National League Division Two in 2005 in the reply, using 83 balls to hit 49 as Sussex' batsmen rode home to an eight-wicket victory. Durham (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by eight wickets on the Duckworth–Lewis method Early wickets and few runs early on meant that Warwickshire Bears posted 187 for 8 at their home ground, Edgbaston. Australian Brad Williams took two wickets for the Durham Dynamos, as Warwickshire lost their first four wickets of 43, and despite a run-a-ball 48 from number 8 Dougie Brown, Warwickshire never got the run rate up above 4.5 an over. Durham lost Gordon Muchall for 3, but half-centuries from Australian
Australian cricket team in England in 1902 match could be seen as marking the low point of their fortunes. The remainder of the tour would prove far more successful. Australians (154 & 185) beat England XI (138 & 70) by 131 runs The England XI which took the field at The Saffrons in Eastbourne was captained by Gilbert Jessop and included two more players with Test experience, Bobby Abel and Bill Storer. Neither had featured in the first two Tests of the series, however. Darling won the toss and chose to bat, though play was delayed until after lunch on the first day, and the Australians made