DURHAM chairman Bill Midgley warned that the club will look elsewhere for players after witnessing the quickest championship defeat in Durham's 11-year first-class history on Saturday.

The ten-wicket defeat by Glamorgan at the Riverside was all over at 3.25 on the second day and it was also the shortest game Durham have had in terms of overs, lasting 154.3, in a match uninterrupted by the weather.

"We are far from satisfied with the performance of the team as a whole," said Midgley. "There are a number of contracts up at the end of the season and some players have let us and the fans down.

"We have a policy of developing young local players, but if they don't perform we are going to bring in some older heads from outside.

"It's not just losing that's the concern, it's the manner of this defeat. We will be putting in 2,000 seats this winter as well as starting work on the indoor school, but it's pointless spending money on developing first-class facilities if we are not getting the performances on the field.

"We need to look closely at individual performances and I will be meeting the cricket management committee this week to discuss the situation."

In collapsing in their second innings from 77 for no wicket to 114 all out, Durham equalled their worst case of losing all ten wickets for 37 runs, achieved when they went from 46 without loss to 83 all out at Old Trafford in 1993. The next worst was going from 19 for no wicket to 67 all out at Lord's in 1996.

"I can only apologise to the people who have had to endure it," said coach Martyn Moxon. "Gary Pratt and Michael Gough were in no trouble and were playing beautifully and I find it hard to understand how we can go from that to 114 all out.

"Anyone who hadn't seen it would say it was unbelievable. We know how we are trying to bat to combat movement, but we didn't carry that out.

"It has been a difficult season with all the injuries and I still believe when we have everybody available we can be a competitive side. But it is going to take a bit longer than I thought.

"We will sign a second overseas player and if we can strengthen the squad in any other way we will - we are trying to do that.

"We don't want to release players we want to keep, but we can't overspend either. How many players we release will depend partly on England contracts."

The last six batsmen to be dismissed all made ducks, another Durham record, as the last eight wickets fell for 15 runs. First Michael Kasprowicz had a spell of four for five in 13 balls, then Robert Croft took four for four in 15 balls.

Injury-hit Durham's predicament was highlighted by having Australian left-hander Ashley Thorpe at number three on his championship debut.

It is not his fault that someone in the Durham management thought he was worthy of a two-year contract, but it again raises serious questions about the judgement of those making such decisions.

Out fourth ball to Kasprowicz in the first innings, it was impossible not to feel sorry for Thorpe as he struggled painfully to survive against Croft. He looked as though he was beginning to work it out when he shouldered arms and lost his off stump to Kasprowicz.

The other debutant, Ian Pattison, edged his second ball to the wicketkeeper, while Gough, Nicky Peng and Danny Law also fell to edged catches off the Queenslander.

While Andrew Pratt was making ten not out, the last four all succumbed to catches close to the wicket off Croft, Stephen Harmison completing the shambles when he tried to sweep his first ball and gloved a catch to the wicketkeeper.

Although there was some uneven bounce, the umpires had reported to Lord's overnight that there was no need to send a pitch liaison officer, and Durham's only excuse was inexperience.

But the alarming thing was the lack of fight once wickets started to tumble, and disgruntled members were not slow to point out that Jimmy Daley, whatever his failings, did not lack heart.

The day's only bright note came in the third over, when Mark Davies became the first Durham player this season to complete a five-wicket haul in any cricket.

He finished with five for 61 but couldn't part the last pair, Kasprowicz and Dean Cosker, who put on 33 to take the total to 233 and prove there were no terrors in the pitch.

This was confirmed as Gough and Pratt shared Durham's best opening stand of the season before Pratt was lbw to Darren Thomas for 35 in the last over before lunch.

A ball which bounced and left him saw Gough follow in the third over after the break.

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