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westoelad wrote:

captaincolly wrote:Bad news - the cricinfo report says that Barker was removed from the attack by the umpires after encroaching on the danger area of the pitch after being given two warnings.
So he's not injured and will probably be in a bad mood when he next bowls

No. He'll be that concerned about where his feet land he'll develop the yips

Fingers crossed !

we may need to sneak into the dressing room and replace Barker's bat with something made of balsa wood too

Durhamfootman wrote:we may need to sneak into the dressing room and replace Barker's bat with something made of balsa wood too

Good idea!

Barker will be pretty ssiped of, I would have thought.... denied the chance for a match 10-fer

According to legsidelizzy in The Times. Durham are " on course towards a much more secure financial footing" and are more confident of keeping the best players. Revenue from the World Cup and the 100 ball tournament (!)are both factors.
The hotel plans get yet another mention and there's also the hope of " an influx of cash from a small residential development on the Lumley Castle side of the ground." Time will tell.
So if we are able to retain players we won't have to worry about Poynter and Rimmingon being snapped up by Lancashire or Sorry!

Transcript of article
Improving finances
Durham — who are trying to rebuild on and off the pitch after a difficult couple of years following a financial crisis, tough sanctions imposed on them by the ECB and having lost a number of their best players to other counties — look to be on course towards a much securer financial footing.


Additional revenue being given to all counties over the next few years from the World Cup and the new hundred-ball tournament mean that the county are hopeful of hanging on to their most talented players, rather than losing them to Division One clubs.

The county also have ambitious plans to build a hotel at the Lumley End of the ground, which will start bringing in revenue as soon as it is complete, and they are hoping to get another influx of cash from a small retirement residential development, also on the Lumley Castle side of the ground.

But the county have allayed fears that the development will not obscure the view of the iconic castle.

captaincolly wrote:So if we are able to retain players we won't have to worry about Poynter and Rimmingon being snapped up by Lancashire or Sorry!

well, thank goodness for that!

Just noticed an article from yesterday's Times about the trapdoor stand. It was repaired at a cost of £100,000 and apparently the injured spectators have received compensation under the clubs insurance policy.
The council are publishing a report within the next few weeks on their investigation of the collapse but it's not expected to have any impact on our ability to host internationals.

Given that Durham chose to dispense with the maintenance services of the stand providers I assume the 100k cost was paid by the club - might be some insurance payments? I don't know how it works.

Or maybe the repairs were paid for by ditching Onions!

Another century for Keaton Jennings.

Durham CCC encouraging child cruelty - free entry to kids for the T20 v Worcestershire on July 20th.
Seriously though it's a very good idea and with such a big ground they should consider doing more deals - it's not as if the place will be even a third full for any game apart from maybe Yorkshire.
Downside is the youngsters might be put off for life if they watch us play T20.

I know I am

perhaps 100 ball will be our game?

oh wait.... can't play that, of course

would have been our game.... FTECB! (power to the people stance)

Have they given up on the second overseas player? I guess they must have.

is Axar otherwise engaged?

Durhamfootman wrote:is Axar otherwise engaged?

Think he'll be with the India ODI side.