Stoneman ton gives Durham the edge
Durham batsman Mark Stoneman enjoyed another red-letter day against Sussex to give his side a measure of control on the first day of the County Championship Division One match at Hove
View ArticleWorcestershire retain Division One status
Worcestershire's escape from relegation was confirmed today at the same time as their hosts, Durham, were denied the County Championship title
View ArticleDurham profit from Surrey gamble
Surrey's bold decision at the toss of their key match against one of their biggest relegation rivals may prove a turning point in their battle to remain in Division One
View ArticleCollingwood-led resurgence continues for Durham
Paul Collingwood led Durham to their fourth consecutive Championship victory with a win over Worcestershire
View ArticleDravid and Tait in MCC T20 squad
Dale Benkenstein will captain MCC in the Champion County fixture against Warwickshire in Abu Dhabi
View ArticleFrom a young buck to old stagers
While the opening day belonged to youth the second was a day that celebrated the experience of 35-year-old Gareth Batty and 38-year-old Dale Benkenstein
View Article'I came to South Africa to challenge myself'
Despite a terrific county season, Graham Onions wasn't picked for the Ashes. Instead of moping, he chose to sharpen his skills with Dolphins
View ArticleBenkenstein appointed as Hampshire coach
Hampshire have appointed Dale Benkenstein, the former Durham captain, as their new first team coach. He will join Hampshire in time for the pre season tour to Barbados
View ArticleDoes international experience make or break a coach?
There are plenty who have enjoyed enormous success without playing at the top level, and England are missing a trick if they summarily rule out these candidates
View ArticleBenkenstein leaves Hampshire for family reasons
Dale Benkenstein, Hampshire's head coach, has left the club with immediate effect because of family pressures
View ArticleTwenty20 changing players' priorities - Wisden
The 146th edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is launched today and reflects on 12 months where Twenty20 has continued to reshape the game and the sport has had to confront a range of major...
View ArticleBenkenstein makes Somerset pay
For the neutral it would have been ideal to watch Steve Harmison bowl on a green-tinged Taunton surface, but there was no final opportunity for him to nudge the England selectors as Durham reached 372...
View ArticleOnions has a day to remember
Graham Onions had one of those days cricketers dream of as he celebrated his England call-up with 6 for 31 as Somerset were skittled for 69 on the second day at Taunton
View ArticleBenkenstein rescues champions as bowlers dominate
A round-up from the first day in the third round County Championship matches
View ArticleSouth Africa offers amnesty to ICL players
Cricket South Africa has unveiled an amnesty offer for South African players associated with the ICL, and offered them a chance to return to official cricket if they terminate their contracts with the...
View ArticleEalham strikes after Benkenstein hundred
John Ward reports from the first day between Nottinghamshire and Durham at Trent Bridge
View ArticleThorp's five skittles Warwickshire
Dale Benkenstein shone with both bat and ball, while the seamer Callum Thorp and batsmen Michael Di Venuto and Ian Blackwell also played major parts in Durham's success
View ArticleRecord-breaking Durham close in
Only an impossible amount of freakish cricket could possibly keep Durham from retaining the County Championship this year
View ArticleDi Venuto and Chanderpaul feed on rubbish
This time last year the New Road square was under several feet of foul flood water. Locals might have been forgiven for concluding there was more filth on it during the second day of this game
View ArticleCallaghan and Benkenstein star for South Africa Masters
South Africa Masters saw off a threatening fourth-wicket partnership between Collis King and Jimmy Adams to clinch a ten-wicket win
View ArticleDurham begin UAE trip with victory over Sussex
Half-centuries by Michael di Venuto and Dale Benkenstein helped Durham warm up for their four-day clash against the MCC in Abu Dhabi next week with a comfortable 33-run win over Sussex
View ArticleRain helps Durham deny Essex
Dual champions Durham needed plenty of backs-to-the-wall defiance, and some help from above, to eke out a draw against promoted Essex at the Riverside
View ArticleDi Venuto hundred halts Yorkshire hopes
Yorkshire lead by 395 runs but the 16 wickets still required is the relevant statistic, and there has not been much evidence that taking them is within this attack's capabilities in these conditions
View ArticleInjury worries for Durham despite draw
Durham's relief at escaping with a draw from a match in which they were largely outplayed was tempered by news that the injury crisis that has undermined the champions in their second title defence may...
View ArticleBenkenstein and Stokes keep Durham in touch
Contrasting hundreds from Durham's Dale Benkenstein and Ben Stokes ensured that the County Champions reached a respectable 347 for 6 and held their own against fellow strugglers Kent on the second day...
View ArticleDurham reignite Championship challenge
Durham made a solid start to their pursuit of 171 to beat Lancashire at Old Trafford today
View ArticleRudolph ton keeps Yorkshire's title hopes alive
Three late wickets by their former team-mate Mitch Claydon checked Yorkshire's cruise to victory against Durham, but with only 54 needed and six wickets standing they should stay in contention for the...
View ArticleSomerset frustrated by Benkenstein
Somerset could only manage two wickets after a delayed start as they failed to make up ground on leaders Nottinghamshire
View ArticleBenkenstein's hundred gives Dolphins upper hand
Dale Benkenstein's 151 has put the Dolphins in charge on the fourth day of the SuperSport Final
View ArticleThorp crushes Hampshire in style
The latest from this week's County Championship matches
View ArticleDurham on verge of great escape
A round-up from the third day of the final round of County Championship matches
View ArticleRashid continues to impress
The round-up from the first day of the latest County Championship matches
View ArticleHoggard sets up Yorkshire
A round-up from the latest County Championship matches as Matthew Hoggard puts Yorkshire in a winning position and Durham build a big lead over Kent
View ArticleLower order deny Glamorgan victory
A round-up of the latest County Championship matches
View ArticleHodge ton takes Lancashire home
A round-up from the matches in the latest Friends Provident Trophy
View ArticleSmith and Benkenstein lead rout
Will Smith's first limited overs century powered Durham to the top of the North Conference as they completed a 143-run demolition of Worcestershire
View ArticleDurham secure first silverware
In their sixteenth year of first-class status, Durham claimed their first domestic trophy as they won the rain-interrupted Friends Provident final by 125 runs at Lord's
View ArticleDurham crowned Division Two champions
A round-up from the latest Pro40 matches in Division Two as Durham win the title, Somerset gain automatic promotion and Middlesex pip Surrey to the play-off place
View ArticleSurrey dent Lancashire's title hopes
A round-up from the second day of the final round of matches in the County Championship's Division One
View ArticleYorkshire go down with no guns blazing
John Ward reports from Chester-le-Street on the third day of the County Championship match between Durham and Yorkshire
View ArticleHarmison and Thorp squeeze Lancashire
Durham scraped home by six runs against Lancashire in an exciting match in the FP Trophy at the Riverside Ground
View ArticleBenkenstein and Smith hurt Sussex
A round-up from the latest County Championship matches
View ArticleDenly and van Jaarsveld power Kent to Lord's
Kent secured a place in their first Lord's final since 1997 when they knocked out defending Friends Provident champions Durham, by 83 runs, in the semi-final at Chester-le-Street
View ArticleDurham title coach's 'proudest' moment
Helping Durham clinch their maiden County Championship title is the "proudest achievement" of his career, says Geoff Cook, the head coach
View ArticleMaketa, Benkenstein, Ontong in SA's new coaching team
Only Claude Henderson, the spin bowling consultant and Greg King, the fitness trainer have been retained from Russell Domingo's technical team while Prasanna Agoram remains in place as the analyst
View ArticleMeet South Africa's revamped backroom staff
These are the men Ottis Gibson has chosen, to guide South Africa to the 2019 World Cup
View ArticleBenkenstein calls for mental preparedness after Galle debacle
The South Africa coach put down the team's twin collapses in the opening Test to rustiness from a lack of Test cricket, and wanted them to switch into the long-format mode
View ArticleSri Lanka ODIs 'great' chance to conquer spin - Benkenstein
Among the skills Dale Benkenstein is trying to teach his charges is to pick spinners out of the hand
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