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Durham’s Overseas Man


Jack Torrance said:
Looked good against India. He bats at 3, so would Borthwick open?

Lees
Borthwick
Petersen
Bedingham
Stokes

Doesn’t look a bad top 5 for the start of the season
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We might be losing Lees to England for a lot of the summer, KP is here to replace Burnham.

Jones
Lees/Borthwick
Petersen
Bedingham
Clark/Dickson
Eckersley

Clark/Dickson would drop out if Lees is available and everyone shuffles down one.
 
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Fantastic signing. Delighted with this.
Jack Torrance said:
Looked good against India. He bats at 3, so would Borthwick open?

Lees
Borthwick
Petersen
Bedingham
Stokes

Doesn’t look a bad top 5 for the start of the season
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Going to be an interesting lineup either way.

Michael Jones batted well towards the end of the season, could well be that it’s him and A.N.Other to start the season opening if there’s a cross over with Lees. I know in theory he shouldn’t miss any cricket, but it depends how much he plays in WI I suppose.

Borthwick has always seemed to want to cling onto the 3, but it probably would suit everyone else if he opened.
 
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wayne entwhistle no9 said:
Yeah Bancroft told last season Durham wouldn't be re-signing him.
Looks like KP has played a few seasons club cricket over here so had an idea about English wickets now for the Riverside.
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That completely passed me by.

He was terrific in 2019 but he wasn't the same player last season.
brandon said:
Fantastic signing. Delighted with this.


Going to be an interesting lineup either way.

Michael Jones batted well towards the end of the season, could well be that it’s him and A.N.Other to start the season opening if there’s a cross over with Lees. I know in theory he shouldn’t miss any cricket, but it depends how much he plays in WI I suppose.

Borthwick has always seemed to want to cling onto the 3, but it probably would suit everyone else if he opened.
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Borthwick's batting was pretty ropey last season. I don't think he's good enough to play 3 any more, never mind open. I'd drop him down the order to six.
 
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smoker said:
Borthwick's batting was pretty ropey last season. I don't think he's good enough to play 3 any more, never mind open. I'd drop him down the order to six.
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Don’t think it’s right to write the lad off after one bad summer.

He’s been a number 3 since he established himself in the side, scored thousands of runs and attracted interest from Surrey, for whom he generally also batted 3 in a side that often contained Hashim Amla. He’s also the club captain.

I’d be hugely surprised if he dropped down to 6.
 
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brandon said:
Don’t think it’s right to write the lad off after one bad summer.

He’s been a number 3 since he established himself in the side, scored thousands of runs and attracted interest from Surrey, for whom he generally also batted 3 in a side that often contained Hashim Amla. He’s also the club captain.

I’d be hugely surprised if he dropped down to 6.
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His averages since he first left in 2016:

2017: 24.8
2018: 40.4
2019: 30.6
2020: 19.0
2021: 23.7

Bit more than 'one bad summer'. I'd argue his value to the team is increasingly as an all-rounder.
 
smoker said:
His averages since he first left in 2016:

2017: 24.8
2018: 40.4
2019: 30.6
2020: 19.0
2021: 23.7

Bit more than 'one bad summer'. I'd argue his value to the team is increasingly as an all-rounder.
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I'm loathe to criticise Badger because he's such a whole hearted guy but the best way for him to regain his batting form is to relieve him of the captaincy and tell him to forget about his bowling. If we use a spinner, he needs to be economical; leg spinners aren't. His captaincy left a lot to be desired and definitely affected his batting i.m.o.
There's always a catch with Durham's overseas signings. S. Affers are playing a 2 test series v Bangladesh ending 12th April.If selected would miss 1st 2 Durham games and possibly 3rd commencing 21st April.
 
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smoker said:
His averages since he first left in 2016:

2017: 24.8
2018: 40.4
2019: 30.6
2020: 19.0
2021: 23.7

Bit more than 'one bad summer'. I'd argue his value to the team is increasingly as an all-rounder.
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didn't realise things have got that bad like. i wouldn't move him to open definitely not, but i wouldn't drop him down either. i remember campaingning for jennings to be moved into the middle order since he struggled to open so badly before the season he scored 1700 runs
 
Parkside said:
I'm loathe to criticise Badger because he's such a whole hearted guy but the best way for him to regain his batting form is to relieve him of the captaincy and tell him to forget about his bowling. If we use a spinner, he needs to be economical; leg spinners aren't. His captaincy left a lot to be desired and definitely affected his batting i.m.o.
There's always a catch with Durham's overseas signings. S. Affers are playing a 2 test series v Bangladesh ending 12th April.If selected would miss 1st 2 Durham games and possibly 3rd commencing 21st April.
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Club statement said he would play 7 games until Worcestershire in June, so that reads like he will be here for second game of the season.
 
GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
Borthwick will be fine.
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Evidence: "trust me marra".

Canny in the RLC but would have been dropped in the CC if he wasn't captain. Trevaskis out performed him with bat and ball when given his chance at the end of the season.
Twisted said:
didn't realise things have got that bad like. i wouldn't move him to open definitely not, but i wouldn't drop him down either. i remember campaingning for jennings to be moved into the middle order since he struggled to open so badly before the season he scored 1700 runs
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They will no doubt stick with him at three. I wouldn't move a batter struggling for form up the order either. I thought he looked better when free to play shots in the RLC which is why I'd be tempted to move him down to five or six. Remember, Dickson was signed as an opener but has reinvented himself as a middle order batsman and white ball slogger.
 
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