The official unveiling of the Paul Collingwood Pavilion will take place on Friday, prior to the Royal London One-Day Cup match against Yorkshire Vikings
Paul Collingwood
Durham have renamed the Riverside's South West Terrace in honour of one of the club's favourite sons.
The section of the ground will now be known as the Paul Collingwood Pavilion as the county recognise the allrounder's 23 years of service.
Collingwood has scored more first-class runs (11,777) and appeared in more matches (218) than anyone else in the side's history.
The official unveiling of the Collingwood Pavilion will take place on Friday, prior to the Royal London One-Day Cup match against Yorkshire Vikings.
A club statement read: "Durham County Cricket Club is delighted to announce that Emirates Riverside’s South West Terrace has been officially renamed the Paul Collingwood Pavilion in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the club.
"The Pavilion, which also incorporates the Castle View & Cathedral Suites, will be renamed in honour of the all-rounder’s 23-year service to Durham CCC.
"Currently the club’s first-class captain, the pavilion re-naming will honour the most successful player to ever have played for Durham."
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Posted by Ann Wilkinson on 17/05/2018 at 17:24
Richly deserved!! Would love to see more of the stands named after loyal servants of the club (playing staff)
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