Durham Match Thread 2026

[captaincolly]

That game shows why 50 over cricket matters. 1-3 and seemingly done, then a mammoth partnership followed by late twists. Can't really get that in T20/100.
Robinson really has developed for us during the competition, not one of Stokes's better games and has been short of runs in the last few games - hopefully he'll put in a big performance on Sunday.

[Durhamfootman]

he'll save it for the final, so it's up to the rest to get him there

[captaincolly]

MI Leeds out of The Hundred so might he some tough selection decisions.

[Durhamfootman]

Quite!

[captaincolly]

These things always get judged by the result. If we pick the returning players and lose it'll go down as a bad decision. If we don't pick them and lose it will go down as a bad decision!
Think it happened when we played Glamorgan in the final - they stuck with the team who got them to the final, we made changes and lost. Just have to make a judgement call and pick the side most likely to win.

[Durhamfootman]

agreed

I can see Clark coming back into the side for McK, but I'd be surprised if anyone else did. Then again, I'm often wrong about these things

[Durhamfootman]

we batted first and posted 349. Good effort, despite a lull in the RR after the openers fell

That game shows why 50 over cricket matters. 1-3 and seemingly done, then a mammoth partnership followed by late twists. Can't really get that in T20/100.

despite that lull (we were only on about 110 at the halfway point), Bedders and Robbo then added 149 runs in 16 overs. You're right, that couldn't happen in T20 or in the centiball

[Durhamfootman]

254-7

even allowing for this being played at an outground, I'd be amazed if we were able to defend 255.

5 of the 7 wickets fell to spin, so it's just as well we have 2 in the side. No changes to the XI

[captaincolly]

Am out this afternoon dog sitting. No surprise that we struggled against spin and might have got the selection wrong!

[captaincolly]

BBC describing it as a modest chase on a tricky pitch. We will see!

[captaincolly]

Decent start with 3 wickets but they're up with the required rate.

[captaincolly]

If we don't get more breakthroughs soon this could be over quickly.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Middx close to unbeatable in this competition this year... but Durham having a go. Not likely to be beaten with ease.

[Durhamfootman]

here we go

the usual 7 down with over a hundred still to get and only bowlers to do it and we concede the obligatory big 8th wicket partnership

the group game went to the wire and we lost a game we probably should have won and the same thing is happening here

[Durhamfootman]

another one slips through our fingers