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Comprehensive win for champions Durham

Requiring a mammoth 526, Marylebone Cricket Club, who resumed the final day of the four-day fixture on 156 for the loss of seven wickets, lost the remaining three wickets in 45 minutes to fold up for 214 in their second dig.

Durham, who were seven for the loss of two wickets on Day Three, declared on 228 for the loss of six wickets.

Ian Blackwell and Scott Borthwick took four wickets, while Steve Harmison took two wickets.

Durham (1^st innings): 459 for 9 decl

Marylebone Cricket Club (1^st innings): 162

Durham (2^nd innings): W Smith b Lewis 11, S Borthwick c Foster b Kirby 0, D Benkenstein lbw b Kirby 0, I Blackwell c Malan b Cosker 26, P Mustard c Taylor b Middlebrook 50, B Stokes lbw b Gidman 7, K Coetzer not out 52, C Thorp not out 79, Extras (lb-3) 3, Total (6 wickets decl, 58 overs) 228, Did not bat: M Di Venuto, M Claydon, S Harmison .

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-0, 3-33, 4-43, 5-74, 6-103.

Bowling: T Murtagh 8-1-28-0, S Kirby 6-2-10-2, J Lewis 4-0-19-1, D Cosker 9-2-19-1, A Gidman 4-1-18-1, J Middlebrook 8-2-22-1, D Malan 12-0-68-0, J Taylor 7-0-41-0.

Marylebone Cricket Club (2^nd innings): S Newman b Harmison 5, D Malan c sub b Blackwell 13, D Sales lbw b Blackwell 3, J Taylor c Coetzer b Borthwick 39, A Gidman b Blackwell 17, J Foster lbw b Borthwick 6, J Middlebrook c Smith b Borthwick 9, T Murtagh not out 55, J Lewis c Mustard b Blackwell 32, D Cosker lbw b Harmison 14, S Kirby lbw b Borthwick 16, Extras (b-3, nb-2) 5, Total (all out, 59 overs) 214.

Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-16, 3-21, 4-45, 5-74, 6-90, 7-97, 8-156, 9-179.

Bowling: M Claydon 6-1-22-0, S Harmison 11-2-39-2, I Blackwell 25-8-70-4, B Stokes 5-1-23-0 (1nb), S Borthwick 12-1-57-4.

james@khaleejtimes.com