18/05Result

County Championship Division Two at Bristol, May 18-21 2023

DurhamDurhamDURH
445 & 272/4d
GloucestershireGloucestershireGLOUC
292 & 300 (76.4 ov)

Durham won by 125 runs

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Ajaz Patel claims ten-for as Durham cement table-topping status

Marcus Harris resists with unbeaten century but visitors prove too strong on final day

Match Centre

Match Details

County Ground, Bristol

Series

County Championship Division Two 2023

Toss

Durham , elected to bat first

Season

2023

Match days

18,19,20,21 May 2023 (4-day match)

Umpires

Mark Newell

Surendiran Shanmugam

Match Referee

Dean Cosker

Points

Durham 23, Gloucestershire 4

Scorecard Summary

76.4

Patel to Dale, OUT,

AS Dale c de Leede b Patel 8 (7m 4b 2x4 0x6) SR: 200.00

76.3

Patel to Dale, FOUR,

76.2

Patel to Harris, 1 run,

76.1

Patel to Harris, no run,

END OF OVER:
76 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | GLOUC: 295/9

Ajeet Singh Dale4 (2b)
Marcus Harris121 (193b)

Matthew Potts18-4-52-3
Ajaz Patel27-4-91-4

75.6

Potts to Dale, no run,

75.5

Potts to Dale, FOUR,

Match Coverage

All Match News

Ajaz Patel claims ten-for as Durham cement table-topping status
Marcus Harris resists with unbeaten century but visitors prove too strong on final day
Matthew Potts makes his England case as Durham close in on Gloucestershire
Timely show of form with injuries mounting could earn Durham quick a Test recall
Ajaz Patel puts skids under Gloucestershire with five-wicket haul
Matthew Potts weighs in with two wickets in impressive display for Durham to boost Ashes hopes
Graham Clark century drives Durham back into box seat
Gloucestershire battle hard but are pushed back by sixth-wicket stand

Gloucs INNINGS		R	B
CDJ Dent	caught wk	10	15
MS Harris	not out	122	195
BG Charlesworth	caught	0	1
MAH Hammond	caught	16	27
JMR Taylor	stumped	0	1
JR Bracey	caught	50	78
Zafar Gohar	stumped	11	15
MD Taylor	lbw	12	43
J Shaw	caught	44	81
Zaman Akhter	bowled	0	4
AS Dale	caught	8	4
EXTRAS	(b 18, lb 1, nb 8)
TOTAL	300 (all out; 76.4 ovs)

Durham BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
BA Raine	16.3	3	56	1	3.39	(2nb)
MJ Potts	18.0	4	52	3	2.88
AY Patel	27.4	4	96	5	3.46
P Coughlin	0.3	0	0	0	0.00
BFW de Leede	7.0	1	30	0	4.28	(1nb)
SG Borthwick	7.0	0	47	1	6.71	(1nb)

Gloucs 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	11	CDJ Dent	MS Harris
2nd	0	MS Harris	BG Charlesworth
3rd	42	MS Harris	MAH Hammond
4th	5	JMR Taylor	MS Harris
5th	92	MS Harris	JR Bracey
6th	24	Zafar Gohar	MS Harris
7th	28	MS Harris	MD Taylor
8th	88	MS Harris	J Shaw
9th	1	MS Harris	Zaman Akhter
10th	9	MS Harris	AS Dale

County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
DURH	14	7	1	6	233
WORCS	14	5	3	6	167
SUSS	14	3	1	10	150
LEICS	14	3	4	7	142
GLAM	14	1	1	12	139
DERBS	14	0	4	10	113
YORKS	14	3	2	8	109
GLOUC	14	0	6	7	97

County Ground, Bristol

Series

Toss

Season

Match days

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

DURHAM 445(104.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 292(79.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

DURHAM 272/4d(48 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 300(76.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:76 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | GLOUC: 295/9

Ajaz Patel claims ten-for as Durham cement table-topping status

Matthew Potts makes his England case as Durham close in on Gloucestershire

Ajaz Patel puts skids under Gloucestershire with five-wicket haul

Graham Clark century drives Durham back into box seat

DURHAM 445(104.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 292(79.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

DURHAM 272/4d(48 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 300(76.4 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
76 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | GLOUC: 295/9