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Durham v Lancs (h) Bob Willis Trophy

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mikemanc said:
Losing Stoneman, Borthwick and Jennings was massive, half of the batting line up, all home grown, all around England honours all gone. When he found his feet, Bancroft was a good signing, Lees looks to be recapturing old form but we seem to have tried to bring players in who haven't been up to it. The big problem is that since Jennings, who's now 28, who have we brought through in the batting line up who's really nailed down a place? I know we've always done better with quicks than batsmen which is understandable given the wicket but the lack of batsmen development is a concern. I still fancy our bowlers to do alright but they're rarely given anything to work with.
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It was a huge loss to the club, Borthwick and Stoneman in particular were consistently scoring around 1000 runs each season. We've always managed to bring through more bowlers than we have batsmen, perhaps it's the conditions in the NE and the Riverside pitch, but there even seems to be less bowlers coming through now.

Overall, signings have quite poor with the exception of Lees and Eckersley. We seem to have gone back to the mid-90's in signing average players that other counties don't want, or players coming towards the end of their careers. It's probably unavoidable given the lack of funds but I'm not a fan of us going down the Kolpak route, particularly given none of them are really improving the side.
 

Absolutely shocking. Clark now deserves his chance. Maybe others deserve a chance as well such as Sol Bell for example. Ultimately this isn't good enough and something needs to change
 
I think it is a shame that Durham CC has brought more players from outside the area, Durham CC has always been about developing the local talent with a few experienced players from further afield....only 2 local lads in this team vs Lancs....
 
Was thinking unless theres a minor miracle - when was our last innings defeat in a FC match at home? - I thought it would be in the pre-Hussey days but turns out it was 2015.

Yorks 557 Durham 208 and 302.
Bairstow and Bresnan undefeated stand of 366 for 7th wkt.:eek: (Lees got 40 for them)
Our team: Stoneman,Jennings,Borthwick,Colly,Richardson,
Muchall,Pringle,Hastings,Harrison,Rushy,Onions.
 
Mul said:
I think it is a shame that Durham CC has brought more players from outside the area, Durham CC has always been about developing the local talent with a few experienced players from further afield....only 2 local lads in this team vs Lancs....
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3, but point taken
 
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