Ben Harmison struck a century on his first-class debut against Durham UCCE. The brother of England paceman, Steve, Ben was part of a young Durham team that took on the students. He came in at No. 3 and he took 121 balls to reach his ton.

The last Durham player to score a century on his first class debut was John Glendenen who scored 117 against Oxford at The Parks in 1992.

The head coach Martyn Moxon said: �..It�..s great for Ben to have scored a century on his debut. He�..s been working very hard throughout the season and today�..s performance is thoroughly deserved.�.�