Gloucestershire v Durham Post Match Review

To look at the scorecard at the end of Day One, Durham 456-2, you would have thought Alex Lees had won the toss and taken full advantage. Instead Cameron Bancroft won the toss. Durham’s openers, Lees and McKinney, filled their boots and compiled a triple century partnership before Lees lost his off stump to Will Williams for 129.Ben McKinney was immovable on Day One and built an almost chance-less unbeaten double century to finish the day on 214 and Durham had claimed maximum batting points. Emilio Gay, the only blot on the Durham scorecard, dismissed by a fine catch at slip by Bancroft off the bowling of Williams for 5. From that point, McKinney and his new partner, David Bedingham were solid and added a further 145 runs without additional drama.