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 22:25, Fri Apr 20, 2018 (UTC +0100)

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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

2018
Fri Apr 20 - Mon Apr 23 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Sussex
Fri Apr 27 - Mon Apr 30 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Derbyshire
Fri May 11 - Mon May 14 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Glamorgan
Wed May 23 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup North Group - Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
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 North Group - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
Thu Jun 7 (50 ovs) 14:00 local \| 13:00 GMT 09:00 EDT \| 08:00 CDT \| 06:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup North Group - Leicestershire v Durham
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 Two Leicestershire v Middlesex
Fri Jul 6 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Durham
Sun Jul 8 (20 ovs) 14:30 local \| 13:30 GMT 09:30 EDT \| 08:30 CDT \| 06:30 PDT	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
Sun Jul 15 (50 ovs) 14:00 local \| 13:00 GMT 09:00 EDT \| 08:00 CDT \| 06:00 PDT	ICC Women's Championship 3rd ODI - England Women v New Zealand Women
Wed Jul 18 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Lancashire
Fri Jul 27 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
Thu Aug 2 (20 ovs) 18:15 local \| 17:15 GMT 13:15 EDT \| 12:15 CDT \| 10:15 PDT	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Warwickshire
Fri Aug 10 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Worcestershire
Fri Aug 17 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	Vitality Blast North Group - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
Sun Aug 19 - Wed Aug 22 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Kent
Mon Sep 10 - Thu Sep 13 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Leicestershire v Warwickshire
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 Two Leicestershire v Durham
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