Trent Bridge Cricket Ground is a

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ground mostly used for

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and

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located in

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, England, just across the

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from the city of

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. Trent Bridge is also the headquarters of

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Nottinghamshire. The club's limited overs team is called th ...

. As well as international cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of the

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twice and will host the final of the One-Day Cup between 2020 and 2024. In 2009, the ground was used for the ICC World Twenty20 and hosted the semi-final between

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and

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. The site takes its name from the nearby main bridge over the Trent and it is also close to

Meadow Lane Meadow Lane is a football (soccer), football stadium in Nottingham, England. It is the home ground of Notts County F.C., Notts County, who have played there since it opened in 1910. The stadium was also home to Notts County Ladies F.C. from 201 ...

and the

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, the

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stadiums of

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and

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respectively.

History

Trent Bridge was first used as a

ground in the 1830s. The first recorded cricket match was held on an area of ground behind the

Trent Bridge Inn The Trent Bridge Inn is a pub in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The Trent Bridge Cricket Ground began in a field behind this pub, and the land was also the first home of the Notts County Football Club. The pub is now operated by Weth ...

in 1838. Trent Bridge hosted its first Test match in 1899, with

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playing against

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. The ground was first opened in 1841 by William Clarke, husband of the proprietress of the Trent Bridge Inn and himself captain of

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. He was commemorated in 1990 by the opening of the new William Clarke Stand, which incorporates the Rushcliffe Suite. In 1950, an electronically operated

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was installed at this venue, then the world's largest at any cricket stadium.

Ground

Trent Bridge is considered to be one of the most beautiful grounds in world cricket. Trent Bridge's

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, 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. 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. This increased capacity from 15,358 to 17,500, and the work was completed in time for the 2008 Test match against

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. The stand was officially opened on 5 June by

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. The stand continued to be officially called the 'New Stand' for a number of years, also being referred to as the Bridgford Road Stand, before being renamed the Smith Cooper Stand in a sponsorship deal from March 2016. Bowling takes place from the Stuart Broad End (named the Pavilion End until September 2023 with the official renaming on 18 July 2024) and the Radcliffe Road End, with the wickets laid square of the Fox Road, William Clarke and Smith Cooper Stands.

International records

Test matches

In Test matches held at the 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, Stuart Broad took figures of 8/15 during this innings including claiming his 300th Test wicket with the dismissal of Chris Rogers. The highest individual innings was made by

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when he scored 278 against

in 1954.

Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who List of India national cricket captains#Men's cricket, captained the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketer ...

passed the 11,000-run mark in the second Test in 2007. In 2013, Australia's Ashton Agar achieved the highest Test score by a number 11 batter. In Tests, the leading run-scorers at the venue are Mike Atherton (1,083 runs),

Joe Root Joseph Edward Root, (born 30 December 1990) is an English international cricketer, who plays for the England cricket team, English cricket team and formerly captained the Test team. He also represents Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire ...

(956 runs) and Denis Compton (955 runs). The leading wicket-takers are James Anderson (73 wickets), Stuart Broad (46 wickets) and

Alec Bedser Sir Alec Victor Bedser (4 July 1918 – 4 April 2010) was an English professional cricketer, primarily a medium-fast bowler. He is widely regarded as one of the best English cricketers of the 20th century. Bedser played first-class cricket fo ...

(41 wickets).

One Day International matches

In 2016, England broke the record for highest One Day International (ODI) score when they made 444/3 against Pakistan at the ground. They bettered this score on the same ground two years latter when making 481/6 against Australia. In ODIs, the leading run-scorers here are

Eoin Morgan Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan (born 10 September 1986) is an Irish-born English former cricketer and current commentator. He captained the England cricket team in limited overs cricket from 2015 until his international retirement in June 2022. He ...

(471 runs),

Alex Hales Alexander Daniel Hales (born 3 January 1989) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batter who represented the England cricket team across all formats and played domestically for Nottinghamshire. He made his One Day International ...

(441 runs), and

Jos Buttler Joseph Charles Buttler (born 8 September 1990), known as Jos Buttler, is an English international cricket, cricketer and former captain of the England cricket team, national team. He plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire in dom ...

(439 runs). The leading wicket-takers are James Anderson (16 wickets), Stuart Broad (14 wickets) and Waqar Younis (12 wickets). Image:Trent Bridge rain clouds, 26 Aug 2005.jpg, Rain clouds at Trent Bridge during the Ashes series 2005 Image:Trent Bridge, Flintoff century, 26 Aug 2005.jpg, 'Freddie' Flintoff reaches 100 in front of the Fox Road Stand Image:Trent Bridge Ashes scoreboard, 28 Aug 2005.jpg, Fans celebrate in the William Clarke Stand, with England 4 runs from winning Image:Trent bridge lights.jpg, The new floodlights Image:Trent Bridge Floodlights.JPG, The new floodlights Image:Trent Bridge at Night.JPG, Floodlit match at Trent Bridge – England v. Australia 17 September 2009 Image:Trent Bridge Radcliffe Road End.jpg, Radcliffe Road End, Trent Bridge

Football

Trent Bridge has a history of hosting

matches. Notts County Football Club played their important games at the ground from the 1860s, and moved there permanently in 1883 when

left. However, 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

. Trent Bridge also hosted an international match,

beating

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6–0 on 20 February 1897.

References

External links

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Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
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