Pakistan’s Abbas shatters Durham twice a day for their record lowest scores
LONDON: Durham were bowled out for their two lowest scores in first-class cricket on Wednesday as they collapsed to a humiliating defeat against Leicestershire.Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas ran riot at the County Ground, taking five for 43 in Durham´s first-innings total of 61 and five for 29 in their second-innings tally of 66.It took only two sessions for Durham to collapse twice as they lasted just 52.3 overs throughout the two innings of the County Championship Second Division clash.Durham´s previous record low score was 67, made against Middlesex at Lord´s in 1996.The pitch offered some assistance to Leicestershire´s bowlers, but was far from the minefield that the hosts´ innings and 194-run win might suggest.Durham´s first innings saw Abbas quickly into his work, dismissing Cameron Steel lbw with his fourth delivery.Gareth Harte edged a bouncing delivery to second slip, and Graham Clark also went leg before to a ball that came back.Michael Richardson lost his off-stump to his second ball, and Paul Collingwood edged his first ball to Colin Ackermann at second slip.Stuart Poynter survived an lbw shout to the hat-trick ball, only to steer a Neil Dexter delivery into the hands of Harry Dearden at point before he had scored.Dexter´s spell, up the slope and into the wind, was almost as remarkable as that being produced by Abbas -- seven overs, six maidens, one wicket for one run.The procession continued in the second innings, Abbas seaming the ball back into the right-handers at pace and clattering the stumps time and again to leave Durham in tatters.
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