HAMPSHIRE were the victims as Durham's Ottis Gibson became the first bowler to take all ten wickets in an LV County Championship innings for 13 years.

The 38-year-old Barbadian had figures of 17.3-47-10 as Hampshire were dismissed for 115 at Chester-le-Street yesterday. He is the first to take all the opposition batsmen since Richard Johnson had 10 for 45 for Middlesex at Derby in 1994.

On a pitch which had spent all Saturday under covers, Gibson had five for 31 from 12 overs at lunch and eight for 47 from 17 overs when rain brought a 90-minute break. He took the last two wickets in three balls on the resumption, knocking out last man James Bruce's off stump to compete the haul.

In the second season of his two-year contract with the club he joined from Leicestershire, Gibson, said: "I live from day to day. This was a great day, but it doesn't mean I should play for four more years. I've been around long enough to know that next week I might not take any wickets, so I still won't look much further than tomorrow.

"In my young days I was quick and I still like to bowl fast and rough people up when I have the chance, but in conditions like this I know it's best just to run in and let the ball do the work. I got the wickets more through swing than seam.

"I wasn't going to bowl after lunch, but the captain said I wasn't going to get many more chances to take all 10 at my age.

"It couldn't have worked out better for me because both times I started to feel tired I got a break, first for lunch then with the rain.

"I've enjoyed every minute of my time with Durham. We've got the Friends Provident Trophy final coming up and we believe we are a top-three team."

Gibson denied recent reports that he had applied to be the next West Indies coach, although he admitted he had spoken to people about the job.

The one batsman he could not shift was Hampshire opener Michael Brown, who carried his bat for 56, before Durham's openers took advantage of drying conditions to put on 95.

With 20-year-old left-hander Mark Stoneman making his maiden half-century - he was out for 50 just before the close - Durham finished on 114 for two, leading by 251.

Following yesterday's wash-out they lost their three remaining first innings wickets for the addition of seven runs in the morning to be all out for 252.

All the wickets went to David Griffiths, who finished with four for 46 on his Hampshire championship debut and Durham skipper Dale Benkenstein, last man out for 114, must have fancied his bowlers' chances of exploiting the conditions.

But he chose not to bowl Liam Plunkett and gave Graham Onions only five overs at the start, preferring the medium pace of himself and Scott Styris to support Gibson.

Five of Gibson's victims fell to edged catches, two were lbw, two bowled and Nic Pothas drove a return catch.

When Hampshire were 65 for two in the 20th over, Gibson was probably due for a rest, but he then swung one in to pin left-hander Michael Lumb lbw for 16 - the only man apart from Brown in double figures.

Three wickets went down for two runs as Chris Benham lost his off stump when shaping to drive and Pothas followed four balls later.

Gibson struck in three successive overs after lunch and after failing to take a wicket in his 16th and 17th overs he was grateful for the breather offered by the rain.

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