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10th June 2021 Match Reports

Durham conclude T20 prep with double win over Notts Seconds

Durham ramped up their T20 Blast preparations with a number of the professional squad featuring for the Seconds in two T20s against Nottinghamshire at Emirates Riverside.

Durham won the toss and elected to bat with Cameron Bancroft and David Bedingham opening the batting. The pair put on 96 for the first wicket in 8.1 overs.

Bancroft top scored with 67 with nine fours, supported by 55 from David Bedingham who hit five fours and three sixes.

Ned Eckersley contributed with a quick fire 31 from 18 balls, hitting three fours and one six in the process.

Durham closed their 20 overs on 196, James Haynes the pick of the bowler for the visitors with 3/25 from 3 overs. Tom Barber picked up 2/25, supported by 2/37 from Sam King.

Dane Schadendorf was the first Notts batsman to fall in reply as he was caught behind by Ned Eckerlsey off the bowling of Paul Coughlin for 5. Ben Compton fell shortly after for 23, losing his leg stump for 23 to Matt Salisbury.

Five wickets fell for just 16 runs, with Scott Borthwick bagging 3/26 from 3 overs, as Notts closed on 145/9 in 20 overs.

Notts batsman Joey Evison top scored for the visitors with 10 fours and one six, as Durham won by 51 runs.

Matt Salisbury 2/33 and Ben Raine 2/11 also picked up wickets.

An 138 run partnership from Cameron Bancroft and Sean Dickson saw Durham post 218 In their second game at Emirates Riverside.

Bancroft top scored with 92 supported by 66 from Dickson who hit seven fours and two sixes before he was pinned leg before to Liam Patterson-White.

Bancroft finished unbeaten backed by 30 not out from Paul Coughlin. Liam Patterson struck with figures of 3/32.

Matthew Potts struck early when he bowled Dane Schadendorf for 3. Ben Compton and Joey Evison added 67 for the second wicket before Borthwick claimed his first when he dismissed Evison.

Trevaskis was the next to strike when he had Patterson-White caught, before Borthwick went and picked up two in two balls to return figures of 3/9 from 2 overs.

Potts returned figures of 2/27 from his four, as Notts closed their 20 overs on 133/7, Durham winning by 85 runs.

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