da brdice： The West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has agreed to stay with Durham, whom he helped claim their inaugural County Championship title this year, for his third stint with the county
Cricinfo staff13-Nov-2008
Geoff Cook and his players were officially presented with the County Championship trophy in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace this week © Durham CCC
The West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has agreed to stay with Durham, whom he helped claim their inaugural County Championship title this year, for his third stint with the county.Captain Dale Benkenstein and opening batsman Michael Di Venuto havealso extended contracts to remain at the club until 2011, and they are joined by Ben Harmison, Phil Mustard, Graham Onions, Liam Plunkett and Mark Stoneman, all Durham Academy graduates.Gareth Breese, Mitchell Claydon, Kyle Coetzer, Mark Davies, GordonMuchall, Will Smith and Callum Thorp will be at the club until at leastthe end of 2010.”The players have worked incrediblyhard to get the squad to where they are today and are understandablykeen to work with us to ensure that Durham’s future on the pitchcontinues to be a bright one,” said David Harker, Durham’s chief executive. “With both the first and second team bringing Championship trophies backto Riverside we now have to build on and maintain the core of thesuccessful team, continuing to nurture the young talent we have broughtthrough our academy.”