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Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham.  Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim.  

The club is based at the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground in Chester-le-Street.  Durham is English cricket's newest first-class county.  Durham won the County Championship in 2008 for the first time, and retained the trophy in the 2009 season.

Directions...

By Road
The Riverside is located just 1 mile outside Chester le Street, 4 miles outside Durham and 12 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne.

By Bus
There is an extensive local bus network operating to and from Chester le Street.  Routes north / south from Newcastle to several destinations (e.g. Durham, Bishop Auckland), and east / west (e.g. Sunderland, Consett).
The nearest Chester le Street has to a Bus Station is the Market Place where the bus stops have real time information (10 - 15 minute walk to DCCC).  However, the Market Place is not the nearest bus stop to DCCC.  The closest stops to DCCC are two stops further south of the Market Place – at the Black Horse (for buses in both directions, north and south, a 5 - 10 minute walk to DCCC).

By Rail
Chester-le-Street station is a 15-20 minute walk to DCCC, and is served by three train operating companies.  Northern Rail, CrossCountry and First TransPennine all serve Chester-le-Street from Newcastle, Durham and Darlington.  Northern Rail services run to and from Thornaby, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Saltburn, sometimes requiring a change at Darlington.  CrossCountry serve York, Doncaster, Sheffield, Derby, Birmingham and points beyond, and TransPennine serve York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester. 

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