Durham v Nottinghamshire
Durham triumphed in a classically tense finale as the Twenty20 Cup match at the Riverside went to the wire.
Nottinghamshire, electing to bat first, put up a good score of 179-9 with veteran Mark Ealham smashing six sixes in hitting 45 off 17 balls.
Gareth Breese did well with the ball, taking 4-21 in just two overs.
Durham's reply began well with Nathan Astle's 64, but 20 runs were needed off the final over, and Gordon Muchall and Dale Benkenstein did enough.
Muchall finished unbeaten on 64, while Benkenstein hit a six and a four in 13 from four balls.
The winning hit came with three balls remaining, for Durham's first win this season in the Twenty20.
Twenty20 Cup, 2005, North Division
Durham v Nottinghamshire
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
28 June 2005 (20-over match)
Result: Durham won by 6 wickets
Points: Durham 2, Nottinghamshire 0
Toss: Nottinghamshire
Umpires: B Leadbeater and NA Mallender
Nottinghamshire innings R M B 4 6
GP Swann st Mustard b Scott 44 46 37 2 2
*SP Fleming c Peng b Onions 1 5 3 0 0
SR Patel c Benkenstein b Plunkett 23 24 25 1 1
DJ Hussey c Scott b Benkenstein 7 10 8 1 0
+CMW Read b Breese 32 20 17 2 2
MA Ealham c Pratt b Breese 45 15 17 1 6
PJ Franks c Muchall b Killeen 0 4 2 0 0
GD Clough c Muchall b Breese 4 8 5 0 0
WR Smith c Plunkett b Breese 13 3 6 2 0
GJ Smith not out 4 0 1 1 0
AJ Harris not out 0 0 0 0 0
Extras (lb 1, w 3, nb 2) 6
Total (9 wickets, 20 overs) 179
FoW: 1-4 (Fleming), 2-48 (Patel), 3-76 (Hussey), 4-81 (Swann),
5-154 (Ealham), 6-156 (Read), 7-161 (Franks),
8-175 (WR Smith), 9-175 (Clough).
Bowling O M R W
Killeen 4 0 47 1
Onions 4 0 20 1 (1nb)
Plunkett 4 0 38 1
Benkenstein 4 0 31 1
Scott 2 0 21 1 (1w)
Breese 2 0 21 4 (1w)
Durham innings (target: 180 runs) R M B 4 6
N Peng lbw b Patel 14 25 14 2 0
NJ Astle c Clough b Patel 64 43 43 8 2
GJ Muchall not out 64 47 42 6 1
+P Mustard b Swann 11 11 8 2 0
GJ Pratt c WR Smith b GJ Smith 5 11 7 0 0
*DM Benkenstein not out 13 4 4 1 1
Extras (lb 1, w 6, nb 2) 9
Total (4 wickets, 19.3 overs) 180
To Bat: GR Breese, GM Scott, LE Plunkett, G Onions, N Killeen.
FoW: 1-60 (Peng), 2-111 (Astle), 3-141 (Mustard), 4-166 (Pratt).
Bowling O M R W
GJ Smith 4 0 27 1 (1nb)
Harris 2.3 0 38 0 (1w)
Ealham 4 0 51 0 (1w)
Patel 4 0 31 2
Swann 4 0 26 1
Clough 1 0 6 0
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