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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 (49 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 (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 (72 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 (88 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 (93 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 (129 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 (162 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 (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 (176 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 (184 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 (186 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 (222 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 (235 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 (246 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 (253 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 (260 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 (262 days old) | Read more
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 (274 days old) | Read more
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.

16/08/2012 (282 days old) | Read more
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.

05/08/2012 (293 days old) | Read more
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

31/07/2012 (298 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 (305 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 (320 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 (327 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 (328 days old) | Read more
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 (332 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 (337 days old) | Read more
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.

12/06/2012 (347 days old) | Read more
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

03/06/2012 (356 days old) | Read more
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.

28/05/2012 (362 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 (375 days old) | Read more
Durham sweat on Stokes' fitness for T20
By Tim Wellock
Durham are banking on Ben Stokes being fully fit for the start of their Friends Life t20 programme after discovering that Mitchell Johnson will not be available.

11/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
It's pouring, not raining, in Yorkshire
By Tim Wellock
Most counties have had cause to reflect that it never rains but it pours, and in Yorkshire’s case the old adage is becoming particularly apt.

08/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
Shahzad makes shock exit from Yorkshire
By Tim Wellock
Two days after confirming that Australian left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc will be joining the county this week, Yorkshire have taken the shock decision to release Ajmal Shahzad.

01/05/2012 (389 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 (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 (394 days old) | Read more

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