Durham shade first day after late Killeen wicket

MATT Henry took four wickets for Somerset but 20-year-old Mitch Killeen’s late strike helped Durham just shade the first day of the Rothesay County Championship match at the Banks Homes Riverside.

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Despite Ollie Robinson's 52 and a half-century stand for the last wicket, the home side were dismissed for 253 in their first innings in a match between teams who possess identical records and are currently separated by a handful of bonus points in the Division One table.

Having accounted for three top-order batsmen, Henry returned figures of four for 60 but Somerset were 63 for three in reply at the close with the wicket of Tom Lammonby falling to Championship debutant Killeen for 24 just seven balls before the close.

The day’s cricket began in atrocious fashion for the home side when their captain, Alex Lees, inside-edged Henry's first ball of the game onto his off stump ands departed for a golden duck.

Ben McKinney and Emilio Gay then repaired the home side's innings with a 65-run stand in 20 overs before McKinney was caught behind by James Rew for 30 when he played outside a ball from Josh Davey that was angled in to him from around the wicket.