Lancashire vs Durham, at Southport, Jul 16 2016 - Cricket Photos

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

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

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

Lancashire fought back in the evening after conceding an 87-run lead to Durham, thanks to fifties from Scott Borthwick and Paul Collingwood