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 06:20, Sat Sep 23, 2017 (UTC +0100)

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Records and statistics

First Test	England v Sri Lanka - Jun 16-20, 2011	Scorecard
Last Test	England v India - Jul 27-31, 2014	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	England v South Africa - May 27, 2017	Scorecard
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First T20I	England v Australia - Jun 13, 2005	Scorecard
Last T20I	England v South Africa - Jun 21, 2017	Scorecard
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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.

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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

2017
Fri Sep 29 (50 ovs) 12:30 local \| 11:30 GMT 07:30 EDT \| 06:30 CDT \| 04:30 PDT	5th ODI - England v West Indies
2018
Thu Aug 30 - Mon Sep 3 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	4th Test - England v India
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