 Worse was to come as he played only once in the following 18 months, following Durham's bottom placing in the 2002 County Championship Second Division, despite 2003 being a slightly better year for the team.The following year, he played three early matches in the season, but was released at the end of the campaign, as Durham once again finished rooted to the bottom of the league.Pattison played his final match for Durham's Second XI in August 2004, and merely a week later he joined North East Premier League team Gateshead Fell, alongside team-mates including former county cricketer Nick Phillips.