1899
4500
No
New Road End, Diglis End
Worcestershire
00:52, Thu Jun 01, 2023 (UTC +0100)
New Road
 

Records and statistics

West Indies v Zimbabwe - Jun 13, 1983 Scorecard
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - May 22, 1999 Scorecard
ODI records | Results | High totals | High scores | Most runs | Best bowling | Most wickets | Partnerships | Statsguru
Records index

Profile

When people think of the perfect English cricket ground, New Road will be high on their list. It is on the banks of a river, tree-lined, and with the famous cathedral spire creating a stunning backdrop, while the Ladies Pavilion continues to churn out its famous cakes during tea intervals. The county ground was owned by the cathedral until 1976, when it was bought for £30,000. Worcestershire had moved to New Road in 1899, after playing at Boughton Park and the arrangements for the first game were made in such a rush that the sightscreens were still being painted when play started. During the winter New Road has often looked more suitable for rowing or water-skiing than cricket, as the proximity to the Rivers Teme and Severn cause regular flooding, and in the wet summer of 2007 more than half the season's matches were lost as the ground was underwater. With its excess moisture the pitch often helps the seamers, but it hasn't stopped the likes of Graeme Hick, Tom Graveney and Basil D'Oliveira making batting look simple against a succession of bowling attacks. D'Oliveira now has a stand named after him, the newest addition to New Road, but further development has been resisted and the ground retains its English charms.
Andrew McGlashan January 2008

Notes

Travel
Train Mainline station Worcester Foregate Street
Car Parking available but the ground is just five minutes walk from town centre
Map & Hotels Click here

Fixtures

2023
Sun Jun 4 (20 ovs)
14:30 local | 13:30 GMT
09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT
Vitality Blast
North Group - Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
Tue Jun 6 (20 ovs)
12:30 local | 11:30 GMT
07:30 EDT | 06:30 CDT | 04:30 PDT
Second Eleven Twenty20
Worcestershire 2nd XI v Glamorgan 2nd XI
Sat Jun 10 (20 ovs)
14:30 local | 13:30 GMT
09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT
Charlotte Edwards Cup
Playoff - TBC v TBC
Sat Jun 10 (20 ovs)
15:00 local | 14:00 GMT
10:00 EDT | 09:00 CDT | 07:00 PDT
Charlotte Edwards Cup
Final - TBC v TBC
Tue Jun 20 (20 ovs)          
17:30 local | 16:30 GMT
12:30 EDT | 11:30 CDT | 09:30 PDT
Vitality Blast
North Group - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Thu Jun 22 (20 ovs)          
17:30 local | 16:30 GMT
12:30 EDT | 11:30 CDT | 09:30 PDT
Vitality Blast
North Group - Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire
Sun Jun 25 - Wed Jun 28
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT
06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
County Championship Division Two
Worcestershire v Derbyshire
Sun Jul 2 (50 ovs)
10:30 local | 09:30 GMT
05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Central Sparks v Thunder
Sun Jul 2 (20 ovs)
14:30 local | 13:30 GMT
09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT
Vitality Blast
North Group - Birmingham Bears v Durham
Mon Jul 10 - Thu Jul 13
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT
06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
County Championship Division Two
Worcestershire v Yorkshire
Mon Jul 17 - Thu Jul 20
12:00 local | 11:00 GMT
07:00 EDT | 06:00 CDT | 04:00 PDT
Second Eleven Championship
Worcestershire 2nd XI v Glamorgan 2nd XI
Sat Jul 22 (50 ovs)
10:30 local | 09:30 GMT
05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Central Sparks v Sunrisers
Sun Aug 20 (50 ovs)
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT
06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
One-Day Cup
Group A - Worcestershire v Sussex
Fri Aug 25 (20 ovs)
Worcestershire v New Zealand
Sun Sep 3 - Wed Sep 6
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT
06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
County Championship Division Two
Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Fri Sep 8 - Mon Sep 11
10:30 local | 09:30 GMT
05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT
1st Youth Test - England Under-19s v Australia Under-19s
Tue Sep 19 - Fri Sep 22
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT
06:00 EDT | 05:00 CDT | 03:00 PDT
County Championship Division Two
Worcestershire v Durham
Day and Night - Day and Night International Matches - International Matches Live - Covered by Cricinfo
No responsibility is taken by Cricinfo for the accuracy of this information.

Latest Photos

An aerial view of New Road during Worcestershire's County Championship match with Leicestershire, Worcestershire vs Leicestershire, LV= County Championship, 1st day, New Road
An aerial view of New Road during Worcestershire's County Championship match with Leicestershire
© Getty Images
Worcestershire's players take part in a pre-season photo shoot, New Road, April 1, 2022
Worcestershire's players take part in a pre-season photo shoot
© Getty Images
A general view of New Road, Leicestershire v Lancashire, Bob Willis Trophy, August 1, 2020
A general view of New Road
© Getty Images
New Road was heavily flooded in December 2019
New Road was heavily flooded in December 2019
© PA Images via Getty Images
 
View the full index of related photos »