Northerns fail to capitalise after derailing Durham innings

Durham – 216 all out in 42.2 overs (Alex Lees 83, David Bedingham 32, Graham Clark 29; Wellington Masakadza 3/38, Wessly Madhevere 3/42, Ryan Burl 1/28)

Northerns – 174 all out in 34.4 overs (Craig Ervine 50, Ryan Burl 40, Harmless Kaia 29; Liam Trevaskis 5/29, Ben Raine 2/11, George Drissell 2/39)

Durham received by 42 runs

Regardless of some good bowling and precious innings of fifty and 40 by Craig Ervine and Ryan Burl respectively, Northerns had been unable to forestall one other Durham victory of their one-day match at Harare Sports activities Membership on Tuesday, happening ultimately by 42 runs.

The county group’s match-winners had been opening batters Alex Lees, but once more, with the bat and the leg-spinner Liam Trevaskis with the ball.

Durham batted first on profitable the toss and acquired off to their typical good begin with a gap stand of 65 in 12.3 overs between Graham Clark and Lees.

Clark was then caught off Wellington Masakadza for 29, and the brand new man, Scott Borthwick, additionally caught off the subsequent supply.

This was solely a short lived hiccup, although, as Lees continued to bat in very good kind, and David Bedingham joined him in a third-wicket partnership of 66.

A really giant whole gave the impression to be in prospect as Durham reached 187 for 4 within the thirty fourth over, with Lees now approaching his century.

Nevertheless, the Northerns bowlers now fought again and wickets started to tumble to a assorted assault.

Lees himself went at 193 for seven, caught on the wicket off Brad Evans for 83 – he confronted 98 balls and hit 10 fours.

For the primary time Durham had been bowled out, a high quality restoration by the house facet, the whole being 216 within the forty third over.

The spinners Masakadza and Wessly Madhevere had been probably the most profitable with three wickets every.

When Northerns went in to start their chase, they shortly misplaced Tadiwanashe Marumani to the third ball of the innings with out scoring.

Nevertheless, Harmless Kaia and Ervine put them again on observe with an excellent second-wicket partnership of 56 in 10 overs earlier than Kaia was caught for a fluent 29.

The innings shuddered as Gary Ballance went for one and Madhevere for six – 76 for 4 within the fifteenth over.

Burl joined Ervine they usually took the rating previous hundred till at 107 Ervine, quickly after reaching his easily hit fifty, was bowled by George Drissell having confronted 52 balls.

All was not misplaced but, as Clive Madande joined Burl and the pair took cost of the bowling, bringing their group again into the sport because the rating mounted.

However at 151 Burl was out lbw to Ben Raine for 40 off 39 balls, and that proved to be the top of the Northerns struggle.

Madande went for 14 and the tail had little to supply, with Trevaskis doing a lot of the harm.

After such a promising begin, Northerners had misplaced their final 5 wickets for 23 runs and Durham due to this fact accomplished a clear sweep, having received all their video games on the pre-season tour.

Trevaskis completed with the wonderful figures of 5 wickets for 29 runs off 8.4 overs.