Durham upset Warwicks

Durham's victory over Second Division promotion contenders Warwickshire at Birmingham was hardly expected as it was only their third in the National League. Simon Katich (64) was top-scorer in a 198-6 total which was 50 runs more than Warwickshire made in their third consecutive defeat at home.

Neil Killeen and Ian Hunter decided the outcome effectively in an initial spell in which the hosts were 46-4. Trevor Penney and Dougie Brown (30) added 38 runs in ten overs but both were out to John Wood. In a fine Durham fielding performance Paul Collingwood took three catches - that to dismiss Brown being outstanding.

Earlier Katich and Collingwood (53) had made Durham's batting comparatively secure on a slow pitch which had been used for the NatWest Series international match on Tuesday. With no pace on the ball their 118 runs in 25 overs contained only five boundaries. Katich went to his third consecutive League fifty off 70 deliveries and Collingwood needed 81 balls for his second half-century of the summer.

Only a further 26 runs were scored after their partnership ended. Brown (3-45) and Allan Donald (2-28) kept a tight rein on the scoring on a dead pitch. Openers Jon Lewis and Michael Gough had been the only other Durham batsmen to attain double figures.