Dawdon toast derby delight in narrow win over Murton
Dawdon came out on top in their derby clash with Murton in Division Two of the Readers Durham & North East Cricket League.
In a close game between Dawdon and Murton, it was the home side who won by two wickets.
The visitors totalled 131 all out, with Farooq Din and Pasindu Thirimadura sharing six wickets between them.
Then Thirimadura scored 42 with the bat, to secure the win on 132-8, despite Jordan Vout and Ross Salkeld claiming three wickets apiece.
Horden hosted Hunwick and the home side posted 123 all out, thanks to Dale Laverick 33 not out and Adam Dixon 33.
The visitors then had Ben Thrower score 33 crucial runs to ease them home to victory, despite Laverick taking 3-39 with the ball.
In Division One, Durham City made a bright start at Brandon with opener Joe Twiddy scoring 59, but they then were all out for 124 runs, with Jordan Grosert taking 3-10.
The home side then lost early wickets, but Gordon Muchall fired 47 not out and Riley Mattingley 62 not out, as they put on 124 runs, to win the game on 125-2.
Ryhope opening batsman
Aaron Offer made 33 and Paul Jenkin 34 at Marsden, but they were bowled out for 110 runs, with Michael Thorpe claiming 3-34.
In reply, the home side had to face Mark Bell, who was in good form and claimed 4-27, but they scraped home to win the game on 114-8, despite David Craig taking 3-26.
*Joe Root is leading calls from players to reduce the amount of domestic cricket and review a schedule that is ‘not fit for purpose’.
Research from the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) has found 81% of players have concerns about the physical toll of the fixture list, and 76% are worried about unsafe travel between matches.
“It is apparent the schedule needs to change for a host of reasons to see long-lasting benefits for English cricket,” said former England captain Root.
“Having space to recover, prepare and improve your game during the season is crucial and the creation of minimum standards to protect travel windows and player welfare is nonnegotiable.”