There was no question about the quality within Durham’s ranks but the questions were about temperament and their ability to cope when put under pressure. As such, Western Australian Campbell decided that it was time to get tough during the off-season and so the squad embarked upon the challenge of scaling Britain’s three highest peaks
by Adam Lanigan, BBC Sport England Quite simply, Durham have been far, far too good for Division Two. With the players they have been able to use this season, they would be more than a match for every single side in the division above. A shocking batting collapse at Headingley on the final day of
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Banks Homes Riverside (day two) Durham 252: Raine 58*; Morgan 4-78, Sharma 3- 38, Higgins 3-63 & 204-2 McKinney 115* Middlesex 203: Holden 43, Duke 38*; Carse 5-72, Raine 3-67 Durham (4 pts) lead Middlesex (3 pts) by 253 runs Match scorecard Brydon Carse’s first five-wicket haul in almost two
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Banks Homes Riverside (day one) Durham 252: Raine 58*, Lees 48; Morgan 4-78, Sharma 3- 38, Higgins 3-63 Middlesex 70-2: Robson 26; Carse 2-18 Middlesex (3 pts), Durham (1 pt) Match scorecard Ben Raine led a Durham fightback with the bat after Seb Morgan’s four wickets had put Middlesex in
Surrey have signed Durham and England Lions leg-spinner Nathan Sowter on a “multi-year” white-ball contract. The Australian-born bowler is familiar to the Kia Oval, having played there in the past five seasons of The Hundred, both for the Oval Invincibles and MI London. Sowter, 33, told Surrey’s website, external: “When the opportunity to move to
