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TimesLIVE
22-05-2025
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
Hard working Yusuf scoops top prize at Lions' end of season awards
NB: PLEASE DON'T PUBLISH, THIS IS EMBARGOED Seam bowler Codi Yusuf earned recognition for multiple seasons of good returns by being named the Gauteng Lions' Player of the Season on Thursday night. The 27 year old, now contracted to English County Durham, has often operated out of the spotlight in a star-studded Lions side but got his moment to shine at the Lions' awards dinner where he walked away with four gongs including bowler of the year in both the four-day and one-day competitions. The Knysna-born right arm seamer has become one of the most reliable players on the domestic circuit and has never shirked responsibility when a captain has called on him to deliver a spell. A relentless worker, his constant improvement in the past few seasons earned him an SA A call-up at the start of last season when Sri Lanka toured, and while he didn't perform in the manner he'd have hoped — with the national coach Shukri Conrad watching — the lessons from that series were applied when he turned out for the Lions.
IOL News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Codi Yusuf loving bowling with the Duke ball
Lions fast bowler Codi Yusuf has been in impressive form for Durham in the English County Championship. Picture: BackpagePix Image: Picture: BackpagePix Proteas coach Shukri Conrad may have named five fast bowlers in his artillery for the World Test Championship final against Australia next month at Lord's, but in the case of an emergency he will not need to look too far for backup if required. Lions fast bowler Codi Yusuf has taken the English County Championship by storm, claiming 13 wickets in four innings for Durham, in Division 1. He is currently playing in a four-day fixture against Nottinghamshire, which includes Proteas wicket-keeper Kyle Verreynne in their line-up, who was ironically his 100th first-class victim on Friday. Yusuf also struck a handy unbeaten 44 from No 9 against Hampshire. It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks for the 27-year-old after swapping Florida on the west Rand of Johannesburg for the north-east of England after being recommended to Durham by David Bedingham. The Proteas Test No 5 is a stalwart at Durham having topped the Division 1 run-scorers charts last year and had whispered a few quiet nothings in ear of head coach Marcus North. 'I got a message from Bedders asking if I was keen to come and play some country cricket,' Yusuf said. 'I was very excited about the message. Marcus North then contacted me. He obviously asked me if I'd be keen. 'It's always been an aspiration and a dream for me to come and play country cricket. So, I could never have turned that down. 'I didn't really speak about the contract to him. I gave that to my agent and my agent dealt with that. And I think the very next day, things were finalized and everything and before I knew it, I was on the plane and down in Worcester playing my first county game. 'For a player of Bedders' calibre, for him to recommend you, that makes you feel pretty special.' It was not just on Bedingham's word that the former Australian Test batter North went looking down for Yusuf. The wiry paceman was in sublime form for the Lions in the CSA four-day competition last domestic season, where he bagged 23 wickets at 21.34, including 4/46 in the final at the Wanderers. 'I always play to my best ability. I always think that this game has a weird way of rewarding you for what you work hard for. It was always a vision of mine to come down and play county cricket,' Yusuf said. 'However, obviously, without that being on the table, you can't say that you're going to come. So I've just done my best and obviously, I feel like the rest will kind of see to itself. 'Like you say, I got 26 wickets in the four-dayers, and it obviously gave Durham an insight of what I'm about, and, of course, Bedders with the recommendation obviously helped me a lot.' Yusuf is certainly learning more about his craft as he experiences the vastly contrasting conditions at the various County grounds, while also learning how to bowl with the Duke ball instead of the Kookaburra as he does back home. After making his debut on a seamer-friendly surface at Worcester's New Road, he has since encountered two batting paradises at Southampton and Chester-le-Street. 'The Duke ball definitely swings for a lot longer. I think it stays a lot harder than what the turf (Kookaburra) does. 'Obviously, it's my first season playing with the Dukes ball, but I've absolutely loved bowling with the Dukes ball so far. 'The game against Worcester was a lot easier than the game against Hampshire. The game lasted two days. (6:17) I took six wickets, obviously, in that game. 'And I feel like the pitch was just lovely to bowl on. It was quite bowler friendly. So just in that sense, it was phenomenal to come in and that be my first game. 'Thinking like, oh my word, it's going to be lovely to bowl here in the UK. And then the game against Hampshire, it was quite flat. A lot of work was put into us getting those 10 wickets against Hampshire. 'However, the ball was reversing for me. So I love to bowl with a ball that reverses. I felt like I had at least something that I could work with on the pitch that was quite flat. 'I managed to get three wickets out of that. And I think I scored 44 runs or something like that. So, I was quite happy with my performance there.'
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Hameed's double ton puts Notts in charge at Durham
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Banks Homes Riverside (day one)Nottinghamshire 407: Hameed 206*, Slater 52; Yusuf 4-99, Carse 3-64Durham 2-0: Durham (3 pts) trail Nottinghamshire (4 pts) by 405 runsMatch scorecard Haseeb Hameed's remarkable unbeaten double-century put Nottinghamshire in a strong position on day one of their County Championship clash with Division One leaders, who were put in to bat at Banks Homes Riverside, had the better of the morning, with openers Hameed and Ben Slater combining for a partnership worth it was Durham's afternoon as four wickets from Codi Yusuf helped the hosts rein Nottinghamshire Hameed reached three figures for the second time this season and he dominated the evening session to reach his second first-class double-hundred and lead his side to a first innings total of 407. Durham began their reply with one over left to bat and they reached two without loss at close. Hameed's innings didn't go without its chances, but on the whole it was an excellent knock from the former England opener, who was a rock during the Nottinghamshire first innings as wickets fell around who had England quick Brydon Carse in their line-up for the first time this season, won the toss and elected to bowl on a green Nottinghamshire got off to a good start with the bat, with skipper Hameed taking a liking to the bowling of Yusuf as he picked up three boundaries in an opening pair continued to accumulate and frustrate Durham's bowling attack, as they accelerated to their 100 partnership within 20 overs and Slater brought up his half-century with a clip off his legs that went to the Minto got the breakthrough soon after as Slater departed for 52, with the opener edging one straight into the gloves of Ollie in-form Hameed then reached his half-century from 71 balls in the final moments before lunch, but Durham struck back after the break as Yusuf got Freddie McCann for 26 when the number three attempted a pull shot but he could only help the ball on its way through to Robinson. Yusuf struck again to remove Joe Clarke, with the South African forcing the Nottinghamshire man to chop one on to his off-stump and Carse then produced a moment of brilliance to remove Jack Haynes for one, as the former Worcestershire man chipped one up and the England bowler made an excellent one-handed return Verreynne joined Hameed at the crease and they steadied the ship for the visitors, absorbing the pressure that the Durham bowlers were putting them looked to break the shackles as he got back-to-back boundaries off the bowling of Minto. The former England man then danced down the pitch to George Drissell and launched one down the ground for after, Yusuf broke the partnership and got his third of the day as the dangerous Verreynne was caught behind for a well-made 41. Lyndon James could not build on a nice start as Yusuf got him caught behind for 21 and George Drissell struck soon after to remove Liam Patterson-White without the wickets falling, Hameed remained calm and passed three figures for the 17th time in his first-class career, but another partner was back in the pavilion when Ben Raine bowled Rob tea, Hameed came out and attacked the Durham bowling, taking his side over 300 when he swatted a Raine delivery to the Hutton remained solid alongside Hameed as they tried to eke out every run they could from their first innings and Hameed reached his 150 as he hooked a Yusuf ball for continued to be frustrated as Hutton played a nice shot through the offside to the took the second new ball, but it had little effect as Hameed pulled a Raine ball for four as he closed in on then departed at the hands of Carse for a stubborn 32, but Hameed doubled up and reached 200 from 240 balls and he did it in style as he plundered a Drissell ball for removed Muhammad Abbas to bowl Nottinghamshire out for 407, which left Hameed unbeaten on 206. Durham had one over to bat, with nightwatch Minto and Alex Lees seeing the hosts through to close. ECB Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
The Guardian
25-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
County cricket day one: Surrey v Somerset, Notts v Sussex, and more
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature How well do Somerset travel? Let's just say that they haven't won at The Oval since 1995 and haven't won an away game in two years. Share Limping Durham have been desperately leafing through the address book. In come three pace bowlers: South African Codi Yusuf ( signing for six games) plus Jake Ball (Somerset) and Jack Blatherwick (Lancs)on loan for the next two games. Share DIVISION ONE Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Sussex The Oval: Surrey v Somerset DIVISION TWO New Road: Worcestershire v Durham Derby: Derbyshire v Middlesex Bristol: Gloucestershire v Leicestershire Share Good morning! An early train down to London (off peak all day on a Friday) and The Oval is beaming. Footballs are being kicked about in warm-up and there's a lazy-days net to the side, next to the banks of blackbird-egg seats. It's a truncated progamme of games today – just two in Division One and three in Division Two. We'll be here all day – play starts at 11am. Share
BBC News
24-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Durham sign South African bowler Yusuf for six games
Durham have signed South African bowler Codi Yusuf for their next six Championship games and the T20 Blast group seamer Yusuf, 27, will be available to make his debut away to Worcestershire on recently took 26 wickets in seven games in his domestic first-class competition for Lions in his best-ever arrives as Durham manage an injury-hit bowling attack with Brydon Carse, Sam Conners and a host of others South Africa batter David Bedingham suffering a fractured toe against Warwickshire, Yusuf can play as a second overseas player alongside Australian Brendan Doggett. Durham are ninth in the Championship after one draw and two losses in their three games.
