PAUL NIXON
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Too generous: Paul Collingwood, the Durham skipper, has found his declarations have often misfired
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We are two months into the County season and, so far, it is definitely the tales of the unexpected. Hampshire, who are only playing Division One cricket following a reprieve last year, top the table, while Durham are still on negative points in Division Two.
Hampshire are enjoying playing without any pressure and though there was a bit of stick with all the signings of Kolpaks, you can’t deny they recruited well. They’...