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Durham v Somerset (h) 23/5/25


Inside Forward said:
TBH lads with how it’s gone so far I’d snap your hands off for 7th or 8th.
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For the 2nd half of the CC programme it's extremely likely that our centrally contracted players will be unavailable for Durham leaving an attack of Raine,Wagner and unproven youngsters. Which is why North should be at the members' forum tomorrow to inform members how he intends to strengthen the attack for this stage.
Relegation will become almost inevitable if this issue is not addressed.
 
Parkside said:
For the 2nd half of the CC programme it's extremely likely that our centrally contracted players will be unavailable for Durham leaving an attack of Raine,Wagner and unproven youngsters. Which is why North should be at the members' forum tomorrow to inform members how he intends to strengthen the attack for this stage.
Relegation will become almost inevitable if this issue is not addressed.
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Yeah it seems almost negligent how bad the attack looks. Appreciate we’ve had injuries and call ups but every Director of Cricket has to deal with those issues.

The whole squad looks unbalanced. We have batsmen coming out of our ears but look light on bowlers.

And the batsmen we’ve brought in have been pretty crap so far bar the odd innings.
 
Inside Forward said:
Yeah it seems almost negligent how bad the attack looks. Appreciate we’ve had injuries and call ups but every Director of Cricket has to deal with those issues.

The whole squad looks unbalanced. We have batsmen coming out of our ears but look light on bowlers.

And the batsmen we’ve brought in have been pretty crap so far bar the odd innings.
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Gay has 2 big 100s mind
 
Parkside said:
For the 2nd half of the CC programme it's extremely likely that our centrally contracted players will be unavailable for Durham leaving an attack of Raine,Wagner and unproven youngsters. Which is why North should be at the members' forum tomorrow to inform members how he intends to strengthen the attack for this stage.
Relegation will become almost inevitable if this issue is not addressed.
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From a Yorkshire supporter. Durham have no chance of going down, it will be Yorkshire & Worcestershire, if 2 go down. However a change to 12 or 10 matches could mean 3 or even 4 go down.
 
Parkside said:
For the 2nd half of the CC programme it's extremely likely that our centrally contracted players will be unavailable for Durham leaving an attack of Raine,Wagner and unproven youngsters. Which is why North should be at the members' forum tomorrow to inform members how he intends to strengthen the attack for this stage.
Relegation will become almost inevitable if this issue is not addressed.
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I don't agree with the relegation part of that, but maybe more of a possibility than otherwise.
I reckon they expected more from Rhodes than they got. He's a puzzle to me. Wasn't he Worcs captain last year or something. To be captain you'd expect a solid player, but he's been solidly average. I wonder what the problem with him is? I presume he's actually better than he's shown so far. So why hasn't he done better.
 
Bri said:
I don't agree with the relegation part of that, but maybe more of a possibility than otherwise.
I reckon they expected more from Rhodes than they got. He's a puzzle to me. Wasn't he Worcs captain last year or something. To be captain you'd expect a solid player, but he's been solidly average. I wonder what the problem with him is? I presume he's actually better than he's shown so far. So why hasn't he done better.
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his record is fairly average like tbf, I think he’s just a steady CC player out of form but that’s about it

He wouldn’t get in our be XI even if he was in form for me
 
Bri said:
I don't agree with the relegation part of that, but maybe more of a possibility than otherwise.
I reckon they expected more from Rhodes than they got. He's a puzzle to me. Wasn't he Worcs captain last year or something. To be captain you'd expect a solid player, but he's been solidly average. I wonder what the problem with him is? I presume he's actually better than he's shown so far. So why hasn't he done better.
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MustardAndOnions said:
his record is fairly average like tbf, I think he’s just a steady CC player out of form but that’s about it

He wouldn’t get in our be XI even if he was in form for me
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A career batting average nearing 35 and 1000 CC runs as recent as last season suggests Rhodes is better than average but Durham have yet to see it. He's recently signed for Tynemouth which suggests he wants to play some red ball cricket during the CC break to regain form so credit to the lad.
As to relegation possibilities if we go into the final 5 games in the CC with only 39 year old Wagner the only experienced bowler alongside Ben Raine in what is a crammed schedule I can't see us winning many games.Presumably Bedingham will be with the Saffer tourists so imperative we sign another experienced overseas bowler.
 
stuey said:
From a Yorkshire supporter. Durham have no chance of going down, it will be Yorkshire & Worcestershire, if 2 go down. However a change to 12 or 10 matches could mean 3 or even 4 go down.
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The reduction in matches I've heard is very much on the cards, are you hearing the 3 league system is back on?
 
wayne entwhistle no9 said:
The reduction in matches I've heard is very much on the cards, are you hearing the 3 league system is back on?
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They are talking about 2 options. 9 in each Division and 12 matches or 6 in each Division and 10 matches. If the former then 3 will go down and 2 up, if the latter 4 will go down and no one up. 12 matches means play 4 of the other teams twice and 4 teams once, 10 matches = just play the other 5 teams twice. Relegation could be 3 or 4, or just 2 if nothing is changed (very unlikely).
 
stuey said:
They are talking about 2 options. 9 in each Division and 12 matches or 6 in each Division and 10 matches. If the former then 3 will go down and 2 up, if the latter 4 will go down and no one up. 12 matches means play 4 of the other teams twice and 4 teams once, 10 matches = just play the other 5 teams twice. Relegation could be 3 or 4, or just 2 if nothing is changed (very unlikely).
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Utter farce.
 
stuey said:
They are talking about 2 options. 9 in each Division and 12 matches or 6 in each Division and 10 matches. If the former then 3 will go down and 2 up, if the latter 4 will go down and no one up. 12 matches means play 4 of the other teams twice and 4 teams once, 10 matches = just play the other 5 teams twice. Relegation could be 3 or 4, or just 2 if nothing is changed (very unlikely).
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I've heard they want to start the season with the 50 over comp then the 1st class comp but as you say have it reduced to 12 matches.
 
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