Riverside Ground

Riverside Ground in numbers

Riverside Ground, in Chester-le-Street, England, has staged 6 Tests and 22 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Pakistan and Scotland in 1999, and the most recent international here was in 2024.

None of the 6 Tests played at Riverside Ground has been drawn, 4 won by the side batting first and 2 by the side batting second. England have played 6 of those Tests and won 6, lost 0, a win rate of 100%. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 4 Tests. Alastair Cook has made more Test runs here than anyone, 315 in 7 innings with 1 hundred, and James Anderson has taken the most wickets, 25 in 4 Tests. The highest total is England's 569 for 6 in 2009; the lowest completed innings Zimbabwe's 94 in 2003; the highest individual score Ian Bell's 162 not out against Bangladesh in 2005; the best bowling Ryan Harris's 7 for 117 in 2013.

Of the 22 ODIs played at Riverside Ground, sides batting first have won 8 and chasing sides 12; 2 produced no result. Only 40% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. England have played 17 of those ODIs and won 10, lost 5 and tied or had no result in 2, a win rate of 59%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (6) and Sri Lanka (5). The average first-innings total was 232 in the 2000s (8 ODIs) and 274 in the 2020s (3 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 9 ODIs, against 8 in the 2000s. Jonny Bairstow has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 374 in 5 innings with 1 hundred, and Graeme Swann has taken the most wickets, 9 in 3 ODIs. The highest total is Sri Lanka's 338 for 6 in 2019; the lowest completed innings England's 99 in 2014; the highest individual score Rassie van der Dussen's 134 against England in 2022; the best bowling Graeme Swann's 5 for 28 in 2009. The widest margin by runs was Sri Lanka's 157-run win over England in 2014.

Tests at Riverside Ground

6 Tests, 2003 to 2016. The first was England v Zimbabwe on 5 June 2003: England won by an innings and 69 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Riverside Ground

22 ODIs, 1999 to 2024. The first was Pakistan v Scotland on 20 May 1999: Pakistan won by 94 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

Most recent matches

• Australia v England (ODI, 24 September 2024): England won by 46 runs
• South Africa v England (ODI, 19 July 2022): South Africa won by 62 runs
• Sri Lanka v England (ODI, 29 June 2021): England won by 5 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
• England v New Zealand (ODI, 3 July 2019): England won by 119 runs
• Sri Lanka v West Indies (ODI, 1 July 2019): Sri Lanka won by 23 runs
• Sri Lanka v South Africa (ODI, 28 June 2019): South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 76 balls remaining)
• Australia v England (ODI, 21 June 2018): England won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)
• England v Sri Lanka (Test, 27 May 2016): England won by 9 wickets
• New Zealand v England (ODI, 20 June 2015): England won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) (D/L method)
• Sri Lanka v England (ODI, 25 May 2014): Sri Lanka won by 157 runs