Record falls as Notts' total is overtaken

DURHAM IN STRONG POSITION THANKS TO THREE CENTURIONS

- ROTHESAY

CENTURIES from Emilio Gay, Ollie Robinson and Graham Clark put Durham in a strong position on a record-breaking day in their Rothesay County Championship Division One clash with Nottinghamshire.

Gay and Robinson dominated the morning session as they pushed Durham beyond Nottinghamshire's total, with Gay notching up a second consecutive home century.

Robinson was then joined by Clark in the afternoon and the pair took the game to the Nottinghamshire bowling attack, with Clark picking up a second consecutive century and Robinson looked back to his best as he got his first hundred of the season.

The hosts kept on going into the evening and broke the county's record for the highest first class total but there was a bright spot for Nottinghamshire as Liam PattersonWhite picked up his fifth first class five-wicket haul and they eventually bowled Durham out for 664. Nottinghamshire reached close on 67 for one, 190 runs behind the hosts.

Clark has been a consistent performer for Durham this season, impressing with the bat on several occasions already this year.