DURHAM'S disappointment at losing to Worcestershire yesterday was compounded by an injury that could sideline their star batsman, David Bedingham, for a number of weeks. Despite having got themselves into what looked like a winning position at lunch on the third day at Chester-le-Street, Durham's bowlers let Worcestershire off the hook as they eventually suffered a six-wicket defeat. To make matters worse, Bedingham has suffered a muscular problem that is likely to rule him out of action for a number of weeks.
SUBSCRIBE to The Northern Echo - read the paper on our brand-new app, access premium website content, remove adverts and join our exclusive members-only rewards club The South African is Durham's leading run-scorer this season, and his absence for a prolonged spell would be a major blow. “I would have thought that David Bedingham will be in the cotton wool basket for a while," admitted Durham head coach Ryan Campbell. "He is going for a scan, the physio’s first thought is that it could be a nick of the tendon which is something we’ve seen with Stan McAlindon and he’s been out for six to eight weeks.
"Fingers crossed it’s not as bad as we think and that he’ll be okay, firstly for South Africa as that’s the priority for him, but so we can see him again in the T20 Blast and County Championship.” Campbell was left bitterly disappointed by Durham's failure to press home the advantage they established when they claimed a 78-run first-innings lead. They were di.
