Ajaz Patel claims ten-for as Durham cement table-topping standing
Durham 445 (Clark 100, de Leede 65, Coughlin 59*, Borthwick 53) and 272 for 4 dec (Jones 121*) beat Gloucestershire 292 (Charlesworth 71, Harris 52, Patel 5-113, Potts 3-43) and 300 (Harris 122*, Patel 5-96) by 125 runs
Ajaz Patel completed with match figures of 10 for 209 as Durham cemented their place as Second Division leaders with a 125-run LV= Insurance County Championship win over Gloucestershire at Bristol.
But the guests have been made to attend to finish a complete victory by Marcus Harris, who recorded his twenty sixth first-class century, and Josh Shaw, whose contribution of 44 to a cussed eighth-wicket stand of 88 was a career-best first-class rating.
Harris carried his bat to complete unbeaten on 122, off 195 balls, with 15 fours. But it was by no means going to be sufficient as New Zealand Test left-arm spinner Patel adopted up his 5 for 113 within the first innings with 5 for 96.
Gloucestershire have been bowled out for 300 earlier than lunch on the ultimate day and stay looking for a primary win. They took 4 factors from the match, whereas Durham’s 23 from a fourth victory in six video games strengthened their lead on the high of the desk.
At 181 for six at the beginning of play, the hosts required an unlikely 245 to win. But Harris was unbeaten on 71 and his workforce might take some encouragement from clear blue skies and a placid batting floor.
Matt Taylor helped Harris add 21 to the full, however along with his rating on 12, he missed a defensive prod and was pinned lbw by Patel, who bowled the primary 11 overs of the day from the Pavilion End.
Harris regarded to outlive a tough likelihood off Patel on 90 when he edged a ball at ankle peak simply out of the attain of slip Matthew Potts.
It was all the great fortune the left-handed opener wanted to achieve three figures off 163 balls, advancing down the pitch to hit Patel over mid-on for the thirteenth boundary.
Shaw offered stable help and regularly grew in confidence, smacking Patel to the long-on boundary after which pulling Ben Raine for an additional 4.
A single to square-leg off Bas de Leede took Shaw previous his earlier finest top quality rating of 42, however he had added solely a single when snapped up by Potts at slip off a Patel supply that turned from outdoors leg stump.
Shaw had hit six fours and a pulled six off Scott Borthwick, however his departure signalled the tip of any slim Gloucestershire hopes.
Zaman Akhter lasted solely 4 deliveries earlier than being bowled by Potts, who completed with three for 43 from 19.2 overs.
Ajeet Dale hit a few defiant boundaries earlier than being final man out, caught at cowl to provide Patel his fifth wicket of the innings and tenth of the match.
Harris walked off undefeated, however the Australian’s valiant efforts solely served to focus on the batting frailties of team-mates in an injury-hit aspect.
Durham might take loads of positives from one other spectacular show, which can take them into the swap to T20 cricket in nice coronary heart.