But today Durham completed their fist ever win at the Oval, which makes it three wins out of five this season, and including the games since Paul Collingwood took over the captaincy, eight wins out of eleven.
This is stunning form and if it is kept up we would romp away with the Championship. But while this form is actually very unlikely to be maintained, it does look as if the signs are there that Durham are growing again after a difficult couple of seasons following our two titles in successive years. Since then we have lost experienced quality players in Di Venuto, Plunkett, Blackwell and Harmison who now seldom plays. But young guns in Rushworth, Borthwick, Stoneman, Wood and now Ryan Buckley are standing up and playing their part.
These are great signs. Durham in this match, who were missing Graham Onions who is playing for the England Lions, fielded eight home grown players out of the eleven involved, with only the inspirational captain Collingwood over thirty.
Watch this space I think they say!
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