List of Worcestershire County Cricket Club grounds explained

Worcestershire County Cricket Club was established on 4 March 1865. The county entered the Minor Counties Championship in 1895 and competed in the competition until 1898, after which it was elevated to first-class status for the 1899 season. It has since played first-class cricket from 1899, List A cricket from 1963 and Twenty20 cricket from 2003, using a different number of home grounds during that time. New Road in Worcester has played host to the club's first home fixtures in all three formats of the game; in first-class cricket in 1899 against Yorkshire; in List A cricket in 1963 against Surrey; and in Twenty20 cricket against Northamptonshire in 2003. Worcestershire have played home matches at twelve grounds, but have played the majority of their home fixtures at New Road, which has also held One Day Internationals.

The twelve grounds that Worcestershire have used for home matches since 1895 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.

Grounds

Minor county

Below is a complete list of grounds used by Worcestershire County Cricket Club in Minor Counties Championship matches before its elevation to first-class status in 1899.

Name LocationFirstLastMatchesRefs
Minor Counties Championship
War Memorial Athletic Ground
[1] [2]
  [3] [4]
Boughton Park [5] [6]
Chester Road North
[7] [8]
New Road
[9] [10]

First-class county

Below is a complete list of grounds used by Worcestershire County Cricket Club in first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches following its elevation to first-class status in 1899.

Name LocationFirstLastMatchesFirstLastMatchesFirstLastMatchesRefs
First-classList ATwenty20
New Road
[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
War Memorial Athletic Ground
 -  - [16] [17] [18]
Bournville Cricket Ground
 -  -  -  - [19] [20]
Dudley -  - [21] [22] [23]
Racecourse Ground
 -  - [24] [25] [26] [27]
Chester Road North
[28] [29] [30] [31] [32]
   -  -  -  - [33] [34]
21 June 1969
v Cambridge University 		 -  -  -  - [35] [36]
   -  -  -  - [37] [38]
Flagge Meadow
 -  -    -  - [39] [40]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: War Memorial Ground, Amblecote . CricketArchive . 2015-01-31.
  2. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on War Memorial Ground, Amblecote (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  3. Web site: Malvern College Ground, Malvern . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  4. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Malvern College Ground, Malvern (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  5. Web site: Boughton Park, Worcester . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  6. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Boughton Park, Worcester (3) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  7. Web site: Chester Road North, Kidderminster . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  8. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Chester Road North, Kidderminster (3) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  9. Web site: New Road, Worcester . CricketArchive . 2015-01-31.
  10. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played on New Road, Worcester (8) . CricketArchive . 2015-01-31.
  11. Web site: New Road, Worcester . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  12. Web site: First-Class Matches played on New Road, Worcester (1,112) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  13. Web site: List A Matches played on New Road, Worcester (451) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  14. Web site: Twenty20 Matches played on New Road, Worcester (50) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  15. Only the first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches played by Worcestershire at the ground are recorded in the table.
  16. Web site: War Memorial Ground, Amblecote . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  17. Web site: First-Class Matches played on War Memorial Ground, Amblecote (61) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  18. Web site: List A Matches played on War Memorial Ground, Amblecote (3) . CricketArchive . 18 March 2024.
  19. Web site: Bournville Cricket Ground, Bournville . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  20. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Bournville Cricket Ground, Bournville (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  21. Web site: Tipton Road, Dudley . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  22. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Tipton Road, Dudley (88) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  23. Web site: List A Matches played on Tipton Road, Dudley (14) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  24. Web site: Racecourse Ground, Hereford . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  25. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Racecourse Ground, Hereford (5) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  26. Web site: List A Matches played on Racecourse Ground, Hereford (3) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  27. The Racecourse Ground is located in the adjacent county of Hereford. HK Foster's XI played a first-class match here against the Australian Imperial Forces in 1919. Only the first-class matches played by Worcestershire at the ground are recorded in the table.
  28. Web site: Chester Road North, Kidderminster . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  29. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Chester Road North, Kidderminster (68) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  30. Web site: List A Matches played on Chester Road North, Kidderminster (6) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  31. Web site: Twenty20 Matches played on Chester Road North, Kidderminster (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  32. The Worcestershire Cricket Board have played four List A matches here, while the Unicorns cricket team has played one List A match here. Only the List A matches played by Worcestershire at the ground are recorded in the table.
  33. Web site: Evesham Sports Club Ground, Evesham . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  34. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Evesham Sports Club Ground, Evesham (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  35. Web site: Seth Somers Park, Halesowen . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  36. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Seth Somers Park, Halesowen (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  37. Web site: Chain Wire Club Ground, Stourport-on-Severn . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  38. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Chain Wire Club Ground, Stourport-on-Severn (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  39. Web site: Royal Grammar School Ground, Flagge Meadow, Worcester . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.
  40. Web site: List A Matches played on Royal Grammar School Ground, Flagge Meadow, Worcester (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-02-01.

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