Durham Match Thread 2025

[captaincolly]

I think I'll go on Friday afternoon for the women's game. Might stay for the men but , despite the unusually good run of wins, I'm also not confident.

[Durhamfootman]

we'll know better when Worcs bat, but 155-6 feels light to me

only Rhodes had a strike rate higher than a run a ball, so either batting is tricky or we just got ourselves bogged down

we'll find out soon enough

[Durhamfootman]

oh dear, we're ssiping about with the order again. Foulkes went for 2 off the first over, then Rhodes opens with him and goes for 19

we might need a re-think

[Durhamfootman]

or the bbc might need a re-think. They've just changed Rhodes' name to Potts

either way Mohammed is out after his period of carnage, for 32 off 15 balls

Worcs have every chance in the PP of being where we were after 9 overs

[Durhamfootman]

2 quick wickets for Parky and BR

92-3 after 12 overs

we were 90-4 at the same stage, so we've dragged things back a bit after the early carnage

[Durhamfootman]

Potts second over goes for 20 and from being in the mix, Worcs now have us on toast. They need 2 runs in 3 overs and our NRR will take a hit too

part of me is okay with this, because had we won 4 in a row, then there is no way we would prevail on Friday

We probably won't anyway, but at least we now have a chance

[Durhamfootman]

"funny old game Saint"

Potts goes from 5 wicket hero to absolute zero, just like that

Easy win for Worcs.... so much for wondering if it was a tricky pitch...... probably, as long as you don't bowl absolute filth appears to be the answer

0-39 off 12 balls including 3 fours and 4 sixes, but only 2 dots..... ouch!

you can even look at the scorecard and see who he bowled at

[captaincolly]

Sounded like a disaster and the unbeaten run coming to an end in a hammering. Rhodes the positive, am pleased he has found form after a very tricky start to his Durham career.

[Durhamfootman]

me too

our top run scorer in the dribble so far

and we brought him in at 8 earlier in the comp which might be why he has 5 not outs in 7 knocks. Maybe it was an indication of that tricky start in the CC

[Durhamfootman]

Essex have asked us to bat first.

Bates, Dobson, Armitage, Villiers, Heath, Rogers, Fraser, Turner P, Thompson, Turner S, Levick

this appears to be our settled T20 team. Gawd help us. We could do with winning today, so that we don't get completely cut adrift at the bottom with Somerset

[Durhamfootman]

obligatory wicket in the first over, sees Dobson depart for 4

10-1 after 2

[Durhamfootman]

oh dear.... it's going well, then

28-4

and 3 figures looks like a tall order, given that the 3 batters who know how to hit a ball in T20 have all departed for a combined 10 runs

good luck with this one

[Durhamfootman]

we might even get to 40 at the half way point, if we're lucky

[Durhamfootman]

and then Rogers gets us there in one ball

we might get to 50 at the half way point if we're lucky

40-4 after 9

[Durhamfootman]

made it to 3 figures..... just

101-8

that'll take some defending