George Drissell

George Drissell played for Durham in all three formats in 2024, earning himself a two-year contract extension until the end of the 2026 season.

Drissell claimed List A best figures of 4/38 in Durham’s seven-run victory over Kent at Canterbury, leading the fightback in Durham’s defence of 307. He went on to take seven wickets in five Metro Bank One Day Cup matches at an impressive average of 21.

Kent were 256 for four after Drissell bowled Jack Leaning for 81. He then had Grant Stewart LBW for three, and Kent’s nerves began to set in.

Jaydn Denly was lbw to Drissell before Matt Parkinson drove the off-spinner to Michael Jones as the run rate soared, leaving Kent needing 17 from the final over.

The 26-year-old made one appearance in Durham’s first season back in County Championship Division One, taking two wickets against his former county Somerset in Taunton.

Drissell removed Craig Overton in the first innings before prising Tom Lammonby for 36 off 34 with a perfectly pitched off-break, which turned and clipped the left-hander’s off-stump.

The Bristol-born bowler also appeared once during Durham’s T20 Blast campaign, in Durham’s three-run win over Yorkshire. He took the wicket of Dawid Malan for seven as he was brilliantly caught at cover by a diving Alex Lees, with Durham going on to secure a three-run victory.

Drissell has become a popular member of the squad since joining from Somerset. He joined Durham Cricket in the winter of 2021, following an impressive trial for the Second XI, where he claimed 13 wickets and scored 104 runs in 2 matches.

He made his Durham first-class debut in extraordinary fashion, coming into the side as a concussion replacement for Liam Trevaskis, who was hit on the head by James Pattinson.