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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

Di Venuto puts Durham in command

DURHAM only managed to squeeze in one session of play against Surrey yesterday, but it was still enough to put them into a commanding position in this Liverpool Victoria County Championship match. Read

Harmy doubt for Durham’s big cup day

ENGLAND pace ace Steve Harmison could miss Durham’s big day in the Friends Provident Trophy final at Lord’s on Saturday – after picking up an injury in the current championship clash against Surrey. Read

Ottis has hold on visitors

OTTIS Gibson was one of the last to get to sleep on Monday morning after Durham’s players were forced to drive home from Canterbury on the eve of their crucial Championship clash against Surrey, but thankfully there was no sign of tiredness in his bowling. Read

Durham’s struggles were well worth it

WHILE Newcastle United have not been seen with a domestic trophy since the days of bobble hats, rattles and teddy boys, Sunderland have not lifted a meaningful trophy since flares, platform shoes and Slade were all the rage. Read

Mixed fortunes in a Riverside drama

DURHAM hit back with the ball as 17 wickets fell on an eventful opening day of their LV County Championship match against Surrey at the Riverside. Read

Durham Leagues review

IT was a case of little by little for Burnmoor as they edged further ahead of Whitburn for the championship of the Foster’s Durham Senior League. Read

Northumberland Leagues review

THE top four teams in the Foster’s Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League all won as the battle for the title continued, with three points separating the sides with five games to go. Read

North-East Premier League review

The Wearsiders’ two top performers with the ball were on song as Marc Symington (5-70) and Shahid Nazir (3-32) added to their impressive tally and helped restrain South North to 224. For the visitors Nicky Peng had done well on his debut and top scored with 64, and with Adam Heather adding 38 they were satisfied with their own efforts. Read

Northumberland Leagues preview

THERE is scarcely room to breathe at the summit of the Fosters Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League, with only three points covering the top four sides. Read

Kent clash not just a 'fitness test' for Steve

STEVE Harmison hopes to continue his rehabilitation from a hernia operation by facing Kent in tomorrow’s Pro40 League Division Two game at Canterbury, but coach Geoff Cook stressed he cannot treat such an important match as a fitness exercise. Read

North-East Premier League preview

WITH a superb weekend of cricket expected it is hard to know where to turn to first as the championship battle reaches fever pitch with a double dose of league fixtures, and Chester-le-Street flying the flag for the region in Leicestershire. Read

Durham Leagues preview

WITH the third-placed team 68 points adrift of the top spot it can be safely assumed the battle for the Fosters Durham Senior League championship is a two-horse race. Read

Harmy’s ready to lead us

DALE BENKENSTEIN expects a refreshed and fit again Steve Harmison to spearhead the county’s glory bid in the last six weeks of the season, (writes JEFF BOWRON). Read

Sri Lanka A 379. Durham 220.

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Batsmen miss chance to shine

FOUR of the five batsmen fighting for the final place in Durham’s line-up to face Hampshire in the Friends Provident Trophy final failed to make the big score yesterday that would have boosted their chances, (writes JEFF BOWRON). Read

Express on track for Lord's

WITH the final of the Friends Provident Trophy a week-and-a-half away, the romantics might portray this as a last chance for Durham’s fringe players to earn a place at Lord’s. Read

Harmy back but Durham struggle

DURHAM, without six first-team regulars, endured a hard day in the field on the opening day of their first-class game against Sri Lanka A at a sun-baked Riverside. Read

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