New Road, Worcester
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| New Road | ||||
 England |
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| Ground information | ||||
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| Location | Worcester, England | |||
| Establishment | 1899 | |||
| Seating capacity | 4,500 | |||
| End names | New Road End Diglis End |
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| International information | ||||
| First ODI | 13 June 1983: West Indies v Zimbabwe | |||
| Last ODI | 22 May 1999: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1899 – present | Worcestershire | |||
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As of 16 December 2007 |
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New Road, Worcester, England has been the home of Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1899. Until 1976 the ground was owned by the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Cathedral. The capacity of the ground is 4,500, small by first-class standards.
The New Road ground is often flooded in winter by the nearby River Severn, and was severely affected by the floods of July 2007, leading to the cancellation of several matches, and losses that were estimated to take nine years to recoup.
Elton John performed at Worcester Cricket Ground in June 2006.
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[edit] International cricket
New Road has hosted three men's One Day Internationals: one in the 1983 World Cup and two in the 1999 World Cup. It has also seen eight Women's Test matches between 1951 and 2005, and a single Women's ODI in 2000.
[edit] Records
[edit] First-class
- Highest team total: 701/4 declared by Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1906
- Lowest team total: 30 by Hampshire v Worcestershire, 1930
- Highest individual innings: 331* by Jack Robertson for Middlesex v Worcestershire, 1949
- Best bowling in an innings: 10-51 by Jack Mercer for Glamorgan v Worcestershire, 1936
- Best bowling in a match: 15-106 by Reg Perks for Worcestershire v Essex, 1937
[edit] List A
- Highest team total: 404/3 (60 overs) by Worcestershire v Devon, 1987[1]
- Lowest team total: 45 (23.4 overs) by Hampshire v Worcestershire, 1988
- Highest individual innings: 172* by Graeme Hick v Devon, 1987[1]
- Best bowling in an innings: 6-14 by Jack Flavell for Worcestershire v Lancashire, 1963; and by Howard Cooper for Yorkshire v Worcestershire, 1975
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- County Ground, New Road, Worcester, CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
[edit] See also
