Durham Match Thread 2019

[Durhamfootman]

They'll look upon this year as being another job, well done

[westoelad]

Many of last season's regulars currently playing for 2nds at Derby so eliminating those 1st team squad for Worcs looks like
Bancroft
Steel C
Steel A
Lees
Harte
Burnham
Eckersley
Trevaskis
Raine
Potts
Weighell
Salisbury
Rushworth

[captaincolly]

Many of last season's regulars currently playing for 2nds at Derby so eliminating those 1st team squad for Worcs looks like
Bancroft
Steel C
Steel A
Lees
Harte
Burnham
Eckersley
Trevaskis
Raine
Potts
Weighell
Salisbury
Rushworth

Yep. No squad on the website yet but Franklin's comments suggest Rushy is touch and go for the game.
I see Northants have drafted in Luke Wood and Jamie Overton on month-long loans. And with the usual Sod's Law it probably means they'll both play against us in the game starting on June 10th.

[captaincolly]

Rushy is in the squad.
https://www.durhamcricket.co.uk/news-an ... stershire/

[westoelad]

Rushy is in the squad.
https://www.durhamcricket.co.uk/news-an ... stershire/

But Clark?

[captaincolly]

Rushy is in the squad.
https://www.durhamcricket.co.uk/news-an ... stershire/

But Clark?

Yeah, that is a strange selection given Scott Steel impressed during the RL50 and Clark was dropped after a very poor run!
Seems odd.

[Durhamfootman]

drinks carrier?

who else.... Weighell or Potts most likely

Lees
Steel
Bancroft
Harte
Burnham
Eckersley
Trevaskis
Raine
Weighell
Salisbury
Rushworth

Salisbury needs to address his economy problems at the start of an innings or he could be making way. Raine seems to bowl tightly, so I'd be tempted to open him with Rushy and bring Salisbury in first change..... I doubt that we will do that though.

[Durhamfootman]

and don't field Burnham in the slips where he can drop eventual centurion Mitchell while still on 9

[captaincolly]

Batting after winning the toss and Lees is out already!

[captaincolly]

And Steel goes cheaply again so it's the usual 10/2 start!

[captaincolly]

They're reverting to type- Harte gone now. Every time there's a contested toss it always seems to go wrong! I have a feeling though it's more down to poor play rather than poor decision making.

[captaincolly]

Bancroft and Lees have prevented a total disaster in the first session. 77/3.
I can't remember the last time we had a County Championship innings without a horror collapse. They happen so often that one last year actually turned out to be beneficial because the post-lunch collapse on the final day gave us just enough time to turn what looked certain to be a draw into a win!

[Durhamfootman]

14-3

not even a surprise anymore

a recovery of sorts from Bangers and Burnham

[Durhamfootman]

Lees
Steel
Bancroft
Harte
Burnham
Eckersley
Trevaskis
Raine
Weighell
Salisbury
Rushworth

not a bad guess. Just Potts for Weighell

[captaincolly]

Excellent partnership but Bancroft out lbw and now Burnham has gone too. Now for the rest of them to get this score up to at least 300. No doubt they will have no problem.