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 01:49, Thu Dec 13, 2018 (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

2019
Wed Apr 24 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup North Group - Worcestershire v Durham
Sun Apr 28 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup North Group - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Wed May 1 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup North Group - Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire
Sat May 4 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup North Group - Worcestershire v Yorkshire
Tue May 14 - Fri May 17 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Durham
Mon May 27 - Thu May 30 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Middlesex
Sun Jun 9 (50 ovs)	ICC Women's Championship 2nd ODI - England Women v West Indies Women
Mon Jun 10 - Thu Jun 13 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Lancashire
Mon Jun 17 - Thu Jun 20 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Sussex
Sun Jul 7 - Wed Jul 10 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Derbyshire
Fri Jul 19 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Birmingham Bears
Sun Jul 28 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Durham
Wed Jul 31 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Derbyshire
Sun Aug 4 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Sun Aug 11 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
Sun Aug 25 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Wed Aug 28 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire
Tue Sep 10 - Fri Sep 13 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Mon Sep 16 - Thu Sep 19 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
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