Result: Durham (184 & 403; Markram 94, Steel 86, Smith 74; Griffiths 6/49) beat Leicestershire (440 & 101; Weighell 7/32) by 46 runs
- James Weighell’s career-best hands Durham a historic, maiden first-class victory after being forced to follow on
- Weighell runs through Leicestershire with 7/32, with Chris Rushworth taking the other three
- The all-rounder earlier boosted the visitors’ target up to 148 with lower order runs
- Durham’s first victory of the season ahead of Friday’s trip to Derbyshire
Close, Day Three: Durham (184 & 233/1; Markram 94, Steel 79*, Smith 43) trail Leicestershire (440) by 23 runs
- Opening partnership pulls Durham back into the game after the follow-on enforced
- Aiden Markram falls six shy of a century shortly after tea
- Cameron Steel faces 254 balls for an unbeaten 79, while Will Smith is also not out on 43 at the close
- The unbroken second wicket partnership of 81 is Durham’s highest against Leicestershire in first-class cricket
Close, Day Two: Durham (142/7; Clark 50; Griffiths 3/26, Raine 3/29) trail Leicestershire (440; Cosgrove 75, Horton 75, Carberry 73, Dexter 70*) by 298 runs
- Visitors run through Durham’s top order to take full control on Day Two
- Graham Clark reaches a battling 50 in the final over of the day
- Former Durham man Ben Raine takes 3/29 & Gavin Griffiths adds three more
- Leicestershire crept up to 440 as Neil Dexter (70*) marshalled the lower order
Not a good day as Leicestershire take a firm grip on this contest#DURvLEI #ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/vqsH7dFrCV
— Durham CCC ? (@DurhamCricket) May 5, 2018
Close, Day One: Leicestershire (301/5; Horton 75, Carberry 73) vs Durham
- Three half-centurions puts Leicestershire on top after Day One at Emirates Riverside
- Barry McCarthy is the pick of the bowlers, taking two wickets in his 20 overs for figures of 2/53
- Michael Carberry & Paul Horton make seventies, while Mark Cosgrove adds an unbeaten fifty