Michael Richardson makes his return to the First XI in a 14-man squad to face Yorkshire Vikings at Emirates Riverside.
Richardson made his batting comeback during the Second XI Championship match against MCC Young Cricketers this week & came through the game without trouble.
He is likely to come back into the XI in a format he has excelled in during the last two seasons.
All-rounder Liam Trevaskis is also included in the squad. Trevaskis made his T20 debut for the Club last season in the home defeat to Notts Outlaws.
Gareth Harte & Ryan Pringle drop out of the squad, the former due to an ongoing thumb injury while Pringle has sustained a finger injury.
The Jets make their home bow with two points on the board following a win & defeat to start this season’s Vitality Blast.
Advanced tickets go off sale at midnight tonight & are available at £15 adults & £5 juniors. Adults on-the-day prices are £20 adults & juniors £5.
Squad vs Yorkshire Vikings (13 July)
Tom Latham (c), Graham Clark, Paul Collingwood, Will Smith, Michael Richardson, Liam Trevaskis, Ryan Davies, Stuart Poynter (wk), James Weighell, Barry McCarthy, Nathan Rimmington, Chris Rushworth, Imran Tahir, Ben Whitehead
Last Time Out
In Durham’s first game of this year’s Vitality Blast, the Jets were downed by the Vikings despite an unbeaten 90 from Ben Stokes.
Stokes teed off in the second half of the innings, smashing 13 boundaries including five maximums, but Yorkshire’s acceleration through the last seven overs proved pivotal.
Adam Lyth led the charge with an unbeaten 92 while Jonny Tattersall made 53 not out in a 110-run stand.
Imran Tahir made his debut for the Jets, taking 1/33 off four overs, while Ryan Pringle picked up the wicket of Gary Ballance for a first ball duck.
Match Coverage
Live match highlights are available through the ‘Match Highlights’ section of the website, with live commentary for both games also available via BBC Sport online with BBC Newcastle’s Martin Emmerson.
Updates & video clips will also be available via the Club’s Twitter account.