Durham in a Rush ... now to prepare for quarter-final
Chris Rushworth took the three wickets Durham needed to wrap up a convincing innings-and-30-run victory over Glamorgan in the Specsavers County Championship.
The Welsh side still needed another 62 runs to make their opponents bat again yesterday but their tail quickly crumpled within half an hour on the third day of the Division Two encounter.
Rushworth finished with figures of 5-28 to hand Glamorgan a third successive defeat in this competition, and sixth in their last seven.
Resuming on 79-7, Rushworth made inroads in the fifth over of the morning when he pinned Craig Meschede in front for eight.
The Durham seamer struck again in his next two overs when he bowled Lukas Carey and Michael Hogan, leaving Ruaidhri Smith stranded on 25 not out.
A dejected Glamorgan captain Michael Hogan said: “It was not ideal, it was just another of those days.
“The dressing room is pretty low at the moment and we have to give them the opportunity to have some fun, and get some smiles back on their faces.”
Durham, meanwhile, will have an additional day to prepare for their Vitality Blast quarter-final against Sussex at Emirates Riverside on Friday night.
Rushworth, who took eight wickets in this game, said: “It was good to field in bowling conditions on the first day and it suited our bowlers.
“We were clinical and that’s what we need to be to beat the teams around us in the championship. Everyone contributed and it was a very satisfying victory.”