An ECB Pitch Panel comprising David Hughes (Pitch Liaison Officer) and Alan Fordham (Head of Operations – First-Class Cricket) convened yesterday to consider the pitch used for Durham and Kent's Championship match at Stockton Cricket Club this week.

After interviewing the match Umpires, the captain and coach of both teams and the head groundsman at Stockton CC, the panel decided that the pitch should be rated “below average”.

As a consequence, no points penalty were applied.