LONDON, CMC – Shivnarine Chanderpaul made a return to the playing field on Sunday, but his half-century failed to save Durham from a 22-run defeat by Hampshire in their Pro40 Division 1 match. Chanderpaul struck eight fours in the top score of 54 from 53 balls to lift Durham to 207 for five from 36 overs in the rain-affected match at the Riverside Ground. When rain stopped play, Hampshire were 87 for one from 11 overs in reply, and under the Duckworth-Lewis Method, they were well ahead of the scoring rate.
Also over the weekend, Barbadian left-arm fast-medium bowler Pedro Collins bagged four wickets for 96 runs from 25.4 overs for Surrey, but the Londoners were defeated, when Essex clinched a nine-wicket victory at Colchester. Collins’ performance came, as Essex, replying to Surrey’s first innings total of 428, were dismissed for 545.
Ace Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria then snared six for 50 from 27 overs, as Surrey were dismissed for 190 in their second innings, leaving Essex to get 74 for victory.
