Campbell putting his faith in youth

DURHAM get some respite from the threat of County Championship relegation as the Metro Bank One Day Cup gets underway today.

- By NICK LOUGHLIN

Second bottom in the Division One table after last week’s home loss to Surrey, Ryan Campbell's side are 12 points adrift of safety, with three more counties a further three points above.

With three games remaining, all against others in the relegation mix, Durham's fate is in their own hands.

While they also have a T20 Blast quarterfinal against Hampshire on September 5 to come, today they take on Sussex Sharks at South Northumberland from 11am.

Campbell said: “The One Day competition probably comes at the perfect time for us, where we can just sit back and take a breath from the County Championship.