Durham Match Thread 2025

[Durhamfootman]

oh, and I've never been fully convinced by the groundsman or the pitches he produces. One game we're trying to bowl out teams on a feather bed and the next we're trying to scrape together runs on a green top. In fairness, we presumably tell the groundsman what sort of pitch we'd like, so that comes back to muddling along, without a clear strategy of how we want to play the game

[captaincolly]

Bedingham " not contracted" to play on the One Day Cup. I wonder why?

[Durhamfootman]

[captaincolly]

310/7 Not sure what a good score is on the outground but a century for Robinson and 96 from Rhodes - a shame he couldn't have reached 3 figures after a tricky season.

[Durhamfootman]

anything over 300 always feels reasonable to me

I'm looking at that line up and if you swap Ackermann to 6, put Bedders at 4 and bring in Clark at 7, that feels to me like our best batting order for the CC

then add on Raine, Potts, either Drissell or Parky plus an overseas bowler and we have all bases covered, whilst batting all the way down to 10. I'm never sure why we keep ssiping about shuffling the pack

[captaincolly]

anything over 300 always feels reasonable to me

I'm looking at that line up and if you swap Ackermann to 6, put Bedders at 4 and bring in Clark at 7, that feels to me like our best batting order for the CC

then add on Raine, Potts, either Drissell or Parky plus an overseas bowler and we have all bases covered, whilst batting all the way down to 10. I'm never sure why we keep ssiping about shuffling the pack

Agreed. That would be a strong line-up and one that should be capable of keeping us up.

[captaincolly]

One big rapid partnership just threatened for a while but convincing win in the end - need the bowlers to be more disciplined though, 33 extras today.

[Durhamfootman]

lot of youth in the side though

yes, a good win. Our white ball season continues to be better than our red

[captaincolly]

lot of youth in the side though

yes, a good win. Our white ball season continues to be better than our red

What percentage chance of relegation would you predict? I'd go 65% and that's my optimistic guess! In theory it's in our own hands but there is very little margin for error.

[Durhamfootman]

50-50 for me. Could go either way, but I feel slightly more optimistic than that

[Durhamfootman]

A really good game for Messrs Robinson and Rhodes. Both under pressure this season, neither really shining

100 and half a dozen catches for Robbo and 96 and a 5fer for Rhodes

[captaincolly]

50-50 for me. Could go either way, but I feel slightly more optimistic than that

Yes, we should have enough quality to stay up but it's going to be nervy.

[captaincolly]

Lees and Raine rested for the Somerset game - Robinson standing in as captain.
Can fully understand giving them a rest but seems odd to do it after one game.

[Durhamfootman]

a rare run out for Borthwick.... no pressure

a bowling attack of Minto, Coggers, Killeen and Robinson L with old George as the spinner and Will Rhodes as the back up

Somerset equally depleted apart from the thorn in our side James Rew

[Durhamfootman]

Aldridge playing for Somerset