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Updates on Durham County Cricket club, Northumberland and more& en-gb JournalLive http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/25/durham-pay-the-price-for-yorkshire-s-big-mistake-61634-21403405/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/25/durham-pay-the-price-for-yorkshire-s-big-mistake-61634-21403405/ DURHAM will be competing for a place in one of the most lucrative competitions in domestic cricket history at Southampton’s Rose Bowl tomorrow and they could do with the money after having to foot the bill for their aborted Twenty20 Cup quarter-final. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/24/durham-so-close-after-early-collapse-61634-21394090/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/24/durham-so-close-after-early-collapse-61634-21394090/ WILL Smith has not got much wrong recently but when he moaned “Oh no!” as the ball left the edge of his bat, he thought Durham’s Pro40 League match against Somerset was effectively over with 32 overs left. Like most in the ground, he was totally wrong. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/23/jubilant-durham-are-aiming-high-61634-21387420/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/23/jubilant-durham-are-aiming-high-61634-21387420/ DURHAM are one game away from the most lucrative competition in domestic cricket history but one of the men who got them there, Liam Plunkett, claimed his team-mates’ sights are set higher than merely playing in the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/23/smith-plays-decisive-role-in-durham-s-drive-to-final-61634-21387430/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:29:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/23/smith-plays-decisive-role-in-durham-s-drive-to-final-61634-21387430/ WITH a name like Will Smith, Durham’s 24-year-old batsman is a marketing dream for the self-styled “Men in Black”. Yet in a team packed with star names in truth he is something of an afterthought to most spectators. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/23/north-fall-just-short-in-run-chase-61634-21387431/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/23/north-fall-just-short-in-run-chase-61634-21387431/ NORTHUMBERLAND were asked to chase a target of more than 400 in order to win their first Minor Counties Championship match this season, but failed by just 13 runs – instead drawing the game. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/22/durham-unleash-the-big-guns-61634-21380179/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/22/durham-unleash-the-big-guns-61634-21380179/ DURHAM will have two in-form England internationals, Test cricket’s most prolific batsman and one of the most effective performers in the history of Twenty20 cricket at the Riverside this evening. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/22/minor-counties-championship-61634-21380177/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/22/minor-counties-championship-61634-21380177/ NORTHUMBERLAND staged a late fightback to put themselves back into contention for their first Minor Counties Championship victory over the season against league leaders Suffolk at Jesmond. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/21/dynamo-duo-put-durham-in-driving-seat-61634-21374963/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/21/dynamo-duo-put-durham-in-driving-seat-61634-21374963/ HALF-CENTURIES from Paul Collingwood and Shivnarine Chanderpaul ensured Durham Dynamos got their Pro40 campaign under way with a comfortable seven-wicket win over the Middlesex Crusaders at Uxbridge yesterday, writes JACK PICKERING. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/21/county-durham-leagues-round-up-61634-21375315/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/21/county-durham-leagues-round-up-61634-21375315/ HORDEN and Marsden were the only sides in the Warmseal Durham Senior League to gain more than five points – but even they had to give in to the rain in the end. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/21/minor-counties-chapionship-61634-21375316/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/21/minor-counties-chapionship-61634-21375316/ NORTHUMBERLAND enjoyed the better of the exchanges on the opening day of their Minor Counties championship clash against leaders Suffolk at Jesmond yesterday. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/21/northumberland-leagues-review-61634-21375317/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/21/northumberland-leagues-review-61634-21375317/ AFTER a mopping up effort by the Ryton groundstaff, the club’s home Wellstream Northumberland and Tyneside League fixture with Benwell and Walbottle was one of the few in the North-East to get any decent amount of play. While the game was a draw, both sides gained a reasonable points tally. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/21/northern-rock-north-east-premier-league-61634-21375318/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/21/northern-rock-north-east-premier-league-61634-21375318/ ON another rain-interrupted weekend only one game in the Northern Rock North East Premier League enjoyed a reasonable amount of play – yet it produced a dramatic ending. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/riverside-crowd-set-to-roar-for-delayed-match-61634-21368779/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/riverside-crowd-set-to-roar-for-delayed-match-61634-21368779/ DURHAM are aiming to fill the Riverside for a game they still do not believe should go ahead. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/northern-rock-north-east-premier-league-61634-21368790/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/northern-rock-north-east-premier-league-61634-21368790/ THERE may be a chink of light for beleaguered Newcastle ahead of their match starting this morning at Jesmond against Durham Academy. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/county-durham-leagues-preview-61634-21368791/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/county-durham-leagues-preview-61634-21368791/ IT could be a case of fortune favouring the brave today as the leading sides take on the strugglers in the Warmseal Durham Senior League. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/moxon-backing-exiles-to-return-61634-21368792/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/moxon-backing-exiles-to-return-61634-21368792/ THE Second Test between England and South Africa is the first time since December 2003 that Durham have not been represented at that level following the decision to drop Paul Collingwood yesterday. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/northumberland-leagues-61634-21368793/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/northumberland-leagues-61634-21368793/ PERCY Main’s popular professional Mohtashim Ali wrote his name into the Wellstream Northumberland and Tyneside League record books last weekend when he made a blistering 134 against Alnwick. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/county-inneed-of-a-win-overthe-leaders-61634-21368794/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/19/county-inneed-of-a-win-overthe-leaders-61634-21368794/ NORTHUMBERLAND need to end a run of three draws with victory over current leaders Suffolk if they are to win the Minor Counties eastern division championship for the second consecutive season. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/16/chanderpaul-the-answer-for-durham-61634-21348349/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/16/chanderpaul-the-answer-for-durham-61634-21348349/ DURHAM have found the perfect solution to their recent batting problems with the world’s most prolific run-scorer joining them for today’s game at Surrey. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/15/outplayed-durham-escape-with-a-draw-61634-21340209/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-cricket/2008/07/15/outplayed-durham-escape-with-a-draw-61634-21340209/ A FIFTH half-century of the season for captain Dale Benkenstein was the only highlight for Durham on the final day of their County Championship draw with Somerset.