New Road

New Road,
Worcester, England

The County Ground, New Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 4QQ. (Phone: 01905 748474)

Established 1899
Capacity 4500
Floodlights No
End names New Road End, Diglis End
Home team Worcestershire
Current local time 17:13, Wed Jan 29, 2020 (UTC +0000)

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Records and statistics

First ODI	West Indies v Zimbabwe - Jun 13, 1983	Scorecard
Last ODI	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - May 22, 1999	Scorecard
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Profile

When people think of the perfect English cricket ground, New Road will be high on their list. It is on the banks of a river, tree-lined, and with the famous cathedral spire creating a stunning backdrop, while the Ladies Pavilion continues to churn out its famous cakes during tea intervals. The county ground was owned by the cathedral until 1976, when it was bought for £30,000. Worcestershire had moved to New Road in 1899, after playing at Boughton Park and the arrangements for the first game were made in such a rush that the sightscreens were still being painted when play started. During the winter New Road has often looked more suitable for rowing or water-skiing than cricket, as the proximity to the Rivers Teme and Severn cause regular flooding, and in the wet summer of 2007 more than half the season's matches were lost as the ground was underwater. With its excess moisture the pitch often helps the seamers, but it hasn't stopped the likes of Graeme Hick, Tom Graveney and Basil D'Oliveira making batting look simple against a succession of bowling attacks. D'Oliveira now has a stand named after him, the newest addition to New Road, but further development has been resisted and the ground retains its English charms.
Andrew McGlashan January 2008

Notes

Travel
Train Mainline station Worcester Foregate Street
Car Parking available but the ground is just five minutes walk from town centre
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Fixtures

2020
Sat Apr 25 - Tue Apr 28	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Sussex
Fri May 15 - Mon May 18	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Middlesex
Fri May 22 - Mon May 25	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire
Fri May 22 - Mon May 25 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	England Lions v West Indians
Thu May 28 - Sun May 31 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Worcestershire v West Indians
Tue Jun 2 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
Sun Jun 7 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Yorkshire
Fri Jun 12 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire
Fri Jun 19 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Sun Jun 21 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Fri Jul 3 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Durham
Sun Jul 5 - Wed Jul 8	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Durham
Sun Jul 12 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Wed Jul 22	The Women's Hundred Birmingham Phoenix Women v Manchester Originals Women
Sun Jul 26 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Worcestershire v Sussex
Fri Jul 31 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Worcestershire v Middlesex
Sun Aug 2 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Worcestershire v Kent
Thu Aug 6 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Worcestershire v Durham
Sun Aug 9	The Women's Hundred Birmingham Phoenix Women v London Spirit Women
Sat Aug 29 - Tue Sep 1	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Tue Sep 8 - Fri Sep 11	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Derbyshire
Tue Sep 22 - Fri Sep 25	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Glamorgan
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