David Bedingham scored a second consecutive century for Durham and Lancashire all-rounder Tom Aspinwall took 5 wickets to assist bowl the guests out for 236 of their County Championship match at Blackpool.
Chasing the hosts’ first-innings whole of 357, Bedingham backed up his 144 towards Hampshire final week with a significant 101 to counter the efforts of Nathan Lyon, who completed with 4-59 whereas Aspinwall twice broke vital Durham partnerships on his method to spectacular figures of 5-41.
Lancashire have been 91-2 of their second innings by the shut, with Keaton Jennings 38 not out and nightwatch Will Williams but to get off the mark having prolonged their benefit to 212 runs with two days left to play.
At the beginning of the day, the hosts might solely add seven runs to their in a single day rating, with Saqib Mahmood the final batter out for 46 of their whole of 357.
Alex Lees made a optimistic begin in Durham’s reply with three pushed fours earlier than two wickets in two balls dented issues after the opening pair had made 34.
Lees edged behind off George Balderson for twenty-four whereas Scott Borthwick was well caught at slip by Jennings off the very subsequent ball bowled by Lyon.
Bedingham and Colin Ackermann then fought with nice willpower to steer their facet by means of the rest of the morning session earlier than prospering within the afternoon, constructing a 94-run partnership.
An ideal leaping catch at first slip by Jennings broke that alliance, giving Aspinwall his maiden wicket in solely his second first-class match as Ackermann departed for 44 adopted rapidly by Ollie Robinson.
The match-up everybody at Stanley Park was wanting ahead to then duly arrived at 2.15pm when Ben Stokes confronted his first ball from Lyon.
Stokes pressed ahead to the primary seven deliveries he encountered from Lyon however performed again to the eighth that discovered an edge which was properly snapped up by Tom Bruce at second slip.
Lyon gave just a little punch of pleasure as Lancashire celebrated the success which left Durham in bother on 145-5.
Bedingham and Graham Clark countered impressively, although, with a 108-run stand that appeared to be placing the guests in putting vary of matching the Lancashire whole. Bedingham reached his century from 142 balls simply earlier than tea having hit two sixes and eight fours.
Nevertheless, Durham misplaced their final 5 wickets for 23 runs after the break by the hands of Lyon and Aspinwall, the latter bowling Bedingham for 101 by way of a backside edge two balls into the session and the previous trapping Clark lbw for twenty-four enjoying again.
Aspinwall then cleaned up the tail, taking the ultimate three wickets of Ben Raine, Matty Potts and Callum Parkinson to march off holding the match ball.
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