Chris Rushworth became Durham’s all-time leading First-Class wicket-taker as Worcestershire were beaten by 258 runs in their County Championship match at Chester-le-Street on Sunday.
Set a nominal 423, the visitors resumed on 60 for no loss but top scorer Daryl Mitchell (62) soon fell to Mark Wood (3/47).
Rushworth (4/52) then had Jack Haynes caught at first slip for a record-breaking 528th wicket for the county.
The visitors then lost their last seven wickets for just 45 runs to be bowled out for 164 after tea.
Rushworth completed match figures of nine for 108 to help Durham complete back-to-back wins which lifted them into second place in Group ‘A’, three points behind leaders Essex with a game in hand.
Worcestershire climbed to fourth despite their first defeat of the campaign following five successive draws.
Mitchell added just 17 runs to his overnight 45 before being tucked up by a lifter from England paceman Wood and looping a catch to Jack Burnham.
Jake Libby added a dogged 36 from 117 balls and Haynes made 24 but there was little other resistance as Rushworth, with his father looking on over a fence in the car park, chipped away to finish with match figures of nine for 108 - to overtake Graham Onions as the county’s leading First-Class wicket-taker.
Chief scores
Durham: 246 and 389/5 dec (Young 103, Burnham 102 n.o, Eckersley 86, Tongue 2/59)
Worcestershire: 213 and 164 (Mitchell 62, Rushworth 4/52, Wood 3/47). (BBC)
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