Preview: Durham v Bears, Vitality Blast (2022)

The second-placed Bears head to Emirates Riverside to face Durham.

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2022-06-07T15:55:00.000Z

Where and when

The Riverside, Chester-le-Street, Wednesday 8 June, 6.30pm.

Bears spinner Jake Lintott said...

"We beat Durham at our place but we know that, like every team, they have got players who can hurt you so we we'll have to be at our best.

"The boys are buzzing after the win over Notts. To win four out of six is a great position to be in."

Recent form

Bears: WWLLWDurham: LWLLL

Head-to-head

Played 13, Bears 9, Durham 4

Blast from the past

In 2017 the hosts were restricted to 145 (two wickets apiece for Olly Stone, Olly Hannon-Dalby and Jeetan Patel) before the Bears cruised to an eight-wicket win with 32 balls to spare after a dynamic opening stand of 79 in 48 balls between Ed Pollock (52) and Dom Sibley (51 not out).

Look out for

Brydon Carse - England contender whose fast, straight bowling troubled the Bears at Edgbaston two weeks ago

On the brink

Olly Stone needs one wicket for 50 in T20 cricket.

Bears Squad

Carlos Brathwaite (C)Chris BenjaminJacob BethellDanny BriggsEthan BrookesHenry BrookesAlex Davies (WK)Sam HainAdam HoseJake LintottCraig MilesPaul StirlingOlly Stone

How to follow

Fans can follow the match live in our new-look Match Centre at edgbaston.com, which will include a free to watch Live Stream from Bears Den TV.

Supporters can get involved by sending their match day comments and thoughts to matchday@edgbaston.com, and we’ll publish the best ones on our live text commentary in the Match Centre.

Supporters can also watch the Live Stream and get instant push notifications of all wickets, innings and match results via the Edgbaston app, which is free to download on iOS and Android.

Match updates will also be available across the Club’s social media accounts, simply search for @WarwickshireCCC.

Next up

Yorkshire Vikings at Edgbaston Stadium, Friday 10 June, 6.30pm.