Hose and D'Oliveira repel Stokes as Worcestershire wobble champions

Adam Hose scored a century and Brett D'Oliveira made a half-century as Worcestershire reached first-innings parity with Durham on day two of their County Championship match. Ben Stokes took six wickets for Durham but could not prevent the visitors from matching their total of 312. Worcestershire closed on 310-8.

Hose and D'Oliveira added a crucial partnership after Worcestershire lost early wickets. The pair frustrated the Durham attack on a pitch that offered assistance to the seamers. Stokes bowled long spells and finished with figures of 6-87.

Durham are the newly crowned Division Two champions and are pushing for promotion. Worcestershire remain in the lower half of the Division One table and need points to avoid relegation.