Trent Bridge, Nottingham: ICC Cricket World Cup Venue 2019

Trent Bridge is a cricket Ground which is mostly used for Test, One-day Internationals and County Cricket. It is located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The ground has hosted the final days of the Twenty20 World Cup twice. The site takes its name from the nearby main bridge over the Trent River and is also close to the Meadow Lane and City Ground, the football stadia of Notts County and Nottingham Forest respectively.

History:

Trent Bridge 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. Trent Bridge hosted its first Test match in 1899, for England playing against Australia. It used to be the shared home of Nottingham County Cricket Club and Notts County Football Club. But when the Football and Cricket seasons seemed to have become overlapped (back in 1910), the Football club moves a couple of hundred yards away to Meadow Lane.

Ground:

Trent Bridge is widely considered as one of the best grounds in the world to watch cricket. Trent Bridge pavilion, kept with the architectural parameters of its 1889 foundation, is thought of as one of the most renowned trademarks of cricket because it faces the wickets at an angle. Commencing in 2007, it has undergone redevelopment with the construction of a new stand to replace the Parr stand and the West Wing and the addition of one to five extra seatings at the front of several stands this increased the capacity of the ground from 15,358 to 17,500. The Smith-Cooper stand was officially opened by Prince Philip in 2008. Bowling takes place from the Pavilion End and the Radcliffe Road End, with the wickets laid a square of the Fox Road, William Clarke and Smith Cooper stands.

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Profile:

Trent Bridge has been a regular and popular fixture on the International circuit ever since 1899. It has been home to some of the finest cricketers in the world; Gary Sobers, Clive Rice, and Richard Hadlee have all graced the ground and left a permanent mark on its history. It has hosted some of the finest and most memorable matches in the history of the sport. In 1965, Graeme and Peter Pollock led South Africa to a famous victory, marked by an incredible century by Graeme which is still considered as one of the best by any South African ever. 1989, Mark Taylor and Geoff Marsh gave the English side a day to forget when they batted the whole day, scoring 301 runs without the loss of a single wicket.

Records:

• Test matches: In test matches held at 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, and Stuart Broad had bowling figures of 8 for 15 in just one inning because he didn't bowl in the second innings. Denis Compton scored 278 runs against Pakistan in 1954. Ashton Agar achieved the highest test score by any number 11 batsman on this ground only whilst on debut for Australia. The leading run scorers are Mike Atherton-1083 runs, Denis Compton- 955 runs and Graham Gooch- 936 runs. The leading wicket takers are James Anderson- 60 wickets, Alec Bedser- 41 wickets and Stuart Broad-37 wickets. The last test was played between England and India in 2018.

• ODIs: The first One-day International match held on this ground was between England and Pakistan on 31 August 1974. A match that was marked by a debut from Imran Khan and more by a brilliant century from Majeed Khan which led Pakistan to a victory with more than 7 overs yet to come in that innings. The highest team total at Trent Bridge is 481 runs, scored by England against Australia in 2018. The lowest total is 83 runs, scored by South Africa in 2008. In ODIs, the leading run-scorers are Andrew Strauss- 399 runs, Eoin Morgan- 376 runs and Ian Bell- 345 runs. The leading wicket-takers are James Anderson- 16 wickets, Stuart Broad- 14 wickets and Waqar Younis- 12 wickets. The last ODI on this ground was played between England and India on July 12, 2018.

• T20I: In the T20 International played at Trent Bridge, the highest team total is 198 runs, scored by New Zealand against Ireland in 2009. The lowest score is 110 by New Zealand against Sri Lanka just five days after 198-runs mark. The leading run-scorers are Tillakaratne Dilshan- 175 runs, Jacques Kallis- 121 runs and Rohit Sharma- 117 runs. The leading wicket-takers are Ajanta Mendis- 8 wickets, Pragyan Ojha- 6 wickets and Zaheer Khan- 6 wickets. The last T20 international was played between England and West Indies in 2012.

World Cup matches:

In the 50-over format, Trent Bridge has officially been the hosts of a total of eleven World Cup games. England has previously hosted the event on four different occasions which include 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999. And Trent Bridge has been the home of two games in 1975 and three each in 1979, 1983 and 1999. Pakistan has been the most successful side on this ground in this respect, winning three out of their four matches.

Fixtures:

Here is the list of fixtures for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 that is ought to be played at Trent Bridge: