County Championship Division Two 2026 | 24-Apr-2026 03:30 PM | Riverside Ground
LANCS 370/10 (100)
DUR 295/10 (87.2)
LANCS 260/9 (85.3)
DUR 336/2 (77.5)
Durham won by 8 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bedingham* | 129 | 151 | 14 | 2 | 85.43 |
| Emilio Gay | 159 | 211 | 24 | 0 | 75.36 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bell* | 5.5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.66 |
| Tom Bailey | 24 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 3.88 |
Last Wicket:Ben McKinney b Balderson 19(70) - 46/2 in 19.6 ov.
Durham vs Lancashire
Lancashire — Innings 1 (370/10 in 100 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Balderson c Kasey Aldridge b Matthew Potts | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 73.68 | |
| Keaton Jennings b Kasey Aldridge | 44 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 70.97 | |
| Josh Bohannon c Matthew Potts b Samuel Conners | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 | |
| Marcus Harris c Kasey Aldridge b Ben Raine | 146 | 265 | 21 | 0 | 55.09 | |
| Michael Jones c Bedingham b Samuel Conners | 10 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Matthew Hurst (wk) lbw b Ben Raine | 32 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 45.71 | |
| Arav Shetty c O Robinson b Ben Raine | 18 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 75 | |
| Paul Coughlin b Ben Raine | 31 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 57.41 | |
| Tom Bailey not out | 28 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 47.46 | |
| Mitchell Stanley b Matthew Potts | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Sir James Anderson (c) lbw b Matthew Potts | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 18 | LegByes: 12 | NoBalls: 6 | Wides: 5 | Total: 41 | |||||
| Total | 370 | 10 wkts, 100 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Raine | 24 | 2 | 77 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Matthew Potts | 22 | 2 | 76 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Samuel Conners | 18 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Kasey Aldridge | 16 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Callum Parkinson | 20 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 2.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Balderson & Jennings | 35 | 34 |
| Josh Bohannon & Jennings | 13 | 15 |
| Marcus Harris & Jennings | 53 | 99 |
| Marcus Harris & Michael Jones | 38 | 62 |
| Marcus Harris & Matthew Hurst | 66 | 142 |
| Marcus Harris & Arav Shetty | 28 | 36 |
| Marcus Harris & Coughlin | 59 | 100 |
| Marcus Harris & Bailey | 77 | 108 |
| Mitchell Stanley & Bailey | 1 | 6 |
| Anderson & Bailey | 0 | 4 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Balderson | 5.4 | 35 |
| 2 | Josh Bohannon | 8.1 | 48 |
| 3 | Keaton Jennings | 24.4 | 106 |
| 4 | Michael Jones | 34.6 | 144 |
| 5 | Matthew Hurst | 57.4 | 205 |
| 6 | Arav Shetty | 63.4 | 233 |
| 7 | Paul Coughlin | 80.2 | 292 |
| 8 | Marcus Harris | 98.2 | 369 |
| 9 | Mitchell Stanley | 99.2 | 370 |
| 10 | Sir James Anderson | 99.6 | 370 |
Durham — Innings 2 (295/10 in 87.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees (c) lbw b James Anderson | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Ben McKinney b James Anderson | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | |
| Emilio Gay c Michael Jones b T Bailey | 41 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 46.07 | |
| David Bedingham lbw b Mitchell Stanley | 17 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 68 | |
| Graham Clark c Jennings b Balderson | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Oliver Robinson (wk) lbw b Mitchell Stanley | 32 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 61.54 | |
| Kasey Aldridge c Michael Jones b T Bailey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Raine run out (Matthew Hurst) | 37 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 71.15 | |
| Matthew Potts lbw b T Bailey | 66 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 48.89 | |
| James Minto c Jennings b P Coughlin | 19 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 52.78 | |
| Callum Parkinson batting | 36 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 39.56 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 20 | Wides: 1 | Total: 25 | |||||
| Total | 295 | 10 wkts, 87.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Samuel Conners | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir James Anderson | 20 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Tom Bailey | 20.2 | 4 | 68 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Mitchell Stanley | 15 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 3.3 |
| George Balderson | 17 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Paul Coughlin | 15 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 3.1 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Lees & Ben McKinney | 3 | 14 |
| Lees & Emilio Gay | 15 | 15 |
| Bedingham & Emilio Gay | 25 | 48 |
| Graham Clark & Emilio Gay | 29 | 54 |
| Robinson & Emilio Gay | 47 | 70 |
| Robinson & Kasey Aldridge | 0 | 1 |
| Robinson & Ben Raine | 4 | 27 |
| Potts & Ben Raine | 44 | 65 |
| Potts & James Minto | 50 | 97 |
| Potts & Parkinson | 78 | 137 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben McKinney | 2.2 | 3 |
| 2 | Alex Lees | 4.5 | 18 |
| 3 | David Bedingham | 12.5 | 44 |
| 4 | Graham Clark | 21.5 | 73 |
| 5 | Emilio Gay | 33.3 | 120 |
| 6 | Kasey Aldridge | 33.4 | 120 |
| 7 | Oliver Robinson | 38.1 | 124 |
| 8 | Ben Raine | 49 | 168 |
| 9 | James Minto | 64.3 | 217 |
| 10 | Matthew Potts | 87.2 | 295 |
Lancashire — Innings 3 (260/9 in 85.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Balderson c O Robinson b James Minto | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | |
| Keaton Jennings c Kasey Aldridge b Ben Raine | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Josh Bohannon b Matthew Potts | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 24.24 | |
| Marcus Harris c O Robinson b Matthew Potts | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 60 | |
| Michael Jones c Kasey Aldridge b Callum Parkinson | 72 | 162 | 4 | 1 | 44.44 | |
| Matthew Hurst (wk) c Kasey Aldridge b Matthew Potts | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 | |
| George Bell c Kasey Aldridge b Ben Raine | 14 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Paul Coughlin batting | 100 | 154 | 10 | 1 | 64.94 | |
| Tom Bailey lbw b Ben Raine | 19 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 48.72 | |
| Mitchell Stanley run out (O Robinson/Ben Raine) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |
| Sir James Anderson (c) batting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 13 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 3 | Total: 22 | |||||
| Total | 260 | 9 wkts, 85.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Arav Shetty | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Potts | 21 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 2.7 |
| James Minto | 12 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Ben Raine | 20.3 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Kasey Aldridge | 13 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Callum Parkinson | 19 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 2.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Balderson & Jennings | 3 | 21 |
| Josh Bohannon & Jennings | 12 | 40 |
| Josh Bohannon & Marcus Harris | 17 | 31 |
| Josh Bohannon & Michael Jones | 1 | 3 |
| Matthew Hurst & Michael Jones | 8 | 32 |
| George Bell & Michael Jones | 31 | 93 |
| Coughlin & Michael Jones | 131 | 197 |
| Coughlin & Bailey | 48 | 86 |
| Coughlin & Mitchell Stanley | 8 | 9 |
| Coughlin & Anderson | 1 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Balderson | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2 | Keaton Jennings | 10.1 | 15 |
| 3 | Marcus Harris | 15.2 | 32 |
| 4 | Josh Bohannon | 15.5 | 33 |
| 5 | Matthew Hurst | 21.1 | 41 |
| 6 | George Bell | 36.4 | 72 |
| 7 | Michael Jones | 69.3 | 203 |
| 8 | Tom Bailey | 83.5 | 251 |
| 9 | Mitchell Stanley | 85.2 | 259 |
Durham — Innings 4 (336/2 in 77.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees (c) b Mitchell Stanley | 10 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 25.64 | |
| Ben McKinney b Balderson | 19 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 27.14 | |
| Emilio Gay not out | 159 | 211 | 24 | 0 | 75.36 | |
| David Bedingham not out | 129 | 151 | 14 | 2 | 85.43 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 8 | Total: 19 | |||||
| Total | 336 | 2 wkts, 77.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Graham Clark, Oliver Robinson (wk), Kasey Aldridge, Ben Raine, Matthew Potts, Samuel Conners, Callum Parkinson, James Minto | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir James Anderson | 12 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Tom Bailey | 24 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 3.9 |
| George Balderson | 17 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Mitchell Stanley | 12 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Paul Coughlin | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 6.4 |
| George Bell | 5.5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Lees & Ben McKinney | 28 | 90 |
| Emilio Gay & Ben McKinney | 18 | 30 |
| Emilio Gay & Bedingham | 290 | 347 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Lees | 14.6 | 28 |
| 2 | Ben McKinney | 19.6 | 46 |
Match Info
| Match | Durham vs Lancashire |
|---|---|
| Series | County Championship Division Two 2026 |
| Time | 24-Apr-2026 03:30 PM |
| Venue | Riverside Ground |
| Live Telecast | YouTubeSports |
Match Preview: Durham vs Lancashire (DUR vs LAN)
Durham will face Lancashire in a thrilling match on 24-Apr-2026 in County Championship Division Two 2026. The match will be played at Riverside Ground at 03:30 PM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on YouTubeSports.
Match Overview
Durham is known for its strong batting and bowling, while Lancashire remains competitive with its recent performances and emerging players. This match is crucial for both teams, as every win can strengthen their position in County Championship Division Two 2026.
The pitch at Riverside Ground is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Durham will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while Lancashire will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Durham batting and Lancashire bowling.
- The bowler's impact on the pitch, especially spinners or fast bowlers.
- The strategies of the two captains and their decisions during the game.
Cricket lovers, get ready for this exciting match! Will Durham showcase its strengths, or will Lancashire pull off a major upset? Join us live on YouTubeSports on 24-Apr-2026 to find out the answer!
