The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

St James Street,
Taunton, England

The County Ground, St. James's Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1JT. (Phone 01823 272946/254287)

Also or formerly known as Athletic Ground, County Ground
Established 1882
Capacity 6500
Floodlights No
End names River End, Old Pavilion End
Home team Somerset
Current local time 00:47, Tue Apr 24, 2018 (UTC +0100)

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

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Records and statistics

First ODI	England v Sri Lanka - Jun 11, 1983	Scorecard
Last ODI	India v Sri Lanka - May 26, 1999	Scorecard
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Only T20I	England v South Africa - Jun 23, 2017	Scorecard
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Profile

The County Ground, Taunton, is set right within the town of Taunton itself, minutes from the town centre. The most south-westerly of English first-class grounds, it is a ground that retains much character, despite extensive renovations and improvements. For many years the playing area was circled by a greyhound track, removed in the 1970s. The towers of St. Jame's, St. George's and St. Mary's churches rise behind the pavilion, and the Quantock Hills overlook the other end. The main entrance gates are named after JC White, who plied his trade here from 1909 to 1937. The county established itself here in 1882, although the first Championship match was not played here until 1891. The record attendance was in 1948 when 10,000 packed in to see Don Bradman's Australians. The venue also staged one-day internationals during the 1983 and 1999 World Cups.

It has seen many splendid innings, including two quadruple hundreds (a record shared with Melbourne and Karachi), Archie Maclaren's record of 424 being followed 93 years later by Graeme Hick's 405*. Viv Richards made a stunning 322 in a day for the county against Warwickshire in 1985, and Major RM Poore made 304 here during his remarkable season of 1899 (he made 1399 runs in only 12 innings). When conditions are right, however, bowlers can do well, and Tyler (1895), Trott (1900) and Rushby (1921) all took all 10 wickets here. It was on this ground as well, that Jack Hobbs first equalled, then beat the great WG's record of 126 centuries in 1925.

In 2006 Taunton was unveilled as the official home of English women's cricket.
Martin Williamson

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Fixtures

2018
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 One Somerset v Yorkshire
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 One Somerset v Hampshire
Sun May 20 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup South Group - Somerset v Glamorgan
Tue May 22 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup South Group - Somerset v Sussex
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 - Somerset v Middlesex
Fri Jun 1 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup South Group - Somerset v Gloucestershire
Sat Jun 9 - Tue Jun 12 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division One Somerset v Nottinghamshire
Wed Jun 20 (20 ovs) 13:00 local \| 12:00 GMT 08:00 EDT \| 07:00 CDT \| 05:00 PDT	South Africa Women v New Zealand Women
Wed Jun 20 (20 ovs) 17:40 local \| 16:40 GMT 12:40 EDT \| 11:40 CDT \| 09:40 PDT	England Women v South Africa Women
Sat Jun 23 (20 ovs) 13:00 local \| 12:00 GMT 08:00 EDT \| 07:00 CDT \| 05:00 PDT	England Women v South Africa Women
Sat Jun 23 (20 ovs) 17:40 local \| 16:40 GMT 12:40 EDT \| 11:40 CDT \| 09:40 PDT	England Women v New Zealand Women
Fri Jul 6 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Gloucestershire
Sun Jul 8 (20 ovs) 14:30 local \| 13:30 GMT 09:30 EDT \| 08:30 CDT \| 06:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Kent
Sun Jul 22 (20 ovs)	Women's Cricket Super League Western Storm v Yorkshire Diamonds
Sun Jul 29 (20 ovs)	Women's Cricket Super League Western Storm v Loughborough Lightning
Sun Jul 29 (20 ovs) 14:30 local \| 13:30 GMT 09:30 EDT \| 08:30 CDT \| 06:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Middlesex
Wed Aug 1 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Hampshire
Fri Aug 3 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Essex
Thu Aug 9 (20 ovs)	Women's Cricket Super League Western Storm v Lancashire Thunder
Fri Aug 10 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Surrey
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 One Somerset v Essex
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 Somerset v Lancashire
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 Somerset v Surrey
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