SENSATIONAL bowling by James Harris hurried Middlesex to a 187-run victory against Durham at Lord's.

Despite bowling into a strong wind from the Nursery End, the 24-year-old Welshman took nine for 34 to send the visitors packing for 71.

It took a last-wicket stand of 18 to take Durham past their previous lowest first-class total of 67, also made at Lord's in 1996.

With two already in the bag when Durham resumed on 24 for two in pursuit of 259 to win, Harris took the next five and had figures of seven for 20 after eight overs.

Steve Finn spoilt his chances of taking all ten when he claimed the eighth wicket by having Usman Arshad caught in the slips off bat and pad.

Harris's haul gave him match figures of 13 for 103 and took his tally for the season to 26 in three games. He might not even have opened the bowling had Tim Murtagh not pulled up with a hamstring strain after his second ball of the match.

The wind forced him to abort his run-up on his second ball of the day, but he soon began to reap rewards for bowling full and straight.

Michael Richardson shouldered arms to one which hurried through to splatter off and middle then Calum MacLeod was trapped on the crease by another one which skidded on to pin him lbw.

Jubilation followed when Paul Collingwood went first ball, pushing forward and getting an inside edge into his stumps.

Phil Mustard, badly out of form, edged a drive to second slip then Scott Borthwick felt for one he could probably have left and was well held by Adam Voges at first slip.

John Hastings shuffled into a straight one to record the fourth duck before, as in Middlesex's second innings, the last-wicket stand became the highest of the innings.

Chris Rushworth and Paul Coughlin put on 18 before Rushworth edged to wicketkeeper John Simpson.

It was hard to believe that a day earlier Durham's nightwatchman, Rushworth, had survived for 100 minutes on a pitch which appeared to favour the batsmen.

His exit sparked the fall of 26 wickets in under a day on a surface which showed little sign of deterioration.

After winning their first two matches, the defeat prevented Durham from going top of the table.