Durham Cricket Lead High Performance Coach James Franklin has named a 14 player squad for tomorrow’s County Championship fixture at home to Nottinghamshire.
Durham are straight back to action at the Riverside following last weeks draw against Leicestershire with Durham currently in second spot in the Division 2 table and face a Nottinghamshire side one place below them in third.
James Franklin has named a 14 player squad for this weeks fixture which sees the return of Matt Salisbury to the first team squad for the first time this summer – Salisbury claimed 6 wickets against Hampshire Seconds last week.
Right arm off-spinner George Drissell could make his First-class debut for Durham this week having been added to the squad – the 23-year-old joined Durham from Somerset during the winter and if selected would play in the 8th First-class game of his career.
Having dropped out of the squad last week ahead of the Leicestershire game Paul Coughlin is not fit for selection following an abdominal injury, while Alex Lees is included in the 14 player squad having not played last week.
Brydon Carse continues to recover well from the injury he sustained in Australia and returned to action with the Seconds against Hampshire last week, while also playing for North East Premier League side Burnopfield on Saturday.
Durham last played Nottinghamshire at the Riverside in July of last summer. Durham were set a chase of 381 on the final day after bowling Notts out for 217 in their second innings. The hosts’ hopes of forcing a victory were slim to say the least, and they opted to bat out the day for the draw, with day 2 being washed out completely.
Squad v Nottinghamshire (21-24 April)
David Bedingham, Scott Borthwick (c), George Drissell, Sean Dickson, Ned Eckersley +, Oliver Gibson, Michael Jones, Alex Lees, Liam Trevaskis, Keegan Petersen, Matthew Potts, Ben Raine, Chris Rushworth, Matt Salisbury
Words from Keegan Petersen
I am really looking forward to the game tomorrow and continuing to find my feet in the team. First and foremost I am hoping to do well this week, that is the reason I am here at Durham, so hopefully I can contribute to a win in someway over the next few days. I think the squad is in a really good place and that is shown in the vibe around the squad. We are looking forward to tomorrow.
The Opposition
Coach: Peter Moores
Captain: Steven Mullaney
Last year’s performance: 3rd (Division 1)
2021 leading run scorer: BT Slater (837, 39.85)
2021 leading wicket taker: LJ Fletcher (66, 38.2)
Overseas players: Dane Paterson (South African), James Pattinson (Australian)
Key player: Ben Slater had an outstanding 2021 season where he averaged 40 with the bat scoring 837 runs with a top score of 114 not out, scoring 2 centuries and 5 fifties.
Under the radar: Joe Clarke – flourishing in T20 cricket, Joe Clarke impressed Nottinghamshire in the Blast and also for Melbourne Stars. However, he’s also had a solid 2 county cricket seasons, averaging 36, with 2 first class 100s.
Young potential: Joey Evison – A strong talent with the ball Joey Evison brings something with both bat and ball which has been demonstrated in recent seasons. He most recently showed this at the Riverside last season when he claimed career-best figures of five for 21.
Match Centre
The Club’s match centre will be in operation for the fixture with live scorecards, statistics & video highlights as they happen. You can watch the game live via Durham’s match centre and Durham’s YouTube channel.