Durham close in on promotion as Gloucestershire sink to ninth defeat in ten

Durham beat Gloucestershire by 10 wickets at Chester-le-Street for their seventh County Championship Division Two win, earning 22 points and strengthening their lead at the top. David Bedingham's 122 and Kasey Aldridge's match figures of 9-63 set up the win. Gloucestershire took three points — a ninth defeat in ten matches this season.