Trent Bridge

Trent Bridge Cricket Ground stands on the west bank of the River Trent in West Bridgford, just outside Nottingham. The ground is home to Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and has hosted Test matches since 1899. It also stages One-Day Internationals and county games, including the Twenty20 Cup Finals Day twice. The name comes from the nearby Trent Bridge over the river. Meadow Lane and the City Ground, football stadiums of Notts County and Nottingham Forest, lie close by. The ground first hosted cricket in the 1830s, with the first recorded match in 1838 behind the Trent Bridge Inn. In 1841 William Clarke opened the ground and later a stand was named after him. A new scoreboard installed in 1950 was then the world’s largest at any cricket stadium. Recent additions include the Radcliffe Road Cricket Centre and the Fox Road stand, praised for its design. The ground’s pavilion, dating from 1889, faces the wicket at an angle and is well known in world cricket. Visitors find a ground shaped by its cricket history and modern redevelopments. The Smith Cooper Stand, opened by Prince Philip in 2008, replaced older structures and increased capacity. Bowling comes from the Stuart Broad End and the Radcliffe Road End, with wickets laid square of several stands. The ground has also hosted football, including an England international in 1897. Records show England made the highest ODI score here twice, 444 for three in 2016 and 481 for six in 2018.