This is a list of Durham first-class cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in first-class cricket for Durham. Records for Durham in List A cricket, the shorter form of the game, are found at List of Durham List A cricket records.
Notation Team Notation: When a team score is listed as "300-3", this indicates that they have scored 300 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. If it is followed by a "d", this indicates that the side declared. When the team score is listed as "300", this means the side was all out.
Batting Notation: When a batsman's score is listed as "100", the batsman scored 100 runs and was out. If it followed by an asterisk *, the batsman was not out.
Bowling Notation: "5/100" indicates that the bowler took 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs.
Team Records Total Runs Opponents Venue Season Highest for Durham 664 v Nottinghamshire Chester-le-Street 2025 Highest against Durham 810-4 d by Warwickshire Birmingham 1994 Lowest for Durham 61 v Leicestershire Grace Road 2018 Lowest against Durham 18 by Durham MCCU Chester-le-Street 2012 Source: CricketArchive. Durham MCCU are one of six Marylebone Cricket Club Universities accorded first-class status. Last updated: 9 April 2012.
Batting Records Runs Batsman Opponents Venue Season Highest individual innings 279 David Bedingham v Lancashire Chester-le-Street 2024 Most runs in a season for Durham 1,654 Michael Di Venuto 2009 Most runs in a career for Durham 15,057 Paul Collingwood 1996–2015 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 17 October 2009.
Bowling Records Analysis Bowler Opponents Venue Season Best innings analysis for Durham 10/47 Ottis Gibson v Hampshire Chester-Le-Street 2007 Best match analysis for Durham 15/95 Chris Rushworth v Northamptonshire Chester-le-Street 2014 Wickets Bowler Season Most wickets in a season for Durham 80 Ottis Gibson 2007 Most career wickets for Durham 751 Chris Rushworth 2010–2022 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 17 May 2007.
Partnership Records WicketPartnership Runs Batsmen Opponents Venue Season 1st 334* Stewart Hutton Mike Roseberry v Oxford University Oxford 1996 2nd 274 Mark Stoneman Scott Borthwick v Middlesex Chester-le-Street 2014 3rd 205 Graeme Fowler Stewart Hutton v Yorkshire Leeds 1993 4th 331 Ben Stokes Dale Benkenstein v Lancashire Chester-le-Street 2011 5th 425 David Bedingham Colin Ackermann v Lancashire Chester-le-Street 2024 6th 282 Cameron Bancroft Ned Eckersley v Sussex Hove 2019 7th 315 Dale Benkenstein Ottis Gibson v Yorkshire Leeds 2006 8th 147 Phil Mustard Liam Plunkett v Yorkshire Leeds 2009 9th 149 Liam Trevaskis Matty Potts v Northants Northamptonshire 2021 10th 158 Ben Raine Callum Parkinson v Kent Beckenham 2026 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 10 September 2009