| Date | Opposition | Venue | Result | Points |
| Benson & Hedges Cup | ||||
| 15 Apr | Yorkshire | Chester-le-Street | Won by 10 runs | 2 |
| 16 Apr | Leicestershire | Leicester | Lost by 20 runs | 0 |
| 18 Apr | Lancashire | Chester-le-Street | Lost by 9 wickets | 0 |
| 20 Apr | Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | Won by 2 runs | 2 |
| 24 Apr | Derbyshire | Chester-le-Street | Won by 138 runs | 2 |
| 9 May | Lancashire | Manchester | Lost by 3 wickets | 0 |
| National League | ||||
| 30 Apr | Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | Lost by 4 wickets | 0 |
| 6 May | Surrey | Chester-le-Street | Lost by 66 runs | 0 |
| 21 May | Glamorgan | Chester-le-Street | Lost by 15 runs (D/L Method) | 0 |
| 28 May | Nottinghamshire | Chester-le-Street | Won by 3 runs (D/L Method) | 0 |
| 4 Jun | Essex | Ilford | Won by 7 runs | 4 |
| 18 Jun | Hampshire | Basingstoke | Lost by 18 runs | 0 |
| 25 Jun | Middlesex | Chester-le-Street | Lost by 53 runs | 0 |
| 2 Jul | Derbyshire | Darlington | Won by 95 runs | 4 |
| 16 Jul | Middlesex | Southgate | Lost by 1 run | 0 |
| 23 Jul | Warwickshire | Birmingham | Won by 50 runs | 4 |
| 6 Aug | Glamorgan | Cardiff | Lost by 3 wickets | 0 |
| 14 Aug | Warwickshire | Chester-le-Street | lost by 7 wickets | 0 |
| 27 Aug | Essex | Chester-le-Street | Lost by 1 wicket | 0 |
| 29 Aug (D/N) | Hampshire | Chester-le-Street | Lost by 7 wickets | 0 |
| 10 Sep | Surrey | The Oval | Won by 59 runs | 4 |
| 17 Sep | Derbyshire | Derby | Won by 1 wicket | 4 |
| County Championship | ||||
| 2-5 May | Surrey | Chester-le-Street | Won by 231 runs | 16 |
| 11-14 May | Lancashire | Chester-le-Street | Lost by 141 runs | 3 |
| 24-27 May | Leicestershire | Chester-le-Street | Match Drawn | 10 |
| 31 May-3 Jun | Kent | Tunbridge Wells | Lost by 190 runs | 3 |
| 7-10 Jun | Yorkshire | Chester-le-Street | Lost by 6 wickets | 3 |
| 14-17 Jun | Hampshire | Basingstoke | Lost by an innings and 164 runs | 3 |
| 28 Jun-1 Jul | Derbyshire | Darlington | Won by an innings and 79 runs | 20 |
| 7-10 Jul | Yorkshire | Leeds | Match drawn | 10 |
| 12-15 Jul | Leicestershire | Leicester | Lost by 217 runs | 3 |
| 19-22 Jul | Lancashire | Manchester | Lost by 6 wickets | 4 |
| 28-31 Jul | Somerset | Chester-le-Street | Match Drawn | 9 |
| 9-12 Aug | Kent | Chester-le-Street | Match drawn | 8 |
| 16-19 Aug | Somerset | Taunton | Match drawn | 10 |
| 22-25 Aug | Derbyshire | Derby | Lost by 232 runs | 3 |
| 31 Aug-3 Sep | Hampshire | Chester-le-Street | Lost by 6 wickets | 3 |
| 6-9 Sep | Surrey | The Oval | Lost by an innings and 68 runs | 2 |
| NatWest Trophy | ||||
| 21 Jun | Berkshire | Finchampstead | Won by 43 runs | |
| 5 Jul | Hampshire | Chester-le-Street | Lost by 5 wickets | |
| Tour Match | ||||
| 27 Jun | Zimbabwe | Chester-le-Street | Lost by 8 wickets | |