County Championship: Lees 163 places Durham on high towards Glamorgan

Alex Lees in action for England

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Alex Lees opened the batting for England in March’s three Tests in the West Indies
LV= County Championship Division Two, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day three):
Glamorgan 234: Ingram 87, C Cooke 59; Raine 3-35, Potts 3-67
Durham 348-3 (105 overs): Lees 163*, Bedingham 74*, Borthwick 64
Durham (6 pts) lead Glamorgan (2 pts) by 114 runs
Scorecard

England opener Alex Lees put in an early bid to protect his Test position as he batted through the day for 163 not out against Glamorgan.

Lees hit 19 boundaries and faced 328 balls as Durham reached 348-3, 114 runs ahead.

He shared stands of 147 with Scott Borthwick (64) and 106 with David Bedingham (74 not out).

Durham will have to decide when to declare on the final day to try to force victory.

Lees showed the solidity that England are looking for as he ground down the Glamorgan bowling on a pitch that gave the bowlers little assistance.

He is just 18 runs short of his highest score for Durham of 181.

Michael Hogan had two impassioned lbw appeals turned…

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