Durham Cricket Lead High Performance Coach James Franklin believes his side can still post a competitive score despite a mixed day at the Emirates Riverside.
Only 40 overs were bowled on day one of the Specsavers County Championship game against Worcestershire due to long periods of rain, but a 75-run unbeaten partnership for the seventh wicket between Ned Eckersley (39*) and Ben Raine (25*) saw Durham fightback from 47-6 early in the day:
“It was a funny sort of day, on and off with rain. I thought in this part of the world when it starts raining it doesn’t stop. We managed to get out there between the showers, but ultimately the weather won the race today.
“The first session wasn’t great viewing from our perspective. It looked a steady start to be honest from Cameron and Alex, but once we lost one wicket we folded a little bit.
“We were in a precarious position.
“We’re starting to get some sort of parity in the game with Ned and Ben getting a 75-run partnership and still going.
“We know that there is a lot of batting still be done out there in the middle. We’re hopeful of putting a score on the board to keep us competitive in the game.”