The England and Wales Cricket Board has today confirmed the 2023 fixtures for men’s county and women’s regional domestic competitions, with Durham traveling to Hove for their opening County Championship fixture of the season to take on Sussex.
The men’s domestic summer will begin on Thursday 6 April with the opening round of the LV= Insurance County Championship.
As previously agreed, the 2023 LV= Insurance County Championship format is unchanged from 2022. Across Division One and Division Two, each county will play 14 fixtures with two teams relegated and two teams promoted.
Durham host Worcestershire on Thursday 13 April in their first home County Championship fixture of the season.
Durham will kick off their T20 Vitality Blast campaign on the road, opening up at Wantage Road to face Northants Steelbacks on Thursday 26 May before heading to Headingley the following day to take on Yorkshire Vikings.
Notts Outlaws will be Durham’s first opponents on home soil with a Bank Holiday Monday opener.
Members can experience three Friday night games under the lights, which includes our hotly anticipated derby day clash over Yorkshire Vikings on 23 June, with Derbyshire Falcons and Lancashire Lightning also in the North East for Friday night contests.
Durham will look to reach the highs of the 2021 One-Day Cup where they reached the final two seasons ago when they host Worcestershire Rapids in the opening game on Tuesday 1 August.
The One-Day Cup final will return to a Saturday with Trent Bridge set to host the decider on September 16. The 18 First-Class Counties will each play one warm-up match against a National County – with Durham travelling to Northumberland on Sunday 30 July.
Durham continue their home County Championship campaign on Sunday 3 September hosting Sussex, before an away trip to New Road on 19 September – concluding the season against Leicestershire starting on Tuesday 26 September.
With the full fixture schedule now confirmed for 2023, those looking to purchase an Early Bird membership have until Friday 23 December to do so.
T20 Blast passes are now on sale too for just £70 which includes all 7 homes games at Seat Unique Riverside. Junior membership are also available now for just £25 covering all formats of cricket here in Chester-le-Street.
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