Bristol County Ground
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| Ground information | |||
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| Location | Nevil Road, Ashley Down, Bristol | ||
| Establishment | 1889 | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 17,500 for internationals |
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| Bristol Pavilion End Ashley Down Road End |
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| First ODI | 13 June 1983: New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ||
| Last ODI | 25 August 2014: England v India | ||
| First T20I | 28 Aug 2006: England v Pakistan | ||
| Last T20I | 25 June 2011: England v Sri Lanka | ||
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| As of 14 May 2015 Source: CricInfo |
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The Bristol County Ground (also known as Nevil Road) is a major cricket venue in Bristol, England. It is in the district of Ashley Down. The ground is home to Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.
Initially known as Ashley Down Ground, it was bought in 1889 by W. G. Grace and has been home to Gloucestershire ever since. It was sold to local confectionery firm J. S. Fry & Sons and renamed Fry's Ground. The club bought the ground back in 1933 and it reverted to its original name. It was sold again in 1976, this time to Royal & Sun Alliance who renamed the ground the Phoenix County Ground for eight years before changing to The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground until the ground was again bought by the club and took it up its current title.
The ground hosts One Day Internationals, usually one per year, with the addition of temporary seating to double the ground's capacity. It has been awarded the following International Match Programme for 2016-2019:
- 2016 England v Sri Lanka ODI
- 2017 England v West Indies ODI
- 2018 England v India ODI
- 2019 England v Pakistan ODI
- 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup (4 matches)
The Club has permission to install permanent floodlights for the beginning of the 2016 season. The ground has long boundaries in comparison to most county cricket clubs.
The former concrete roof over the public terraces, which has now been demolished, was formed from eight hyperbolic-paraboloid umbrellas each approximately 30 ft square, designed by T.H.B. Burrough in 1960.[1]
Redevelopment
In July 2009, Gloucestershire C.C.C. announced plans to redevelop the ground into a 20,000-capacity stadium, with an aim to retaining one day international status.[2][3] The ground now includes a world class media centre and conference facilities. To help fund the project, student accommodation is included in the development.
In March 2010, Bristol City Council gave the go-ahead for the new ground.[4] The revised scheme has raised the capacity to 17,500 seats,[5] which cements the ground as a regular venue for international matches, and one of the host grounds of the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Due to concerns over housing on adjacent Kennington Avenue, the permanent capacity will now be raised to just 7500 (8000 including the semi-permanent Hammond Roof), but with other changes still implemented: new pavilion, new conference facilities and the construction of new stands (including the demolition of the Jessop stand and Tavern and the rebuilding of the Mound stand to a fixed capacity of 4500) and a 147 flat building. These plans were approved on 31 May 2012 and development began in October 2012. The Bristol Pavilion opened in August 2013.[6] Permanent floodlights were approved by Bristol City Council in April 2015, which will be installed ready for the start of the 2016 season and which will allow the club to host the four 2019 Cricket World Cup matches it has been allocated.[7]
Transport Connections
Montpelier railway station is under a mile from the ground. Main line stations Bristol Temple Meads railway station and Bristol Parkway railway station are 2.5 miles and 3.8 miles, respectively, from the ground. Former station Ashley Hill railway station was situated outside the ground but was closed in 1964. There are plans to reopen the station as part of the Greater Bristol Metro proposals.
See also
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