Vasconcelos makes Division Two leaders Durham pay with magnificent 181 after a series of reprieves
19.06.26, 22:10 Updated 19.06.26, 22:12
Jeremy Blackmore and Thomas Ridley
Ricardo Vasconcelos stole the headlines from Ben Stokes as the opener hit a magnificent unbeaten 181 on the opening day of a crucial Rothesay County Championship clash between Division Two pacesetters Durham and Northamptonshire.
The day belonged to second-placed Northamptonshire, despite table toppers Durham having England Test captain Stokes in their ranks, after he was omitted from the England squad, following an investigation by the Cricket Regulator into a breach of curfew regulations.
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Jeremy Blackmore is the founder and editor of The Steeler. Jeremy is a freelance cricket writer and Wantage Road regular. He has written extensively for a host of publications including The Cricketer, The Cricket Paper, Wisden Cricket Monthly and ESPNcricinfo. He also covers Northamptonshire for the ECB Reporters Network.
Thomas Ridley Thomas Ridley covers Durham for the ECB Reporters Network and also edits Durham Cricket media outlet The Chester: https://thechester.counterpress.media/