CCD1: Durham extend County Championship lead after win over Sussex

Durham increased their lead at the top of the County Championship to 29 points after their spin bowlers ended Sussex's resistance on day four at Arundel.

Luke Wells' first century of the season had helped Sussex reach 242-4 after they had resumed on 114-2 as they chased an unlikely victory target of 514.

But instead of taking the new ball and trusting his impressive seamers to end the home side’s resistance, Durham captain Paul Collingwood persisted with a spin attack and was duly rewarded.

After off-spinner Ryan Pringle had ended Wells' near five-hour resistance after he had reached 108, leg-break bowler Scott Borthwick chipped in with four wickets as Durham wrapped up a 178-run win.

Wells did his best to frustrate Durham as he and Luke Wright shared in a fifth-wicket stand of 92 before Pringle broke up the partnership.

Collingwood caught Wells at slip after he pushed forward hesitantly and Wright followed four balls later.

Scott Borthwick (4-46) has hardly bowled this season but he came into the attack to get rid of Wright (49) as he dived low to his right to athletically take Wright's misjudged on-drive.

Ajmal Shahzad was stumped as he came down the pitch and George Dockrell nicked behind as four wickets fell for 14 runs in 11.2 overs.

Collingwood eventually opted to claim the new ball and Graham Onions had Steve Magoffin taken low down at third slip by Gordon Muchall for a duck with the fifth ball.

Sussex continued to frustrate Durham a little longer though, with Ben Brown and last man Tim Linley (21no) adding 64 in just over an hour for the last wicket.

Borthwick once again made the breakthrough after he was recalled, trapping Brown (60) leg before to condemn Sussex to their fifth defeat in six games.