Graham Onions & George Harding have been added to the squad for tomorrow’s Royal London One-Day Cup match against the Yorkshire Vikings.
The pair are in contention to make their seasonal List A debut at Headingley against the current table-toppers.
Onions played in yesterday’s Second XI Trophy match at Northants & last played a One-Day match in the 2015 quarter-final against Nottinghamshire.
Harding, a tall left-arm spinner, is also included after impressing during pre-season & gives head coach Jon Lewis another option in the bowling department.
The pair replace Mark Wood & Barry McCarthy, who have been withdrawn by their respective national sides ahead of the upcoming ODI series between England & Ireland.
Lewis is also still without Jack Burnham due to a broken thumb & Usman Arshad, who underwent ankle surgery in pre-season, while Brydon Carse also misses out.
The Vikings beat arch rivals Lancashire yesterday to move top of the North group with two wins from two and will have England stars Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow & Adil Rashid available.
But Keaton Jennings’ men are also buoyed by a big win over reigning champions Warwickshire, with the skipper striking a majestic, career-best 139.
James Weighell’s five-wicket haul, in his first List A bowl, wrapped up victory to move Durham back into a positive points position for the first time in 2017.
Squad vs Yorkshire (3 May): Keaton Jennings (c), Stephen Cook, Michael Richardson, Graham Clark, Paul Collingwood, Cameron Steel, Paul Coughlin, Ryan Pringle, Stuart Poynter (wk), James Weighell, Graham Onions, George Harding, Chris Rushworth