Bedingham's unbeaten ton sends Durham clear at the top
Unbroken 189-run stand with Ackermann leaves Northants third
19/06Result
32nd Match, County Championship Division Two at Chester-le-Street, Jun 19-22 2026
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![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
450 & 250 -
![Durham]( "Durham")
405 & 296/4 (78.2 ov)
19/06Result
32nd Match, County Championship Division Two at Chester-le-Street, Jun 19-22 2026
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![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
450 & 250 -
![Durham]( "Durham")
405 & 296/4 (78.2 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Durham , elected to field first
Season
Match days
19,20,21,22 June 2026 (4-day match)
Durham replacement
CN Ackermann for BA Stokes (Durham 1st innings, 73.0 ov)
Northamptonshire replacement
AH Miller for LA Procter (Durham 1st innings, 73.0 ov)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Durham 23, Northamptonshire 7
Scorecard Summary
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 450 (116.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Saif Zaib61 (76)
- Ricardo Vasconcelos187 (295)
- Ben Raine3/63 (23)
- Matthew Potts3/84 (28)
DURHAM 405 (97.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ben Stokes95 (118)
- Ollie Robinson84 (118)
- Ben Sanderson4/105 (25)
- Harry Conway4/61 (22)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 250 (82.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Nathan McSweeney52 (96)
- Gus Miller61 (86)
- Matthew Potts4/77 (23)
- Kasey Aldridge2/43 (13)
DURHAM 296/4 (78.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Colin Ackermann*65 (133)
- David Bedingham*109 (158)
- Harry Conway1/54 (15)
- Liam Guthrie1/21 (4)
Match Coverage
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Ben Sanderson the pick as Durham's batting suffers either side of century stand with Rhodes
Vasconcelos 181* the star turn as Stokes takes stage for Durham
England captain sees Northants opener dropped of his bowling before striking late in day
Ben Stokes set to play for Durham as England investigation continues
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