Durham triumph after late drama

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AN EXCELLENT team bowling effort and a vital fifty from Colin Ackermann helped Durham to a magnificent seven-wicket win against Nottinghamshire in the Rothesay County Championship, despite a brilliant century from Joe Clarke.

It was Durham's morning as the hosts picked up three of the nine wickets they needed including the vital scalp of Ben Slater, who made 74, which was his second half-century of the match. However, Clarke counter-attacked either side of lunch and managed to take his side into the lead before notching up his first hundred of the season.

There was a late twist though as Durham's bowling attack, led excellently by Ben Raine, roared back after tea and picked up five wickets to bowl Nottinghamshire out for 347.