St James Street,
Taunton, England
England v Sri Lanka - Jun 11, 1983 | Scorecard | |
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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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Fri Apr 27 - Mon Apr 30
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Specsavers County Championship Division One Somerset v Yorkshire |
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Fri May 11 - Mon May 14
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Specsavers County Championship Division One Somerset v Hampshire |
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Sun May 20
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Royal London One-Day Cup South Group - Somerset v Glamorgan |
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Tue May 22
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Royal London One-Day Cup South Group - Somerset v Sussex |
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Sun May 27
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Royal London One-Day Cup South Group - Somerset v Middlesex |
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Fri Jun 1
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Royal London One-Day Cup South Group - Somerset v Gloucestershire |
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Sat Jun 9 - Tue Jun 12
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Specsavers County Championship Division One Somerset v Nottinghamshire |
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Wed Jun 20
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South Africa Women v New Zealand Women | ||
Wed Jun 20
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17:40 local | 16:40 GMT 12:40 EDT | 11:40 CDT | 09:40 PDT |
England Women v South Africa Women | ||
Sat Jun 23
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England Women v South Africa Women | ||
Sat Jun 23
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England Women v New Zealand Women | ||
Fri Jul 6
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Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Gloucestershire |
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Sun Jul 8
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Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Kent |
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Sun Jul 22
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Women's Cricket Super League Western Storm v Yorkshire Diamonds |
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Sun Jul 29
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Women's Cricket Super League Western Storm v Loughborough Lightning |
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Sun Jul 29
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Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Middlesex |
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Wed Aug 1
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Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Hampshire |
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Fri Aug 3
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Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Essex |
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Thu Aug 9
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Women's Cricket Super League Western Storm v Lancashire Thunder |
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Fri Aug 10
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Vitality Blast South Group - Somerset v Surrey |
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Sun Aug 19 - Wed Aug 22
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Specsavers County Championship Division One Somerset v Essex |
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Tue Sep 4 - Fri Sep 7
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Specsavers County Championship Division One Somerset v Lancashire |
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Tue Sep 18 - Fri Sep 21
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Specsavers County Championship Division One Somerset v Surrey |
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