Warwickshire 2XI 278 & 265/3 beat Durham 2XI 357 &184
Durham second XI were defeated by seven wickets against Warwickshire on day three at Edgbaston Community Sports Ground in the ECB Second Eleven Championship.
Durham resumed on 111 for four with Callum Gaffney and Haydon Mustard at the crease. The pair managed to add another 21 as they shared a 51-run partnership before Gaffney was cleanly bowled by Craig Miles.
Miles struck for a second time on day three, finding Stanley McAlindon’s pads in front of the stumps with Durham 136 for six. George Darwood chipped to mid-off after sharing 24 with Mustard. Mustard himself then fell for 39 being caught behind with Durham on 167.
Next ball Brandon Glover was run out as he looked to push for two. Nathan Sowter scored 17 as Durham managed to reach 184 before Sowter skied to Billy Godleman at straight long-on.
Durham found an opening breakthrough in the 13th over with the hosts on 58; Amir Khan edging Glover’s leg-side delivery to Mustard behind the stumps. Billy Godleman and Nikhil Gorantla shared 76 runs before Godleman left a Darwood delivery angling in to off-stump.
Gorantla continued to be a thorn in Durham’s side as he and Ethan Brookes shared a 101-run partnership which brought Warwickshire within 29 runs of victory. McAlindon had Brookes caught in the deep for 48, a consolation wicket.
Gorantla went on to score 110 not out as Warwickshire finished 265/3, recording victory over Durham.
Day 2: Durham 2XI 357 & 111/4 vs Warwickshire 278
Nathan Sowter took seven wickets for Durham 2XI to help bowl Warwickshire 2XI out for 278 before Callum Gaffney made his second fifty of the game as Durham lead by 190 at the close of day two in the ECB Second XI Championship.
Warwickshire managed to add 18 runs from just 16 balls to their overnight score of 38 before Oliver Gibson had Billy Godleman trapped in front of his stumps for 41.
It took another five overs for Durham to strike, Paul Coughlin’s short ball finding Amir Khan’s edge when attempting to pull and landing in the gloves of substitute Cole Pearce.
Nathan Sowter was introduced in the 31st over and turned the game round with a spectacular over. Sowter made an instant impact when he trapped Nikhil Gorantla, who dealt almost exclusively in boundaries, in front of his stumps.
Sowter went on to take wickets from both of his final two deliveries bowling Ethan Brookes before having Ishmail Mohammed lbw first ball. Wawrickshire slumped from 121 for two to 122 for five.
Kai Smith and Jakob Bhula shared a partnership of 92 before a Stanley McAlindon short ball saw the former top edge a pull to George Darwood. Sowter took the final wickets for Durham, reducing the hosts to 263 for eight before taking two consecutive wickets again, to bowl Warwickshire out for 278.
Durham had secured a lead of 79 when they began their second innings, though the opening partnership was only worth 10 by the time Yadvinder Singh had Jonathan Bushnell out leg before wicket.
Miles had Harry Crawshaw edging behind the next over, Smith taking a great diving catch as Durham were 12 for two. The partnership between Callum Gaffney and Liam Trevaskis was worth 50 when Miles and Smith combined again to remove Trevaskis.
Paul Coughlin scored 15 before he was caught by Miles with the D’s on 83. Callum Gaffney made it to 52 not out by the close, securing his second half-century of the match with Haydon Mustard unbeaten on 11 as Durham finished with a 190 run lead.
Day one: Durham 2XI 357 vs Warwickshire 38/0
Haydon Mustard (99), Nathan Sowter (82) and Callum Gaffney (60) help Durham 2nd XI pile on the runs against Warwickshire in the ECB Second XI Championship to take a 319 run lead into day two.
Craig Miles won the toss at Edgbaston Community Sports Ground and took the opening wicket of Harry Crawshaw in his second over, dislodging his off stump. Miles’ second victim was Jonathan Bushnell who thinly edged behind in the 12th over with Durham on 32.
Durham made 25 more before Yadvinder Singh found his way through the defence of Liam Trevaskis, with Paul Coughlin replacing him at the crease. Callum Gaffney and Coughlin shared a partnership of 84 to take Durham to 141.
Gaffney made 60 from 101 balls scoring 12 boundaries meanwhile Coughlin took a more aggressive approach as he made 49 from 54 scoring seven fours and a maximum. Coughlin lofted Singh to Miles at mid-on before the captain then took Gaffney’s wicket.
Stanley McAlindon then soon departed and Durham were 141 for six having lost three wickets without scoring. Haydon Mustard and George Darwood began to rebuild, scoring 72 runs together before Darwood thinly edged a cut behind off the bowling of Ishmail Mohammed.
Mustard was joined by Nathan Sowter who went berserk, smashing 82 runs from 54 balls with seven fours and six sixes before Mohmmed had him for his second. Mustard also batted at a pace, reaching his 50 from 59 balls.
Once Sowter departed Durham were 333 for eight. Luke Robinson helped Durham to 346 alongside Mustard before skying Amir Khan’s delivery to Nikhil Gorantla.
Brandon Glover was Mustard’s final partner, they put on 11 runs before Mustard was run out on 99 after driving to the mid-off region and falling short of his ground. His innings came from 135 balls and featured 10 fours and four maximums.
Miles took four wickets for the hosts with Singh and Mohammed claiming a pair apiece and Khan taking one scalp.
Durham were unable to take any wickets before close of day one with Warwickshire seeing out the final 13 overs for 38 as Billy Godleman finished unbeaten on 24 and Khan on 12, trailing by 319 runs.