Durham Second XI 285 & 72/3 v Kent Second XI 188 & 167
Durham Second XI made it back-to-back Championship wins with a three-day seven wicket win over Kent at South Northumberland as George Drissell claimed 6/42.
Resuming day two on 71/1, the visitors trailed Durham by 26 runs with nine wickets in hand and it took Durham just 8 overs to strike as Michael Cohen edged behind off Daniel Hogg for 22.
George Drissell was shortly into the attack and picked up his first when he had Ben Burgess caught and bowled for 1 as Kent were reduced to 99/3.
The Durham off spinner was then right at home, firstly dismissing Jaydn Denly for 36 when he miscued a sweep shot which was skyed to Haydon Mustard.
Drissell then bagged 3 wickets in the over picking up back-to-back wickets dismissing Ethan Rice (0) and Jas Singh (0) before Eesa hit out to Wilfred la Fontaine-Jackson for nought – and Kent struggling at 134/8.
Minto then wrapped up the innings as Kent were bowled out for 167 and leading by 70.
Durham did get off to a tricky start in reply as Fontaine-Jackson, MacRobert and Mustard all fell cheaply but a fourth wicket stand of 68 between Robbie Bowman (47*) and George Drissell (16*) saw Durham home in 20 overs.
Durham Second XI 285 v Kent Second XI 188 & 71/1
Robbie Bowman top scored with 63 as Durham Second XI remain in a strong position after a rain-hit second day against Kent at South Northumberland.
After a rain-delayed start Durham resumed on 159/4 trailing by 29 and lost Wilf La Fontaine-Jackson early on for 61 before Bowman went on to make his half-century.
Bowman progressed to his 50 in quick fashion scoring 24 off Jas Singh as Durham reached 200 with five wickets in hand.
The young wicketkeeper-batter eventually fell for 63 with eight four and four sixes, after sharing a 52-run partnership with James Minto.
Minto then put on 54 with Sam Conners on his way to 44 from 82 balls, taking Durham to a total of 285 leading by 97.
Jas Singh claimed 4/60 for Kent while there were three wickets for Ethan Rice, two for Eesa Faheem and one for James Trodd.
With rain throughout the afternoon disrupting the Kent reply, the visitors made their way to 71/1 in 15.4 overs to trail by 26 runs by the time further rain brought a premature end to the day.
Will Harby made 41 from 43 balls for Kent before being caught in the deep off George Drissell.
Durham Second XI enjoyed a successful day with the ball as they returned to action in the 2XI Championship against Kent at South Northumberland.
After winning the toss and opting to bowl Alan Walker’s side enjoyed a strong start to the four-day match, dismissing the visitors in just 45.5 overs.
Daniel Hogg was the pick of the bowlers for Durham claiming figures of 3/18 in seven overs while James Minto, Luke Robinson and Shafiqullah Ghafari all chipped in with two wickets each to bowl Kent out for 188.
Ollie Morgan offered the only real resistance for Kent as he made 75 from 74 balls with 12 fours and a pair of sixes.
The Ds then went on to make significant inroads in Kent’s total, closing on 159/4 just 29 runs behind with six wickets in hand.
Wilf La Fontaine-Jackson scored an unbeaten half-century featuring 5 fours and one six as he closed unbeaten on 55 from 139 balls, sharing partnership with George Drissell (27) and Haydon Mustard (28).