Durham Seconds suffered back-to-back defeats against Yorkshire in the ECB T20 North Group clash at Headingley – going down to an experienced Tykes side.
George Drissell fired a quick fire 62 off 37 balls to take Durham to a respectable 135 – having been 76/8 and struggling to post 100 in game one.
Drissell came to the crease and starred in a 59-run partnership with Kenzie Peakman as the EPP youngster helped give Drissell the momentum Durham needed going into the Yorkshire innings.
Drissell smashed four sixes and 3 fours in a 37 ball 62 as the rest of the visiting side struggled to get going with no other batter going past 14.
Leg spinner, Jafer Chohan claimed 3/23 while Yash Vagadia and George Hill picked up two apiece, as Durham closed their 20 overs on 135/9.
Kenzie Peakman probably claimed his most prized scalp of his short career when Shan Masood chipped one up to Stanley McAlindon for 16.
George Drissell, Ollie Gibson and Alex Osborne all struck for Durham, but 45 not out from Will Luxton and 32 from Yash Vagadia helped Yorkshire cruise home inside 17 overs, winning by 6 wickets.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat in game two posting a huge 198/8 from their 20 overs as captain Will Luxton scored 52 from 32 balls backed by 40 from Matty Revis and 32 from James Wharton .
Ollie Gibson claimed 3/51 from his four overs, with Mitchell Killeen bagging two – along with one apiece from Jonny Bushnell, Alex Osborne and Scott Borthwick.
Going up against an experience Yorkshire side, Durham lost skipper Ben McKinney for 9 as he hit Matthew Fisher to mid-on for 9.
That brought Scott Borthwick to the middle – with the left-hander top scoring for Durham with 40 off 32 balls with 5 fours but he fell to former Durham overseas Vishwa Fernado.
Borthwick’s 40 was the only batter to get going and despite 23 from Ross Whitfield at the top of the order, Durham were dismissed for 143 losing by 55 runs.
Jafer Chohan picked up three wickets for the second match running while Matthew Fisher (2/22) also struck.