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
2007 English cricket season 2007 English cricket season The 2007 English cricket season was the 108th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on Saturday 14 April 2007 with the match between MCC and the 2006 county champions Sussex at Lord's. Sussex went on to win the County Championship. The West Indies toured England to compete in the Wisden Trophy test series which England won 3-0 and India defeated England 1-0 in the Pataudi Trophy. Test series ODI series Twenty20 Internationals County Championship Friends Provident Trophy Pro40 (National League) Twenty20 Cup Minor Counties Championship MCCA Knockout Trophy Second XI