1880s stampers

Durham 222 for 7 (69 overs). Thorpe 11, Claydon 1.

Thorpe lifted Imran over mid-wicket for the first six of the day then Blackwell (86, 147 balls) drove at Clarke without moving his plates and played on.

250 would be a good total in these conditions.

Before the advent of roller milling in the 1880s stampers, powered by steam, were used to crumble the hard mustard-seeds to release and powder the kernel.