The Dynamos commence their Friends Life t20 campaign tomorrow evening at Emirates Durham ICG taking on the Lancashire Lightning.
The two sides will not only battle it out for an opening round victory but will also be playing for the Durham Lancashire Emirates Trophy.
New for 2013, the trophy has been introduced to celebrate Emirates’ partnership with the two clubs and their home grounds.
Emirates have been a sponsor of the Durham Dynamos since 2009 and in 2010 was integral in the historic re-naming of Durham’s Riverside ground to the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground.
The Trophy will be contested each time the two t20 sides face each other and an Emirates Skywards Player of the Series award will also be presented to the most deserving player after the return match at Lancashire’s home ground, Emirates Old Trafford, on 14th July.
On the field, Durham will be looking to carry on with their good form from the LV=County Championships and Yorkshire Bank 40 and be a threat in the shorter format this season.
Winning England World T20 Skipper Paul Collingwood will lead the Dynamos side this season which includes the likes of recently selected England T20 squad member Ben Stokes and the reliable batting duo of Phil Mustard and Mark Stoneman.
The in-form Graham Onions will not be available for the Dynamos first two matches due to England selection in their 4-day LV=Challenge match against Essex commencing on Sunday 30th June at The Essex County Ground.
Young spinner Ryan Buckley has also been ruled out after rolling his ankle at training this week.
Durham Dynamos vs Lancashire Lightning, Friday June 28th
Mark Stoneman
Phil Mustard+
Scott Borthwick
Paul Collingwood (c)
Gordon Muchall
Jamie Harrison
Calum Thorp
Will Smith
Ben Stokes
Ryan Pringle
Mark Wood
Chris Rushworth
Max Morley
Off-Field Activities
Throughout Durham’s Friends Life t20 season, fans can enter the Emirates Scoreboard competition on Twitter to be in with a chance of winning two Economy Class tickets to Dubai. To enter, fans are encouraged to tweet their prediction of the Durham score ahead of each home match using the hash-tag #EmiratesScoreboard. The fan whose guess is closest to the score will win a pair of tickets to the next home game and ten tickets to Durham’s final home game of the season on 25th July where they will also have the chance to compete to win the flights.
Match Information
Gates Open 3.30pm
Match Commences 5.30pm
Season Pass Ticket Prices
Adults £55
U16s £15
Individual Match Ticket Prices
Adults £20
U16s £5
Follow the Game via Twitter @DurhamCricket and connect with other Dynamos supporters via our t20 twitter handle #backinblack