# List of Durham County Cricket Club seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Durham County Cricket Club in English cricket, from the club's first appearance in a major competition to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top run-scorers and wicket-takers for each season.

## Seasons

| Season | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | FPT | B&H | T20 | Most runs | Most runs | Most wickets | Most wickets |
| Season | Div | P | W | L | D | Tie | Abdn | Pts | Pos | Div | P | W | L | NR | Tie | Abdn | Pts | Pos | FPT | B&H | T20 | Most runs | Most runs | Most wickets | Most wickets |
| 1964 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R2 | | | | | | |
| Durham did not appear in any major domestic cricket competition in 1965 or 1966. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1968 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| Durham did not appear in any major domestic cricket competition between 1969 and 1971. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R2 | | | | | | |
| 1973 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R2 | | | | | | |
| 1974 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R2 | | | | | | |
| Durham did not appear in any major domestic cricket competition in 1975 or 1976. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1978 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1979 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R2 | | | | | | |
| 1980 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1981 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1982 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1983 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1984 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1985 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R2 | | | | | | |
| 1986 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1987 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1988 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1989 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1990 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1991 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | | | | |
| 1992 | | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 18th | | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8th | QF | Grp | | Wayne Larkins | 1,417 | Simon Brown | 56 |
| 1993 | | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 18th | | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7th | R2 | R1 | | Phil Bainbridge | 1,116 | Anderson Cummins | 51 |
| 1994 | | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 16th | | 17 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 9th | R2 | R1 | | John Morris | 1,369 | Simon Brown | 66 |
| 1995 | | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 17th | | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16th | R2 | R2 | | John Morris | 1,123 | Simon Brown | 52 |
| 1996 | | 17 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 18th | | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18th | R2 | Grp | | Sherwin Campbell | 1,019 | Simon Brown | 69 |
| 1997 | | 17 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 17th | | 17 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17th | R1 | Grp | | Jonathan Lewis | 1,034 | Simon Brown | 57 |
| 1998 | | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 14th | | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 17th | R2 | QF | | David Boon | 953 | John Wood | 61 |
| 1999 | | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 8th | Div 2 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9th | R3 | n/a | | Jonathan Lewis | 1,146 | Steve Harmison | 64 |
| 2000 | Div 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 8th | Div 2 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7th | R4 | QF | | Simon Katich | 1,089 | Simon Brown | 56 |
| 2001 | Div 2 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 8th | Div 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 2nd | QF | QF | | Martin Love | 1,364 | Danny Law | 40 |
| 2002 | Div 2 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90+3⁄4 | 9th | Div 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8th | R4 | Grp | | Gary Pratt | 713 | Neil Killeen | 35 |
| 2003 | Div 2 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 159+1⁄4 | 6th | Div 2 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7th | R4 | | Grp | Jonathan Lewis | 1,104 | Shoaib Akhtar | 34 |
| 2004 | Div 2 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 118+1⁄2 | 9th | Div 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6th | R2 | | Grp | Gordon Muchall | 970 | Mark Davies | 50 |
| 2005 | Div 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 2nd | Div 2 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 2nd | R1 | | Grp | Dale Benkenstein | 1,183 | Liam Plunkett | 51 |
| 2006 | Div 1 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 153+1⁄2 | 7th | Div 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8th | Grp | | Grp | Dale Benkenstein | 1,427 | Graham Onions | 50 |
| 2007 | Div 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 197+1⁄2 | 2nd | Div 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1st | Won | | Grp | Michael Di Venuto | 1,329 | Ottis Gibson | 80 |
| 2008 | Div 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 1st | Div 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3rd | SF | | SF | Michael Di Venuto | 1,058 | Steve Harmison | 60 |
| 2009 | Div 1 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 1st | Div 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6th | Grp | | QF | Michael Di Venuto | 1,654 | Steve Harmison | 51 |

## Key

| Winners | Runners up | Promoted | Relegated |
Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation. Top run scorer/wicket taker shown in bold when he was the leading run scorer/wicket taker in the country.