County Cricket: Durham batting collapse hands Lancashire the advantage

Durham toiled in the sun against Lancashire while wickets tumbled at Northampton and Worcestershire’s Libby and D’Oliveira made hundreds 7.54pm BST As the rest of the country sweltered, the weather at Chester-le-Street was beautiful, with the land left to run wild behind the nets by the head groundsman, Vic Demain, buzzing with bees, butterflies and birds. Perfect weather for batting – or so you would have thought. Unfortunately for Durham, after winning the toss and choosing t