Alex Lees

Alex Lees was appointed Men’s Club Captain of Durham Cricket during winter 2024 while signing a new three-year deal in Chester le Street.

Lees replaced Scott Borthwick as Captain in the County Championship alongside his current role as men’s white-ball captain. The 32-year-old will remain a Durham player until at least the conclusion of the 2027 season, becoming the 15th cricketer to captain Durham Men.

Lees continued his consistency opening the batting for Durham, succeeding across all formats in 2024 and enjoying another solid campaign.

He started as he meant to go on, scoring his first of four centuries and making his joint-best score of the season in a gruelling draw against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in the County Championship, reaching 10,000 first-class runs.

Lees kicked off the final run of County Championship games by levelling the 145 he made against Warwickshire in victory over Nottinghamshire. Lees anchored the Durham innings to reach three figures for the third time in 2024.

He finished the season in sparkling fashion, scoring 144 from 180 against Kent as he made his fourth century of the 2024 campaign, finishing as Durham’s second-leading run scorer in the first-class arena.

In his second season as white ball skipper, Lees led Durham to a first T20 Blast quarter-final since 2018. He hit unbeaten innings of 71 and 72 to lead his side to victories against Leicestershire and Derbyshire, scoring 301 runs as Durham’s second top T20 scorer in 2024.

He scored 242 runs in the Metro Bank One Day Cup, kicking off the List A campaign with a century against Lancashire.