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Essex vs Durham, at Chester-le-Street, Apr 15 2010 - Match Result

RESULT

Chester-le-Street, April 15 - 18, 2010, County Championship Division One

484

(fo) 198 & 352/7

Match drawn

Rain helps Durham deny Essex

Rain helps Durham deny Essex

Dual champions Durham needed plenty of backs-to-the-wall defiance, and some help from above, to eke out a draw against promoted Essex at the Riverside

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Scorecard summary

Essex • 484/10(162.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

Jaik Mickleburgh

174 (388)

4/79 (36)

169 (354)

4/112 (31.3)

Durham • 198/10(79.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

55 (120)

3/8 (5)

44 (134)

3/42 (19)

Durham • 352/7(105 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Michael Di Venuto

99 (178)

4/113 (36)

Dale Benkenstein

98 (214)

2/57 (21)

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Match details

Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Toss	Durham, elected to field first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2010
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	15,16,17,18 April 2010 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Martin Bodenham Richard Kettleborough
Points	Essex 9, Durham 4

Match Coverage

Rain helps Durham deny Essex

Dual champions Durham needed plenty of backs-to-the-wall defiance, and some help from above, to eke out a draw against promoted Essex at the Riverside

Rain helps Durham deny Essex

Durham battle hard following on

Defending champions Durham found themselves following on 286 behind and needing a backs-to-the-wall effort to avoid starting their campaign with defeat against Essex at the Riverside

Durham battle hard following on

Jaik Mickleburgh and James Foster post record stand

Liam Plunkett inspired a Durham fightback at the Riverside - but by stumps on the second day a safe draw was surely still the limit of the dual champions' realistic ambitions against Essex

Jaik Mickleburgh and James Foster post record stand

Jaik Mickleburgh holds up defending champions

Durham's first day in pursuit of a third successive County Championship title did not go precisely to plan as Jaik Mickleburgh's courageous maiden first-class century built a commanding position for Essex at the Riverside

Jaik Mickleburgh holds up defending champions

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Durham Innings

Player Name		R	B
KJ Coetzer	bowled	0	3
MJ Di Venuto	caught	99	178
WR Smith	caught	0	8
DM Benkenstein	caught	98	214
ID Blackwell	bowled	52	88
BA Stokes	caught	4	13
P Mustard	not out	60	97
LE Plunkett	lbw	0	5
CD Thorp	not out	10	26
Extras	(b 12, lb 12, nb 4, w 1)
Total	352(7 wkts; 105 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Michael Di Venuto	Kyle Coetzer
2nd	4	Michael Di Venuto	Will Smith
3rd	212	Michael Di Venuto	Dale Benkenstein
4th	9	Michael Di Venuto	Ian Blackwell
5th	8	Ian Blackwell	Ben Stokes
6th	82	Ian Blackwell	Phil Mustard
7th	2	Phil Mustard	Liam Plunkett
8th	35	Phil Mustard	Callum Thorp

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County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NOT	16	7	5	4	214
SOM	16	6	2	8	214
YOR	16	6	2	8	203
LAN	16	5	3	8	182
DUR	16	5	3	8	173
WAR	16	6	9	1	166
HAM	16	3	6	7	157
KEN	16	3	7	6	151
ESS	16	2	6	8	126
SUS	-	-	-	-	-
WOR	-	-	-	-	-