Grace Road
England
Ground information
Location	Leicester, England
Establishment	1878
Seating capacity	12,000
End names	Pavilion End Bennett End
International information
First ODI	11 June 1983: India v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	27 May 1999: Scotland v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1894 – present	Leicestershire
As of 16 December 2007 Source: CricketArchive

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Contents 1 History 2 International Cricket 3 Future Development 4 See also

History

The land which Grace Road is built on was bought by Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 1877 from the then Duke of Rutland. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John James Robert Manners 7th Duke of Rutland, KG, GCB, PC ( 13 December 1818 &ndash 4 August 1906) known The first match played on the ground took place just three months later against the touring Australia team. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. A game which Leicestershire won.

Leicestershire did leave the Grace Road site in 1901 for largely economic reasons. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting They were based on a site near to Aylestone Road. Aylestone Road was a Cricket Stadium based in Leicester, England. Leicestershire did eventually return to Grace Road after the end of the second world war and have been based their ever since, buying the land back in 1966. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.

International Cricket

There have been been three One Day International played at Grace Road, unfortunately none have involved England. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. The first game was in the 1983 Cricket World Cup between Zimbabwe and the eventual winners India. The 1983 Cricket World Cup (aka Prudential Cup, 1983 was the third edition of the tournament The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Zimbabwe. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. India showed their class and easily chased down a target of 156 to win by 5 wickets. The Zimbabwean team was incidentally captained by former England coach Duncan Fletcher

The second and third games were both in the more recent 1999 World Cup. For the American Senator and lawyer see Duncan U Fletcher Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher OBE (born 27 September The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games This time Zimbabwe beating India by three runs. Then the Leicestershire public later saw the West Indies thrashing Scotland by 8 wickets. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of Cricket.

Future Development

There is seemingly little chance of Grace Road ever being a test match venue. Leicestershire's owners seem very reluctant to make any significant investment, and there is little demand for two test match venues in the East Midlands.

See also

• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales

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