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Shiv loss mars Durham’s day

DURHAM made a good start to their LV County Championship match against Warwickshire at the Riverside. Read

"We've turned the corner"

DALE Benkenstein believes Durham have regained their momentum as he pointed to the arrival of West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul as evidence of the club’s determination to succeed this season. Read

Gibson’s future is still in the balance

DESPITE taking all 10 wickets in the first innings of the last Championship match against Hampshire, veteran Durham all-rounder Ottis Gibson could still hang his boots up at the end of the season, (writes JEFF BOWRON) Read

Johnno’s six of the best

NEIL JOHNSON claimed 6-44 and Ashley Thorpe 3-10 as Whitburn romped to a 10-wicket win over Philadelphia in the Regency Windows Cup final at Bunker Hill. Read

Chanderpaul move proves big ambition

SHIVNARINE Chanderpaul will make his Durham debut at Guildford tomorrow in what coach Geoff Cook calls “a statement of intent” from the Riversiders. Read

Shiv is set for Durham debut

NEW Durham signing Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the lynchpin of the West Indies batting, will make his debut in tomorrow’s NatWest Pro40 League clash against Surrey Brown Caps at Guildford. Read

Durham duo are key to glory

SO now we know how Durham can win Twenty20 matches – don’t tell them they’re playing one. Read

Mustard tops the Durham menu

IN-FORM Durham all-rounder Phil Mustard rewarded the Dynamos’ patient fans with a match-winning innings of 49 from just 21 balls which saw the Dynamos beat Middlesex Crusaders by five wickets last night. Read

Di Venuto returns at right time

GARRY Park is set to add yet another string to his bow by bowling for Durham in tonight’s floodlit Pro40 game against Middlesex. But the focus will be on Durham’s batting line-up as Michael Di Venuto makes his long-awaited return from injury. Read

Durham boosts three-mendous!

DURHAM have been given a triple boost ahead of tonight’s Pro40 League floodlit game at the Riverside against Middlesex Crusaders. Read

North Bridge gap for victory

NORTHUMBERLAND won their first Minor Counties Championship match of the season when they confounded the odds to beat Norfolk by four wickets in Norwich. Read

Brown denies Durham win

IN all the hullabaloo surrounding Ottis Gibson’s ten-wicket haul on Sunday, Michael Brown’s contribution was somewhat lost. But on Monday the Hampshire opener got his moment in the sun – literally as it made a rare Chester-le-Street appearance – to deny Durham a dramatic victory. Read

Century hero’s Patt on the back

A CENTURY from former Durham all-rounder Ian Pattison rescued Northumberland on the second day of their Minor Counties Championship match at Norwich. Read

Unlucky Durham feeling Brown-ed off

DURHAM had to settle for a draw in their rain-affected LV County Championship match against Hampshire at the Riverside – despite the heroics of seamer Ottis Gibson, captain Dale Benkenstein and off spinner Paul Wiseman, (writes JEFF BOWRON). Read

10 out of 10 for Ottis

OTTIS Gibson said the gods were on his side after becoming the only Durham player to claim all ten wickets in a first-class innings and the first bowler to do so in England for 13 years. Read

Gibson proves age is no barrier

THEY say fine wine improves with age but Ottis Gibson is taking it to extremes. Read

Ward’s knock puts Norfolk in charge

FORMER Leicestershire and Kent batsman Trevor Ward took the batting honours for Norfolk on the opening day of their Minor Counties Championship clash with Northumberland at Norwich yesterday. Read

Regional round-up

RAIN swamped saturated grounds at the weekend meaning only six games were played on Saturday. Read

Northern Rock North East Premier League

WHILE those involved in the Northern Rock North East Premier League 1997 season still carry the mental scars of the fixture devastation then, there is now little doubt that this year has seen the worst continuous spell of unsettled weather in living memory. Read

Durham leagues preview

IT’S top versus bottom day in the Fosters Durham Senior League as the leading two travel to play the last two with the rest of the teams hoping that the form book is thrown out of the window. Read

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