Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Cinch County Floor, Northampton (day 4)
Durham 205 & 261: Lees 80; Chahal 5-84
Northamptonshire 263 & 50: Kimber 8; Parkinson 6-20
Durham (19 pts) beat Northants (4 pts) by 153 runs
Durham spinner Callum Parkinson ripped by means of Northamptonshire’s batting line-up, claiming exceptional figures of 6-20 because the hosts have been skittled for simply 50, their lowest ever rating in opposition to the north east county.
Chasing 204 to win in opposition to their Division Two promotion rivals, Northamptonshire misplaced all 10 wickets inside 22.2 overs on the ultimate morning of the County Championship match at Wantage Street, shedding by 153 runs with over two classes to spare.
Matthew Potts once more confirmed why he’s the nation’s main wicket-taker as he constructed strain from the opposite finish with categorical tempo and claimed two wickets for simply 13 runs in seven overs.
Parkinson, who at instances discovered some sharp flip, benefited on the different finish as Northants tried to tackle his left-arm spin with some rash strokeplay.
Ben Stokes completed with 2-9. No batter made it into double figures in a morning of utter mayhem.
The consequence consolidates Durham’s place as Division Two leaders with three video games remaining.
Earlier Northamptonshire had made quick work of Durham’s tail with leg-spinner Yuzi Chahal taking the final three wickets for 15 runs to complete with figures of 5-84.
Resuming on 246-7, Durham quickly misplaced Potts, bowled by a Chahal supply which turned throughout him and hit off-stump. Chahal then eliminated Ollie Robinson lbw and had Parkinson caught at mid-on.
Ricardo Vasconcelos began the chase by punching Potts down the bottom however was well stumped by Robinson when he danced down the wicket to Parkinson. Quickly after Northants skipper Luke Procter fell to Potts for the second time within the match when he was trapped lbw.
The Durham fast made life troublesome for the right-handers too, shifting the ball again in and issuing a number of vociferous lbw appeals nevertheless it was Parkinson who struck subsequent when Nathan McSweeney swept not far away to Kasey Aldridge. Saif Zaib adopted subsequent over when he nicked behind off Potts to go away the hosts’ innings in tatters.
A double-wicket strike from Parkinson within the twelfth over additional extinguished Northamptonshire hopes. First Calvin Harrison drilled one to Potts at quick cowl who parried the ball earlier than holding the catch, then two balls later George Bartlett nicked behind.
Stokes bought among the many wickets in his opening over when Lewis McManus chopped on to his stumps earlier than Parkinson accomplished his five-fer by bowling James Gross sales with an absolute ripper of a supply which darted again in.
The tip was nearly in sight. Louis Kimber slog swept Parkinson straight to deep midwicket earlier than Chahal hit Stokes to second slip to complete an abject batting show from the house staff.
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