With 20 wickets falling on day one both Durham and Lancashire claimed maximum bowling points at Liverpool with Callum Thorp picking up six scalps to restrict the hosts to 84 and Dale Benkenstein unbeaten on 83 ensuring that the visitors managed to post a lead in response before Durham were dismissed for 186.
Durham’s Callum Thorp takes centre stage as 20 wickets fall in the day against Lancashire at Aigburth.
Durham Dynamos secured their second FLt20 win in three days after beating Leicestershire Foxes by three wins in a final over thriller at Emirates Durham ICG.
Three wickets from Mitchell Claydon helps Durham fight back to narrowly beat Leicestershire in the FL t20.
Live commentary and scorecard from the FL t20 North Group clash at Chester-le-Street.
Man of the Match Liam Plunkett produced his best t20 bowling figures, 5-31, as the Dynamos cruised to victory over Lancashire Lightning by 83 runs, the county’s biggest victory margin in the competition.
Liam Plunkett takes five wickets as Durham hammer Lancashire by 83 runs in the FL t20 at Chester-le-Street.
All-rounder Ian Blackwell signs a two-year contract extension with Durham.
The Dynamos play at Emirates Durham ICG this Friday and Sunday when they welcome Lancashire Lightning and Leicestershire Foxes. The 12 man squad has been announced.
Durham all-rounder Paul Collingwood is set to miss the next two FL t20 matches with a groin injury.
Durham CCC secured 11 points in their draw against Yorkshire CCC (five points) at Emirates Durham ICG, extending their lead in the LV= County Championship to 23 points.
Paul Collingwood returned to LV= County Championship action with a bang, scoring 108 for Durham and he’s pleased to have marked his return with a big score. Durhamccc.co.uk spoke to him at the close of play.
Durham overseas player David Miller will leave Emirates Durham ICG to join up with South Africa A this weekend for the Tri Series against Australia and Zimbabwe.
A century from Paul Collingwood and fifties from Gordon Muchall, Phil Mustard and Gordon Muchall saw Durham claim maximum bowling points, as well as establishing a lead of 223, on the third day of their LV= County Championship game against Yorkshire.
Last year the family of local cricketer Colin Craig set up the Durham CCC members book sale, and a year on the sale has gone from strength to strength. Find out more here!
Durham had Yorkshire nine down by the close of play on day two despite stoppages due to rain which allowed for only 53 overs to be played.
Durhamccc.co.uk caught up with Graham Onions, who picked up three wickets during the innings, on his thoughts on day two.
Day one of Durham’s game with Yorkshire is rained off without a ball being bowled.
Durham Dynamos suffered their third abandonment due to rain in the Friends Life t20 when their clash with Leicestershire Foxes was called off.
Durham return to LV= County Championship action on Saturday, facing Yorkshire at Emirates Durham and a thirteen man squad has been announced.
Opener Josh Cobb hits a quickfire half century before Leicestershire suffer a third consecutive FL t20 wash-out at Grace Road against Durham.
Durham Dynamos lost to Notts Outlaws by 54 runs at Trent Bridge with the home side claiming the two points for the win.
Half-centuries from Alex Hales and David Hussey help Friends Life t20 North Group leaders Nottinghamshire secure a six-wicket victory over Durham.
To see the results from Sunday 12 Junes Howzat Century Draw please click here
Head Coach Geoff Cook has named a fourteen man squad for the Dynamos trip to Trent Bridge and Grace Road this Thursday and Friday – take a look!
Durham captain Phil Mustard believes the county has found their batting rhythm in Twenty20 after Tuesday’s win over group leaders Nottinghamshire.
Durham won their second FLt20 game of this year’s competition by beating Notts Outlaws by 33 runs at Emirates Durham ICG.
The Dynamos won the toss and elected to bat first and openers Phil Mustard and Gordon Muchall immediately put the visitors under pressure scoring freely in the opening three overs before confusion led to Muchall being run out by Steven Mullaney for 11.
This brought Ian Blackwell to the crease and for the next eight overs the pair dominated the Outlaws bowlers, in particularly England spinner Samit Patel who went for 46 off his four overs, in a partnership of 79.
It was Mustard who was the main aggressor in the pair scoring his runs at a strike rate of nearly 200 per 100 balls and he delighted the Durham faithful with a variety of strokes to bring up his fifty in just 28 balls.
The Dynamos were cruising at 11 an over with Mustard and Blackwell in the middle but this was ended when Mustard was well stumped by Chris Read off the bowling of Mullaney but only after reaching an outstanding 75 off 41 deliveries with the score at 123.
Blackwell took up the impetus after the departure of the wicket-keeper in a good partnership with Paul Collingwood as the England pair moved the Dynamos near the 150 mark before Collingwood was bowled by Andrew Carter for eight.
This started a collapse in the Durham innings as Blackwell soon joined his team-mate in the pavilion when he was run out for 43 by Mullaney and was quickly followed by skipper Dale Benkenstein also run-out for as the hosts slumped to 155-5.
David Miller tried to keep Durham’s run rate up with some solid hitting late on to push Durham over the 170 mark which was boosted when bowlers Liam Plunkett and Mitchell Claydon also provided valuable runs to allow the Dynamos to post a huge total of 187-7.
The Outlaws, needing 9.40 runs an over, attacked the Durham opening bowlers from the off in particularly Alex Hales who took 20 runs off one Graham Onions over as they looked to get above the run rate.
Hales onslaught was stopped in the fourth over when he dragged a delivery from Chris Rushworth onto his own stumps for a decent knock of 26 from 15 balls.
Australian Adam Voges picked up from where Hales left off and continued to find the boundary in a partnership of 68 with Riki Wessels as the Outlaws tried to keep their attacking impetus going to keep up with the Dynamo’s staggeringly high rate.
The pair were going along well until Blackwell got the breakthrough Durham craved when he removed Voges for 46 when he was caught well by Collingwood on the edge of the 30 yard circle.
This started a collapse in the visitors batting line-up as Wessels, Patel and Hussey all came and went quickly after that as spin proved to be their downfall as Blackwell and Gareth Breese picked up the wickets of Patel and Hussey respectively while Wessels was well run-out by Collingwood.
The required run-rate began to soar above 10 an over and this was made even more unlikely once Chris Read was caught on the boundary by Claydon off the bowling of Breese as he attempted to get the big runs Notts needed.
Mullaney and Scott Elstone managed to get the Outlaws above 150 in a late foray but their resistance was ended in the final over by Chris Rushworth who had them both caught when looking for the boundary which sealed victory for the Dynamos as Notts finished on 154-8, 34 runs short of their target.
The result leaves Durham second in the Friends Life t20 after six games three points behind the Outlaws. The Dynamo’s next fixture is away to Notts on Thursday 16th June at Trent Bridge.
Phil Mustard blasts a Twenty20-best 75 as Durham inflict a first FL t20 defeat of the season on Nottinghamshire at Chester-le-Street.
Durham Dynamos welcome the unbeaten Notts Outlaws to Emirates Durham ICG this Tuesday (14 June, 5.30pm start) as they look to bring the visitors winning streak to an end in the Friends Life t20 competition. The squad has been announced!
Durham’s match with Derbyshire Falcons was abandoned due to heavy rain after just one innings of the t20 encounter.
Durham Dynamos lost by five runs in their floodlit FLt20 fixture against Derbyshire Falcons at the County Ground on Friday – they’ll be looking to redress the balance when the same opposition visit Emirates Durham on Sunday.
St Oswald’s Hospice is preparing for a smashing fundraising event at Durham County Cricket Club next week, with Durham Dynamos set to face Notts Outlaws in a Friends Life t20 showdown on Tuesday, June 14, 5.30pm start.
Durham Dynamos restricted Northamptonshire Steelbacks to 124 in their innings in their FLt20 clash which the Dynamos knocked off with 3.5 overs to spare with Phil Mustard scoring an unbeaten half century.
Durham skipper Phil Mustard hits an unbeaten 61 at Northampton to help earn his side their first Twenty20 win of 2011 at the third attempt.
Congratulations to the Durham Second Eleven who have qualified for the 2XI t20 Finals Day which takes places tomorrow (10 June) at Fenners, Cambridge.
This time last year, 11 county clubs were hosting ‘Playing for Success’ education programmes inside their own grounds. Today, just four of those programmes tentatively survive. Phil Walker from All Out Cricket magazine reports.
Durham Dynamos take on Northamptonshire Steelbacks and Derbyshire Falcons this week in two successive away fixtures in the Friends Life t20 competition.
Durham all-rounder Paul Collingwood declares his fitness following a return to action for the county in the Twenty20 competition.
All-rounder Ian Blackwell hopes practice sessions can help Durham find their Twenty20 rhythm ahead of Thursday’s trip to Northamptonshire.
Durham Dynamos Friends Life t20 fixture against Worcestershire Royals was abandoned at 4.45pm without a ball being bowled after continuous heavy rain prevented play from getting underway.
Worcestershire and Durham are left frustrated by the weather after their FL t20 clash at New Road is abandoned because of rain.
Durham Dynamos take on Worcestershire Royals at New Road on Sunday 5 June in their second Friends Life t20 fixture of the 2011 competition. A thirteen man squad has been named.
To see the results from Thursdays Howzat Century Draw please click here
Durham Dynamos lost their first t20 game of the season to the Warwickshire Bears at the Emirates Durham ICG by five wickets as the visitors claimed victory with 11 balls to spare.
Will Porterfield hits 83 as Warwickshire open their FL t20 campaign with a six-wicket win over Durham.
Durham Twenty20 signing David Miller believes his Indian Premier League experience has improved him as a player in the short-form game.
Durham claimed their third successive win by an innings when they bowled Lancashire out for a second time 125 runs short of their mammoth first innings total of 586. Geoff Cook’s post match comments are here!
Durham Dynamos begin their Friends Life t20 campaign tomorrow (Thurs 2 June) against Warwickshire Bears at Emirates Durham ICG. A 13 man squad has been named!
Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes faces a six to eight week lay-off after dislocating his finger against Lancashire on Tuesday.
Durham leapfrog Lancashire at the top of the County Championship after completing victory by an innings and 125 runs in Chester-le-Street.