Scott Borthwick has today announced that he will retire from professional cricket at the end of the 2026 season.
Borthwick made his professional debut for Durham at 18-years-old in 2008, after graduating from the Durham Cricket Academy and talent pathway.
Representing the Club for 15 years at senior level over two spells, Scott has made 360 appearances across all three formats for Durham coupling 10,861 runs with 336 wickets in professional cricket.
Borthwick was a member of the Durham squad that achieved unprecedented success, winning three County Championship titles and the One Day Cup between 2008-2014.
After initially coming into the side for his leg-spin, he was promoted to bat at three in 2013 and top scored for Durham in their third victorious County Championship campaign, delivering the first of four consecutive 1,000+ run seasons.
A leader on and off the field, the Sunderland-born cricketer rejoined Durham from Surrey as club captain ahead of the 2021 season – lifting the County Championship Division Two title for his boyhood club in 2023.
Borthwick has reached three figures on 15 occasions in first-class cricket for the North East side and is the Club’s third highest run scorer with 8,432 runs in the longest format, his finest knock being a mammoth 216 against Middlesex in Chester-le-Street in 2014.
The left-hander’s latest Durham century came in the title-clinching draw against Worcestershire at New Road in 2023 – where he notched an unbeaten 134.
Borthwick turned out for England in all three formats while a Durham player, making his international debut against Ireland in August 2011
After stepping down as captain in December 2024, the 36-year-old moved into a player-coach role playing an integral part in the development of players in the professional teams, academy and pathway squads.
Following Scott’s retirement from the playing, he will now progress into a full-time coaching role with the professional structure working with the Men’s 1st and 2nd team.
On his retirement Scott said: “I feel incredibly lucky to have had such an amazing career as a player. To win trophies across all formats, play alongside some of the best players in the game and represent my country are things I’m hugely proud of.
“Durham has been such a big part of my life and my career, so I’m delighted that my next chapter will be here. I’ve really enjoyed developing my coaching and I’m excited to make that my focus.
“The club will be back where it belongs in Division One next year and I’m looking forward to being part of the coaching team and helping Durham compete at the highest level again.”
Men’s Head Coach Ryan Campbell added: “This club was built for great people like Scott Borthwick, talented kids from the North East who wanted to follow their dreams and play for England.
“Scott lived that dream, his performances for Durham with bat, ball and as Durham captain, is a credit to him and his family.”
“We say goodbye to a club legend as a player, but the journey isn’t over, I look forward to him continuing his legacy as a coach”.