Durham 517 (Lees 145, Raine 93, Clark 76, Ollie Robinson 60, Yates 4-137) and 293 for six (Potts 149*, Robinson 52) drew with Warwickshire 698 for 3 dec (Davies 256, Yates 191, Rhodes 178*, Mousley 55*)
Durham’s resilience was rewarded with a draw on their return to Vitality County Championship Division One after their recreation towards Warwickshire drifted to stalemate at Edgbaston.
Having conceded 698 for 3 in a bruising re-entry to the highest flight, Durham take lots of credit score for battling to a draw, earned principally by their first-innings 517, the third-highest rating ever by a crew which then needed to comply with on.
Finally, each bowling assaults have been nullified by a mixture of a placid pitch and Kookaburra ball. Each side have been additional hampered by the lack of a key man by means of damage, Warwickshire’s Chris Rushworth struggling a calf niggle and Durham’s Scott Boland a sore heel.
If Warwickshire have been to drive a outcome on the ultimate day, they wanted to strike early however in a single day pair Potts and Colin Ackermann, little troubled on a pitch which didn’t deteriorate, stretched their partnership one other 100 minutes into the morning session.
Potts may also lengthy recall this recreation. He lifted Danny Briggs straight for six on his technique to a 97-ball half-century and superior easily to his ton. David Bedingham settled alongside him because the pair added 50 in 56 balls earlier than Bedingham departed in anguish after donating a maiden first-class wicket to Jake Bethell when he hoiked an extended hop to deep mid-wicket.
That left Durham 4 down and nonetheless 25 behind with 50 overs left within the match however the climate, which had already dabbled in drizzle, hail, sleet, sunshine and bitterly chilly winds in the course of the day, switched on a burst of heavy rain.
