DURHAM’S first day graft was wasted as they lost their five remaining wickets in an hour this morning, triggered by what looked a poor decision by umpire Steve Garrett.

Paul Collingwood played forward to the first ball of the day, which went through to wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose. It seemed the appeal had to be for caught behind and Collingwood looked nonplussed when the finger went up, but Garrett indicated that he was out lbw.

Three of the last four were caught by Rikki Clarke at second slip, giving him five, equalling the record for catches by a fielder in a first-class innings against Durham. The previous joint holders were Gregor Macmillan (Oxford University, 1994) and Michael Di Venuto when playing for Derbyshire in 2001. Like Clarke, Di Venuto would have been fielding at second slip.

Durham’s last three wickets went down in six balls this morning and they were all out for 277, having added 49.

After nightwatchman Jamie Harrison’s early departure, Phil Mustard and Scott Borthwick put on 42 in eight overs with the captain showing little inclination to curb his natural instincts.

With the help of an edged four and a glorious cover drive he took 12 in an over from Chris Woakes to earn the second batting point.

It seemed Woakes had used up all his luck with the first ball as he often beat the bat, but Borthwick surrendered at the other end, chipping Keith Barker straight to mid-wicket.

Mustard showed no faith in his cousin, Chris Rushworth, as he went down the pitch to last ball of the over and edged a big drive straight to Clarke.

Perhaps Mustard was right. Off the first ball of the next over Rushworth edged Woakes to Clarke and after falling first ball in his last knock Steve Harmison didn’t get to face any this time.

Warwickshire were seven for none in the eighth over when rain arrived, but both Varun Chopra and Iain Westwood looked lucky to survive confident lbw appeals from Rushworth. Unfortunately for him, he had Steve O’Shaughnessy at his end, not Garrett.