Where is Riverside Ground?

Riverside Ground is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8496°, -1.5607°.

Stadiums · North East England

Riverside Ground

Riverside Ground in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Riverside Ground is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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The Riverside Ground, known for sponsorship reasons as the Banks Homes Riverside, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club, and has also hosted several international matches.

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History

. Additional seating on this side of the ground is now permanently erected, where previously for international matches, capacity was increased with temporary seating.]] Durham's acceptance into first-class cricket in 1991 was made conditional on the building of a new Test match-standard cricket ground. Work began on the new ground at the Riverside in a location overlooked by Lumley Castle in 1990, with development continuing in phases. Work on the outfield and playing surface began in 1993. In its first three seasons in the County Championship, the Club played in a variety of locations around the county, but the Riverside ground was pronounced ready for cricket in time for the 1995 season,…

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