Durham Cricket | T20 Match Preview - 09/06/2023

Double Header: Leicestershire Women vs NACC (12:00pm) & Leicestershire Foxes vs Durham (6:30pm) | TICKETS HERE

Leicestershire are looking to get back to winning ways after a disappointing slump to the Yorkshire Vikings on Tuesday evening.

After reducing the visitors to 78/7, the Foxes fell to a 30-run defeat. This time around, we welcome Durham to Uptonsteel County Ground, just five days after defeating the North East outfit up at Seat Unique Riverside.

Durham responded with a four-wicket win over Northamptonshire Steelbacks on home soil on Tuesday, and travel to Trent Bridge to face the Outlaws on Thursday evening ahead of their trip to Grace Road.

It’ll be a day to remember at Uptonsteel County Ground, as Leicestershire Women host National Asian Cricket Council in the opening act of a double header (12:00pm start) “ the first time the Club’s Women have played before the Men’s side at Grace Road on the same day.

Last Time We Met:

You’d have the memory of a goldfish to have forgotten the previous encounter between the two sides.

The two faced off at Seat Unique Riverside in the reverse fixture on Sunday, with the Foxes taking victory by seven wickets thanks to a magnificent 77-run stand between Colin Ackermann and Louis Kimber, who hit his career-best 55 not out off just 28 balls.

Josh Hull, making just his second T20 appearance, starred with the ball to set up the chase “ claiming 3/35 from his allocation.

Head-to-Head:

Wiaan Mulder top-scored with 46 on his return from injury on Tuesday, a timely reminder of his batting capabilities in T20 cricket.

The all-rounder averages 25.86 in the format, striking at a tad under 130, while he’s taken 46 wickets at 28 with the ball. 

Ashton Turner smashed 46 off 25 deliveries in the reverse fixture and is a proven thorn in the Foxes’ side, having struck 32 off 18 and taken 1/13 in the match at Grace Road in 2022. 

The Australian 2,591 runs in the format from his 166 matches “ striking at an impressive 141 with an average of 24.44.

Squads:

One change to the Men’s 14-strong squad, as Sol Budinger replaces Arron Lilley.

Stephen Franklin’s side, led by Katie Gunn, name a 12-player squad for the day’s opening fixture.

Leicestershire Foxes Men: Ackermann*, Ahmed, Davis, Finan, Hill, Hull, Kimber, Lilley, Mulder, Naveen, Parkinson, Patel, Swindells+, Welch.

Leicestershire Foxes Women: Gunn*, Arthur, Bennett+, Brooker, Cleary, Colquhoun, Davies, Francis, Herathge, Midwood, Relf, Wright.