Durham Salute to Record-Breaker Benkenstein

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Cricket writer Tim Wellock looks back on the career of Zimbabwe- born Dale Benkenstein, who last week became Durham's top first- class run scorer, overtaking the record held held by Jon Lewis. And despite reaching the age of 37, the prolific batsman has no intention of quitting the sport, which is good news for his county

WHEN Paul Collingwood described Dale Benkenstein as "an all- round great man" he was echoing a view long held by Durham members.

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Durham Salute to Record-Breaker Benkenstein

Minutes before the comment, Collingwood had watched his team- mate hit the four which clinched victory against Lancashire at Liverpool and etched his most notable entry in the county's record books.

By cutting left-arm spinner Gary Keedy to the boundary, Benkenstein reached 7,855 ...

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