DURHAM begin their 21st First Class season at home to Somerset.

Durham's LV= County Championship season begins in front of a home crowd at Emirates Durham ICG as the lads face Somerset on April 10.

Local rivals Yorkshire will visit Emirates Durham ICG on April 24 to face Durham in the LV=County Championship.

Durham Dynamos kick off their Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign soon after as Essex Eagles make the long trip to the North East on May 5.

The Dynamos will be targeting success in this years Friends Life t20 and begin the 2013 campaign at home to local rivals Lancashire Lightning on Friday, June 28.

The big derby game at Emirates Durham ICG against Yorkshire Carnegie takes place on July 12, with Durham's group campaign being completed at home to Derbyshire Falcons on July 28 in a match that could decide whether the Dynamos qualify for the next round.

With Emirates Durham ICG hosting its first Investec Ashes Test match and England men and women facing the Australians in International t20 action this will undoubtedly be the biggest year in the North East' cricketing history.

APRIL

10/11/12/13 LVCC 1 v SOMERSET Emirates Durham ICG

17/18/19/20 LVCC 1 v Warwickshire Edgbaston

24/25/26/27 LVCC 1 v YORKSHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

29/30/1/2 LVCC 1 v Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge

MAY

5 40L v ESSEX Emirates Durham ICG

6 40L v Lancashire Old Trafford

9 40L v Surrey Kia Oval

10/11/12/13 LVCC 1 v Surrey Kia Oval

19 40L v Hampshire Ageas Bowl

22/23/24/25 LVCC 1 v Middlesex Emirates Durham ICG

27 40L v DERBYSHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

JUNE

2 40L v LANCASHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

6/7/8/9 LVCC 1 v Somerset Taunton

12/13/14/15 LVCC 1 v WARWICKSHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

16 40L v SCOTLAND Emirates Durham ICG

22 40L v HAMPSHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

28 T20 v LANCASHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

30 T20 v Yorkshire Scarborough

JULY

5 T20 v Leicestershire Grace Road

6 T20 v NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

8 LVCC1 v DERBYSHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

12 T20 v YORKSHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

14 T20 v Lancashire Old Trafford

19 T20 v Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge

21 T20 v Derbyshire Chesterfield

25 T20 v LEICESTERSHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

28 T20 v DERBYSHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

AUGUST

2/3/4/5 LVCC 1 v Middlesex Lord's

6 Quarter-Final T20 tbc

6 Quarter-Final T20 tbc

7 Quarter-Final T20 tbc

8 Quarter-Final T20 tbc

9/10/11/12/13 Test England v Australia Emirates Durham ICG

11 40L v Scotland tbc

13 40L v Essex Chelmsford

15 40L v Derbyshire Derby

17 S- Final x 2 T20 tbc Edgbaston

17 Final T20 tbc Edgbaston

22/23/24/25 LVCC 1 v SURREY Emirates Durham ICG

26 40L v SURREY Emirates Durham ICG

28/29/30/31 LVCC 1 v Yorkshire Scarborough

31 WIT20 England v Australia (Women) Emirates Durham ICG

31 IT20 England v Australia Emirates Durham ICG

SEPTEMBER

3/4/5/6 LVCC 1 v SUSSEX Emirates Durham ICG

7 Semi-Final 40L tbc

9 Semi-Final 40L tbc

11/12/13/14 LVCC 1 v Derbyshire Derby

17/18/19/20 LVCC 1 v NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Emirates Durham ICG

21 Final 40L tbc Lord's

24/25/26/27 LVCC 1 v Sussex Hove