After their six-wicket victory over Leicestershire, Glamorgan travel to north-east England to play Durham at the Emirates Riverside in Chester-le-Street in their next match in the LV=Insurance County Championship, with the match scheduled to commence at 11.00 am on Thursday, 12th May. (writes Andrew Hignell)
The victory over Leicestershire has catapulted Glamorgan back into second place in the Division Two table and, had it not been for a declaration by Sussex , plus a late afternoon run-chase by Middlesex at Hove, the Welsh county might have been heading to Durham as leaders of Division Two. In contrast, Durham are in fifth spot in the table and are still seeking their first victory of the campaign, despite Ben Stokes’ batting fireworks at New Road in a contest which saw a fine rearguard action by the Worcestershire batters as the game ended in a draw.
The two teams met at Sophia Gardens in the opening round of Championship games during the first week of April, with the game ending in a draw after Durham opener Alex Lees had carried his bat for an unbeaten 182. Colin Ingram made 87 for Glamorgan, whilst Chris Cooke posted a pair of fifties after Andrew salter had also claimed career-best figures of 7-45 on the final morning as the Durham batters went helter-skelter for quick runs prior to a declaration.
Glamorgan lost by an innings and 42 runs on their visit last September to the Emirates Riverside. Having been dismissed for 97 in their first innings, there was greater resistance batting a second time around with Hamish Rutherford making 71, whilst Dan Douthwaite posted 96 and Andrew Salter a career-best 90.
In 2019, only 86.4 overs were possible because of rain across the four days before the contest with Durham was abandoned as a soggy draw shortly before 9am on the final morning. Glamorgan also lost by nine wickets when they visited Durham’s headquarters at Chester-le-Street in 2017 – a contest which had been their first visit to the ground since May 2004.
That game at the Emirates Riverside eighteen years ago, Glamorgan emphatically won by 201 runs with Michael Powell making 124, whilst David Harrison and Alex Wharf each claimed five-wicket hauls as Glamorgan eased to victory inside three days. This was their third victory in successive seasons on Durham soil, having also won in September 2003 at Chester-le-Street by 369 runs, and again in 2002 by ten wickets. Michael Kasprowicz was the star of both victories, with the Australian claiming 9/45 in the match in 2003 after Mark Wallace, Michael Powell and Matthew Maynard had each made hundreds.
In all, the two teams have met each other on ten occasions in Championship cricket on Durham soil and you can view a full set of records and statistics in the matches between the two teams by clicking here