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David Bedingham and Will Rhodes punch gloves during Durham's County Championship clash with Yorkshire.
David Bedingham and Will Rhodes punch gloves during Durham's County Championship clash with Yorkshire. Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com
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County Championship 2026 season preview- The state of Durham's squad, expectations and promotion rivals

The 2026 season is just over two weeks away, can Durham banish the demons of 2025 and return to Division One at the first time of asking?

16.03.26, 08:00 Updated 15.03.26, 20:26

Thomas Ridley

Thomas Ridley

The daffodils are making their annual appearance in the garden, the nights are drawing out and the temperatures should hopefully be on the rise.

Wait… there’s one thing missing, the return of the County Championship. One of the staples of the Great British Summer is back, dust off the binoculars and start packing those picnics.

For Durham, the least said about last season the better, particularly the final day horror show.

It’s a new year though and a new start for Ryan Campbell’s men, but how’s the squad shaping up, what are Durham’s chances of returning to Division One and who are their biggest rivals.

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