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The Sun
4 days ago
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- The Sun
‘I could actually do this' – England cricket star reveals he seriously considered AMPUTATING injured toe
BRYDON CARSE was so worried about his toe injury that he considered AMPUTATION. Durham fast bowler Carse revealed: 'At one stage, I was going to bed thinking, 'I could actually do this - I could get rid of my second toe.' 2 2 'But the medical staff said I need the toe for my balance so it was quickly ruled out. 'I'm going to have to keep it a little longer.' The impact of Carse's bowling has caused problems with his left foot for several years but it became so bad last winter that he pulled out of the Champions Trophy and the IPL. He is back now and playing in the white-ball matches against West Indies. The T20 series starts this evening on his home ground at Chester-le-Street. He will also be a key man in the Test series against India. Carse, 29, added: 'My feet are not the most ideal thing. 'Everyone has an opinion on my second toe. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 'In the winter, it ended up being quite a severe wound and I got a couple of infections. 'I've changed a few things - I have a narrower boot and new insoles. England cricket stars forced to arrive to West Indies Test match on lime bikes amid 'shambles' at The Oval 'They're working well at the moment.' Ben Stokes ' late father Ged famously had his middle finger removed to the knuckle to prolong his rugby league career. Stokes waves his finger in the air every time he scores a century. Meanwhile, Phil Salt has been granted paternity leave to miss the three T20 matches even though he returned to India immediately after the birth for Sunday's IPL final. He is replaced by Jamie Smith, Player of the Match in the final win of England's 50-over clean sweep.
BBC News
28-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Durham sign Somerset's Aldridge for T20 Blast
Durham have signed Somerset all-rounder Kasey Aldridge on loan for the T20 will be available for the first eight group games to cover for Durham's extensive injury list in their bowling 24-year-old was part of the Somerset side that won the competition in 2023 and took 13 wickets last season as they again reached the who have never won the T20 Blast, begin their campaign away to Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston on Saturday.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Durham survive scare to beat leaders Notts
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Banks Homes Riverside (day four)Nottinghamshire 407: Hameed 206* & 347: Clarke 119Durham 664: Robinson 141, Clark 121, Gay 104 & 92-3: Ackermann 53*; Abbas 2-33Durham (22 pts) beat Notts (5 pts) by seven wicketsMatch scorecard An excellent team bowling effort and a vital fifty from Colin Ackermann helped Durham pick up a seven-wicket win against Nottinghamshire in the County Championship, despite a brilliant century from Joe was Durham's morning as the hosts picked up three of the nine wickets they needed including the vital scalp of Ben Slater, who made 74, which was his second half-century of the Clarke counter-attacked either side of lunch and managed to take his side into the lead before notching up his first hundred of the was a late twist though as Durham's bowling attack, led excellently by Ben Raine, roared back after tea and picked up five wickets to bowl Nottinghamshire out for had 18 overs to get the 91 runs needed for the win and the chase got off to a dramatic start as the hosts lost two wickets at the hands of Mohammad Abbas, but the experienced head of Ackermann saw them win sees Durham move up to fourth in Division One and are just 16 points behind their opponents at the top of a congested table, while Surrey are now breathing down Nottinghamshire's neck, as the gap at the top is just three points heading into the final game of the current block of and nightwatcher Rob Lord resumed on 67-1, still 190 behind Durham, and their aim was to bat out the day in order to keep their unbeaten record got their much-needed ealy wicket as they got Lord for 15 as he edged a James Minto ball straight to Ben McKinney in the slips. The hosts got their third soon after as Brydon Carse bowled Freddie McCann for six with one that clipped the remained at the crease and he passed fifty for the second time in the match from 69 balls. He then utilised the pace of Carse as he carved one to the Nottinghamshire opener continued to play nicely, but he was the next man to fall as he was caught behind from a Codi Yusuf delivery for a well-made was joined in the middle by Jack Haynes and the former looked good as he smashed a Raine delivery to the offside then continued to take chunks out of the hosts' lead with a lovely shot for four past third man region just before and Haynes combined for a fifty partnership and the former passed fifty for the first time this season from a rapid 58 was very much a foil for Clarke's aggression, but he departed for 24 as George Drissell got him lbw to leave Clarke needing a bit of a hand. He was very nearly out himself as a short ball from Carse was hooked towards fine leg, but Yusuf failed to take the catch with the Nottinghamshire man on Africa wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne produced a delightful drive through the covers for four, which took his side into the chances of a win were seemingly slipping away as Verryenne continued to be positive, while Clarke looked they got a much-needed breakthrough, as Verreynne, who had looked comfortable, was then caught behind from the first ball after tea as Drissell coaxed an edge from the South African who had to depart for then reached his 25th first-class century from 140 balls, but another wicket fell as Lyndon James was caught behind off the bowling of Ackermann for a excellent session continued as Raine bowled Liam Patterson-White for three and he then struck again to bowl Brett Hutton for a excellent knock of 119 ended as he chopped on from a Yusuf delivery, setting Durham a target of 91 from 18 was more drama though, as McKinney was bowled by Abbas for a first ball duck and Emilio Gay was caught behind from the same bowler. Hutton built the pressure with a series of dots, but Ackermann plundered an Abbas ball to the Netherlands international then clubbed an Abbas ball to the boundary to take his side within 50 and he followed that up with a lovely cover drive for four from a Patterson-White who passed fifty, took Durham to their target, with Carse hitting the winning runs with 10 balls to Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
BBC News
17-05-2025
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- BBC News
Durham batters fight back against leaders Notts
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Banks Homes Riverside (day two)Nottinghamshire 407: Hameed 206*; Yusuf 4-99Durham 320-4: Lees 82, Gay 74*, Minto 67; Abbas 2-74Durham (5 pts) trail Nottinghamshire (5 pts) by 87 runsMatch scorecard James Minto, Alex Lees and Emilio Gay starred with the bat as Durham fought back on day two of their County Championship clash with was well and truly Durham's morning as Minto, who came in as nightwatcher to see out one over at the end of day one, became the county's youngest ever half-centurion at the age of 17 years and 172 days. He played beautifully along with his skipper Lees to take the hosts to lunch without hit back in the afternoon, picking up three wickets including Minto for an excellent 67 and Lees for a gritty 82, but Gay remained calm and composed in the evening to pass fifty and get his side to 320-4 at the close, still trailing by 87. Minto, who had only scored 40 runs in his four previous first-class matches, looked the part with the bat as he dominated the Nottinghamshire bowling attack in the morning session with some lovely strokes and the left-arm bowler, who opens in club cricket, demonstrated skills that could see him develop into a genuine on 2-0, Minto and Lees kicked things off in the morning. The former got the first boundary of the day with a lovely cover drive for four off the bowling of Brett teenager frustrated the experienced bowling pair of Mohammad Abbas and Hutton as he played some nice shots including a delightful cut shot for four. He then played two more glorious strokes on the offside from the bowling of was happy to be a foil to Minto's aggression, but he picked up his first boundary of the day as he guided one past third for brought up his first career half-century from 61 deliveries with his eighth boundary of the day, but Nottinghamshire restricted Durham before lunch with Rob Lord and Freddie McCann keeping things got the breakthrough soon after lunch with Hutton getting Minto for a fantastic 67 as he went for one shot too many, pulling one straight to Haseeb Hameed at square leg. Lees went to his fifty soon after, with the milestone coming from 96 deliveries and he was joined in the middle by England Lions man Ben McKinney, who looked good in the early stages of his continued to underline his attacking intentions as he plundered a McCann ball straight down the ground to the boundary, but shortly after he edged an Abbas ball to Kyle Verreynne to depart for continued to tick along nicely with Gay joining him in the middle and the ex-Northamptonshire man helped Durham steer the ship in the face of some tight bowling from the then picked up a rare boundary as he pulled a Lord delivery to the rope to relieve a bit of pressure and Gay followed that up with a nice shot through the got a second life just before tea, after he edged a Lyndon James ball towards Joe Clarke at first slip but he could not take the chance with the Durham man on 30. However, they did get a big breakthrough in the next over as Lees was caught behind for 82 with Liam Patterson-White the one to get the Durham economical bowling continued into the evening session as Gay and new batter Colin Ackermann struggled to find the boundary, but the latter broke the shackles as he drove a Patterson-White ball down the ground for was making the league leaders pay for the drop as he became the third Durham player to pass fifty in the innings, with his coming from a more attritional 113 second new ball came for Nottinghamshire and runs started to flow for Ackermann who played a delightful shot off Abbas for four, but he then departed for 37 as he edged a beauty from Abbas to Verreynne behind the stumps to give the visitors a much-needed Robinson joined Gay at the crease and played a lovely shot through the covers to take Durham to the 300 mark and the pair took Durham to stumps without further loss. ECB Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Teenager Minto signs pro contract with Durham
Young fast bowler James Minto has signed a first professional contract with Durham, with his rookie deal running until the end of the 2026 was handed his first-class debut last September against Surrey at Kia Oval when still only 16, and became the second youngest bowler since World War Two to take a left-armer, now 17, played for England Under-19s on their tour of South Africa in the winter."It's great to see James rewarded for the excellent performances he has put in for Durham over the last couple of seasons," said, external Durham's director of cricket Marcus North."He has impressed with his skills but his maturity and match awareness at just 17 has been impressive."
