one innings to go for both sides, Durham decided to bat out the time, Hussey boosting his batting average with 61 not out. (Cricinfo scorecard) National League: Durham v Leicestershire (16 August) Durham (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by eight wickets Durham Dynamos played their first one-day game for nearly a month, and beat the Leicestershire Foxes to go four points ahead of them in the table. Michael Lewis took four for 13 as Leicestershire made 113 at Riverside, with only Darren Robinson passing 20. Neil Killeen and Liam Plunkett also chipped in for Durham, taking two wickets each. Paul Collingwood then hit 51 not out in 38 balls from number three to guide Durham to the target with 18.4 overs and eight wickets to spare, sending Durham up to second place and Leicestershire out of the promotion zone into fourth place. (Cricinfo scorecard) National League: Somerset v Durham (21 August) Somerset (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by five wickets Durham Dynamos failed to take the opportunity of taking a lead in Division Two of the National League, as they went down by five wickets at Taunton. Having won the toss, Durham's opening batsman Gavin Hamilton recorded 22 off 51 balls, while Somerset's 18-year-old Robert Woodman bowling two maiden overs. However, Dale Benkenstein made an unbeaten 60 and Gareth Breese 28 off 16 balls as Durham made their way to 222 for 7 in 45 overs, William Durston getting the best figures for Somerset Sabres with two for 32 - admittedly in five overs - while South African Charl Langeveldt took two for 33 in nine overs. The Sabres added 85 in the first hour before Durham got a wicket, with Matthew Wood continuing on his good run of form as he made 76. After Gareth Breese and Neil Killeen had taken a couple of wickets, and Somerset were 143 for 5, Keith Parsons and Durston added 83 runs for the sixth wicket to guide Somerset home. (Cricinfo scorecard) County Championship: Yorkshire v Durham (24–27 August) Yorkshire (12pts) drew with Durham (11pts) Michael Hussey (85 not out on day 1) and Paul Collingwood (33 not out) led Durham to a total of 140 for 1 against the Yorkshire bowlers in the 40 overs possible on the first day at Scarborough. Deon Kruis and Tim Bresnan got one wicket each in the morning, dismissing Hussey and Collingwood respectively, but Durham fought back with