(1980-10-06) 6 October 1980 (age 43) Taunton, Somerset, England
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off break
Role
Batsman
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2000–2002
Somerset Cricket Board
2002–2009
Somerset
2010
Unicorns
2010–2016
Derbyshire
2017–2019
Wiltshire
FC debut
24 July 2002 Somerset v West Indies A
LA debut
2 May 2000 Somerset CB v Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition
FC
LA
T20
Matches
109
122
119
Runs scored
5,346
3,047
2,500
Batting average
33.41
34.23
26.04
100s/50s
6/32
5/14
1/15
Top score
151
134
111
Balls bowled
7,895
2,223
1,182
Wickets
119
54
61
Bowling average
39.92
38.44
25.00
5 wickets in innings
4
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
Best bowling
6/109
3/7
3/14
Catches/stumpings
113/–
45/–
43/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 August 2016
Wesley John Durston (born 6 October 1980) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Derbyshire, having represented Somerset between 1999 and 2009, and the Unicorns during the 2010 season. He learnt his cricket at Millfield School and is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler.
Durston batting for the Unicorns.
He made his debut for the Somerset Second XI in 1999 and his List A debut for Somerset Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. He made his first-class debut for Somerset against West Indies 'A' in 2002 and made his Championship debut in 2003. He made more appearances in 2005 and was particularly valuable in one day games. In 2006 he became a regular member of the team. His maiden first-class century was 146* against Derbyshire at Derby in 2005. His best bowling in first-class cricket is 3–23 against Sri Lanka 'A' in 2004. Although he did not score a century in 2006 he did get seven Championship scores over 50 and was the leading fielder with 15 catches. He was released by Somerset in November 2009 when his contract expired.[1]
In 2010, Durston was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties. The Unicorns were made up of 15 former county cricket professionals and 6 young cricketers looking to make it in the professional game.[2]
Durston impressed with the bat in the early stages of the competition, and after an unbeaten century against Sussex, he was offered a contract to play Twenty20 cricket for Derbyshire for the 2010 season.[3] After impressing for Derbyshire in the limited overs formats of the game, Durston was offered a full playing contract, and became a permanent fixture in both the four-day and one-day Derbyshire sides. He was released by mutual consent at the end of the 2016 season.
Having coached at Oakham School shortly after retirement from the professional game, Durston is now Assistant Coach for Loughborough Women's MCCU and Loughborough Lightning in the Kia Super League.[4] He plays club cricket for Oakham Cricket Club in Rutland in the ECB Leicestershire Premier League.
^"Wes Durston To Leave Somerset". Somerset County Cricket Club. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
^Cricinfo staff, Unicorns name squad for Clydesdale Bank 40, 13 April 2010, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
^Unicorns Form Earns Durston Derbyshire Deal, 26 May 2010, Cricket World. Retrieved on 26 May 2010.
May 2010, www.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved on 3 May 2010. Bolton, Paul WesDurston to play for Unicorns, 8 April 2010, www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved on...
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but lost Trescothick, who flew home after a recurrence of his illness. WesDurston, who replaced Trescothick in the side, top-scored for Somerset in their...
Derbyshire Falcons 190/5 (20 overs) v Lancashire Lightning 190/6 (20 overs) WesDurston 86 (58) Tom Smith 2/37 (4 overs) Stephen Moore 72 (55) Greg Smith 2/36...
Lancashire back into the match, but he was run out by a direct hit from WesDurston for 12. Johnson then claimed two wickets in two balls to get rid of Dominic...
highest successful run chase in the history of 40-over cricket. Batsman WesDurston scored 117 from 68 balls for the Unicorns. In 2015, a T20 match between...
Brown Ian Bell Derbyshire Falcons Derby North County Ground Graeme Welch WesDurston Durham Jets Chester-le-Street North Riverside Ground Jon Lewis Mark Stoneman...
(1976–1988) 194 matches CA Charles Dunlop (1892–1905) 43 matches CA WesDurston (2002–2009) 34 matches CA Keith Dutch (2001–2004) 45 matches CA Guy Earle...
chase in a 40 over List A fixture. He made 90 off 87 balls supporting WesDurston. He later surpassed this score when he made 91 returning to New Road...
Fielding For Each Team by WesDurston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2011. "Twenty20 Bowling For Each Team by WesDurston". CricketArchive. Retrieved...
du Plooy Christopher Durham (2011–2012) : C. M. Durham WesDurston (2010–2016) : W. J. Durston John Eadie (1882) : J. T. C. Eadie William Eadie (1885–1899) :...
Samit Patel Simon Cook Steven Croft Tim Bresnan Tom Smith Usman Afzaal WesDurston Sourav Ganguly V. R. V. Singh Wasim Jaffer Niall O'Brien Tanmay Mishra...
sixteen matches to finish seventh in the group. Luke Sutton was captain. WesDurston scored most runs and Tim Groenewald took most wickets overall. Luke Sutton...
Bruyn (1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (aged 34) Right Right-arm fast-medium 11 WesDurston (1980-10-06)6 October 1980 (aged 29) Right Right-arm off break 25 James...
fielding for each team by WesDurston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2015. "List A bowling for each team by WesDurston". CricketArchive. Retrieved...
Fielding For Each Team by WesDurston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2013. "List A Bowling For Each Team by WesDurston". CricketArchive. Retrieved...
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