Ben Raine’s vital knock led a Durham fightback with the bat after a four-wicket blitz from Warwickshire’s Michael Booth had given his side the upper hand on day three of their County Championship encounter. After frustrating Durham in the morning, the Bears were bowled out for 325, 62 runs behind the hosts’ total. Durham’s second...
A brilliant bowling performance from Durham put them in a controlling position in their County Championship clash with Warwickshire despite excellent half-centuries from Kai Smith and Michael Booth. Durham were bowled out for 387, adding 44 to their overnight total, with Warwickshire spinner Taz Ali mopping up the tail, picking up two wickets to give...
Ben McKinney’s excellent unbeaten century gave Durham the edge on day one of their County Championship Division One match with Warwickshire. Durham had a bad start when they lost captain Alex Lees to the final ball of the first over, but they recovered well with McKinney leading the charge on an unbeaten 143, well supported...
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Family handout/Durham Constabulary Barry Dawson was shot dead on Saturday, Durham Constabulary said A man has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a 60-year-old grandfather in Co Durham, police say. Barry Dawson died when he was shot through a downstairs front window of his terraced house in Elm...
Bates has been one of the outstanding cricketers in the women’s game since her made her New Zealand debut in 2006. She also represented her country at basketball in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing before cricket took centre stage. The right-hand batter was named Player of the Tournament in the 2013 World Cup and the...
Detectives investigating the death of a man who was shot through his window are working “around the clock”, police say. Barry Dawson, 60, was shot in his Elm Street home in Stanley, County Durham, on Saturday and died at the scene. A 37-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder...
Colin Ackermann’s second century of the match was not enough to stave off defeat for Durham, who succumbed to Nottinghamshire by eight wickets after a match-turning spell by England fast bowler Josh Tongue. South African-born Netherlands international Ackermann made 124 to go with his first-innings 116 as Durham, who had trailed by 201 on first...
A couple of key scalps for seamer Paul Coughlin in the final session left Nottinghamshire with work to do on day two of their County Championship match against Durham. The Sunderland-born 32-year-old, whose had two injury-plagued years at Trent Bridge, bowled key man Joe Clarke (37) and had 19-year-old prospect Freddie McCann (79) caught behind...
Colin Ackermann posted the first century of the Rothesay County Championship season as Durham recovered to 370-9 on the opening day against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Australian pace bowler Fergus O’Neill took 4-74 on his debut for the home side but it was Ackermann – celebrating his 34th birthday – who delivered the outstanding performance...
Gay moved to Chester-le-Street from Northamptonshire initially on a two-game loan at the end of last season, ahead of joining on a three-year deal. Along with ex-Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes, his arrival will add further power to Durham’s batting. And it is the chance to battle at the top end of the Championship that is...
That love was first formed at Seaham Harbour Cricket Club, where his father Neil was one of the area’s leading club cricketers. McKinney Snr also spent hours throwing to his son in the nets. “He was relentless and wouldn’t let me leave,” McKinney says. “Sometimes that might be bad but it definitely set me up...
Durham have re-signed New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner on a red-ball deal for the second half of the county cricket season. The 39-year-old played one Championship game and three One -Day Cup matches for Durham last season before his time was cut short by injury. Wagner, who retired from international cricket in February 2024...