Ground information | |||
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Location | Worcester, Worcestershire, England | ||
Establishment | 1896 | ||
Capacity | 5,500 | ||
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New Road End Diglis End | |||
International information | |||
First ODI | 13 June 1983: West Indies v Zimbabwe | ||
Last ODI | 22 May 1999: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | ||
First women's Test | 30 June – 3 July 1951: England v Australia | ||
Last women's Test | 10–13 July 2009: England v Australia | ||
First WODI | 1 July 2000: England v South Africa | ||
Last WODI | 19 September 2021: England v New Zealand | ||
Only WT20I | 23 July 2022: England v South Africa | ||
Team information | |||
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As of 23 July 2022 Source: cricinfo |
New Road is a cricket ground in the English city of Worcester. It has been the home ground of Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1896.
The ground is situated in central Worcester, on the west bank of the River Severn, overlooked by Worcester Cathedral on the opposite bank. Immediately to the northwest is a road called New Road, part of the A44, hence the name. To the northwest is Cripplegate Park.
Until 1976, the ground was owned by the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Cathedral. The capacity of the ground is 4,500, small by first-class standards.[ citation needed ]
There is a small cricket shop located just outside the ground, selling cricket equipment, clothing, books and accessories. This shop opened in July 2008, replacing a long-standing older shop inside the ground. The shop also contains the administrative office for ticket sales and enquiries.[ citation needed ]
The ground is often flooded in winter by the nearby river, and was severely affected by the floods of July 2007, leading to the cancellation of several matches, and losses that were estimated to take nine years to recoup.[ citation needed ] In April 2024 Worcestershire's board confirmed that they were looking at options to secure the club's long-term future, possibly including a move away from New Road. [1]
Elton John performed at Worcester Cricket Ground in June 2006. [2]
New Road has hosted three men's One Day Internationals: one in the 1983 World Cup, when Gordon Greenidge scored 105 not out (the only men's international century at the ground) to take the West Indies to an eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe; [3] and two in the 1999 World Cup: a six-wicket victory for Australia over Scotland [4] and a four-wicket victory for Sri Lanka over Zimbabwe. [5]
The ground has also seen nine Women's Test matches between 1951 and 2009, including the England Women's decisive victory during the 2005 Ashes, in which Katherine Brunt scored 52 and took match figures of 9/111; [6] [7] Brunt also took a first-innings 6/69 in the 2009 Ashes Test at Worcester, which was drawn. [8] [9] It has staged seven Women's ODI between 2000 and 2021, [10] and one Women's Twenty20 International in 2022. [11]
The England Lions (formerly England A) played a four-day match against the Australian touring side at New Road in 2009; in a drawn match, Mike Hussey (150) and Marcus North (191 not out) made runs, while Worcestershire's Stephen Moore responded with 120; Brett Lee took 6/76. [12]
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