Durham Match Thread 2026

[Durhamfootman]

a mere 49 run 10th wicket stand, this time, but we did get there for a comfortable win

4 each for Connors and Ghafari

[captaincolly]

There had to be another last wicket stand, it's in the script!
Some interesting selection decisions for Campbell.

[Durhamfootman]

weather looks unsurprisingly grim, this morning

we might not get any answers to those selection questions today

[Durhamfootman]

Rhodes misses out

Lees
McK
Gay
Bedders
Ackers
Clark
Robbo (at 7 on the list)
Aldridge
Raine
Potts
Roach

[Durhamfootman]

We have been inserted, unsurprisingly, given the cloud cover

Campo has really been bigging up Kasey Jones in the last couple of weeks, so lets see. Everything else kind of takes care of itself

He also says we need to get back to the Durham ethos of '23 and '24, by which I assume he means grabbing games by the scruff of the neck, positive batting, aggressive fields. Just don't throw games away early on, please...... I remember what throwing away games early doors brought us last season

Stokes was planned to play in this game before his cheek surgery forced a delay, so I assume Kasey Jones would have missed out. Rhodes may have to bide his time until McK starts getting England call ups.... if indeed he does

[Durhamfootman]

Kasey Jones, batting and a bowling
Kasey Jones, you never have to guess
when you hear, the dinging of the play bell
It's Kasey at the throttle of the Durham express

what could possibly go wrong?

[Durhamfootman]

125-3 at lunch

Lees (29), McK (8) and Bedders (12) the ones to fall

Gay (62) and Clark (12) survive the dreaded last over before lunch

Kent's two OS bowlers taking the wickets

[Durhamfootman]

Ton up for Emilio Gay

211-4, Clark out for 34

Ackers is in, so Robbo has been pushed back to 7. Good move, imo

[Durhamfootman]

211-4 instantly became 211-5 as Ackers fell for 6

Despite Gay setting up the innings for us, we have rather slumped to 248-7 with another failure for Robbo at 7. Everyone is nicking off to Crawley. Gay's 128 has contributed more than half of our innings score

we are now looking to the bowlers to get us some batting points. Bowling has been slow, so we are still a long way from tea, even though it's ten past 4

[Durhamfootman]

has there been a break in play today, because it's 5.30 and there are still 22 overs left in the day? At this rate the game will going until after 7pm

bowlers are doing their bit, adding about 80 runs for 2 wickets. 10th wicket partnership is currently worth 37

[Durhamfootman]

Just as I was wondering if we had a 3rd batting point in us, we're all out for 335

could have been a lot worse. Now the job is to stop Northeast scoring 335 on his own

[Durhamfootman]

First side to be bowled out and in the fewest overs of any of the matches that started on time

but we were bowled out for the quickest strike rate of anybody.

It's really windy where I live, so conditions will have been less than ideal. Lets see what Kent can do with it

[Durhamfootman]

Who gets the new ball with Roach, BR or MP?

this'll be interesting

[Durhamfootman]

wicket for Roach in the first over. Compton for 4

Potts opens with him

I quite approve of that as BR often does more damage in his second spell. Although he does have a habit of picking up early lbw's and Crawley feels like a candidate for that to me

[Durhamfootman]

I was right about the lbw for Crawley. Potts lifts him

28-2