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Cook: This has been 15 years in making

FOR Durham to reach their first Lord’s final is extra special to the long-serving Geoff Cook, who replaced Martyn Moxon as head coach on the eve of the new season. Read

Benks backs Di Venuto to be hero

DURHAM captain Dale Benkenstein is confident his side can win the Friends Provident Trophy in their first Lord’s final tomorrow and is tipping prolific Australian Michael Di Venuto to steal the show. Read

Colonel is not worried over Warne

EBULLIENT Durham wicket-keeper Phil Mustard has discounted the threat of Australian spin king Shane Warne on the eve of Durham’s first Lord’s final. Read

Net gain for City

DURHAM City’s recent upsurge in form can be partly attributed to their superb new practice nets, according to club chairman David Allan. Read

Victory denied

AFTER an all-action first day, Durham’s rain-affected LV County Championship match against Surrey fizzled out to a tame draw at the Riverside yesterday. Read

You are Warned

LEGENDARY leg spinner Shane Warne is determined to captain Hampshire to their second Lord’s final victory in three years, having missed the 18-run win over Warwickshire in 2005. Read

Durham in with a chance

DURHAM ended another rain-affected day at the Riverside in a match-winning position against Surrey in the LV County Championship First Division. Read

Overseas stars are helping youth prosper

IT IS one of the less-heralded chapters of the Durham success story that so many overseas recruits have embraced the culture of their summer homes. Read

Harmison robbed of finest hour by injury

THERE was not going to be an open-top bus tour through the centre of London if he won and there was not going to be any awards from the Queen. Read

Cook aims to banish bad Lord's memory

IN THE run-up to one of the great days of his career it seems almost churlish to mention, but Geoff Cook is no stranger to disappointment. Read

Harmison's absence hampers title chase

HAVING recovered from a hernia operation with surprising speed, Steve Harmison will tragically miss Durham’s Friends Provident Trophy Final against Hampshire on Saturday after the England bowler picked up a back injury against Surrey Read

We believe we can win - Benkenstein

THERE are some sportsmen whose excellence is only ever fully appreciated when they have departed, and then there are those, like Dale Benkenstein, whose careers do need the power of hindsight for brilliance to be recognised. Read

Street-wise Davis!

CHESTER-le-Street’s Jonathan Davis struck a brilliant century in the match aganst Durham City at Ropery Lae. Read

Bell sounds on Whitburn's disappointment

IT was a case of so near and yet so far for title-chasing Whitburn. Read

Title hopes are not Worth considering

BLAYDON player-coach Allan Worthy feels any hopes his side have of challenging for the title all but disappeared after Sunderland and South North kept up their chase at the top. Read

Captain marvels at his squad’s resolve

SOUTH Northumberland captain John Graham has revealed his admiration for his side after they kept their focus to stay in pole position at the top by seeing off Stockton. Read

Glory bid looks to be in Ash-es

ASHINGTON saw any realistic chance they had of muscling in on the title race disappear with their defeat against Lintz. Read

Tailenders get Pat on back

PAT WISBACH hailed his Blue Flames tailenders’ heroics as his side saw off rivals Stocksfield to blow the Premier League title race wide open. Read

A key clash of the titans

A THRILLING climax to the league championship race is in prospect – with a clash of the top two likely to decide the outcome. Read

Bowler Pins down Stocks

MAL MULLANEY was the star of the show with a devastating spell of bowling to guide Nine Pins into the semi-final of the League Cup and a clash with Kirkwood. Read

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