Date-stamped : 21 Aug95 - 14:31 CC: Durham v Somerset, Chester-le-Street, 17-19 August 1995 ====> Day 1, 17 Aug 95 Caddick leads Somerset rally - Tim Wellock First day of four: Durham 34-2, trail Somerset (333) by 299 runs JAMES LAWRENCE`s promising plunge into the deep end eventually counted for little as the big fish in Somerset`s lower order al- lowed them to wriggle off the hook. Durham had to rush through the registration of Lawrence, an 18- year-old left-arm paceman from Darlington, because of injuries to seven seamers and he slanted the ball across the right-handers in lively style, to have Peter Bowler and Graham Rose caught at slip as Somerset subsided to 114-5. Durham`s lightweight attack wilted as the pitch eased under the blazing sun, allowing Rose, Rob Turner, Andrew Caddick and Andre van Troost to plunder runs in relative comfort. Caddick`s return for his fourth championship game of the season allowed Somerset to field a full-strength seam attack for the first time and he was rewarded with the wickets of Mike Roseberry and Stewart Hutton. Roseberry - whose misfortunes since taking over the Durham cap- taincy are reaching nightmare proportions - lost the toss for the 10th successive time in a championship match and felt obliged to offer consoling words to a barracking member after his dismissal. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com) ====> Day 2, 18 Aug 95 Caddick finds his best at last - Tim Wellock Second day of four: Somerset (333 & 214-3) lead Durham (221) by 326 runs ANDREW CADDICK is confident that his rehabilitation is almost complete after his superb exploitation of the Riverside pitch al- lowed him to become the first bowler to take eight wickets in a championship innings against Durham. Plagued by sore shins for more than a year, Caddick`s comeback lasted for one match against Essex last month, but he was back in the old routine yesterday as he took eight for 69. "The pitch certainly helped, but I`m very pleased with that," he said. "Tomorrow morning will tell me whether there`s going to be any reaction, but I don`t expect any. "The injury can obviously recur and I`ve had a few setbacks, but we have worked on preventative measures such as having the right footwear and altering my action slightly to cushion the impact." Caddick began yesterday with an unplayable lifter to dismiss John Morris and six of his victims were caught either by the wicket- keeper or in the slips. Jason Kerr weighed in with two wickets in two balls - Robin Wes- ton falling lbw to his first delivery in first-class cricket - and was unlucky not to complete a hat-trick as Manoj Prabhakar edged just wide of third slip. As Caddick tired towards the end of an 11-over spell, Durham recovered from 98 for seven through a stand of 102 in 20 overs between Neil Killeen and Chris Scott. Killeen`s previous highest score in four championship innings was three, but he blazed his way to 48 before Caddick bowled him. Simon Brown`s efforts to spearhead the depleted Durham attack have left him seriously jaded and though he rapped Richard Harden on the hand, forcing him to retire, Andy Hayhurst and Keith Par- sons experienced few difficulties in a stand of 143. Parsons made his best championship score of 69 before offering Weston a return catch late on. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com) ====> Day 3, 19 Aug 95 Hayhurst oversees Durham downfall - Tim Wellock Somerset (333 & 390-5d) bt Durham (221 & 216) by 286 runs DURHAM succumbed to their fifth successive thrashing, losing by 286 runs to Somerset after being set a target of more than 500 to win for the second successive Saturday. Durham have suffered 10 defeats in each of their first three sea- sons in first-class cricket; but this was their 11th of the current campaign and they will be glad to get away from their new headquarters to face wooden-spoon rivals Sussex at Hartlepool this week. The depleted Durham attack lacks the firepower to exploit the unpredictable bounce at the Riverside Ground, whereas Somerset had the ideal exponent in Andrew Caddick, who completed a magni- ficent comeback with another display of sustained hostility. He was unlucky to take only two wickets but they took his match haul to 10 and there was no sign of a recurrence of his shin problems. Somerset skipper Andy Hayhurst made his first century of the sea- son and waited until Richard Harden had completed his fourth be- fore declaring at 390 for five, setting Durham a target of 503. John Morris blazed a 36-ball half-century despite a cracked right thumb, and Prabhakar took 22 off an over from Mushtaq Ahmed in making 45 but, with Somerset claiming the extra half-hour, Durham were all out for 216, Mushtaq taking five for 60. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Contributed by The Management (help@*ogi.edu)