The Rose Bowl

Southampton, England

Also or formerly known as The Ageas Bowl, West End
Established 2001
Capacity 6,500 (20,000 with temporary seating)
Floodlights Yes
End names Pavilion End, Northern End
Home teams Hampshire, Hampshire 2nd XI
Current local time 20:01, Sat Jan 25, 2020 (UTC +0000)

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Records and statistics

First Test	England v Sri Lanka - Jun 16-20, 2011	Scorecard
Last Test	England v India - Aug 30-Sep 2, 2018	Scorecard
Test records \| Results \| High totals \| High scores \| Most runs \| Best bowling \| Most wickets \| Partnerships \| Statsguru
First ODI	South Africa v Zimbabwe - Jul 10, 2003	Scorecard
Last ODI	Afghanistan v Bangladesh - Jun 24, 2019	Scorecard
ODI records \| Results \| High totals \| High scores \| Most runs \| Best bowling \| Most wickets \| Partnerships \| Statsguru
First T20I	England v Australia - Jun 13, 2005	Scorecard
Last T20I	England v South Africa - Jun 21, 2017	Scorecard
T20I records \| Results \| High totals \| High scores \| Most runs \| Best bowling \| Most wickets \| Partnerships \| Statsguru
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Profile

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

2020
Sun Apr 19 - Wed Apr 22	Specsavers County Championship Division One Hampshire v Kent
Fri May 1 - Mon May 4	Specsavers County Championship Division One Hampshire v Yorkshire
Fri May 22 - Mon May 25	Specsavers County Championship Division One Hampshire v Lancashire
Fri May 29 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast South Group - Hampshire v Sussex
Sun Jun 7 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast South Group - Hampshire v Gloucestershire
Wed Jun 10 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast South Group - Hampshire v Essex
Sun Jun 14 - Wed Jun 17	Specsavers County Championship Division One Hampshire v Warwickshire
Thu Jun 18 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast South Group - Hampshire v Somerset
Sun Jun 21 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast South Group - Hampshire v Glamorgan
Fri Jun 26 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast South Group - Hampshire v Surrey
Fri Jul 10 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast South Group - Hampshire v Middlesex
Tue Jul 14 (50 ovs) 13:00 local \| 12:00 GMT 08:00 EDT \| 07:00 CDT \| 05:00 PDT	2nd ODI - England v Australia
Sun Jul 19 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Hampshire v Worcestershire
Wed Jul 22	The Hundred Southern Brave v Manchester Originals
Sun Jul 26	The Hundred Southern Brave v Oval Invincibles
Wed Jul 29 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Hampshire v Essex
Fri Jul 31 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Hampshire v Sussex
Tue Aug 4	The Hundred Southern Brave v Trent Rockets
Tue Aug 4	The Women's Hundred Southern Brave Women v Trent Rockets Women
Fri Aug 7	The Hundred Southern Brave v Welsh Fire
Sun Aug 23 - Wed Aug 26	Specsavers County Championship Division One Hampshire v Gloucestershire
Wed Sep 2 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	3rd T20I - England v Pakistan
Tue Sep 8 - Fri Sep 11	Specsavers County Championship Division One Hampshire v Northamptonshire
Tue Sep 22 - Fri Sep 25	Specsavers County Championship Division One Hampshire v Somerset
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