Durham County Cricket Club started the 2005 season as 20-1 to win the Second Division of the County Championship. However, their first two Championship games suggested they may be real title contenders: first they won by an innings inside three days, then by 7 wickets inside 2 days. They are playing their Sunday League cricket in Division Two of the totesport League. They started this campaign off well too, winning their first game, against Leicestershire by 9 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method. They followed this up with a heavy defeat of Surrey. Leicestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Leicester. ... In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ...

Durham lost its 100% record when their Sunday League game against Scotland was abandoned without a ball being bowled, then the next day their game against Sussex was abandoned half way through the game. Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ...

Tables

Championship

The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... Essex County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Chelmsford, though with grounds elsewhere. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at New Road, Worcester, England. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club based at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester External links Official Lancashire County Cricket Club website Categories: Cricket stubs | English first class cricket teams ... Northamptonshire Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Taunton. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Leicester. ...

totesport League

Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Taunton. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Leicester. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ...

Match details

Leicestershire v Durham (13-16 April)

Durham (22pts) beat Leicestershire (1pt) by an innings and 216 runs

Durham won the toss against Leicestershire and elected to bat first at Grace Road, Leicester. The first day was dominated by Durham's Australian left-handed opener, Mike Hussey. Hussey may not be good enough to make the Australian Test squad, but he was good to make an undefeated 165 off 290 balls on a flat pitch on the first day. Former England Under-19 batsman Gordon Muchall helped Hussey add 166 for the third-wicket partnerhsip, before being run out for 82. Durham finished day one on 325 for 3. The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Leicester. ... Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands, on the River Soar. ...

On the second day, Hussey powered on, and was seventh man out for 253, an innings that included 3 sixes and 33 fours. Durham finally declared on a mammoth 523 for 8 declared off 161 overs. It didn't get much better for Leicestershire when they finally did get to bat on a pitch was much less placid than on the first day. Liam Plunkett soon took their first four wickets, and also had one dropped as Leicestershire struggled to 49 for 4. Leicestershire went on to finish their first innings on 123 all out. Plunkett finished on 5 for 43. Leicestershire were then forced to follow-on exactly 400 behind. They made 10 without loss by close. Stephen Harmison, England's out of form fast bowler performed well. But he still could not take a wicket and was upstaged by Plunkett. Steve Harmison (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ...

Durham needed 70.3 overs to finish off Leicestershire with a day to spare. The good news for England fans will be the return to form of Harmison, who took 4 for 30 as Leicestershire were dismissed for 184. At one stage, Harmison had taken three wickets in a 15 ball spell without conceding a run. Plunkett continued to unsettle the batsmen and finished on 3 for 55. Only one Leicestershire batsman, John Maunders, was able to score a 50. [1] (http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC2/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/LEICS_DURHAM_CC2_13-16APR2005.html)

Leicestershire v Durham (17 April)

Durham (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 9 runs (D/L method)

Leicestershire won the toss at Grace Road, Leicester and elected to bat. Liam Plunkett continued his good form, dismissing Maunders and Habib early reducing the hosts to 4 for 2. Darren Maddy and Ackerman then put on 98 for the third wicket, which helped Leicestershire to 175 for 8 off their 45 overs. Durham edged to 85 for 3 from 33 overs, when rain prevented further play, leaving Durham the winners on the Duckworth-Lewis method. [2] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11518/html/scorecard.stm) Leicestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Leicester. ... Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands, on the River Soar. ... The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance. ...

Durham v Worcestershire (20-23 April)

Durham (19pts) beat Worcestershire (3pts) by 7 wickets

Worcestershire won the toss at Chester-le-Street and chose to bat first. Peters and Moore started them off well as they moved to 75 without loss. Then Mark Davies, who is fighting for his first-team place, removed six wickets to reduce them to 120, before Steve Harmison (3 wickets) and Paul Collingwood (1 wicket) finished off the tail to reduce Worcestershire to 171 all out. Collingwood then returned with the bat and got to 88 not out, to leave Durham well-placed on 139 for 2 at close. Worcestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at New Road, Worcester, England. ... Chester-le-Street is a market town in County Durham, England with a history going back to Roman times. ... Steve Harmison (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ... The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ...

On the second day, Collingwood completed his century, finally falling for 129 when Durham were 229 for 4. The Durham tail did not perform, however, and they were all out for 286, a lead of 115. Liam Plunkett, who had a good first game but a quiet first innings in this second game, then returned to knock out three top-order wickets. The rest of the bowling unit performed well, and Steve Harmison took a hat-trick on his way to 5 for 61. Harmison later said, "The way I was feeling, my tail was up and I felt I could go through them. The position they were in I don’t think they were too keen to hang around. Before the last ball [of the hat-trick], I felt confident. It was a decent ball in a decent area and I was glad when he [Wigley] chopped it on."

Charminda Vaas top-scored with 42 not out, as Worcester were all out for 146. This left Durham a target of only 32 to win, which they got for the loss of 3 wickets to win with two days spare. [3] (http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC2/SCORECARDS/20-23APR2005/DURHAM_WORCS_CC2_20-23APR2005.html?cilegacy1)

Durham v Surrey (24 April)

Durham (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 138 runs

Durham continued their perfect start to the season with an emphatic win at Chester-le-Street. Surrey chose to bowl first, and Tim Murtagh with 3 for 12 performed well. But Beckenstein and Muchall put on 100 together to help the Dynamos to 224 for 8. For the Lions it all went wrong between the sixth and eighth overs, after which they were 27 for 4. Liam Plunkett and Beckenstein took 4 wickets each as Surrey were dismissed for 86 in 30.1 overs. It's early in the season, but already Surrey are looking weak. [4] (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLS/SCORECARDS/24APR2005/DURHAM_SURREY_NLS_24APR2005.html) The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... Chester-le-Street is a market town in County Durham, England with a history going back to Roman times. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ...

Scotland v Durham (1 May)

Match abandoned - Scotland (2pts), Durham (2pts)

This match, which was due to be played at the Citylets Grange, Edinburgh, was rained off without a ball being bowled. [5]  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4489229.stm) Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ...

Durham v Sussex (2 May)

No result - Durham (2pts), Sussex (2pts)

At Chester-le-Street Durham won the toss and put Sussex in to bat. Steve Harmison bowled well for his 1 for 24 off 9 overs, though it was Mick Lewis that took the wickets: 5 for 48. For the Sharks, Johannes van der Wath top scored with 80 as they posted 182 for 7 after being at one stage on 60 for 5. In reply the Dynamos slumped to 9 for 2 off 7.3 overs before rain came and finished the match 15 balls before Duckworth-Lewis could kick in. [6] (http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLS/SCORECARDS/02MAY2005/DURHAM_SUSSEX_NLS_02MAY2005.html) Chester-le-Street is a market town in County Durham, England with a history going back to Roman times. ... The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Steve Harmison (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ...