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Cricket groundRiverside Ground, Chester-le-Street: cricket results and records
206 recorded matches at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, from 29 Jun 2004 to 22 Sep 2026.
Records at the ground
Totals| Record | Total | Team | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest total | 664 | Durham | Nottinghamshire | 16 May 2025 |
| Lowest completed total | 78 | Durham | Lancashire | 12 Aug 2018 |
Limited-overs matches with a winner: 114; the side batting first won 58.
Latest matches
Runs per over- Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Chester-le-Street
England: runs per over Sri Lanka: runs per over - Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Chester-le-StreetDurham 465(107.5 ov) Worcestershire 448(131.3 ov) Durham 235(60.1 ov) Worcestershire 32/1(9.3 ov)
Match drawn
- Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Chester-le-StreetDurham 252(73.4 ov) Middlesex 203(56 ov) Durham 374(100.2 ov) Middlesex 330(78 ov)
Durham won by 93 runs
- Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Chester-le-StreetGloucestershire 137(42 ov) Durham 384(88.1 ov) Gloucestershire 250(73.3 ov) Durham 4/0(1 ov)
Durham won by 10 wickets
- Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Chester-le-StreetDurham 165/7(20 ov) Derbyshire 160/6(20 ov)
Durham won by 5 runs
Durham: runs per over Derbyshire: runs per over - Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Chester-le-StreetNottinghamshire 166/8(20 ov) Durham 164/6(20 ov)
Nottinghamshire won by 2 runs
Nottinghamshire: runs per over Durham: runs per over
Matches at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street appears in 206 recorded matches, the first on 29 June 2004 and the latest on 22 September 2026. The matches are 88 in franchise Twenty20 leagues, 82 in the County Championship, 22 in One Day Internationals, 9 in Twenty20 Internationals and 5 in Test matches. The competitions seen most often are Vitality Blast (48 matches), County Championship (40 matches) and NatWest T20 Blast (27 matches).
Teams and results at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
The sides that appear most often are Durham (168 matches), England (34 matches), Lancashire (18 matches) and Yorkshire (18 matches).
Of the 206 matches, 174 produced a winner, 27 were drawn, 1 were tied and 4 ended without a result.
Totals and batting first at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
The highest innings total in the records is 664 by Durham against Nottinghamshire on 16 May 2025.
The lowest completed total is 78 by Durham against Lancashire on 12 August 2018.
In the 114 limited-overs matches here that produced a winner, the side batting first won 58 (50.9%).
Players at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
The leading run scorers at the ground are AZ Lees (4,207 runs in 112 innings), G Clark (3,470 runs in 122 innings), DG Bedingham (3,185 runs in 73 innings), SG Borthwick (2,917 runs in 94 innings) and PD Collingwood (2,428 runs in 92 innings).
The leading wicket takers are C Rushworth (243 wickets), BA Raine (224 wickets), MJ Potts (190 wickets), G Onions (91 wickets) and BA Carse (89 wickets).
The highest individual scores are 279 by DG Bedingham against Lancashire on 9 September 2024, 257 by DG Bedingham against Derbyshire on 22 April 2021 and 225* by BT Slater against Durham on 21 April 2022.
The best bowling figures are 9 for 52 by C Rushworth against Northamptonshire on 15 September 2014, 9 for 68 by MJ Potts against Lancashire on 9 September 2024 and 8 for 51 by C Rushworth against Sussex on 10 September 2018.
Scoring at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
In 22 One Day Internationals matches with two innings, the side batting first averaged 246.9 and the side batting second 200.3.
In 8 Twenty20 Internationals matches with two innings, the side batting first averaged 138.8 and the side batting second 131.2.
In 86 franchise Twenty20 leagues matches with two innings, the side batting first averaged 161.3 and the side batting second 146.2.
The first innings of 81 the County Championship matches here averaged 314.1 runs.
The toss at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
The toss is recorded in 206 of these matches. The toss winner chose to field in 136 (66.0%) and to bat in 70.
Among the 174 of those matches that produced a winner, the side that won the toss also won the match 87 times (50.0%).
Boundaries and dismissals at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Batters at the ground hit 13,214 fours and 1,159 sixes in the recorded innings, one boundary every 12.4 balls; 52.0% of the runs came in boundaries.
Batters were dismissed caught 55%, bowled 22%, lbw 17%, run out 3% and caught and bowled 2% of the 4,176 times.
Wickets credited to bowlers fell caught 57%, bowled 23%, lbw 17%, caught and bowled 2% and stumped 1% of the 4,048 times.
That is 69.8 boundaries a match, counting every recorded innings.
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street through the years
Matches by decade: 2000s (8), 2010s (99) and 2020s (99).
Competitions played at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
The competitions that have used the ground are Vitality Blast (48 matches), County Championship (40 matches), NatWest T20 Blast (27 matches), Specsavers County Championship (27 matches), LV= County Championship (15 matches), Vitality Blast Men (13 matches), NatWest Series (7 matches) and World Cup (3 matches).
Questions and answers
How many matches are recorded at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street?
206, from 29 June 2004 to 22 September 2026.
What is the highest total at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street?
664 by Durham on 16 May 2025.
What is the lowest completed total at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street?
78 by Durham on 12 August 2018.
Does batting first win at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street?
In 114 limited-overs matches with a winner, the side batting first won 58 (50.9%).
Which team has played most often at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street?
Durham, in 168 of the recorded matches.