DURHAM County Cricket Club and a local firm have announced a three-year partnership link-up, which will benefit young players.

The players who will benefit from the partnership between the club and Rutherford Financial Management are at the English Cricket Board and Durham Cricket Academy.

Club members will have the chance of specialist advice on financial products and services provided by the company, which will donate a proportion of fees generated by sales, to the academy funds.

Rutherford Financial Management has branches in Newcastle and Morpeth.