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 England |
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| Location | West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England | |||
| Establishment | 1830's | |||
| Seating capacity | 17,500 | |||
| Tenants | Nottinghamshire | |||
| End names | Pavilion End Radcliffe Road End |
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| International information | ||||
| First Test | 3 June 1899: England v Australia | |||
| Last Test | June 2008: England v New Zealand | |||
| First ODI | 31 August 1974: England v Pakistan | |||
| Last ODI | 7 July 2007: England v West Indies | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1840 – present | Nottinghamshire | |||
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As of 15 December 2007 |
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Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations NightMatchOldTraffordjpg|right|thumb|350px|A night match at Old Trafford. County cricket is the highest level of domestic Cricket in England and Wales Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries West Bridgford is a town in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of the Twenty20 Cup twice. The Twenty20 Cup is a Cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs The site is located very close to the main bridge over the River Trent and also close to the football stadia of Nottingham Forest and Notts County. The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire between Biddulph and Biddulph Moor. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional
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History
Trent Bridge was first used as a cricket ground in the 1830s. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Events and trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. The first recorded cricket match was held on an area of ground behind the Trent Bridge Inn in 1838. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Trent Bridge hosted its first Test match in 1899, for England playing against Australia. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia.
The ground was first opened in 1841 by William Clarke, husband of the proprietress of the Trent Bridge Inn and himself Captain of the All England Cricket Team. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link William Clarke (born 24 December 1798 in Nottingham; died 25 August 1856 in Wandsworth, Surrey) was a famous English Cricketer He was commemorated in 1990 by the opening of the new William Clarke Stand which incorporates the Rushcliffe Suite. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) 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. West Bridgford is a town in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. Sir Julien Cahn 1st Baronet ( 21 October 1882, Cardiff – 26 September 1944, Nottingham) was a businessman and cricket
Ground
Trent Bridge is considered to be one of the best grounds in the world to watch cricket. 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. In Architecture a pavilion (from French, "pavillon" from Latin "papilio" has two main significations Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Recent developments include the £7. 2 million Radcliffe Road Cricket Centre, opened in 1998 and the state of the art £1. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 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. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Some consider the only downside to the ground to be the tower block next to the Radcliffe Road stand which was built on a plot of land leased to the County Council since the 1960s. A tower block, block of flats, or apartment block, is a multi-unit High-rise Apartment building. A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County.
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. [1] This will increase capacity from 15,358 to more than 17,000, and the work has been completed in time for the 2008 test match against New Zealand. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The stand was officially opened on the 5th of June by Prince Philip. [2]
Bowling takes place from the Pavilion End and the Radcliffe Road End, with the wickets laid square of the Fox Road, William Clarke and Parr stands.
Competition for International cricket
Despite being a regular Test match venue in the past, Trent Bridge faces competition from the increasing number of grounds wishing to host Test cricket in England and Wales. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For example, Trent Bridge will not be hosting a Test match in the 2009 Ashes series. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. Trent Bridge is somewhat disadvantaged by its relatively low seating capacity of 15,000. Seating capacity refers to the number In a bid to retain Test and One-day cricket at Trent Bridge, the planned new stand will increase the capacity of the ground to 17,500, as well as making other improvements such as the addition of permanent floodlights and an electronic scoreboard. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. The broad-beamed strong artificial lights known as floodlights are often used to illuminate large or outdoor Playing fields while a sports event is being held during low-light A scoreboard is a large board for publicly displaying the score in a game or match [1]. However it is one of three grounds (along with the The Oval and Lord's) scheduled to host the twenty20 world cup in 2009 [1]. The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket
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. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The lowest team total is 88, scored by South Africa against England in 1960. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denis Compton scored 278 against Pakistan in 1954, and Bernard Bosanquet (the bowler who first developed the googly) took 8/107 for England against Australia in 1905. Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE (23 May 1918 in Hendon, Middlesex – 23 April 1997 in Windsor, Berkshire) was an English The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Bernard James Tindal Bosanquet ( October 13, 1877 - October 12, 1936) was an English Cricketer perhaps most renowned as In Cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm Leg spin bowler. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The highest opening partership on this ground was by Dinesh Kartik and Wasim Jaffer with a score of 147. Wasim Jaffer (born February 16 1978 in Bombay - now Mumbai) is an Indian Cricketer and a prolific scorer in Indian domestic cricket Sachin Tendulkar also passed the 11,000 run mark in the nPower 2nd Test on Trent Bridge.
 Rain clouds at Trent Bridge during the Ashes series 2005 |
 'Freddie' Flintoff reaches 100 in front of the Fox Road Stand |
 Fans celebrate in the William Clarke Stand, with England 4 runs from winning |
 The new Floodlights |
Football
Trent Bridge has a history of hosting football matches. The 2005 Ashes series was that year's edition of the long-standing and storied Cricket rivalry between England and Australia. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Notts County Football Club played their important games at the ground from the 1860s, and moved there permanently in 1883 when Nottingham Forest left. Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham 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. Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
Trent Bridge even hosted an international match, England beating Ireland 6-0 on February 20, 1897. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
References
- ^ a b Lifting Trent Bridge to the next level, Notts CCC website, retrieved 20 November 2006. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ http://www.nottsccc.co.uk/trentbridgedevpdf2.pdf
See also
- List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
- List of Test cricket grounds
- History of Test cricket (1890 to 1900)
External links
- Official website
- Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
- Cricinfo's Trent Bridge homepage
- An informative and historical article about Trent Bridge
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