ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, dˈʌɹəm jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi kɹˈɪkɪt klˈʌb bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɐwˈɔːɹd pælˈætᵻnˌeɪts æz ðɛɹ spˈoːɹɾɪŋ kˈʌlɚz, ɐɡɹˈiːɪŋ ðˈæt "ðɪ ᵻlˈɛvən ʃˌʊd wˈɛɹ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi kˈoʊt, vˈɪz., pælˈætᵻnˌeɪt pˈɜːpəl wɪð bˈædʒ dˈiː.jˈuː.sˈiː.sˈiː. ɪn plˈeɪs ʌvðə pɹˈɛzənt klˈæɹət kˈoʊt."
In 1883, Durham University Cricket Club began to award palatinates as their sporting colours, agreeing that "the Eleven should wear the University Coat, viz., Palatinate Purple with badge D.U.C.C. in place of the present claret coat."