County Ground

New Writtle Street,
Chelmsford, England

The County Ground, New Writtle Street, Chelmsford, Essex, England. CM2 0PG (Phone: 01245 252420, Fax: 01245 254030)

Also or formerly known as The Ford County Ground
Capacity 6500
Floodlights Yes
End names River End, Hayes Close End
Home team Essex
Current local time 00:50, Wed Jun 07, 2023 (UTC +0100)

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Records and statistics

First ODI	Australia v India - Jun 20, 1983	Scorecard
Last ODI	Bangladesh v Ireland - May 14, 2023	Scorecard
ODI records \| Results \| High totals \| High scores \| Most runs \| Best bowling \| Most wickets \| Partnerships \| Statsguru
Only T20I	Bangladesh v Ireland - May 24, 2020	Scorecard
T20I records \| Results \| High totals \| High scores \| Most runs \| Best bowling \| Most wickets \| Partnerships \| Statsguru
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Profile

The County Ground has been the headquarters of Essex since 1967. The ground is notoriously windy but with great drainage following improvements in 1982. It is a compact ground for a county HQ, but nevertheless much use has been made of the space available. The ground has one double-decker seating area, marquees, executive suites and mostly single-tier seating. Its pavilion, built in the 1970s, has recently been extended and contains all sorts of memorabilia.. It is also one of the only two current grounds with permanent floodlights which were installed in 2002. Graham Gooch has scored most of his 40,000 plus first-class runs here and Essex have had their most successful seasons here, too. Surrey will remember one match for a different reason, though: in 983, they recorded their lowest innings of 14. The playing area, which slopes slightly from south-east to north-west, has been used for more than just cricket in the past: it was used for some time as a standby emergency helicopter landing place for the nearby hospital, until the casualty department was relocated.

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Travel
Train Chelmsford train station is half a mile away from the ground.
Car 12 miles away from M25 Jnct 28. An NCP car park is available for public parking (175 spaces). It is heavily used by commuters on weekdays but it is largely available at weekends. Car parking for the public is available at various short- and long-stay car parks in the town centre.
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Fixtures

2023
Tue Jun 6 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Sussex
Sun Jun 11 - Wed Jun 14 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division One Essex v Somerset
Fri Jun 16 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Glamorgan
Thu Jun 22 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Kent
Sun Jun 25 - Wed Jun 28 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division One Essex v Warwickshire
Fri Jun 30 (20 ovs) 17:30 local \| 16:30 GMT 12:30 EDT \| 11:30 CDT \| 09:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Middlesex
Sun Jul 2 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Sunrisers v Southern Vipers
Wed Jul 19 - Sat Jul 22 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division One Essex v Kent
Thu Aug 3 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup Group B - Essex v Nottinghamshire
Fri Aug 4 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup Group A - Sussex v Durham
Fri Aug 11 (50 ovs) 14:00 local \| 13:00 GMT 09:00 EDT \| 08:00 CDT \| 06:00 PDT	One-Day Cup Group B - Essex v Middlesex
Sun Aug 13 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup Group B - Essex v Yorkshire
Tue Aug 22 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup Group B - Essex v Surrey
Sat Sep 2 (20 ovs) 18:00 local \| 17:00 GMT 13:00 EDT \| 12:00 CDT \| 10:00 PDT	2nd T20I - England Women v Sri Lanka Women
Sun Sep 3 - Wed Sep 6 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division One Essex v Middlesex
Sun Sep 10 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Sunrisers v Central Sparks
Tue Sep 19 - Fri Sep 22 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division One Essex v Hampshire
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