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Ruel Brathwaite offered a new deal at Durham

DURHAM have offered fast bowler Ruel Brathwaite a contract for next season - and Phil Mustard hopes he signs it.Read

Durham turn to Dale Benkenstein again

DURHAM have asked Dale Benkenstein to resume the captaincy next season as the county comes to terms with a disappointing year at Chester-le-Street.Read

Kent in control as Durham slip

DURHAM’S Neil Killeen was denied victory in his final match before retirement as Kent defended a modest total of 144 to win their Clydesdale Bank 40 match at Chester-le-Street.Read

Kyle Coetzer

Broken bones won't stop brave Kyle Coetzer

BRAVEHEARTED Durham batsman Kyle Coetzer will take on his international colleagues with a broken foot at Chester-le-Street today.Read

Durham’s Ben Harmison ready to take chance

IT is getting to the time of the season when cricketers start complaining about how many games they have had to squeeze in.Read

Season could be over for Graham Onions

GRAHAM ONIONS may not play for Durham at all this season as they are not sure whether it is worth risking the England fast bowler before the Ashes series in Australia.Read

Mustard cool on Durham captaincy

PHIL MUSTARD is happy to only have the Durham captaincy on a temporary basis following Geoff Cook’s decision to review the situation at the end of the season.Read

Phil Mustard: This year could be the best ever

PHIL MUSTARD believes 2010 can be the most successful season in Durham’s history.Read

Shiv showing the cost of Durham's overseas gamble

HAVING shown Durham what they were missing this week, Shivnarine Chanderpaul admitted he would have happily come back for a fourth season at Chester-le-Street – if only they had asked.Read

Pride the only prize at stake

DURHAM have just pride rather than a quarter-final place to play for when Northamptonshire Steelbacks arrive in the North East this afternoon.Read

Collingwood: Hansie Cronje has been inspiration

NOT many cricketers still cite Hansie Cronje as an inspiration, but Paul Collingwood has reason to remember the late, largely unlamented South African.Read

Mark Stoneman happy to be a rock

HE may be a target for the dressing-room comedians, but Mark Stoneman is quite happy for people to call him Michael Di Venuto’s clone as he looks to learn from Durham’s most experienced batsman.Read

Durham finding the Twenty20 formula

A WINTER without playing Twenty20 cricket has left Durham having to learn how to play it all over again, but Dale Benkenstein thinks they are well on the way to getting it sussed.Read

Paul Collingwood heads home

NEVER mind South Africa, Geoff Cook welcomes home Durham’s own World Cup-winning England skipper today warning of the “crazy whirlpool” of domestic Twenty20.Read

Liam Plunkett

Durham are Taylor made to succeed - Plunkett

LIAM PLUNKETT thinks Durham can win the Twenty20 Cup for the first time - thanks to the introduction of two of the world's best 20-over players.Read

Stoneman making fist of second chance with Durham

MARK Stoneman is on his second chance. After beating Warwickshire last August, Durham finally lost patience waiting for the talented left-hander opener to string together enough eye-catching shots to make a substantial score.Read

Harmy feels a need for speed as champs chase down rivals

STEVE Harmison has sent a chilling message to Durham’s rivals by claiming he is not even bowling at full speed yet this season.Read

Cook is main man at Durham

AFTER a bitter-sweet fortnight in which one new star dazzled while an established leading light waned, one man’s status at the Riverside remains unchanged.Read

Ben Harmison

Ben Harmison: We fear no one

BEN HARMISON believes Durham's young guns can win this season's 40-over competition because they fear no one.Read

Durham in need of fresh impetus

A CHANGE might not be quite as good as a rest for Durham’s shattered cricketers, but captain Will Smith will be glad of it today.Read

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