County Championship Division Two 2026
Durham vs Northamptonshire, 32nd Match
Durham won by 6 wkts
Durham (DUR)
450/10 (116.4 ov)
250/10 (82.2 ov)
Northamptonshire (NHNTS)
405/10 (97.4 ov)
296/4 (78.2 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division Two 2026
- Match
- 32nd Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
- Toss
- Durham opt to bowl
- Umpires
- James Tredwell, Michael Gough
- Match referee
- Simon Hinks
Playing XI
Durham
- Alex Lees (c) · Batsman
- Ben McKinney · Batsman
- Will Rhodes · Bowling Allrounder
- David Bedingham · WK-Batsman
- Ben Stokes · Batting Allrounder
- Graham Clark · Batting Allrounder
- Oliver Robinson (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Kasey Aldridge · Bowling Allrounder
- Ben Raine · Bowling Allrounder
- Matthew Potts · Bowler
- Callum Parkinson · Bowler
Northamptonshire
- Luke Procter (c) · Bowling Allrounder
- Ricardo Vasconcelos (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Calvin Harrison · Bowling Allrounder
- Nathan McSweeney · Batting Allrounder
- Saif Zaib · Batting Allrounder
- James Sales · Batting Allrounder
- George Bartlett · Batsman
- Justin Broad · Batting Allrounder
- Ben Sanderson · Bowler
- Liam Guthrie · Bowler
- Harry Conway · Bowler
Northamptonshire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos | c O Robinson b Matthew Potts | 187 | 295 | 23 | 2 | 63.39 |
| Luke Procter | c O Robinson b Ben Raine | 58 | 140 | 7 | 0 | 41.43 |
| Calvin Harrison | lbw b Ben Raine | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan McSweeney | c O Robinson b W Rhodes | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Saif Zaib | c O Robinson b Ben McKinney | 61 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 80.26 |
| James Sales | b Ben Raine | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 108.33 |
| George Bartlett | c Ben McKinney b Stokes | 30 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 68.18 |
| Harry Conway | b Matthew Potts | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 11.63 |
| Justin Broad | b Matthew Potts |
Durham innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees | lbw b Ben Sanderson | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Ben McKinney | c Ricardo Vasconcelos b Ben Sanderson | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Will Rhodes | c Ricardo Vasconcelos b Conway | 62 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 51.67 |
| David Bedingham | c Ricardo Vasconcelos b Conway | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160 |
| Ben Stokes | b Conway | 95 | 118 | 18 | 0 | 80.51 |
| Graham Clark | lbw b Ben Sanderson | 36 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 59.02 |
| Oliver Robinson | c Bartlett b Liam Guthrie | 84 | 118 | 8 | 0 | 71.19 |
| Kasey Aldridge | b Ben Sanderson | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 30.43 |
| Ben Raine | b Calvin Harrison | 35 |
Northamptonshire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos | c Kasey Aldridge b Matthew Potts | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23.81 |
| Gus Miller | c Matthew Potts b Callum Parkinson | 61 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 70.93 |
| Calvin Harrison | c Ben McKinney b Matthew Potts | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Nathan McSweeney | lbw b Matthew Potts | 52 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 54.17 |
| Saif Zaib | c O Robinson b Ben Raine | 18 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 43.9 |
| James Sales | b Callum Parkinson | 11 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| George Bartlett | c Graham Clark b Matthew Potts | 28 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 36.84 |
| Justin Broad | c O Robinson b Ben Raine | 49 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 50.52 |
| Liam Guthrie |
Durham innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees | c Calvin Harrison b Conway | 39 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 58.21 |
| Ben McKinney | c Bartlett b Liam Guthrie | 23 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 67.65 |
| Will Rhodes | lbw b Calvin Harrison | 23 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| David Bedingham | not out | 109 | 158 | 8 | 2 | 68.99 |
| Graham Clark | lbw b Ben Sanderson | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Colin Ackermann | not out | 65 | 133 | 2 | 1 | 48.87 |
| Ben Stokes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oliver Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kasey Aldridge | 0 | 0 | 0 |