Simon Sinclair

Durham director of cricket Marcus North is adamant that the club have the young talent in their squad to return to the top of the Specsavers County Championship.

JAMES Franklin feels two days of cricket is enough for a result at Emirates Riverside after only an hour’s play on Tuesday.

BJ Watling scored an unbeaten innings of 83 on his home debut to guide Durham to a total of 197-6 on day one of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two finale against Glamorgan at Emirates Riverside.

Durham captain Ned Eckersley has insisted that he and his team-mates are ready for a promotion battle to end the Specsavers County Championship Division Two season.

Opening batsman Scott Steel admits he relished batting alongside D’Arcy Short during Durham’s campaign in the Vitality Blast.

Head coach James Franklin has admitted that Durham “choked” under pressure in their Vitality Blast campaign, which has seen the club miss out on the quarter-finals of the competition.

A blistering innings of 77 from Ed Pollock guided Birmingham Bears to a seven-wicket victory over Durham via the Duckworth/Lewis method in their Vitality Blast North Group encounter at Emirates Riverside.

D’Arcy Short believes that Durham have to play with a fearless attitude in their final two Vitality Blast North Group matches after suffering a costly defeat at the hands of the Yorkshire Vikings.

Brydon Carse produced career-best figures to put Durham in control of their County Championship Division Two meeting against Leicestershire, although the visitors mustered a resilient response after being forced to follow-on at Emirates Riverside.

Three wickets from Brydon Carse put Durham in a strong position after day two of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two meeting with Leicestershire at Emirates Riverside.