Dean and Munton complete comprehensive win for Derbyshire over Durham

Derbyshire needed only 20 minutes to wrap up the victory that keeps alive their slender chance of staying in Division One of the championship.

Durham's last four wickets went down in five overs as Derbyshire won by 232 runs, their first victory in any cricket since late June.

The day began with Durham on 257-6, still 243 runs short of victory, and another blazing hot morning offered no prospect of rain coming to their rescue.

In the end, Derbyshire wrapped up the contest in five overs with Kevin Dean and Tim Munton each taking two wickets.

Dean started the slide with the first ball of the second over when John Wood was bowled with no addition to the total and after an edge to the third man boundary, Andy Pratt was caught behind off Munton for 21.

Melvyn Betts was lbw to Dean and the end came when Steve Harmison pushed forward at Munton and was bowled, giving Derbyshire 15 points.

Durham took only three points from the game which has dented their chances of staying up and although Derbyshire have given themselves a glimmer of hope, they still need Kent to collapse.

They also need to get back the eight points that were deducted for a sub standard pitch against Surrey in June and negotiations with Lord's are still ongoing.