LIKE a vintage claret, Paul Collingwood seems to be getting better with age. Ripening in the Somerset sunshine, he yesterday became only the second player to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same match for Durham.

The four-day captain built an 81-run lead then saw superb bowling by Chris Rushworth reduce Somerset's second innings to rubble.

With 20 overs to bat in perfect conditions, the Cidermen slumped to 26 for four inside ten overs with Rushworth taking three of the wickets. They closed on 54 for four with Alex Barrow on 28.

Collingwood followed his five for 57 on the first day at Taunton by making 109 not out as Durham replied to 299 by reaching 380.

The one previous “double” also came in the first match of the season, also in glorious weather in 2011, when Ben Stokes took six for 68 then hit 135 not out against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl.

He was restored to the England team yesterday, leaving Collingwood to do the all-rounder's job in the middle order on a ground where he loves batting.

He scored a century in both innings at Taunton ten years ago, the last time Durham won here, and another in the Royal London Cup last year. This was his 20th first-class hundred for Durham, leaving him one behind Dale Benkenstein's record mark for the county.

Other than being dropped on 46 by wicketkeeper Alex Barrow, this was an unblemished innings notable for its rare blend of culture and calculated aggression. Or brain and brawn.

After reaching 50 off 88 balls, his second 50 took only 46 as he was spurred first by the need to maximise returns off the old ball then by running out of partners.

The last four wickets went down for 33 runs after tea, which might have been disappointing had Marcus Trescothick produced anything like his second innings form in last season's clash. Instead he shouldered arms in the third over and was bowled by Rushworth for a duck.

In his third and fourth overs Rushworth looked almost unplayable, pinning first innings century-maker Johann Myburgh lbw for nine then having an impassioned first-ball appeal against James Hildreth turned down.

Hildreth edged him for four between the wicketkeeper and first slip before seeing Tom Copper play back to Graham Onions and fend a catch to Phil Mustard.

In the next over Hildreth, showing no stomach for the fight, drove at Rushworth and edged to Scott Borthwick at second slip.

Well as Durham bowled, it was hard to believe Somerset could fall so far below the standards set by Collingwood and Scott Borthwick, who also batted superbly for 94.

Straight after reaching 50 Collingwood greeted a new spell by left-arm spinner Abdur Rehmann by driving him over long-on for six then turned the next ball off the back foot through mid-wicket for four. No ex-Pakistan player was going to dictate to him.

Similarly, when Jim Allenby came on his first ball was flipped to long leg for four, Twenty20-style.

With eight wickets down, Collingwood was on 91 when he blasted Tim Groenewald over long-off for six. In the next over he advanced to meet a ball from Lewis Gregory and pulled it over mid-wicket for his 11th four.

Several of his other boundaries matched the high-class strokes through the covers he unveiled last season after claiming that coaching others had taught him how to do it.

Durham added 126 in the morning session. Having outpaced Michael Richardson the previous evening, Borthwick settled in quietly while his partner dominated with some fine strokes.

An elegant cover drive off Lewis Gregory gave Richardson his seventh four and took him to 50 off 61 balls.

The pair were neck and neck in the mid-50s, but then Borthwick forged ahead again. In the 32nd over he drove successive balls from Gregory for four, one straight down the ground and the other through extra cover.

A delicate dab to third man then brought him three more runs but Richardson fell to the next ball, feeling for a ball wide of off stump from Gregory and edging to wicketkeeper Alex Barrow. The No 4 batsman contributed 59 to a stand of 144.

Calum MacLeod edged a four over the slips before settling down to bring a lengthy stare from Jamie Overton when driving him to the cover boundary.

There is always the danger of a good ball from an erratic paceman and Overton surprised Borthwick by pinning him on the crease with a good-length ball which had him lbw.

Collingwood dismissively pulled Overton through mid-on to get off the mark and when Rehmann came on MacLeod drove his first ball through extra cover.

The Scot played nicely for 44 but admonished himself by looking heavenwards when he played across the line to fall lbw to Groenewald.

Mustard and Paul Coughlin both looked comfortable in contributing to useful stands before edging catches, but John Hastings made only one when coming in to face the new ball.

Rushworth and Onions swiftly followed but quickly atoned through their bowling and Durham will hope to kick off the season by wrapping up a three-day win today.