Durham enhanced their prospects of survival in the first division while dealing Nottinghamshire’s prospects a potentially mortal blow at the happier end of the table as they wrapped up victory, though not before a late scare, in front of a small but jubilant crowd.
Nottinghamshire, who went in to the contest six points behind Yorkshire, resumed 178 runs short of the record 375-target for the ground, but were given hope in the opening stages as Riki Wessels and James Franklin withstood what was expected to be the biggest threat, posed by Chris Rushworth and John Hastings. Durham have found a string of bowlers to help them during their injury crisis and Peter Chase, making his debut, became the latest seam bowler to make an impact with figures of five for 64. The 20-year-old Dubliner joined the club on trial and was registered only a fortnight or so ago with the cupboard seemingly bare.
Wessels had progressed to 90 from his overnight 77 before he pulled a short ball from Chase straight to Gordon Muchall at deep backward square. That gave Durham the way in they needed and they went on to claim a win that takes them above Lancashire in seventh place, with a game in hand over the Red Rose county.
In the next over, Paul Coughlin trapped Franklin leg-before, although the batsman did not seem to agree with the decision. Play was then held up for a few minutes after Chris Read drove to the boundary, with five of the Durham fielders searching for the ball under the covers. Once discovered it needed changing, presumably wet through, but Chase put the replacement to good effect when he brought one back to have Ajmal Shahzad caught behind and then pinned Luke Fletcher leg-before.
Read and Jake Ball added 44 for the ninth wicket before Chase struck again, turning around Ball with a shortish ball that looped to third slip. At which point nerves may have got to Durham; Hastings dropped Gary Keedy with 85 needed, before Paul Collingwood did the same when Nottinghamshire stood 71 short. Sanity was restored only when Read played around a straight ball from Hastings.
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Durham enhanced their prospects of survival in the first division while dealing Nottinghamshire’s prospects a potentially mortal blow at the happier end of the table as they wrapped up victory, though not before a late scare, in front of a small but jubilant crowd.
Nottinghamshire, who went in to the contest six points behind Yorkshire, resumed 178 runs short of the record 375-target for the ground, but were given hope in the opening stages as Riki Wessels and James Franklin withstood what was expected to be the biggest threat, posed by Chris Rushworth and John Hastings. Durham have found a string of bowlers to help them during their injury crisis and Peter Chase, making his debut, became the latest seam bowler to make an impact with figures of five for 64. The 20-year-old Dubliner joined the club on trial and was registered only a fortnight or so ago with the cupboard seemingly bare.
Wessels had progressed to 90 from his overnight 77 before he pulled a short ball from Chase straight to Gordon Muchall at deep backward square. That gave Durham the way in they needed and they went on to claim a win that takes them above Lancashire in seventh place, with a game in hand over the Red Rose county.
In the next over, Paul Coughlin trapped Franklin leg-before, although the batsman did not seem to agree with the decision. Play was then held up for a few minutes after Chris Read drove to the boundary, with five of the Durham fielders searching for the ball under the covers. Once discovered it needed changing, presumably wet through, but Chase put the replacement to good effect when he brought one back to have Ajmal Shahzad caught behind and then pinned Luke Fletcher leg-before.
Read and Jake Ball added 44 for the ninth wicket before Chase struck again, turning around Ball with a shortish ball that looped to third slip. At which point nerves may have got to Durham; Hastings dropped Gary Keedy with 85 needed, before Paul Collingwood did the same when Nottinghamshire stood 71 short. Sanity was restored only when Read played around a straight ball from Hastings.