Having begun the season with a confidence-boosting win over Somerset, the meekness of the north east county's batting was a disappointment, but they appeared to be caught cold after Mark Stoneman edged Wright to wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose in only the third over of play.Scott Borthwick (19) and Callum Thorp (12) soon fell to Wright after lunch, but Phil Mustard resisted for over two hours to delay Warwickshire's victory.Will Smith (15) was the only batsman in Durham's top six to reach double figures as Wright, Keith Barker and Woakes, who had Durham skipper Paul Collingwood caught at second slip for five, wreaked havoc.He was last man out, caught at point by Laurie Evans off Chris Woakes for 28, as Durham were dismissed for just 94.A seventh-wicket partnership of 24 between Mustard and first-innings centurion Borthwick was the highest of the innings and it looked like Wright might better his career-best figures of 6-22, achieved while playing for Essex.We were ultimately well beaten," Durham coach Geoff Cook admitted. "It was still a good wicket but Wright was strong and knocked the stuffing out of a top order still trying to find its feet.A seventh victim eluded him, however, as skipper Jim Troughton turned to Jeetan Patel's off-spin and the New Zealander had Graham Onions caught by Will Porterfield for a duck before Woakes (2-13) finished things off in the next over with Mustard's wicket.
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