County Championship: Worcestershire set 442 to win by Durham

Durham opener Sean Dickson has scored 729 runs with four centuries this season

LV= County Championship Division Two, New Road, Worcester (day three)

Durham 580-6 dec: Stokes 161, Bedingham 135, Dickson 104 & 170-1 dec: Dickson 105

Worcestershire 309 & 85-2: Haynes 26*

Worcestershire (4 pts) need 357 more runs to beat Durham (8 pts)

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Sean Dickson took inspiration from team-mate Ben Stokes with a blistering century as Durham continued to dominate Worcestershire on the third day of their County Championship match at New Road.

Dickson, who scored 104 in the first innings, smashed 105 from 73 balls second time around as the visitors chased quick runs to set up a victory charge on the final day.

After bowling the home side out for 309, Matty Potts taking 6-62 and Joe Leach making 62 for Worcestershire, Durham declined to enforce the follow-on, instead sending out openers Dickson and Alex Lees with licence to attack.

Dickson responded with a 69-ball century, the second-fastest first-class…

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