

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  • Cricket Diary: Ramps' class is permanent
    By Richard Gibson
    Even in his 40s, Mark Ramprakash getting dropped by Surrey was unthinkable 12 months ago – and highly unlikely on face value on the very day he bagged only his second pair in 26 seasons

    16/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • Youthful vigour enlivening CB40
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham's Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Somerset was a glowing advert for the benefits of youth and athleticism in one-day cricket.

    15/05/2012 (373 days old) | Read more
  • Bad weather now influencing Championship positions
    By Andrew Hignell
    The prolonged bad weather that has afflicted the start of the season is now beginning to have a clear influence on where each of the 18 first-class counties lie in the LV= County Championship tables.

    14/05/2012 (373 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Durham v Somerset
    Alex Barrow, 20 last week, has made  a 54-ball half-century on his CB 40 debut. Somerset need 40 off four with two wickets left

    13/05/2012 (374 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Somerset
    Suppiah and Meschede put on 57 before Plunkett's first senior action of the season saw him remove both. His first ball was short and wide but Suppiah cracked it to backward point and Smith took a fine catch. Meschede sliced a drive to a similar spot.

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  • WICKET - Durham v Somerset
    An opening stand of 61 settled Durham's jitters, but they have lost both openers and are 92-2. Will Smith reached for a ball wide of off stump and edged Peter Trego to second slip, then Michael Di Venuto spooned Craig Meschede to cover to fall for 38.

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  • LUNCH - Durham v Somerset
    Durham are 16-0. A couple have gone past the bat, but with Philander bowling within himself they appear to have little cause for alarm

    12/05/2012 (376 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants, having declared their second innings on 26-0, against occasional bowling, have set Leics 341 to win

    12/05/2012 (376 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Somerset
    Not so grand up north today. It's back to building the ark.

    10/05/2012 (378 days old) | Read more
  • County bosses called to domestic structure summit
    By Paul Bolton
    Senior officials of the England and Wales Cricket Board and a group of county chief executives will meet in London next week in an attempt to finally break the deadlock over the future structure of county cricket.

    10/05/2012 (378 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Durham v Somerset
    Somerset were 220-8, leading by 95, when bad light ended play. They added 155 in 29 overs in the evening with Meschede making 62 in his stand of 107 with Kieswetter, who was unbeaten on 60. Thorp picked up three late wickets to spare Durham's blushes

    09/05/2012 (378 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Somerset
    Meschede followed up his career-best bowling of 3-26 with his best score of 62, racing to 50 off 45 balls with 11 fours. He finally edged Callum Thorp to first slip to end a stand of 107 with Kieswetter, the other Johannesburg-born Craig

    09/05/2012 (378 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Somerset
    Somerset have forged ahead through some bold strokeplay from Craig Meschede, who has raced to 45 in an unbroken stand of 69 with Craig Kieswetter. On 164-5 they lead by 39.

    09/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • Close of Play: Worcestershire v Surrey
    Rain is the winner at New Road! Play abandoned for the day with Worcs 58-0.

    09/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Durham v Somerset
    Somerset are 65-4 at tea. Mitch Claydon continued his recent habit of striking in his first over when his sixth ball nipped back to splatter the stumps of a startled Hildreth. Somerset's acting captain was gone for 18.

    09/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Somerset
    Onions had Barrow lbw in identical fashion, half forward to one which moved in slightly, in his third over. Gregory played some fine shots until he tried to pull Callum Thorp and skied a catch to mid-on. Blackwell would be grateful not to have to move. 32-3

    09/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Somerset
    Arul Suppiah lbw Onions, first ball of Somerset's innings. Lewis Gregory and Alex Barrow now at the crease after the fall of eight wickets in ten overs. No sign of a pitch inspector.

    09/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Somerset
    Durham all out 125, the last seven wickets going down for 35 and Overton finishing with 4-38. He took the last two in three balls after Thorp had driven Meschede (3-26) straight to mid-off. Onions will fancy his chances against the Somerset rookies.

    09/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Somerset
    Two more wickets to Somerset's saplings. Phil Mustard shaped to pull the first ball of Craig Meschede's second spell, checked the shot and lobbed a catch to mid-wicket. Then Overton swung one away to have the out-of-touch Ian Blackwell caught behind. 121-7

    09/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Somerset
    Durham's two "reserve" batsmen failed to push on after lunch as young Overton took a hand. First he bent his lanky frame to hold a low catch at third slip off Philander to get rid of Stoneman for 33. Then Overton had Muchall lbw for 16, making it 92-5

    09/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Somerset
    Philander did not impress in his first three overs, which cost 16, but then had Di Venuto caught behind for 14. The batsman, pushing forward on off stump, appeared unhappy with the decision.

    09/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • Clydesdale Bank 40
    Magnificent one-run win for the Netherlands, against Gloucestershire at Bristol. Also good wins on the first main day of the competition for Kent, at Yorkshire, and also for Warwicks, Lancs, Surrey and Derbyshire. In the CB40 there is little room for error...

    07/05/2012 (381 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Durham 136-8
    Benkenstein caught at leg slip pushing forward to Patel.


    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Durham 130-7
    Scott Borthwick went to the first ball after tea. Quick and short from Barker and a catch for Tim Ambrose

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Warwickshire v Durham
    Durham 124-6

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    117-6
    Durham are in the lead but only just.
    Phil Mustard drove Jeetan Patel to mid off. 45 from 52 balls with eight fours.

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Durham 41-4
    Paul Collingwood run out. The ball hit his pads and bobbled out on the leg side. Collingwood set off for a leg bye, slipped and failed to beat Tim Ambrose's direct hit

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Durham 33-3
    Ben Stokes caught low down at gully by William Porterfield after he was turned round by Keith Barker. Barker's 20th wicket of the season

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Durham  20-2
    Di Venuto bowled by Barker in two minds.

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Warwickshire v Durham
    LUNCH
    Durham 12-1.

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Durham 9-1
    Will Smith played on to Keith Barker. Ball seemed to hit his boot and trickled into his leg stump

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Warwickshire 267 all out
    Chris Wright caught behind off Onions. Warwickshire lead by 104 on first innings

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Warwicks 234-9
    Bell caught behind off Claydon. It took a good, full length ball that nipped away, to end a fine innings

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Warwicks 220-8
    Keith Barker caught behind top-edging a hook off Mitch Claydon. He doesn't look comfortable against the short ball

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • Warwickshire v Durham
    Cold, grey and damp at Edgbaston but we are starting on time

    04/05/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • Warwickshire v Durham
    Off for the day at Edgbaston

    03/05/2012 (385 days old) | Read more
  • Warwickshire v Durham
    Warwickshire have taken command after an hour's play. They have wiped out the arrears without losing a wicket. Ian Bell is on 90, Tim Ambrose 33 and they are scoring freely. Durham don't know where to turn

    03/05/2012 (385 days old) | Read more
  • Warwickshire v Durham
    The covers are coming off at Edgbaston and the umpires will inspect at 11.45.

    03/05/2012 (385 days old) | Read more
  • Hoggard extends Leicestershire contract
    By Paul Bolton

    Leicestershire captain Matthew Hoggard has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at Grace Road until at least the end of the 2013 season.

    03/05/2012 (385 days old) | Read more
  • Warwickshire v Durham
    Gentle rain at Edgbaston. Club cricketers in Durham would play in this, but the first-class men will probably be kicking their heels until mid-afternoon.

    03/05/2012 (385 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan v Essex
    Overnight rain has continued into this morning although the weather is improving but still raining slightly. Unlikely to be any action before lunch.

    03/05/2012 (385 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Durham
    Ian Bell has raeched his first 50 of the season from 97 balls with six fours. Gave a sharp caught and bowled chance to Mitch Claydon two balls later

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Warwickshire 14-4
    Jim Troughton almost ran himself out scrambling a single to get off the mark. Failed to capitalise though and went LBW offering no stroke in Mitch Claydon's first over.

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Warwickshire 5-3
    Jonathan Trott caught at second slip by Michael Di Venuto playing looseley outside off stump at Onions

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Warwickshire 2-2
    Varun Chopra edged Granham Onions' fifth ball to first slip. William Porterfield lost his off stump to a full length ball from Thorp

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Durham 163 all out. Onions caught behind heaving at Wright. Barker five for 33

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    152-9
    Blackwell bowled, bottom-edging a big heave off Chris Wright into his stumps. Blackwell added 49 for the ninth wicket with Graham Onions

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    103-6
    Five wickets for Barker. Callum Thorp has just shovelled a catch to midwicket

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    99-7
    A triple wicket maiden for Barker who had Scott Borthwick brilliantly taken by Ian Bell low down at third slip

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    99-6
    Phil Mustard caught second slip by Rikki Clarke for a duck

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    99-5
    Stokes caught behind flashing at an outswinger from Barker. Benkenstein's dismissal changed from caught behind to LBW during lunch interval

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Warwickshire v Durham
    LUNCH. Durham 83-4. Warwickshire's morning

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    78-4
    Jeetan Patel has just come on at the Pavilion End and had Dale Benkenstein caught behind in his first over. Benkenstein tried to cut a delivery that was probably too full for that stroke and Tim Abrose held a sharp catch

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    50-3
    Wright back on at Pavilion End and had Di Venuto LBW in his first over back

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    17-2
    Paul Collingwood LBW to a Keith Barker inswinger

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Durham
    Durham 13-1
    Will Smith caught behind off Chris Wright. Lots of playing and missing

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Warwickshire v Durham
    Ian Blackwell returns for Durham having recovered from a shoulder injury. Warwickshire unchanged

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • ..... won the toss - Warwickshire v Durham
    Warwicks won toss and bowl

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • PCA call for £1million T20 winners' prize
    By Paul Bolton
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association wants the England and Wales Cricket Board to introduce a £1 million first prize for the Friends Life t20 competition to attract the world’s top players back to the competition.

    02/05/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • Andre Adams named as April's MVP
    Nottinghamshire’s Andre Adams has won the FTI MVP award for April after helping the county make an unbeaten start to 2012.

    01/05/2012 (387 days old) | Read more
  • Back scan lined up for Stokes
    By Tim Wellock
    Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes is hoping that the enforced rest during the four-day washout at the Oval will help his recovery from a back problem.

    30/04/2012 (388 days old) | Read more
  • Durham the major victims of soggy April
    By Andrew Hignell
    It was something more akin to the onset of the annual monsoon in southern India as weather forecasters showed satellite images of a

    29/04/2012 (389 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Northamptonshire
    Seem to have deprived Northamptonshire of a pojnt in my earlier posting. They take 5 points form the abandoned match, apologies for that  but it seems such a long time since we saw any cricket, I rather lost track of what little had happened.

    29/04/2012 (389 days old) | Read more
  • Match abandoned - Surrey v Durham
    An overnight deluge in SE11 left umpires Mark Benson and Martin Bodenham with no option but to abandon the game without a ball being bowled even before Sunday's official 11am start time. With covers awash and practice pitches sodden, they were right. 

    29/04/2012 (389 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey v Durham
    When the umpires plodded round the Oval outfield under their umbrellas the mission could have had no other purpose other than to confirm the inevitable - no chance of play for the third successive day

    28/04/2012 (390 days old) | Read more
  • Di Venuto nears notable landmark
    By Tim Wellock
    Michael Di Venuto needs 15 runs from Durham’s match against Surrey at the Oval to reach the notable landmark of 25,000 in first-class cricket.

    26/04/2012 (392 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex v Durham
    Durham closed on 82-6. Match drawn

    22/04/2012 (395 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Middlesex v Durham
    Benkenstein went for one, caught behind off Roland-Jones and Mustard settled for avoiding defeat. But in trying to withdraw his bat the out-of-form Blackwell gave another catch to Simpson and handed Finn his fourth wicket. 72 for six with 3.3 overs left 

    22/04/2012 (395 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex v Durham
    Off for bad light at Lord's with rain imminent. Durham 8-0 after 2.4 overs

    22/04/2012 (396 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Middlesex v Durham
    Simpson showed little faith in last man Finn as he had a big heave at Borthwick and was bowled for 47. Middlesex are all out for 179, Durham need 130 to win and the rain clouds are gathering.

    22/04/2012 (396 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Middlesex v Durham
    Tim Murtagh has swung his bat to good effect and contributed 28 to a 50 stand with John Simpson. They are scoring freely against Claydon and Collingwood

    22/04/2012 (396 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Middlesex v Durham
    Things are really going Durham's way. There was a shower during lunch, but they resumed on schedule and with the second ball a fast, straight one from Onions pinned Rogers on the crease and he was lbw for 36. Two balls later Gareth Berg edged to Di Venuto

    22/04/2012 (396 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Middlesex v Durham
    Finn improved after lunch and with the total on 59 he made the breakthrough. A perfectly-pitched ball left Di Venuto off the pitch and took out his off stump. He was gone for 30 then in the next over Smith played forward and edged Murtagh to second slip

    21/04/2012 (397 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Middlesex v Durham
    Durham began their reply by scoring 21 off the first ten balls, Di Venuto hitting Finn for three fours in his first four balls, while Will Smith twice drove Tim Murtagh to the extra cover boundary. Durham are 34-0 at lunch.

    21/04/2012 (397 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Middlesex v Durham
    Onions, bowling superbly, finally earned a deserved third wicket when he had Malan caught behind for 35, ending a stand of 55 with Dexter. The ball started on leg and middle and late swing away from the left-hander left him groping. Middlesex 87-5 

    20/04/2012 (398 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex v Durham
    Play resumed at 4.15. Malan immediately beaten by Claydon on 25 but drove him twice to the cover boundary in the first over.

    20/04/2012 (398 days old) | Read more
  • "I've still plenty to offer": Di Venuto
    By Tim Wellock
    As he watched the rain come down at Lord’s, Michael Di Venuto stressed that he will not allow the English weather to hasten his retirement.

    20/04/2012 (398 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Middlesex v Durham
    Graham Onions bowled beautifully this morning to help reduce Middlesex to 57-4 at lunch. Dawid Malan survived a confident LBW appeal that would have seen the hosts reduced to 2-4, while Neil Dexter was dropped at gully by Callum Thorp, both remain not out.

    20/04/2012 (398 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex v Durham
    The first glimpse of the track since 11am. The sun is shining at the moment but there are a few dark clouds starting to appear in the distance again. We just missed a huge storm currently heading to the Oval.

    19/04/2012 (399 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Middlesex v Durham
    Middlesex: Strauss, Denly, Robson, Rogers (capt), Malan, Dexter, Simpson, Berg, Murtagh, Roland-Jones, Finn
    Durham: Di Venuto, Smith, Collingwood, Stokes, Benkenstein, Blackwell, Mustard (capt), Borthwick, Thorp, Claydon, Onions

    19/04/2012 (399 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex v Durham
    Durham won the toss for the 16th time in their last 18 championship games. As in last week's defeat by Nottinghamshire, Phil Mustard has inserted the opposition

    19/04/2012 (399 days old) | Read more
  • Durham won the toss - Middlesex v Durham
    Having won the toss, Durham will field first. The rain disappeared quickly enough and the toss was made at just before 11. There's still a lot of rain in the cloud cover that completely surrounds Lord's.

    19/04/2012 (399 days old) | Read more
  • Middlesex v Durham
    After a dry morning in London, the rain has arrived to frustrate everyone. The forecast is for much of the same throughout the match. The weather could spoil what appears to be a belter of a contest this week.

    19/04/2012 (399 days old) | Read more
  • Welcome to the new-look website
    Welcome to The Cricketer’s new-look website.  This site will bring you up-to-the-minute analysis of every day of the county season. All the scores. Live comment. As it happens.

    19/04/2012 (399 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    CLAYDON GOES FOR A CAREER-BEST 55 and Notts have won by 114 runs. Samit Patel with the final wicket, with Luke Fletcher taking a well-judged catch at long off. Notts 19 pts Durham 3

    15/04/2012 (403 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    WHAT A TWIST - Lashing down with rain and the players have had to scurry back to the pavilion. Two overs brought 14 runs and those draw points might yet come in to play. Overhead conditions are awful! 217-9 RSP

    15/04/2012 (403 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Play just about to begin at CLS - with Notts needing one more wicket and Graeme Onions and Mitch Claydon hoping for something outrageous - 165 more needed!

    15/04/2012 (403 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Notts claimed extra half hour with two wickets standing at 7pm. Phil Mustard fell for 80 ten balls later, giving Adams his fourth wicket, but Onions and Claydon held out. Durham closed on 203-9, 164 behind

    14/04/2012 (403 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Durham 26-3 at tea. Di Venuto again fell to a skied pull, then Andre Adams came on at 20-1 after 12 overs and struck with his fourth and sixth balls. He nipped one back to have Will Smith lbw, then Mark Stoneman edged low to second slip.

    14/04/2012 (404 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    DELAYED START - Heavy overnight rain has left puddles on the outfield. Groundstaff have begun the mopping up operation with the umpires going to look at 11.15 with a view to starting at midday if there's no more rain.

    14/04/2012 (404 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    CLOSE OF PLAY - NOTTS 231-4 Lumb 104 not out, Read 5 not out. Notts lead by 263 with 6 wickets remaining.

    13/04/2012 (404 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    James Taylor out for 37 - Lumb still there on 102. Notts 220-3

    13/04/2012 (404 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    100 FOR MICHAEL LUMB - Terrific knock from the left-hander. Notts 217-3

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Nottinghamshire continue to build a sizeable advantage. Michael Lumb has 87, James Taylor is on 25 and the pair have added 75 so far - 193-3, a lead of 225.

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    FIFTY FOR LUMB - Michael Lumb's first Notts fifty (103 balls 8x4) - now on 66, with his side on 147-3, a lead of 179.

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    TEA Notts 124-3 with Michael Lumb 49 not out. Ian Blackwell's two wickets (Hales and Patel) have kept his side in this. Notts overall lead is 156 with 7 wickets remaining.

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Samit Patel out - ct at slip by Di Venuto off Blackwell for 5 - 118-3

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Hales out for 57 - came charging in Blackwell's first over and ballooned the ball up to extra cover. Notts 101-2, lead by 133

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    FIFTY FOR ALEX HALES - The first half century of the contest (63 balls 8 fours), Notts 87-1 lead by 119

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Somerset
    Warwickshire 243 v Somerset 147
    Warwickshire all out here but it took Somerset half an hour after lunch to break the last wicket stand.
    Keith Barker lost his middle stump to Steve Kirby but Chris Wright played a valuable supporting role in a last wicket stand of 47 as he faced more than half the deliveries while he was with Barker.

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    In front of the watching England selector James  Whitaker, Alex Hales is looking in pretty decent nick, currently on 43 not out. Notts on 63-1, a lead of 95.

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Onions strikes! A loose pull shot from Neil Edwards flies straight into the hands of Mark Stoneman at square leg. Notts 16-1, lead by 48

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Warwickshire v Somerset
    Warwickshire 219-9
    Warwickshire still going despite delaying lunch by half an hour. The catering staff will not be happy.

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Lunch-time at Chester-le-Street - Notts on 11-0, an overall lead of 43, after dismissing Durham for 129 today. Twenty wickets going down in a day plus 90 minutes. The ball has clearly dominated the bat so far, can someone make a decent score this afternoon?

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Andy Carter wraps up the Durham tail by getting rid of both Onions and Cladon to finish with 3-27. Durham all out for 129 - a deficit of 32. So far no batsman has got past 33 (Stokes) in this match! Notts to start again before lunch.

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Much-needed resistance from Callum Thorp for Durham. He's on 23 not out as the ton comes up - 101-7

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Ben Phillips having a great morning for Notts - takes his third wicket of the session, dismissing Blackwell, ct at slip. Notts have 4 wickets in 6.2 overs today. Durham 82-7

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Great start for Notts this morning with three wickets inside the first half an hour, Benkenstein edging to slip off Adams then Phillips picking up both Stokes and Blackwell to leave Durham on 77-6

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    On This Day 9 years ago, Nottinghamshire's AJ Harris was involved in one of cricket's more unusual dismissals when he became only the fourth player in history to be given out ‘Timed Out’ in a match against Durham UCCE at Trent Bridge.

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Defying the weather forecasters, it's a glorious early morning at Chester-le-Street. A real chance for this game to move on apace today with Durham resuming on 55-3, replying to Nottinghamshire's 161 all out.

    13/04/2012 (405 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire are 131-4 at tea, where opening bat Chris Dent has shown great patience, facing 120 balls so far for his unbeaten 37. Balcombe has taken 3-30 for Hampshire.  Still 38 overs to be bowled...

    12/04/2012 (406 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Durham turned to renowned partnership breaker Dale Benkenstein, but the breakthrough came at the other end. Stokes returned to have Taylor caught at third slip then Claydon came back and nipped one back to pin Read lbw, making Notts 106-6.

    12/04/2012 (406 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Mitch Claydon justified keeping Steve Harmison and Liam Plunkett out of the Durham team with an excellent spell. He was lucky to have Samit Patel caught down the leg side, but very unlucky not to remove James Taylor as he and Chris Read dug in

    12/04/2012 (406 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire v Gloucestershire
    Players off again due to rain (torrential this time). Gloucestershire 89-4; Opener Chris Dent still there on 18, Iain Cockbain yet to get off the mark.  

    12/04/2012 (406 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Stokes strikes. After being unable to bowl at the end of last season because of his hand injury, Ben Stokes looks ready to confirm he's the new Freddie Flintoff. He surprised Michael Lumb with his pace. The left-hander went lbw for nine, making it 32-3.

    12/04/2012 (406 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Nottinghamshire
    Start delayed at Chester-le-Street. Rain has stopped, but covers are still on. Durham will be without Paul Collingwood because of a virus, and a broken finger has ruled out Rikki Wessels for Notts

    12/04/2012 (406 days old) | Read more
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