County Ground        

New Writtle Street,
Chelmsford, England

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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

2017
Mon Jun 26 - Thu Jun 29           14:00 local | 13:00 GMT 09:00 EDT | 08:00 CDT | 06:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division One Essex v Middlesex
Fri Jul 7 (20 ovs) 19:00 local | 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT	NatWest t20 Blast South Group - Essex v Surrey
Thu Jul 13 (20 ovs) 19:00 local | 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT	NatWest t20 Blast South Group - Essex v Somerset
Sun Jul 16 (20 ovs) 14:30 local | 13:30 GMT 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT	NatWest t20 Blast South Group - Essex v Glamorgan
Fri Jul 21 (20 ovs) 19:00 local | 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT	NatWest t20 Blast South Group - Essex v Hampshire
Mon Jul 24 (20 ovs)	Second Eleven Twenty20 South Division - Essex 2nd XI v Somerset 2nd XI
Mon Jul 24 (20 ovs)	Second Eleven Twenty20 South Division - Essex 2nd XI v Somerset 2nd XI
Sat Jul 29 (20 ovs) 19:00 local | 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT	NatWest t20 Blast South Group - Essex v Gloucestershire
Tue Aug 1 - Thu Aug 3 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	Essex v West Indies
Fri Aug 11 (20 ovs) 19:00 local | 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT	NatWest t20 Blast South Group - Essex v Middlesex
Thu Aug 17 (20 ovs) 19:00 local | 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT | 13:00 CDT | 11:00 PDT	NatWest t20 Blast South Group - Essex v Kent
Mon Aug 28 - Thu Aug 31 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division One Essex v Somerset
Mon Sep 25 - Thu Sep 28 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division One Essex v Yorkshire
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Jun 16, 2016

Essex CCC, Chelmsford
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Apr 20, 2015

General view of the County Ground
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Jan 19, 2013

An artists impression of the development at Chelmsford
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May 12, 2010

A general view of Essex's County Ground
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