Durham Cricket can confirm a group of six bowlers will return to training on Wednesday 24 June, as they begin preparation for a return to action.
The return of a smaller group is the beginning of a phased return for the Durham squad as the prospect of county cricket moves ever closer.
The players involved in the initial return have now been taken off furlough, in order to use this period to gain overs under their belt ahead of the full squad returning in due course.
Discussions are still on going as to what domestic cricket will be played, assuming there are no further developments with Coronavirus, with the ECB looking at the potential of a regionalised red ball competition – along with a Vitality Blast T20 tournament being played towards the end of the summer.
Marcus North, Director of Cricket said: “It is great news that we can now begin our phased return to training.
“It has been a frustrating time for everyone, not being able to play cricket so far this summer – but we are now hopeful we can have two full months of cricket and we are all excited at the opportunities it brings.
“Our players have been maintaining their fitness levels up as much as possible over this period ahead of an eventual restart”.