{"id":363105,"date":"2026-07-08T18:47:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=363105"},"modified":"2026-07-08T18:47:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:17:52","slug":"bairstow-and-ali-down-durham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/bairstow-and-ali-down-durham\/","title":{"rendered":"Bairstow and Ali down Durham"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Graham Hardcastle <\/p>\n

July 3, Headingley, Leeds
Durham 205-9
Yorkshire 208-5
Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
Toss: Durham won the toss and decided to bat <\/p>\n

Jonny be good: Skipper Jonny Bairstow led from the front
PICTURE: Alamy <\/p>\n

BLISTERING FIFTIES from ex-England duo Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali helped Yorkshire claim a key five-wicket victory chasing 206 against North Group rivals Durham at Headingley to shut in on the Blast quarter-finals.
Durham stumbled after a quick start in posting 205-9, with captain Alex Lees top-scoring with 73 off 35 balls. Leg-spinner Jafer Chohan stood out wi…<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Graham Hardcastle July 3, Headingley, LeedsDurham 205-9Yorkshire 208-5Yorkshire won by 5 wicketsToss: Durham won the toss and decided to bat Jonny be good: Skipper Jonny Bairstow led from the frontPICTURE: Alamy BLISTERING FIFTIES from ex-England duo Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali helped Yorkshire claim a key five-wicket victory chasing 206 against North Group rivals […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":363106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20675],"tags":[6122,8354,10646],"class_list":["post-363105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-ali","tag-bairstow","tag-durham"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t