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Durham scupper Yorkshire fightback

LATE yesterday morning Durham were doing a good job of making their captain look foolish. Having decided to bat Yorkshire out of it by not enforcing a follow-on, the hosts encouraged them, collapsing to 44-3 and 112-6 Read

Red Rose’s problems good for Dynamos

DURHAM will try to make the most of Lancashire’s injury problems to kick-start their defence of the Friends Provident Trophy. Read

Durham leagues preview

THERE are some mouth-watering tussles scheduled for this afternoon in the Warmseal Durham Senior League as the top four sides go head to head. Read

Five-wicket Onions takes Durham into commanding position

WITH Tim Bresnan, Adil Rashid, Steve Harmison and Graham Onions all on show it was little surprise to see England selector James Whittaker at the Riverside yesterday. Read

Di Venuto makes the running

DURHAM’S County Championship season is in its infancy, yesterday being only their eighth day of cricket, but disturbing – and familiar – patterns are developing. Read

England still have to show class

England are expected to beat New Zealand and beat them well, but the real test this summer will come against South Africa in August. Chief Sports Writer Luke Edwards reports Read

Di Venuto happy to hand leading role back to Dale

MICHAEL Di Venuto will gladly hand the responsibility of captaining Durham back to Dale Benkenstein against Yorkshire in the County Championship today. Read

Northumberland leagues round-up

CHAMPIONS Swalwell are now the only team retaining the perfect record in the Wellstream Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League, and not surprisingly they now head the early-season table. Read

ECB North East Premier league

ON a day when Chester-le-Street boosted their title hopes with a win over Benwell Hill, the champions South Northumberland turned in a performance that secured maximum points and moved them into top slot in the North East Premier League. Read

Durham leagues review

HETTON Lyons underlined their potential with an awesome display of power in the Warmseal Durham Senior League, but last season’s two dominant clubs also recorded victories to tuck themselves in on the Lyons’ tail. Read

Talented Park steps out of the shadows

A WEEK is a long time in politics but a night can seem like a week when it comes to a cricket pitch as Durham found as they were made to toil on the second day of their County Championship game against Lancashire. Read

Davies shines but Durham struggle

FREDDIE Flintoff escaped a driving ban for speeding this week, but he could not escape a lively Old Trafford pitch and an inspired Mark Davies yesterday. Read

Coetzer expects stand-ins to shine

DURHAM take on star-studded Lancashire on their own patch today without their captain, overseas player and their two best young fast bowlers, but Kyle Coetzer believes it could be the making of their season. Read

Durham losing their grip on one-day trophy

DURHAM ended a run of last-ball defeats yesterday, but they still lost – by five wickets – to Yorkshire and their chances of making this year’s Friends Provident Trophy quarter-finals are in doubt before their season has really got going. Read

Harmison can’t be written off – Paul

PAUL Collingwood has warned it is foolish to write off Steve Harmison as an international cricketer as he insisted the Durham fast bowler would be exerting plenty of pressure on the England selectors this summer. Read

Durham lose on last ball

DURHAM have attached a lot of importance to their Twenty20 Cup campaign, but they are struggling to discover a winning touch in the shortest form of the game. Read

Six-week woe for Plunkett

DURHAM will be without Liam Plunkett for the next six weeks, but the Riversiders will have a decent replacement against Derbyshire today in the England one-day captain. Read

Onions given Lions chance

GRAHAM Onions will miss Durham’s mouth-watering Championship clash with Lancashire next week as he has been called up by the England Lions to take on New Zealand. Read

Dale claims upper hand after draw

DALE Benkenstein is convinced Durham gained a moral victory over Surrey after the weather ruined their chances of opening the Liverpool Victoria Championship campaign with a victory at the Riverside. Read