Durham County Cricket Club County Cricket Club wished to return to a more traditional arrangement and have insisted on a smart dress code including jackets for gentlemen at all games. During the 2007 season the club won its first major trophy, the Friends Provident Trophy, by beating the 2005 winners Hampshire Hawks in a game which started on 18 finishing a day later due to rain. The toss between Dale Benkenstein and Shane Warne was won by the latter who sent Durham into bat. Fellow Aussie Michael Di Venuto and wicket-keeper Phil Mustard opened the batting. Mustard looked strong from ball 1 but Di
Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1909–10 Smith went on to play Tests. Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1909–10 The Australia national cricket team toured New Zealand from February to April 1910 and played seven first-class matches including two against the New Zealand national cricket team. New Zealand at this time had not been elevated to Test status. The players, with ages at the start of the tour, were: From the originally selected team, Simpson replaced Stanley Hill, and Warne replaced Gar Waddy. The manager was Alick Mackenzie, who also played in the minor match against Taranaki. Only Armstrong, Bardsley, Hopkins and Whitty had played