- New Road, Worcester
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New Road 
Ground information Location Worcester, England Establishment 1896 Capacity 4,500 End names New Road End
Diglis EndInternational information First ODI 13 June 1983: West Indies v Zimbabwe Last ODI 22 May 1999: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Domestic team information Worcestershire (1896 – present) As of 16 December 2007
Source: CricketArchive
New Road, Worcester, England, has been the home cricket ground of Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1896. Immediately to the northwest is a road called New Road, part of the A44, hence the name.
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Overview
The ground is situated in central Worcester, on the west bank of the River Severn, overlooked by Worcester Cathedral on the opposite bank. To the northwest is Cripplegate Park.
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.
There is a small cricket shop located just outside the ground, selling cricket equipment, clothing, books and accessories. This shop opened in July 2008, replacing a long-standing older shop inside the ground. The shop also contains the administrative office for ticket sales and enquiries.[citation needed]
The New Road ground is often flooded in winter by the nearby river, 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.[1]
International cricket
New Road with Worcester Cathedral
New Road flooded during the 2007 season, leading to two abandoned matches.New Road has hosted three men's One Day Internationals: one in the 1983 World Cup, when Gordon Greenidge scored 105 not out (the only ever men's international century at the ground) to take the West Indies to an eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe[2]; and two in the 1999 World Cup: a six-wicket victory for Australia over Scotland[3] and a four-wicket victory for Sri Lanka over Zimbabwe[4].
The ground has also seen nine Women's Test matches between 1951 and 2009, including the England Women's decisive victory during the 2005 Ashes, in which Katherine Brunt scored 52 and took match figures of 9/111[5]; Brunt also took a first-innings 6/69 in 2009 Ashes Test at Worcester, which was drawn[6]. It has staged a single Women's ODI in 2000, a match curtailed by rain in which South Africa defeated England on run rate[7].
The England Lions (formerly England A) played a four-day match against the Australian touring side at New Road in 2009; in a drawn match, Mike Hussey (150) and Marcus North (191 not out) made runs, while Worcestershire's Stephen Moore responded with 120; Brett Lee took 6/76[8].
Records
Men's One-Day Internationals
- Matches: 3
- Highest team total:
218/2 (48.3 overs) by West Indies v Zimbabwe, 1983[2] - Lowest team total:
181/7 (50 overs) by Scotland v Australia, 1999[3] - Highest individual innings:
105* by Gordon Greenidge for West Indies v Zimbabwe, 1983[2] - Best bowling in an innings:
3-30 by Pramodya Wickramasinghe for Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, 1999[4]
Women's Tests
- Matches: 9
- Highest team total:
427/4 declared by Australia Women v England Women, 1998[9] - Lowest team total:
63 by New Zealand Women v England Women, 1954[10] - Highest individual innings:
190 by Sandhya Agarwal, India Women v England Women, 1986[11] - Best bowling in an innings:
7/34 by Gill McConway, England Women v India Women, 1986[11] - Best bowling in a match:
9/107 by Mary Duggan for England Women v Australia Women, 1951[12]
9/111 by Katherine Brunt for England Women v Australia Women, 2005[5]
First-class
- Highest team total:
701/4 declared by Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1906[13]
701/6 declared by Worcestershire v Surrey, 2007[14] - Lowest team total:
30 by Hampshire v Worcestershire, 1903[15] - Triple centuries:
331* by Jack Robertson for Middlesex v Worcestershire, 1949[16]
315* by Graeme Hick for Worcestershire v Durham, 2002[17]
311* by Glenn Turner for Worcestershire v Warwickshire, 1982[18] - Ten wickets in an innings:
10-51 by Jack Mercer for Glamorgan v Worcestershire, 1936[19]
10-76 by Jack White for Somerset v Worcestershire, 1921[20] - Fifteen wickets in a match:
15-106 by Reg Perks for Worcestershire v Essex, 1937[21]
15-175 by Jack White for Somerset v Worcestershire, 1921[20]
List A
- Highest team total:
404/3 (60 overs) by Worcestershire v Devon, 1987[22] - Lowest team total:
45 (23.4 overs) by Hampshire v Worcestershire, 1988[23] - Highest individual innings:
172* by Graeme Hick v Devon, 1987[22] - Best bowling in an innings:
6-14 by Jack Flavell for Worcestershire v Lancashire, 1963[24]
6-14 by Howard Cooper for Yorkshire v Worcestershire, 1975[25]
6-16 by Shoaib Akhtar for Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, 2005[26]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2006/06/07/elton_john_concert_layout_feature.shtml
- ^ a b c West Indies v Zimbabwe, 2003
- ^ a b Australia v Scotland, 1999
- ^ a b Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, 1999
- ^ a b England Women v Australia Women, 2005
- ^ England Women v Australia Women, 2009
- ^ England Women v South Africa Women, 2000
- ^ England Lions v Australians, 2009
- ^ England Women v Australia Women, 1998
- ^ England Women v New Zealand Women, 1954
- ^ a b England Women v India Women, 1986
- ^ England Women v Australia Women, 1951
- ^ Worcs v Leics, 1906
- ^ Worcs v Surrey, 2007
- ^ Worcs v Hants, 1903
- ^ Worcs v Middx, 1949
- ^ Worcs v Durham, 2002
- ^ Worcs v Warwicks, 1982
- ^ Worcs v Glam, 1936
- ^ a b Same match. Worcs v Somst, 1921
- ^ Worcs v Essex, 1937
- ^ a b Same match. Worcs v Devon, 1987
- ^ Worcs v Hants, 1988
- ^ Worcs v Lancs, 1963
- ^ Worcs v Yorks, 1975
- ^ Worcs v Gloucs, 2005
External links
- County Ground, New Road, Worcester, CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
Coordinates: 52°11′21.21″N 2°13′36.93″W / 52.189225°N 2.226925°W
Categories:- Cricket grounds in Worcestershire
- Sport in Worcester
- Roads in Worcestershire
- Transport in Worcester
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