Scott Borthwick

Scott Borthwick signed a two-year contract extension ahead of the 2025 season, seeing him step down as Club Captain and progress into a player-coach role.

Borthwick will now play an integral part in developing players working across both professional teams, academy and pathway squads.

He will remain available for Durham in all formats until at least the end of the 2026 season.

Scott Borthwick captained Durham to a solid fifthplace finish in the club’s first season in Division One since 2016.

The Durham red-ball skipper showed his leadership skills on and off the field as Durham retained Division One status in Borthwick’s fourth season back in the North East.

Scott endured a testing 2024 County Championship campaign, often stepping up to open the batting and passed fifty twice before an elbow injury ruled him out for the final two games.

The 35-year-old set the foundations for Durham’s first victory in Division One against Worcestershire, scoring 75 from 142 balls.

He shared a partnership of 195 in 34 overs with David Bedingham to press home his side’s advantage on the way to a three-day victory in Kidderminster.

Borthwick showed his experience and class in the Metro Bank One Day Cup, scoring a maiden List A ton in defeat against Derbyshire as he anchored an innings that looked promising at one stage.

After the early loss of Alex Lees, Borthwick picked up three consecutive boundaries from Anuj Dal’s opening over to put pressure on the visitors. Borthwick reached his fifty from 71 balls and combined well with Colin Ackermann to leave the hosts in a good position at the halfway point of the innings.

Borthwick then hit the first maximum of the match, a booming straight drive over Samit Patel’s head, but wickets continued to fall at the other end as three Durham batters fell cheaply, but Borthwick remained at the crease and reached his maiden List A century from 119 balls.

He didn’t feature for Durham in the T20 Blast but was a regular on DurhamLive, the club’s new streaming service on YouTube.