Glamorgan 97 & 364 vs Durham 503 for eight declared -Durham won by an innings and 42 runs
Durham wrapped up a convincing innings and 42-run victory over Glamorgan in their LV= Insurance County Championship clash, requiring only 10 overs to take the final three wickets on the final day at Emirates Riverside.
The visitors’ stubborn resistance through Dan Douthwaite and Andrew Slater on the third day gave the Welsh outfit hope of avoiding an innings defeat. However, the late dismissal of Douthwaite the previous evening handed the momentum to Durham, and it did not take long for the home side to secure a dominant win.
Paul Coughlin dismissed Andrew Salter for a career-best 90 and then ended the contest by removing Michael Hogan after a Chris Rushworth wicket.
Coughlin enjoyed an outstanding return after a 13-week injury layoff, claiming his third first-class five-wicket haul and match figures of nine for 75. Durham moved up into third place in Division Two after securing 24 points from the game, while Glamorgan sit in fifth place.
Resuming on an overnight score of 333 for seven, Salter continued his grind in the early overs and moved past his previous career-best of 88 in his bid to further frustrate the hosts. However, he lost his discipline from the following delivery to edge behind to Ned Eckerlsey presenting Coughlin with his fourth wicket of the innings.
Rushworth then clean bowled Lukas Carey for a duck to allow the hosts to close in on victory. The final wicket fell to Coughlin, who found Hogan’s outside edge before Eckersley produced a brilliant diving catch to his right to end the game.
Day 3 Glamorgan 97 & 333 for seven vs Durham 503 for eight declared
Dan Douthwaite and Andrew Salter put on a stand of 163 for the seventh wicket for Glamorgan to defy Durham on day three of their LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two clash at Emirates Riverside.
The home side appeared to be on their way to wrapping up victory in the afternoon session after reducing Glamorgan to 151 for six as Paul Coughlin claimed three wickets.
However, Douthwaite resisted with a stubborn 96, falling four runs short of a deserved century, with Salter more than playing his role remaining unbeaten at the close on 82. The visitors are still 73 runs shy of avoiding an innings defeat with three wickets remaining.
Glamorgan resumed day three on 71 for two still 335 runs behind the hosts. Rutherford made the most of a chance after being dropped in the final over of day two. The New Zealander struck early boundaries to notch his 36th first-class fifty and frustrate Chris Rushworth in particular from the Finchale End.
Eddie Byrom struggled to find the same rhythm as his team-mate, enduring a 34-ball struggle without adding to his overnight score before Coughlin found his inside edge to skittle his stumps.
Coughlin could have removed Kiran Carlson for a modest five, but David Bedingham put down a routine catch at first slip. Rushworth was rewarded for his patience to secure his 50th County Championship wicket of the season when Rutherford’s vigil of 71 was ended with a tame clip to Alex Lees at square leg.
Carlson’s time at the crease was ended by a super inswinger from Raine before lunch, while Chris Cooke continued the procession after the break by edging a Coughlin delivery behind. Once the Glamorgan skipper was dismissed it appeared as though the hosts would canter towards a comfortable victory without breaking sweat.
Douthwaite and Salter had other ideas and ensured that the Welsh outfit battled on with a brilliant stand of 163, a record for Glamorgan against Durham for the seventh wicket. Douthwaite displayed patience to defy the hosts by scoring his third half-century of the season. Salter was equally stoic at the other end, registering his first fifty of the term from 132 balls.
Douthwaite passed his previous best in the County Championship and appeared poised to notch only his second first-class century. However, his attempt to reach three figures with a boundary cost him his wicket as Matthew Potts completed a routine catch at mid-on to hand Liam Trevaskis the wicket to break the partnership. Salter held firm before the close, continuing the fight for the Welsh outfit into the fourth day of the match.
Day 2, Durham 503/8 declared (BA Raine 74, EJH Eckersley 57, L Trevaskis 55*) Glamorgan 71/2 trailing Durham by 335 runs
Durham are in complete command of their LV= Insurance County Championship match against Glamorgan, with the visitors requiring a further 335 to avoid an innings defeat at Emirates Riverside.
The home side were relentless with the bat to surge into a dominant 406-run lead. Ben Raine, Liam Trevaskis and Ned Eckersley all scored half-centuries, while Sean Dickson and David Bedingham fell narrowly short of fifties in a complete performance from the batting unit. Durham posted their first score of over 500 of the season before they declared in the evening session.
Glamorgan lost early wickets in their second innings to ramp up the pressure on the Welsh outfit. The visitors require a mammoth effort to force the hosts to bat again with only eight wickets remaining heading into day three of the contest.
Resuming on 223 for three, the home side lost Bedingham clean bowled to Michael Hogan as the South African added only three runs to his overnight score, missing out on the opportunity to pass 1,000 first-class runs for the campaign. However, Durham pressed on and added their second batting bonus point with Eckersley and Dickson adding quick runs for the fifth wicket.
Dickson was hobbled after suffering a calf injury while attempting a run, forcing Michael Jones to act as a runner. The former Kent man was not deterred by his injury and still managed to score 46 before being bowled by an inswinger from Hogan after the introduction of the second new ball.
Eckersley maintained the momentum and recorded his third fifty of the season from just 68 deliveries, scoring six boundaries in the process. Although Eckersley was removed by a brilliant diving catch by Nick Selman at first slip for 57, Raine continued to compound Durham’s advantage. He notched his 12th fifty in first-class cricket to usher the home side past the 400-run mark with maximum batting points.
Raine appeared on course to post a career-best, sharing a stand worth 98 with Liam Trevaskis for the eighth wicket. The left-hander fell for 74 attempting to push the scoring rate and was caught on the fence by Eddie Byrom. Trevaskis took up the mantle with his first fifty of the season after the departure of Raine, ensuring that Durham mustered a lead of over 400.
Scott Borthwick called in his side after posting a dominant total of 503 for eight, handing Glamorgan a tough period to negotiate before the close. The visitors were under pressure from the off as Matthew Potts and Paul Coughlin dismissed David Lloyd and Selman respectively. Hamish Rutherford survived a few nervy edges through the slips to ensure that were only two down at the close, unbeaten on 32 alongside Byrom on 17.
Day 1, Glamorgan 97ao (P Coughlin 4/11, BA Raine 3,25, C Rushworth 3/26) Durham 233/3 (MA Jones 81, AZ Lees 55) lead by 126
Durham enjoyed an outstanding first day of their LV= Insurance County Championship clash against Glamorgan, bowling the visitors out for 97 before ending the evening session with a lead of 126 at Emirates Riverside.
The two sides locked horns once again three weeks removed from their Royal London Cup final clash where the Welsh outfit defeated Durham. However, the North East side earned a semblance of revenge by skittling Glamorgan for 97 as Paul Coughlin tore through their line-up with four wickets.
Michael Jones led Durham past the visitors’ total with ease by scoring 81 alongside Alex Lees also notched a half-century, posting an opening stand of 119. The hosts were in a position of strength at 223 for three at the close, 126 runs in front heading into day two.
Scott Borthwick inserted the visitors in the bright sunshine at Emirates Riverside, although the green colour of the wicket provided plenty of encouragement for the hosts.
Chris Rushworth made inroads by dismissing David Lloyd lbw one delivery after the opener was put down at backward point by Alex Lees. Hamish Rutherford responded and made the most of the hardness of the new ball, dispatching six boundaries in his run-a-ball 43.
However, the New Zealander’s tame dismissal to Rushworth sparked a collapse in the Glamorgan order, falling from 63 for one to 97 all out. The returning Coughlin notched a double-wicket maiden in his second over in his first match since suffering a knee injury during Durham’s Vitality Blast campaign.
Ben Raine and Rushworth kept the pressure on with three strikes apiece before Coughlin wrapped up the innings by removing Kiran Carslon and Lukas Carey, finishing with figures of four for 11.
Durham were solid in their reply from the off, taking the sting out of the Glamorgan attack. Their fifty partnership arrived in 106 balls and the openers were far from finished. Lees and Jones upped the ante to surpass the visitors’ first-innings total before working their way past a hundred for the opening wicket.
Jones displayed composure at the crease to register his third first-class fifty, working a Lloyd delivery down to third man to reach the milestone. Lees followed in the same over by crunching his eighth boundary through the covers. Michael Hogan made the breakthrough after tea to pin Lees lbw for 55, ending the opening stand for 119.
Jones continued his impressive innings alongside Borthwick, who produced a number of elegant strokes in his knock of 29. Timm van der Gugten removed the Durham skipper, and then prised out Jones late in the day with the opener falling one short of his career best. David Bedingham fired an unbeaten 44 from 38 balls to strengthen Durham’s hold heading into the second day.