Earlier in the day, Durham began on 96 for seven in its second innings, and added another 39 runs before being dismissed. Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram again did the bulk of the damage, taking two more wickets to finish with figures of 4 for 19 in 18.4 overs, while bril- liant off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq took the only other wicket, to bring his tally to three in the innings.

The more one sees of Saqlain, who was one of the stars for Pakistan in the Singer Cup tournament in Sharjah earlier this year, the more of a pity it seems that the Pakistan selectors have this policy of playing only one spinner in the side. Saqlain and ace leggie Mustaq Ahmed, bowling in tandem, would have been a sight calculated to thrill afficionadoes of classical spin bowling. Oh well...

In the event, Pakistan began its second innings knowing it had the better part of the day to knock off the 134 runs needed to wrap up the game and pocket the 2,500 pound purse offered by sponsors Tetley. And in a bid to find an option for injured opener Aamir Sohail, Pakistan sent in Asif Mujtaba to open the innings.

Mujtaba batted through the innings for 19 - a performance that can be interpreted either as indicative of his durability at the wicket, or of his inability to put away a county attack that, after the in- tiial burst from Brown, verged on the mediocre.

In the event, Mujtaba's colleagues showed him how it was done, the prolific Saeed Anwar leading the way with 36 off 38 balls.

Ijaz Ahmed, continuing in Anwar's aggressive footsteps, could only make 12 but Inzamam ul Haq ensured that Pakistan would not stutter in the run chase with 34 off 27 balls to bring the Pakistan's within a toucher of a win. Salim Malik then came in and, with the somnolent Mujtaba watching from the other end, completed the job.

Durham skipper Mike Roseberry, who made 93 not out and 48 despite breaking a finger in the first innings, was named man-of- the-match.