Durham retain County Championship
Durham retain County Championship
Graham Onions made an early mark with five wickets against Yorkshire•Getty Images
Dale Benkenstein made 181 against Somerset and made important runs throughout the season•Getty Images
Steve Harmison's best performance of the season was 6 for 20 against Nottinghamshire•PA Photos
...and also took plenty of wickets, with a career-best 7 for 85 against Lancashire and 5 for 7 against Somerset•Getty Images
Liam Plunkett wasn't in the team at the start of the season, but played a key role in the Championship success•Getty Images
Durham remove Michael Vaughan during the first game for the season but couldn't quite force victory•Getty Images
Graham Onions helped skittle Somerset for 69 to lay an early marker for the season•Getty Images
Graham Onions enjoyed a prolific season when he wasn't needed for England duty•Getty Images
Shivnarine Chanderpaul returned to Durham late in the season and made hundreds against Somerset and Nottinghamshire•Getty Images
Mark Davies removes Ali Brown, the wicket that effectively secured the Championship•PA Photos
England didn't often want Steve Harmison, and Durham were happy to have him back•Getty Images
Ian Blackwell bolstered Somerset's middle order with a number of important innings, including 158 against Warwickshire...•Getty Images
Michael Di Venuto hit 219 against Nottinghamshire in a record opening stand of 314•Getty Images
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