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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

County Championship 2026 season preview- The state of Durham's squad, expectations and promotion rivals

The County Championship returns on Good Friday, but do Durham have a squad ready for a promotion fight and can they get the better of their rivals?

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.

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Thomas Ridley

Thomas Ridley is a freelance journalist and editor of The Chester

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