GARRY Park returned to haunt Durham in the Twenty20 Cup tie at home to Derbyshire, contributing 50 to a stand of 95 in ten overs with Australian left-hander Chris Rogers.

The visitors made 175 for six then Park took two wickets with his medium pace as Durham folded for 116 in 15.3 overs.

Park chose to leave Durham during the winter after playing in only one championship game last season and three T20 games, in two of which he did not bat.

He has made an immediate impact as an all-rounder at Derby, playing in every match so far in all forms of the game.

Park showed what an adaptable player he is as he outpaced his partner, despite the fact that Rogers out-scored him 3-0 in sixes.

Sweeps and reverse sweeps were cannily placed wide of the fielders as Park hit seven fours to reach his 50 off 33 balls, three faster than Rogers.

But both fell with the total on 102, just when the Durham spinners were taking another caning after recording combined figures of 8-0-76-0 at Trent Bridge the previous day.

Ian Blackwell’s one over cost 14 runs and Gareth Breese had conceded 28 runs when Rogers hoisted the last ball of his third over to long-off.

In the next over Park set off from the non-striker’s end when Wavell Hinds played the ball to backward point, but the West Indian refused to budge and Park was run out.

Hinds then edged an attempted pull to become a victim of the Mustard and Onions combination, but from 104 for four in the 13th over Derbyshire were guided to a total of 174 before Stuart Law and Graham Wagg were run out off the last two balls.

Durham strengthened the bowling by bringing in Steve Harmison in place of Gordon Muchall, who had batted at No 8 at Trent Bridge.

Coming on with Derbyshire on 47 for one after six overs, Harmison conceded five singles off his first over but was smashed over long-on for six by Rogers in his second.

In front of a crowd of around 2,625, Will Smith again put the opposition in, taking a chance on batting in fading light following the 6pm start.

Greg Smith departed for a duck in the second over, going for such a big drive off Graham Onions that the edge flew all the way to Ian Blackwell at third man.

At the end of the innings Law, who had already made 32, sent for the new Mongoose bat for the final two overs.

Featuring a shorter, more rigid blade and a more flexible handle, it was the first time the bat had been used in competitive cricket.

Law scored three singles with it then smashed a Mitch Claydon full toss for a huge six over mid-wicket.