After a washout in Neath on Tuesday, Durham will be aiming for their second win in the Metro Bank one-day cup when they take on Derbyshire tomorrow at Seat Unique Riverside.
Ryan Campbell has named a 13 player for what is the Clubs’ Community day as fans can come and watch Durham for free and have a fun filled day with plenty of activities on show.
An unchanged 13 player squad has been named to be in contention to face Derbyshire tomorrow.
Following Durham’s washout against Glamorgan, Campbell’s side have slipped to 5th in Group B while Derbyshire are 7th – as both sides have the one win to their name.
With Warwickshire top on 4 points and Durham fifth with 3 points, Group B is tightly contested going into the second half of the competition.
Words from Ryan Campbell
“It is disappointing obviously, when you take cricket to the out grounds you want people to have a good day but the weather was not kind at Neath – so we headed back home having not played at all.
“It was quite unsafe and I know the umpires were trying their best and give it every chance, but that is when coaches and captains need to get involved and say we do not want our 100 kilo fast bowlers running around on this.
“Unfortunately we saw it at Scarborough and this is the same, so we move on. We have been down here since the Brighton game and had a bit of time to recharge the batteries, so we will get home and hopefully we are ready to go come Friday.
“We are due to play well at Riverside. Our form up there has been a bit patchy and it is our home ground, home crowd, so we want to put on a good show.”
Squad v Derbyshire [11th August]
David Bedingham, Scott Borthwick, Jonathan Bushnell, Graham Clark, Paul Coughlin, George Drissell, Oliver Gibson, Michael Jones, Alex Lees*, Ben McKinney, Migael Pretorius, Luke Robinson, Liam Trevaskis
Opposition Corner
Captain: Brooke Guest
Overseas Players: Haider Ali (Pakistan), Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka)
2022 finish: Seventh (Group B)
2022 leading run scorer – Luis Reece (330 runs)
2022 leading wicket taker – Ben Aitchison (13 wickets)
Key player: Luis Reece – Derbyshire will hope Reece has another good tournament, both with bat and ball. The all-rounder can score quickly once he gets in and his ability to swing the ball at a lively pace will bolster an attack that has been depleted by injuries and Hundred call-ups.
Young player to watch: Harry Came – Appropriately enough for someone whose father owns a vineyard, Came is maturing nicely in both red and white-ball cricket. The 24-year-old opener scored his maiden first-class hundred in May and played some important innings in the Vitality Blast, including a 34-ball 50 in Derbyshire’s record T20 opening stand against Leicestershire.
Final thought: The concern is the bowling with Lakmal still recovering from a groin injury, Aitchison out for the season and George Scrimshaw and Zak Chappell involved in The Hundred. It leaves the seam attack severely depleted although Lakmal should be available for the later stages but Sam Conners, Anuj Dal and Reece will have to perform well if Derbyshire are to make the knock-out stages.
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 Durhan Cricket YouTube channel.