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 13:49, Sun May 29, 2022 (UTC +0100)

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Records and statistics

First ODI	Australia v India - Jun 20, 1983	Scorecard
Last ODI	South Africa v Zimbabwe - May 29, 1999	Scorecard
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Only T20I	Bangladesh v Ireland - May 24, 2020	Scorecard
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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.

Notes

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

2022
Thu May 26 - Sun May 29 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	First Class Counties XI v New Zealanders
Tue May 31 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Hampshire
Tue Jun 7 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Kent
Fri Jun 10 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Middlesex
Fri Jun 17 (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 19 (20 ovs) 14:30 local \| 13:30 GMT 09:30 EDT \| 08:30 CDT \| 06:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Somerset
Fri Jun 24 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Surrey
Sun Jun 26 - Wed Jun 29 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division One Essex v Hampshire
Sat Jul 2 (20 ovs) 18:30 local \| 17:30 GMT 13:30 EDT \| 12:30 CDT \| 10:30 PDT	Vitality Blast South Group - Essex v Glamorgan
Mon Jul 11 - Thu Jul 14 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division One Essex v Gloucestershire
Sat Jul 16 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Sunrisers v Western Storm
Thu Jul 21 (20 ovs) 19:00 local \| 18:00 GMT 14:00 EDT \| 13:00 CDT \| 11:00 PDT	1st T20I - England Women v South Africa Women
Mon Jul 25 - Thu Jul 28 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division One Essex v Somerset
Fri Aug 5 (50 ovs) 13:00 local \| 12:00 GMT 08:00 EDT \| 07:00 CDT \| 05:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup Group B - Essex v Derbyshire
Thu Aug 11 (50 ovs) 13:00 local \| 12:00 GMT 08:00 EDT \| 07:00 CDT \| 05:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup Group B - Essex v Kent
Sun Aug 14 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup Group B - Essex v Glamorgan
Wed Aug 17 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Royal London One-Day Cup Group B - Essex v Yorkshire
Sun Aug 21 - Wed Aug 24 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	1st Youth Test - England Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s
Sun Sep 11 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Sunrisers v Lightning
Tue Sep 20 - Fri Sep 23 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	County Championship Division One Essex v Lancashire
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