Collingwood's Durham drink to victory as county game values its roots
Paul Collingwood's Durham side won a grand game against Lancashire at Southport - and loved it so much that when the match was over they did not want to leave
16/07Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Southport, Jul 16-19 2016
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![Lancashire]( "Lancashire")
204 & 333 -
![Durham]( "Durham")
291 & 247/8 (77.2 ov)
16/07Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Southport, Jul 16-19 2016
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![Lancashire]( "Lancashire")
204 & 333 -
![Durham]( "Durham")
291 & 247/8 (77.2 ov)
Day 4
Day 2
Of summer, and beauty and community... and cricket
To appreciate the full perfection of this day's cricket, it may be useful, just for a moment please, to recall this ground in December: the grass is tussocky and barely green at all; the outfield is marked out for junior football games
Advantage Durham after Borthwick, Collingwood fifties
Lancashire fought back in the evening after conceding an 87-run lead to Durham, thanks to fifties from Scott Borthwick and Paul Collingwood
Day 1
Anderson strikes after Lancashire batting slumps
Had James Anderson's stress fracture healed a trifle more quickly, he would have been playing against Pakistan in the Test match at Lord's
Others
English cricket must reach out and touch its public
Its image as an establishment game fits uncomfortably with the impulse to spread T20 cricket to a wider audience. Meanwhile, it needs to become relevant to as many people as possible