Maxwell reigns before the rain

A second progressive innings of substance by Glenn Maxwell conveyed Yorkshire to a 32-run win under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern in their Royal London Cup tie against Durham at Chester-le-Street.

The Australian took after his 111 in the win at Worcestershire by making an unbeaten 65 as Yorkshire answered to Durham's 43-over score of 224 for 7 with 130 for 2 in 24.3. The light shower which had been succumbing to eventually developed heavier yet Yorkshire were constantly well ahead under DLS after Maxwell hustled to 50 in 36 balls.

In the wake of morning precipitation postponed the begin by 75 minutes Durham were placed in by Alex Lees without Andrew Gale with a wrist damage. Liam Plunkett took 3 for 40 in his nine overs against his previous group, for whom Graham Clark top-scored with 42.

With 13 keeps running in three past Royal London innings, Clark timed the ball as astonishingly as in scoring 91 in the Twenty20 conflict at Headingley. In any case, with ten overs remaining he turned out to be over-on edge to quicken and skied a catch to indicate give Plunkett his third wicket.

Gordon Muchall's unbeaten 35 off 26 balls was the second most noteworthy score, accomplished through standard strokes while others attempted to ad lib.

With Steve Patterson especially niggardly, Durham had just 13 on the board after five overs before Mark Stoneman grabbed progressive balls from Tim Bresnan over the leg side for six and four. The following ball was a slower one outside off stump and Stoneman controlled a low catch to Maxwell at in reverse point.

Plunkett, going ahead second change, knocked down some pins simply back-of-a-length round the wicket to left-handers Phil Mustard and Scott Borthwick and in the wake of yielding just six keeps running in his initial three overs he uprooted both for 32. Mustard was found behind when attempting to guide to third man and Borthwick skied to profound midwicket.

Paul Collingwood drove Adil Rashid for six preceding his next invasion down the contribute came about a simple confusing for Andrew Hodd.

At the point when Yorkshire started their answer Lees gambled a solitary to mid-off and neglected to beat Ryan Pringle's immediate hit. At the point when Durham bet by bringing on Borthwick for the fourteenth over Maxwell went straight into overdrive, scoring the majority of the 36 the legspinner yielded in three overs, including two sixes over long-on.

Hodd edged an endeavored slice off Borthwick to leave for 20, yet Gary Ballance came to 26 in staying with Maxwell until the downpour arrived.