Grace Road

Leicester, England

The County Ground Grace Road Leicester LE2 8AD (Phone: 0116 2832128)

Also or formerly known as County Ground
Established 1878
Unused since 1901-1945
Capacity 6000
Floodlights Temporary
End names Pavilion End, Bennett End
Home team Leicestershire
Current local time 02:39, Wed Feb 20, 2019 (UTC +0000)

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Records and statistics

First ODI	India v Zimbabwe - Jun 11, 1983	Scorecard
Last ODI	Scotland v West Indies - May 27, 1999	Scorecard
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Profile

Leicestershire Cricket Ground Co bought 16 acres of land from the Duke of Rutland in 1877 and spent the massive sum of £40,000 on developing a cricket club, athletic track and hotel. The first match was played on April 22, 1878 and three months later the venue staged a game against the touring Australians. In 1898, Leicestershire actually beat the Australians. In 1901, the county decided that the ground was too far from the town centre to be economically viable, and they switched to the more central Aylestone Road. They moved out in the war and never returned, instead reverting to Grace Road in 1946, but as tennants of the City Boys Grammar School who by then owned the land. Leicestershire finally reacquired the ground in 1966 and throughout the 1970s and 1980s the venue was improved. so much so that it was awarded two ODIs during the 1999 World Cup. The record attendance was not then, however, but the 16,000 who watched the match against the touring 1948 Australians.
Martin Williamson

Notes

Travel
Train - Leicester is the nearest train station, 2 miles from the ground
Car - Leave the M1 at Junction 21. There is a large car park at the Bennett End of the ground, entrance at Curzon Road, which can accommodate 300 cars and is signposted from both Saffron Lane and Aylestone Road.
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Fixtures

2019
Tue Mar 26 - Thu Mar 28 10:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches Leicestershire v Loughborough MCCU
Thu Apr 11 - Sun Apr 14 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Worcestershire
Sun Apr 21 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup North Group - Leicestershire v Worcestershire
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 - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
Wed May 1 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	Leicestershire v Pakistan
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 - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
Mon May 6 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup North Group - Leicestershire v Warwickshire
Thu Jun 6 (50 ovs)	ICC Women's Championship 1st 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 Leicestershire v Middlesex
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 Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
Tue Jul 2 (50 ovs)	1st ODI - England Women v Australia Women
Thu Jul 4 (50 ovs)	2nd ODI - England Women v Australia Women
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 Leicestershire v Durham
Fri Jul 19 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Lancashire
Tue Jul 23 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
Fri Jul 26 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Durham
Wed Aug 7 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Birmingham Bears
Fri Aug 9 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
Fri Aug 23 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
Sun Aug 25 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
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 Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
Mon Sep 23 - Thu Sep 26 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Lancashire
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