Trent Bridge

This article is about the cricket ground in Nottingham. For the adjacent river crossing, see Trent Bridge (bridge).
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground
Ground information
Location West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England
Establishment 1841
Capacity 17,500
Tenants Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
England national cricket team
End names
Pavilion End
Radcliffe Road End
International information
First Test 1–3 June 1899: England v Australia
Last Test 6–8 August 2015: England v Australia
First ODI 31 August 1974: England v Pakistan
Last ODI 17 June 2015: England v New Zealand
First T20I 06 June 2009: Bangladesh v India
Last T20I 24 June 2012: England v West Indies
Team information
Nottinghamshire (1840 – present)
As of 09 August 2015
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, just across the River Trent from the city of Nottingham. Trent Bridge and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of the Twenty20 Cup twice. In 2009 the ground was used for the ICC World Twenty20 and hosted the semi-final between South Africa and Pakistan. The site takes its name from the nearby main bridge over the Trent, and is also close to Meadow Lane and the City Ground, the football stadia of Notts County and Nottingham Forest respectively.

History

Trent Bridge circa 1890.

Trent Bridge was first used as a cricket ground in the 1830s. The first recorded cricket match was held on an area of ground behind the Trent Bridge Inn in 1838.[1] Trent Bridge hosted its first Test match in 1899, for England playing against Australia.

The ground was first opened in 1841 by William Clarke, husband of the proprietress of the Trent Bridge Inn[1] and himself Captain of the All England Cricket Team. He was commemorated in 1990 by the opening of the new William Clarke Stand which incorporates the Rushcliffe Suite. The West Park Sports Ground in West Bridgford was the private ground of Sir Julien Cahn, a furniture millionaire, who often played host to touring national sides.

Ground

The pavilion during a County Championship match in 2007.

Trent Bridge is considered to be one of the best grounds in the world to watch cricket.[2] Trent Bridge's serene pavilion, kept within the architectural parameters of its 1889 foundation, is thought of as one of the most renowned trademarks of cricket because it faces the wicket at an angle. Recent developments include the £7.2 million Radcliffe Road Cricket Centre, opened in 1998 and the state of the art £1.9 million Fox Road stand, which has received awards for its architectural excellence.[3] The latter includes a modernistic aircraft-wing roof and was opened in 2002 despite a conflict with a small group of local residents over the lack of sunlight that this would cause to their properties.

Commencing in 2007, Trent Bridge has undergone redevelopment with the construction of a new stand to replace the Parr Stand and West Wing and the addition of one to five rows of extra seating at the front of several of the other stands.[4] This increased capacity from 15,358 to 17,500,[5] and the work was completed in time for the 2008 Test match against New Zealand. The stand was officially opened on 5 June by Prince Philip.[6] The stand is called the Bridgford Road Stand.[7]

Bowling takes place from the Pavilion End and the Radcliffe Road End, with the wickets laid square of the Fox Road, William Clarke and new stands.

Test match records

In Test matches held at Trent Bridge, the highest team total is 658 for 8 declared, scored by England against Australia in 1938. The lowest team total is 60, scored by Australia against England in 2015, and Stuart Broad also took 8-15 for England against Australia during the same match, in just one innings. Denis Compton scored 278 against Pakistan in 1954. Sachin Tendulkar also passed the 11,000 run mark in the npower 2nd Test on Trent Bridge on July 2007.[8] In 2013, Ashton Agar achieved the highest test score by a no. 11 batsman whilst on debut for Australia.

Football

Trent Bridge has a history of hosting football matches. Notts County Football Club played their important games at the ground from the 1860s, and moved there permanently in 1883 when Nottingham Forest left. Unfortunately for the football team, games early and late in the season had to be played elsewhere due to the cricket and Notts County finally left in 1910, moving to Meadow Lane.

Trent Bridge even hosted an international match, England beating Ireland 6–0 on 20 February 1897.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Wynne-Thomas, Peter. "A Brief History of Trent Bridge". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "BBC SPORT - Cricket - Ashes ground guide: Trent Bridge". bbc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ Trent Bridge History
  4. ↑ Lifting Trent Bridge to the next level, Notts CCC website, retrieved 20 November 2006.
  5. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/15020210
  6. ↑ Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ http://westbridgfordwire.com/trent-bridge-cricket-grounds-8m-improvement-gets-closer/
  8. ↑ "Wisden - England v India 2007". Cricinfo.

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