Collingwood produces another match-winning display

Durham's Paul Collingwood continued his rich vein of form to earn his second Benson & Hedges Cup Gold Award of the week in the match against Leicestershire at Chester-le-Street.

Following his 89 at Derby on Tuesday, Collingwood bowled Aftab Habib in a tight spell of medium pace, held two slip catches and hammered 95 not out in a seven-wicket win.

His 111-ball knock, in which he shared an unbroken stand of 140 in 25 overs with Jon Lewis, guided Durham past Leicestershire's inadequate total of 200 for seven with 7.2 overs to spare.

With three wins out of four they are now virtually certain of a quarter-final place, although they will need a roll call before Monday's final group game at Headingley.

Queenslander Martin Love missed the game with a cracked finger and will be out for at least ten days, while Nick Speak tore a hamstring in the field and Neil Killeen limped off with an ankle injury after taking two for 13 in 8.3 excellent overs.

With left-arm seamer Simon Brown not expected to start the season for two more weeks because of a side strain, Durham's resources are stretched.

But Leicestershire's attack, already without Phil DeFreitas and Jimmy Ormond, looked much the more threadbare after Billy Stelling retired with a back problem after his first two balls were driven to the boundary by Collingwood.

Darren Stevens was the only Leicestershire batsman to impress, hitting 54 off 73 balls.