New Road

New Road,
Worcester, England

The County Ground, New Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 4QQ. (Phone: 01905 748474)

Established 1899
Capacity 4500
Floodlights No
End names New Road End, Diglis End
Home team Worcestershire
Current local time 11:35, Fri Feb 03, 2023 (UTC +0000)

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Records and statistics

First ODI	West Indies v Zimbabwe - Jun 13, 1983	Scorecard
Last ODI	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - May 22, 1999	Scorecard
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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
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Fixtures

2023
Thu Apr 20 - Sun Apr 23 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Sat Apr 29 (50 ovs)	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Central Sparks v Northern Diamonds
Thu May 4 - Sun May 7 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Sussex
Thu May 18 - Sun May 21 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	County Championship Division Two Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Fri May 26 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Yorkshire
Mon May 29 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Mon May 29 (20 ovs)	Charlotte Edwards Cup Central Sparks v Thunder
Sun Jun 4 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
Sat Jun 10 (20 ovs)	Charlotte Edwards Cup Final - TBC v TBC
Sat Jun 10 (20 ovs)	Charlotte Edwards Cup Playoff - TBC v TBC
Tue Jun 20 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Worcestershire v Lancashire
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
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
Sat Jul 22 (50 ovs)	Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Central Sparks v Sunrisers
Sun Aug 20 (50 ovs)	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
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
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