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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

It's another lovely, sunny morning on the banks of The Trent, but it does feel a bit cooler compared to yesterday. We have a northerly breeze as well.

Paul Coughlin and Matthew Potts are the last pair in for Durham and as we head into day two they need another 30 runs to reach a fourth batting point, which would be nice from the visitor's point of view.

Both batsmen boast centuries in the County Championship so it could quite easily happen. If not they already appear to have a decent total, given the fact they were put in yesterday morning, but there is an extremely short boundary on the Bridgford Road side of the ground, which only measures 49 yards at one point.

Luna the cat is now home with her owner in Darlington after she was found locked in a hotel shed.

Chief visitor officer Andrew Usher says the move will "encourage pilgrimage from a broad spectrum".

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Colin Ackermann posts the first century of the County Championship season as Durham recover to 370-9 against Nottinghamshire.

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Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Colin Ackermann has got a century on his 34th birthday.

He was bowled on 80 by Lyndon James, but the bail jumped off the stump and re-settled back into its groove!

It's his 27th in FC cricket and third for Durham.

It's the first in the County Championship this season as well. It came in 174 balls, 15x4 and 1x6.

He'll enjoy his birthday tea in a few minutes.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

It's Colin Ackermann's 34th birthday today. He's on 80. He's just been bowled by Lyndon James but the bails didn't fall off so he's still out there.

I think he should buy a lottery ticket as well.

There were plenty of celebrations from the Notts players but Ackermann stayed in his crease and eventually the penny dropped.

It's another FPL week where you can try your luck against captain Mohamed Salah, with Alexander Isak on the road against struggling Leicester an excellent alternative, writes Thomas Woods

The property in Stockton is now shut for three months after a court issues a closure order.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Australian Fergus O'Neill made a good start to his Notts career as he took the first two wickets to fall and then weighed in with a catch.

He bowled some really tight lines this morning, getting Ben McKinney caught behind for five and Emilio Gay in the same manner for a duck.

Durham were 24-2 in the eighth over before Alex Lees and Colin Ackermann put on 78 runs. But Lees fell for 52, chipping a ball from Farhan Ahmed to O'Neill at mid-on.

Ackermann will resume after lunch on 41.

Two of the three people injured in Thursday's crash remain in hospital, police say.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Debutant Fergus O'Neill took two wickets in his first spell of County Championship cricket. The seamer has joined Notts for the first part of the season and both his victims were caught behind.

Ben McKinney, who recently played against O'Neill for England Lions against Australia A, was on five when he edged to keeper Joe Clarke. Emilio Gay did the same thing and went for an eight-ball duck.

His first spell of bowling lasted seven overs and he took 2-24.

The sun is shining here and we are expecting highs of 19C today. Contrast that to the first match of the 2021 season between these two when the players stayed on the field as it snowed during one bitterly cold afternoon.

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