Durham match thread 2023

[captaincolly]

Common sense?

That’s commie talk mister

Yes!

[captaincolly]

Common sense?

That’s commie talk mister

Yes!

And they're going off again! That'll probably be it for the day.

[captaincolly]

Leicestershire threatening to capitulate again.

[captaincolly]

Leicestershire threatening to capitulate again.

Just as well they went off for lunch! Just arrived

[Durhamfootman]

First bit of fight that leics have shown in the game

Middlesex have declared so Hutton is done with 62 wickets. Raine has 60, there are two wickets left to take and yet he isn’t bowling and hasn’t bowled since first thing this morning. I can only conclude that he’s picked up an injury, but he’s still on the field

[Durhamfootman]

Wicket finally. Good knock from Davis. Heaved at everything, missed as many as he hit, but he’s done now

[Durhamfootman]

All over

Perhaps fitting that it was parky who wrapped things up

A fine season from the boys

[captaincolly]

All over

Perhaps fitting that it was parky who wrapped things up

A fine season from the boys

Yes. Brilliant stuff.

[westoelad]

he doesn't appear on the staff list on the website.... but that means nothing, I suppose

James Hilditch is listed on the coaching staff on the congratulations message that they've posted on the Utube match centre.

[Durhamfootman]

when I looked at the start of the season the BBC website still had Jack Burnham as a member of our squad

the club website has team images with Rushy still on them

nobody seems to bother with the details these days

[Durhamfootman]

and Eckersley and Poynter.... when was Poynter still a player for us?

[Durhamfootman]

when I looked at the start of the season the BBC website still had Jack Burnham as a member of our squad

still do

[captaincolly]

and Eckersley and Poynter.... when was Poynter still a player for us?

2021!

[KingOttis]

All over

Perhaps fitting that it was parky who wrapped things up

A fine season from the boys

Absolutely. I must admit, I didn't think we'd enough quality or depth to the squad (particularly the batting) to sustain a successful promotion bid. Shows how much I know! The whole Championship season has been absolutely brilliant, and the players and coaching staff deserve huge credit. The difference that Campbell has made has been astonishing, and the positivity in the batting seems to have been crucial too, but not just attacking cameos - proper, big scores all through the team. So many terrific seasons - Lees, Raine, Bedingham, Potts, Robinson etc, but a couple of shout outs also for de Leede who I think was an "under the radar" success, and Clark, whose season I would never have predicted, when it looked for all the world that his red ball career was over. Also, Parkinson, who I'm kind of sad we didn't sign, and (whisper it) Borthwick!
Well played Lads, terrific season!

[captaincolly]

All over

Perhaps fitting that it was parky who wrapped things up

A fine season from the boys

Absolutely. I must admit, I didn't think we'd enough quality or depth to the squad (particularly the batting) to sustain a successful promotion bid. Shows how much I know! The whole Championship season has been absolutely brilliant, and the players and coaching staff deserve huge credit. The difference that Campbell has made has been astonishing, and the positivity in the batting seems to have been crucial too, but not just attacking cameos - proper, big scores all through the team. So many terrific seasons - Lees, Raine, Bedingham, Potts, Robinson etc, but a couple of shout outs also for de Leede who I think was an "under the radar" success, and Clark, whose season I would never have predicted, when it looked for all the world that his red ball career was over. Also, Parkinson, who I'm kind of sad we didn't sign, and (whisper it) Borthwick!
Well played Lads, terrific season!

Agreed! I was also full of doubts and am delighted to have been proven wrong.