Durham Cricket
County Durham's first-class cricket club, playing at the Riverside ground at Chester-le-Street, which also hosts concerts, conferences and an annual fireworks night.
About Durham Cricket
Durham Cricket is the county's first-class cricket club, a County Championship county since 1992, playing its home matches at the Riverside ground at Chester-le-Street, known under its sponsorship as Banks Homes Riverside. The ground sits in a bend of the River Wear with Lumley Castle floodlit on the hill behind it, one of the most distinctive settings in English cricket, and it has staged Test and international cricket as well as the county's Championship and white-ball fixtures. The Riverside is a year-round venue rather than a summer-only one. Outside the cricket season it hosts concerts, conferences, weddings and community events, including the Festival of Fireworks each November, which is the largest organised display in County Durham. For Durham City residents it is roughly seven miles north, with parking on site sold as a separate ticket for major events.
Featured in These Guides
Blog posts and guides that feature Durham Cricket.
Corporate Christmas Party Venues in Durham
Where a Durham business can actually book a Christmas party: shared party nights at Ramside and the Riverside, exclusive function suites at the Radisson Blu, and the one venue option no other city has, a college dinner inside Durham Castle.
Bonfire Night in Durham 2026: Fireworks by the River and Beyond
Durham has a display of its own again, fired over the Wear from the rowing club boathouse. Here is that night, the big county display at Chester-le-Street, and everything else within reach in 2026.
Past Events
Recent events connected to Durham Cricket.
More Sports & Leisure in Durham
Freeman's Quay Leisure Centre
Durham's main public leisure centre near the riverside, with swimming pools, a gym, sports hall, dance studio and exercise classes.
Maiden Castle Sport and Wellbeing Park
Durham University's main sports complex on Stockton Road, with a fitness centre, classes and pitches used by students, staff and local clubs and members.
Durham Amateur Rowing Club
A long-established rowing club on the River Wear at Old Elvet, offering learn-to-row courses for beginners as well as competitive and recreational rowing.
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The Royal Opera: Carmen (Screening)
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