The Rose Bowl        

Southampton, England

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The Rose Bowl, Hampshire's fourth home and its most state-of-the-art, was designed by award-winning architects Michael Hopkins & Partners and hosted its inaugural first-team match in 2001. The ground, shaped like a circular amphitheatre, and its highlight - the three-storey pavilion with canopied roof - is a splendid feat of architecture, but its location - just off the M27 on the outskirts of Southampton - proved problematic for spectators in the early days. One of the venues for the Champions Trophy in 2004, The Rose Bowl received widespread criticism when access to the ground for England's key fixture against Sri Lanka proved extremely difficult, as 16,000 spectators descended. Nevertheless, Hampshire's ambitions continue unchecked: the ground hosted England's first Twenty20 international against Australia in 2005; floodlights were installed in 2006, and after hosting some memorable day/night fixtures against Australia and Pakistan in 2010, the ground became England's tenth Test venue the following year, when Sri Lanka visited in mid-June.

The ground's development - costing a whopping £24million - ran into financial difficulties in 2000, before a Hampshire businessman and cricket enthusiast Rob Bransgrove stepped in to secure its future. In 2006 the venue lost out to Cardiff in the race for Test status, but Bransgrove reacted by investing another £35 million, largely aimed at improving the pitch and the dreadful traffic problems which had blighted major matches. The planned development of a state-of-the-art hotel at the northern end of the ground will further boost The Rose Bowl's ambitions as it seeks to cement its place in the international calendar, and safeguard Hampshire's future.

Notes

Travel
Train - Hedge End station and Southampton Airport/Parkway are 10 minutes' taxi ride from the ground.
Car - The Rose Bowl is in West End, a short distance from Junction 7 of the M27.
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Fixtures

2014
Sun Apr 6 - Wed Apr 9 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Hampshire v Worcestershire
Thu Apr 24 (50 ovs) 12:00 local | 11:00 GMT 07:00 EDT | 06:00 CDT | 04:00 PDT	Second Eleven Trophy South Division - Hampshire 2nd XI v Unicorns
Sun Apr 27 - Wed Apr 30 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Hampshire v Surrey
Mon May 5 - Wed May 7 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches Hampshire v Cardiff MCCU
Sun May 11 - Wed May 14 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Hampshire v Glamorgan
Thu May 15 (20 ovs)	Second Eleven Twenty20 Group D - Hampshire 2nd XI v Kent 2nd XI
Thu May 15 (20 ovs)	Second Eleven Twenty20 Group D - Hampshire 2nd XI v Kent 2nd XI
Fri May 16 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Hampshire v Glamorgan
Mon May 19 (20 ovs)	Second Eleven Twenty20 Group D - Hampshire 2nd XI v Surrey 2nd XI
Mon May 19 (20 ovs)	Second Eleven Twenty20 Group D - Hampshire 2nd XI v Surrey 2nd XI
Fri May 30 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Hampshire v Essex
Sun Jun 1 - Wed Jun 4 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Hampshire v Derbyshire
Thu Jun 5 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Hampshire v Kent
Tue Jun 10 - Thu Jun 12 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	Second Eleven Championship South Division - Hampshire 2nd XI v Surrey 2nd XI
Sun Jun 15 - Wed Jun 18 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Hampshire v Essex
Fri Jun 20 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Hampshire v Gloucestershire
Mon Jun 23 (50 ovs) 12:00 local | 11:00 GMT 07:00 EDT | 06:00 CDT | 04:00 PDT	Second Eleven Trophy South Division - Hampshire 2nd XI v Gloucestershire 2nd XI
Tue Jun 24 - Thu Jun 26 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	Second Eleven Championship South Division - Hampshire 2nd XI v Gloucestershire 2nd XI
Sun Jul 6 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Hampshire v Somerset
Mon Jul 7 - Thu Jul 10 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Hampshire v Gloucestershire
Thu Jul 10 (50 ovs) 12:00 local | 11:00 GMT 07:00 EDT | 06:00 CDT | 04:00 PDT	Second Eleven Trophy South Division - Hampshire 2nd XI v Surrey 2nd XI
Fri Jul 11 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Hampshire v Middlesex
Tue Jul 15 - Thu Jul 17 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	Second Eleven Championship South Division - Hampshire 2nd XI v Marylebone Cricket Club Universities
Fri Jul 18 (20 ovs)	NatWest t20 Blast South Division - Hampshire v Sussex
Sun Jul 27 - Thu Jul 31 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	3rd Test - England v India
Wed Aug 6 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Group A - Hampshire v Leicestershire
Fri Aug 8 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Group A - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
Mon Aug 11 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Group A - Hampshire v Worcestershire
Thu Aug 14 (50 ovs)	Hampshire v Sri Lanka A
Mon Aug 18 (50 ovs) 12:00 local | 11:00 GMT 07:00 EDT | 06:00 CDT | 04:00 PDT	Second Eleven Trophy South Division - Hampshire 2nd XI v Essex 2nd XI
Tue Aug 19 - Thu Aug 21 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	Second Eleven Championship South Division - Hampshire 2nd XI v Essex 2nd XI
Thu Aug 21 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Group A - Hampshire v Yorkshire
Sun Aug 31 - Wed Sep 3 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Hampshire v Leicestershire
Mon Sep 15 - Thu Sep 18 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT	County Championship Division Two Hampshire v Kent
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Apr 11, 2013

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