Date-stamped : 18 Jun97 - 06:16 By Mike Berry in The Parks Nottinghamshire (324-4 dec & 129-1) lead Oxford University (124) by 329 runs JAMES Hindson, one of the forgotten men of county cricket, be- gan the intended relaunch of a top-flight career with four wick- ets in his first game of the summer. The slow left-armer, 23, plundered 65 first-class victims in 1995, but fell from grace last year. He played in only one first-class game, also in The Parks, and spent the rest of the summer idling away in the second XI. An intensive winter`s bowling in New Zealand and the appoint- ment of Eddie Hemmings as Nottinghamshire`s bowling coach have com- bined to straighten Hindson`s run-up, tidy his action and restore his confidence. Given 19 overs on the trot, he helped reduced the students to 47 for five until Peter Morgan traded survival with revival. His well-crafted 41 contained six fours and an all-run five backward of point. Opener Nick Pirihi, a debutant New Zealander, laboured through the morning session for 15 not out but lobbed to midwicket in the first over after lunch. Batting again Notts were boosted by a flurry of wides from Chetan Patel, who then surprised Mathew Dowman with a straight one. Despite the genuine desire of both captains to make some- thing of the last day, rain set in at Fenner`s after seven overs; Paul Collingwood and Mike Roseberry extending Durham`s lead by 23 runs, and an abandonment followed after lunch. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) By Ralph Dellor in The Parks Oxford Univ (124 & 248-6) drew with Notts (324-4 dec & 166-4 dec) THANKS to a positive start followed by determination from the lower order, Oxford University managed to hold out for the draw which their second-innings batting deserved. In the context of being dismissed for such a low total in their first innings, and losing Nick Pirihi to the first ball of the sec- ond, the students set out in pursuit of their target of 367 in four hours and 20 overs with intent. Had a win been the prime objective, Andy Pick might well have declared at Notting- hamshire`s overnight score, before Tim Robinson and Noel Gie had completed their fifties. Fresh from his two hundreds in the win over Glamorgan, Mark Wagh unleashed an impressive array from the outset. Pick was seen off with two searing drives and a pull which brought 12 runs in one over. Graeme Archer was dismissed in similar fashion, before the spin of Richard Bates and Jim Hindson exerted control. James Fulton displayed the benefits of putting in some lunchtime practice to compile a neat fifty, while Roger Hud- son and Chetan Patel played through to the close without undue alarm. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)