Durham 327 and 251 for 7 beat Yorkshire 448 and 129 by three wickets
Durham completed their second win of the season over Yorkshire in an exciting finish at Chester-le-Street. After Vince Wells (3 for 20), Steve Harmison (3 for 45) and Shoaib Akhtar (4 for 38) had blasted the Yorkshire middle and lower order away for only 26 more runs on the final morning, Durham were set 251 to win. Solid contributions from their top seven batsmen gave them the platform needed for an impressive win. Jonathan Lewis (41) and Michael Gough (38) led the way, and after Gordon Muchall and Nicky Peng had made 30 each, it was left to Philip Mustard to steady Durham's nerves and finish things off with a valuable 34.
The good news for England was that Darren Gough got through just under 20 overs with no problems, finishing with 1 for 68.