Under 25 Double Rinks Inter-County KO Championship
Durham v Northumberland

The team for the match against Cumbria has been picked. It is played on the basis of one rink home at South Shields IBC 12.00 noon start and one away at The Parks IBC 12.00 noon start.
The total aggregate score decides the result.

Result: Durham 27 v Northumberland 41;

Rink scores:
S McIntosh 17 v 15 C Yeomans
R Chisholm 10 v D Parkes 26

The teams are available on Under 25s >> Players page

Under 25 Double Rinks Inter-County KO Championship
Durham v Cumbria, Sunday 12th October 2009

The team for the match against Cumbria has been picked. It is played on the basis of one rink home at South Shields IBC 10.00am start and one away at Cumbria IBC 10.00am start.
The total aggregate score decides the result.

The teams are available on Under 25s >> Players page

Under 25 International Trial, Kingsthorpe IBC, Sunday 19th October 2008

The EIBA have identified 52 young bowlers for a trial for the National U25 Team. Congratulations to the four Durham County IBA bowlers who have have been selected.

These are:-

Robert Chisholm, Stanley,
Phil Harvey, Stanley,
Dominic Byrne, South Shields and
Shaun McIntosh, South Shields

Return leg of Under 21s match against Northumberland

Durham Under 21s met Northumberland earlier this indoor season at Hartlepool when the Durham youngsters had an emphatic win. Each of the four rinks was successful and the total shots scored were 145 - 37 in favour of Durham.

This return leg will be at The Parks, North Shields. The Durham squad will be looking to repeat its earlier victory. Details of the first match are set out below and the team for the next one is shown on the Under 25s Players page.

Round 2 v Yorkshire at Stanley & Huddersfield on 18th November 2007

Following the disappointment of the 1st round walkover against Lancashire the Under 25s team are scheduled to play against Yorkshire in the second round on Sunday 18th November 2007.

This is an Inter Counties Double Rinks Knock Out competition with one rink at home and one away. The home venue is Stanley and the away rink is Huddersfield. The starting time will be 12 noon. Yorkshire won their 1st round match against Northumberland today, 4th November 2007.

The team is shown on the Under 25s Players page.

The result is shown on the Under 25s matches page.

Round 1 v Lancashire 4th November 2007

The first round tie scheduled for 4th November 2007 against Lancashire has been conceded by Lancashire. A team had been selected on Sunday 21st October 2007 but now will not be released.

Next round opponents are either Yorkshire or Northumberland. The date for the match is 18th November 2007. Venue is to be announced and the team will be published later.

School of Excellence at Hartlepool, 19th January 2008

The County will be running a Schoool of Excellence at Hartlepool on 19th January 2008 starting at 12.00 noon. A circular will be sent to all affiliated clubs asking for nominations which will be open to those who will be under 18 on 30th September 2008.

Those taking part will be put through their paces with a series of bowling skills tests under the supervision of County Coach, George Fleming. These will include bowling the jack to specified lengths and drawing to the jack. Marks will be awarded based on accuracy.

County U18s v Northumberland (early 2008)

The County will be playiing Northumberland in an Under 18 match of four rinks early in the New Year. The details have not been finalised and the date has been set back to 2008 to avoid any clashes with national club competitions.