Matt Potts places Durham on target for emphatic nine-wicket victory
Durham 453 (Lees 195, Clark 82, Carse 62, Goodman 4-73) and 52 for 1 beat Gloucestershire 316 and 188 (Hammond 86, Potts 4-24) by 9 wickets
Durham wrapped up a dominant nine-wicket victory over Gloucestershire inside three days to edge themselves additional in direction of promotion from Division Two within the LV= Insurance County Championship.
The hosts started day three needing 17 to safe most batting factors and Matthew Potts duly obliged with the bat earlier than he blew the sport open with the brand new Kookaburra ball. The England seamer claimed figures of 4 for twenty-four in his six-over burst dismantling the Gloucestershire prime order.
Miles Hammond prevented an innings defeat with a defiant knock of 86, however Matt Parkinson and Brydon Carse claimed two wickets apiece to wash up the tail, leaving Durham to chase solely 52. The hosts eased over the road inside 12 overs to increase their lead on the prime of Division Two with 5 video games remaining after claiming 24 factors from the competition.
Resuming on day three on 433 for seven and Carse unbeaten on 60, Durham appeared to press on and attain the 17 runs required to safe most batting factors for the fifth time of the marketing campaign.
But, Matt Taylor ended Carse’s knock to say his 2 hundredth first-class wicket after the Durham all-rounder added solely two runs to his in a single day rating. Two boundaries from Potts noticed the hosts over the 450-mark earlier than he was caught on the fence at hand Dominic Goodman his fourth wicket, ending with career-best figures.
After rain pressured an early lunch, Potts turned the screw with a devastating new-ball spell to demolish the Gloucestershire prime order.
Having been missed by the England selectors for the 4th Ashes Test, Potts continued his devastating Championship kind as he bowled Ben Charlesworth, Ollie Price and Chris Dent with excellent deliveries, eradicating the highest three for single-figure scores, lowering the guests to 10 for 3.
Grant Roelofsen quickly adopted with an out of doors edge to current Potts with a fourth wicket, whereas on the different finish, Hammond was given a reprieve when he was dropped at slip on six. Hammond and James Bracey supplied resistance towards the brand new ball to stop Potts surging by the line-up.
The spine of the Gloucestershire line-up was damaged when Bracey chased a large one from Migael Pretorius to finish the stand for 39. Zafar Gohar survived a few shut calls towards Matt Parkinson, however then gave his wicket away making an attempt to launch a slog-sweep that solely ended up within the grasp of Carse.
Hammond held up the Durham victory cost with a defiant knock of 86, scoring his second fifty of the sport. He shared a partnership value 62 with Taylor to stop an innings defeat for the guests. Taylor annoyed the Durham assault for nearly an hour, retaining Potts and Carse at bay. But, Raine’s return broke the stand eradicating Taylor for 22 earlier than Hammond was caught on the leg-side pushing for his century, falling 14 runs shy, leaving Durham requiring solely 52 to register their fifth win of the marketing campaign.
Alex Lees was the one man to fall within the chase when he was bowled by Gohar for 22. Scott Borthwick and Michael Jones had been there on the finish to safe the win inside 12 overs, taking most factors within the course of.