Leicestershire come close to formidable Durham total

Durham 340 for 6 (Stoneman 93, Mustard 88, Borthwick 63, Taylor 4-58) beat Leicestershire 329 for 9 (O’Brien 89, Cosgrove 63, Harrison 4-40) by 11 runs Scorecard

A superb opening partnership of 180 between Phil Mustard and Mark Stoneman, hit in just 27.5 overs, was the foundation Durham needed to compile a total that proved beyond Leicestershire’s capacity to chase down, though the Foxes made a valiant effort, falling only 11 runs short.

Played on the same pitch on which Durham made 120 for 9 in the previous day’s T20 match between the counties, a score Leicestershire knocked off for the loss of four wickets, it quickly became apparent this was going to be a very different sort of match.

Having begun relatively cautiously, taking 37 from the first ten overs, the two left-handed Durham openers accelerated in style, with 48 coming off the next five overs. Stoneman, who took the majority of the strike, was first to his half-century, but Mustard clipped off-spinner Jigar Naik effortlessly over midwicket for six as the two left-handers passed the previous record one day partnership for Durham against …

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