County Ground

New Writtle Street,
Chelmsford, England

The County Ground, New Writtle Street, Chelmsford, Essex, England. CM2 0PG (Phone: 01245 252420, Fax: 01245 254030)

Also or formerly known as The Ford County Ground
Capacity 6500
Floodlights Yes
End names River End, Hayes Close End
Home team Essex
Current local time 11:36, Thu Apr 26, 2018 (UTC +0100)

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Records and statistics

First ODI	Australia v India - Jun 20, 1983	Scorecard
Last ODI	South Africa v Zimbabwe - May 29, 1999	Scorecard
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Profile

The County Ground has been the headquarters of Essex since 1967. The ground is notoriously windy but with great drainage following improvements in 1982. It is a compact ground for a county HQ, but nevertheless much use has been made of the space available. The ground has one double-decker seating area, marquees, executive suites and mostly single-tier seating. Its pavilion, built in the 1970s, has recently been extended and contains all sorts of memorabilia.. It is also one of the only two current grounds with permanent floodlights which were installed in 2002. Graham Gooch has scored most of his 40,000 plus first-class runs here and Essex have had their most successful seasons here, too. Surrey will remember one match for a different reason, though: in 983, they recorded their lowest innings of 14. The playing area, which slopes slightly from south-east to north-west, has been used for more than just cricket in the past: it was used for some time as a standby emergency helicopter landing place for the nearby hospital, until the casualty department was relocated.

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Travel
Train Chelmsford train station is half a mile away from the ground.
Car 12 miles away from M25 Jnct 28. An NCP car park is available for public parking (175 spaces). It is heavily used by commuters on weekdays but it is largely available at weekends. Car parking for the public is available at various short- and long-stay car parks in the town centre.
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Fixtures

2018
Fri May 4 - Mon May 7 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division One Essex v Yorkshire
Fri May 25 (50 ovs) 14:00 local \| 13:00 GMT 09:00 EDT \| 08:00 CDT \| 06:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup South Group - Essex v Somerset
Sun May 27 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup South Group - Essex v Surrey
Wed May 30 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup South Group - Essex v Glamorgan
Wed Jun 6 (50 ovs) 14:00 local \| 13:00 GMT 09:00 EDT \| 08:00 CDT \| 06:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup South Group - Essex v Kent
Mon Jun 11 (20 ovs)	Second Eleven Twenty20 South Division - Essex 2nd XI v Glamorgan 2nd XI
Mon Jun 11 (20 ovs)	Second Eleven Twenty20 South Division - Essex 2nd XI v Glamorgan 2nd XI
Wed Jun 20 - Sat Jun 23 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division One Essex v Nottinghamshire
Mon Jun 25 - Thu Jun 28 14:00 local \| 13:00 GMT 09:00 EDT \| 08:00 CDT \| 06:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division One Essex v Somerset
Sun Jul 1 (20 ovs) 15:00 local \| 14:00 GMT 10:00 EDT \| 09:00 CDT \| 07:00 PDT	Final - TBC v TBC
Wed Jul 4 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Sussex
Fri Jul 6 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Middlesex
Fri Jul 13 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Glamorgan
Sat Jul 21 (20 ovs) 17:00 local \| 16:00 GMT 12:00 EDT \| 11:00 CDT \| 09:00 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Hampshire
Sun Aug 5 (20 ovs) 14:30 local \| 13:30 GMT 09:30 EDT \| 08:30 CDT \| 06:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Surrey
Fri Aug 10 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Gloucestershire
Fri Aug 17 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Kent
Wed Aug 29 - Sat Sep 1 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division One Essex v Hampshire
Tue Sep 4 - Fri Sep 7 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division One Essex v Surrey
Tue Sep 18 - Fri Sep 21 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division One Essex v Worcestershire
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