Championship Rewind: Durham v Warwickshire, 2015

One of the joys of cricket is that it brings together in one team players from all over the world.

Warwickshire's greatest ever pair of opening bowlers was born in Bloemfontein and Barbados respectively. The Bears' greatest ever opening batting pair hailed from Harborne and The Himalayas.

And in July 2015, in a county championship thriller at Chester-le-Street, Warwickshire were seen over the line by chaps born in Wellington (New Zealand) and Stourbridge (West Midlands).

Every now and then the championship throws up an absolute gem of a game - a contest that ebbs and flow throughout, then culminates in a cracking finish on the final day. Warwickshire's visit to Durham in 2015 was such a match.

When a side trails by more than 100 runs on first innings, it's always a good game to win. To the delight of the travelling Bears fans up in the north east, win the Bears did as Jeetan Patel and Tom Milnes displayed the nerve and skills needed to see them over the line by two wickets.

When, on the opening day, Durham raced to 184 for one, the Bears were up against it. They reeled the home side back in, so that the final total was only 314 (Rikki Clarke taking a big-hearted five for 62) but that still looked an imposing score for the home side when the Bears were bowled out for 198 (Sam Hain 57, Tim Ambrose 41).

Chris Woakes then yanked the Bears spectacularly back into the match with a brilliant new ball burst which reduced Durham to nine for four. Clarke again bowled superbly for 16-6-19-3 to complete match figures of 37.2-13-81-8, Patel, Milnes and Olly Hannon-Dalby chipped in with valuable wickets and Durham were bowled out for 148.

On a pitch which remained awkward for batting, the home side was still warm favourites, but the Bears collectively dug in. Important contributions came from Laurie Evans (70), Ian Westwood (36), Clarke (28) and Ambrose (25).

At 227 for eight, however, the elegant outline of Lumley Castle just visible up on hill through the shimmering haze, it was still anybody's game.

Patel and Milnes needed to find 38. They found them.

Chris Rushworth and Graham Onions charged in but Patel (24 not out, 36 balls) and Milnes (14 not out, 24 balls) added 38 in 50 balls to seal a wonderful win for Varun Chopra's side.