Brydon Carse has returned to the Durham squad, as Lead High Performance Coach James Franklin has named a 14-man squad for Saturday’s Bob Willis Trophy fixture at Emirates Riverside against Lancashire.
Carse is named back in the squad, having used this past week to bowl a number of overs under his belt, having returned from the Ageas Bowl with the England ODI training squad.
Tomorrow’s game sees the Durham squad in back to back home action, as play will get underway tomorrow morning at 11am and will be the first opportunity both sides have to bounce back from defeats, in the opening round of matches. Lancashire losing to Leicestershire at New Road.
Carse is the only addition in a 14-man squad, with the remaining 13 unchanged from the Yorkshire fixture.
Squad 8-11 August 2020
Squad: Alex Lees, Sean Dickson, Cameron Steel, David Bedingham, Gareth Harte, Stuart Poynter, Jack Burnham, Ned Eckersley (c,wk), Brydon Carse, Paul Coughlin, Ben Raine, Matthew Potts, Matthew Salisbury, Chris Rushworth
What the coach has to say?
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s game, Lead High Performance Coach James Franklin said: “Brydon will be in contention for the Lancashire game and we will assess the conditions in the morning before confirming the eleven who will feature, but ultimately, we want to name a side who can go out and compete to win a game against Lancashire.
“Being bowled out for 103 in the first innings against Yorkshire was the significant difference in the game, no matter how many games of cricket you play, you can’t get bowled out for that sort of score and expect to win a game.
“I was really happy with Lees & Bedingham with their performances with the bat and Harte put in two solid performances, now we have to pick up with the bat against Lancashire and take onus going into tomorrow.
“It was fantastic for Chris to reach 500 first-class wickets last week too, he has been a fantastic performer for Durham, if you are a performer for a long period of time, like he has been, then these stats start to creep up.
“Reaching 500 first-class wickets is testament to that consistency, and performances he has put in, we are just hoping he has another 100 or 200 left in him for Durham.”
Match Coverage
The Club’s match centre will be in operation for the fixture with live scorecards, statistics & video highlights as they happen.
There will also be regular updates on Twitter, with a match report and post match reaction on the website following the conclusion of each day.