Durham County
Durham County
CRICKET CLUB
I
t would be fair to say that things have not always been plain sailing for
Durham CCC but with their finances now secure they are in a good position
to make progress. Cricket Club Magazine recently caught up with their Marketing
Director Tom Seymour to find out more about how they have been getting along
lately.
CC: How’s the general mood down at the club at the
moment?
TS: Very good. We’re financially in a good place and
our T20 attendances have been the highest we’ve ever
had at Emirates Riverside, demonstrating the passion for
cricket in the north east.
CC: How would you say the season has gone for the
club?
TS: We have been able to attract high-calibre
international players to Chester-le-Street this season
and were rewarded with a home quarter-final in the T20
Blast. The decision to grow our family audience has been
extremely successful. We’re delighted to see so many
children enjoying our games and Family Zone.
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CC: What are your plans for the rest of 2018?
TS: We aim to finish the Specsavers County
Championship strong and then the planning,
commercially and on the field, begins for 2019. We
have already made three strong signings in Alex Lees,
Cameron Bancroft and Ben Raine for next season and we
will look to compete for promotion.
CC: How important is youth cricket to the club?
TS: Hugely important. The success of Durham’s
Academy has been well publicised and the work of
former Head Coach Geoff Cook and our current Academy
Director John Windows has been exceptional.
We have had a number of our young cricketers go on
to play for England including Ben Stokes, Mark Wood,
Mark Stoneman, Steve Harmison, Graham Onions and
Liam Plunkett to name a few and the club remains
committed to developing junior cricketers and providing
local lads with opportunities. Durham’s Academy