Chester-le-Street · England · 2004–2025
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street: Pitch Conditions, Records and Match Stats
At a glance
Matches
109
All formats
Par score
184
1st-innings average
Chase success
48%
Balanced
Bat-first win
51%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Riverside, and what captains should plan for.
Across 109 matches, the first innings has averaged 184 runs against 163 for the second. The chase success rate sits at 47%, suggesting batting first may offer a marginal edge historically. Captains have taken note: 63% of toss winners at Riverside have opted to field first, though the results indicate that instinct does not always pay off.
The average powerplay produces 45 runs at a cost of 1.38 wickets per innings. That is a measured rather than explosive start, and sides that lose two or more wickets in the first six overs historically find the middle overs hard to recover from at this ground.
With 95 runs coming on average in the middle phase, the bulk of T20 innings at Riverside is built between overs seven and fifteen. Death-overs scoring averages just 36, which suggests the outfield and boundary dimensions make the back end of the innings harder to exploit than at many comparable English grounds.
The five Tests played at Riverside have produced some of the most productive match figures in England outside the traditional grounds. Stuart Broad took 11 wickets in a single Test here, and James Anderson has twice taken eight or more wickets in a match at the ground. The conditions in County Durham tend to offer consistent movement for quality seamers.
Durham have played 80 of the 109 matches at Riverside, winning 37 and losing 40 for a win rate of 48%. That relatively flat home record across formats points to a surface that does not hand the home side an automatic advantage, though Durham's Blast results form the bulk of that sample.
By the numbers
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Riverside. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
184
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
163
Chasing average
Chase success
48%
All formats
Highest total
569
On record
Lowest total
68
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Riverside. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.
Powerplay
46RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
91RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
46RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 80 | 37 | 40 | 2 | 46% |
| England Cricket | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 68% |
| Lancashire | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 62% |
| Yorkshire | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 38% |
| Leicestershire | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 55% |
| Northamptonshire | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36% |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60% |
| Worcestershire | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25% |
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