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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/New_Road_Worcester_-_2_-_aerial_-_geograph-1609995.jpg/270px-New_Road_Worcester_-_2_-_aerial_-_geograph-1609995.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/New_Road_Worcester_-_2_-_aerial_-_geograph-1609995.jpg/405px-New_Road_Worcester_-_2_-_aerial_-_geograph-1609995.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/New_Road_Worcester_-_2_-_aerial_-_geograph-1609995.jpg/540px-New_Road_Worcester_-_2_-_aerial_-_geograph-1609995.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender">Ground information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_England" title="Worcester, England">Worcester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Establishment</th><td class="infobox-data">1896</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capacity</th><td class="infobox-data">5,500</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>End names</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">New Road End <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NewRoadCricketGroundPitchDimensions.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/NewRoadCricketGroundPitchDimensions.svg/200px-NewRoadCricketGroundPitchDimensions.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/NewRoadCricketGroundPitchDimensions.svg/300px-NewRoadCricketGroundPitchDimensions.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/NewRoadCricketGroundPitchDimensions.svg/400px-NewRoadCricketGroundPitchDimensions.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="750" /></a></span><br />Diglis End</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender">International information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First ODI</th><td class="infobox-data">13 June 1983:<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg/23px-WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg/35px-WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg/46px-WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="309" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/West_Indies_cricket_team" title="West Indies cricket team">West Indies</a> v <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/46px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team" title="Zimbabwe national cricket team">Zimbabwe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last ODI</th><td class="infobox-data">22 May 1999:<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team" title="Sri Lanka national cricket team">Sri Lanka</a> v <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/46px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team" title="Zimbabwe national cricket team">Zimbabwe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First women's Test</th><td class="infobox-data">30 June – 3 July 1951:<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_cricket_team" title="England women's cricket team">England</a> v <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="Australia women's national cricket team">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last women's Test</th><td class="infobox-data">10–13 July 2009:<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_cricket_team" title="England women's cricket team">England</a> v <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="Australia women's national cricket team">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First WODI</th><td class="infobox-data">1 July 2000:<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_cricket_team" title="England women's cricket team">England</a> v <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="South Africa women's national cricket team">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last WODI</th><td class="infobox-data">30 June 2024:<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_cricket_team" title="England women's cricket team">England</a> v <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="New Zealand women's national cricket team">New Zealand</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Only WT20I</th><td class="infobox-data">23 July 2022:<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_cricket_team" title="England women's cricket team">England</a> v <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="South Africa women's national cricket team">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender">Team information</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire</a></th> <td style="text-align:right">(1896–present)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#ccc 1px solid;font-size:smaller;">As of 30 June 2024<br />Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57424.html">cricinfo</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Road_Worcester_-_1_-_geograph-891458.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/New_Road_Worcester_-_1_-_geograph-891458.jpg/220px-New_Road_Worcester_-_1_-_geograph-891458.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/New_Road_Worcester_-_1_-_geograph-891458.jpg/330px-New_Road_Worcester_-_1_-_geograph-891458.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/New_Road_Worcester_-_1_-_geograph-891458.jpg/440px-New_Road_Worcester_-_1_-_geograph-891458.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="440" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Visit Worcestershire New Road</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a> ground in the English city of <a href="/wiki/Worcester,_England" title="Worcester, England">Worcester</a>. The home of <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire County Cricket Club</a> since 1896, it has been rated as one of the world's most beautiful cricket grounds.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Road,_Worcester&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ground is situated in central Worcester, on the west bank of the <a href="/wiki/River_Severn" title="River Severn">River Severn</a>, overlooked by <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Cathedral" title="Worcester Cathedral">Worcester Cathedral</a> on the opposite bank. Immediately to the northwest is a road called New Road, part of the <a href="/wiki/A44_road" title="A44 road">A44</a>, hence the name. To the northwest is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cripplegate_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cripplegate Park (page does not exist)">Cripplegate Park</a>. </p><p>Originally, the <a href="/wiki/Freehold_(law)" title="Freehold (law)">freehold</a> to the ground was owned by the <a href="/wiki/Dean_(Christianity)#Anglican_Communion" title="Dean (Christianity)">Dean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_chapter" title="Cathedral chapter">Chapter</a> of <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Cathedral" title="Worcester Cathedral">Worcester Cathedral</a>. In 1896, the <a href="/wiki/Leasehold_estate" title="Leasehold estate">leasehold</a> was obtained by club secretary <a href="/wiki/Paul_Foley_(cricketer)" title="Paul Foley (cricketer)">Paul Foley</a> upon payment of a modest rent,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELemmon198917–18_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELemmon198917–18-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the first match (against <a href="/wiki/Berkshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Berkshire County Cricket Club">Berkshire</a>) was played there on 28–29 July<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, Worcestershire was part of the newly created <a href="/wiki/National_Counties_Cricket_Championship" title="National Counties Cricket Championship">Minor Counties Championship</a>, which Foley had been largely responsible in establishing. Having won the competition in its first four years, from 1895 to 1898, the club applied successfully for <a href="/wiki/First-class_cricket" title="First-class cricket">first-class</a> status.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVockins19809_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVockins19809-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first <a href="/wiki/County_Championship" title="County Championship">County Championship</a> match at New Road was held on 4–6 May 1899, when the home side lost to <a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Yorkshire County Cricket Club">Yorkshire</a> by 11 runs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVockins198017–19_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVockins198017–19-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The land was finally purchased in 1976 for the sum of £30,000.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELemmon1989197_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELemmon1989197-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The capacity of the ground is 4,500, small by first-class standards.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>There is a small cricket shop located just outside the ground, selling cricket equipment, clothing, books and accessories. This shop opened in July 2008, replacing a long-standing older shop inside the ground. The shop also contains the administrative office for ticket sales and enquiries.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> performed to a crowd of 17,000 at the ground in June 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flooding">Flooding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Road,_Worcester&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Flooding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In winter, the ground is often submerged by water from the nearby river, and was severely affected by the <a href="/wiki/2007_United_Kingdom_floods" title="2007 United Kingdom floods">floods of July 2007</a>. These caused more than one million pounds in damage, and cricket did not return to the ground until the beginning of the following season.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Over the winter of 2023–24 the ground was flooded seven times, which resulted in the first two home games of the <a href="/wiki/2024_County_Championship" title="2024 County Championship">2024 County Championship</a> being played at the <a href="/wiki/Chester_Road_North_Ground,_Kidderminster" title="Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster">Chester Road North Ground</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kidderminster" title="Kidderminster">Kidderminster</a>. In April 2024, Worcestershire's board confirmed that they were looking at options to secure the club's long-term future, possibly including a move away from New Road.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Speaking on the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Test_Match_Special" title="Test Match Special">Test Match Special</a></i> podcast, chief executive <a href="/wiki/Ashley_Giles" title="Ashley Giles">Ashley Giles</a> explained that of the 30 occasions on which the ground had been flooded since 1899, 19 incidents had occurred in the past 24 years, and the problem was expected to get worse due to <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_cricket">International cricket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Road,_Worcester&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: International cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Road_Worcester_-_3_-_geograph-891443.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/New_Road_Worcester_-_3_-_geograph-891443.jpg/220px-New_Road_Worcester_-_3_-_geograph-891443.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/New_Road_Worcester_-_3_-_geograph-891443.jpg/330px-New_Road_Worcester_-_3_-_geograph-891443.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/New_Road_Worcester_-_3_-_geograph-891443.jpg/440px-New_Road_Worcester_-_3_-_geograph-891443.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="428" /></a><figcaption>New Road with <a href="/wiki/Worcester_Cathedral" title="Worcester Cathedral">Worcester Cathedral</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_road_flooded.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/New_road_flooded.jpg/220px-New_road_flooded.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/New_road_flooded.jpg/330px-New_road_flooded.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/New_road_flooded.jpg/440px-New_road_flooded.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>New Road flooded during the 2007 season, leading to two abandoned matches.</figcaption></figure> <p>New Road has hosted three men's <a href="/wiki/One_Day_International" title="One Day International">One Day Internationals</a>: one in the <a href="/wiki/1983_Cricket_World_Cup" title="1983 Cricket World Cup">1983 World Cup</a>, when <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Greenidge" title="Gordon Greenidge">Gordon Greenidge</a> scored 105 not out (the only men's international century at the ground) to take the <a href="/wiki/West_Indies_cricket_team" title="West Indies cricket team">West Indies</a> to an eight-wicket victory over <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Zimbabwe cricket team">Zimbabwe</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-WIZim_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WIZim-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and two in the <a href="/wiki/1999_Cricket_World_Cup" title="1999 Cricket World Cup">1999 World Cup</a>: a six-wicket victory for <a href="/wiki/Australia_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Australia cricket team">Australia</a> over <a href="/wiki/Scotland_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Scotland cricket team">Scotland</a><sup id="cite_ref-AusSco_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AusSco-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a four-wicket victory for <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lanka cricket team">Sri Lanka</a> over Zimbabwe.<sup id="cite_ref-SLZim_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLZim-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ground has also seen nine <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Test_cricket" title="Women's Test cricket">Women's Test matches</a> between 1951 and 2009, including the <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_cricket_team" title="England women's cricket team">England Women's</a> decisive victory during the <a href="/wiki/Australian_women%27s_cricket_team_in_England_in_2005#2nd_Test" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian women's cricket team in England in 2005">2005 Ashes</a>, in which <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Brunt" class="mw-redirect" title="Katherine Brunt">Katherine Brunt</a> scored 52 and took match figures of 9/111;<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ash05_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ash05-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brunt also took a first-innings 6/69 in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_women%27s_cricket_team_in_England_in_2009#Test_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian women's cricket team in England in 2009">2009 Ashes Test at Worcester</a>, which was drawn.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has staged seven <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_One-day_International_cricket" class="mw-redirect" title="Women's One-day International cricket">Women's ODI</a> between 2000 and 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and one <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Twenty20_International" title="Women's Twenty20 International">Women's Twenty20 International</a> in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/England_Lions_(cricket_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="England Lions (cricket team)">England Lions</a> (formerly England A) played a four-day match against the Australian touring side at New Road in 2009; in a drawn match, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hussey" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Hussey">Mike Hussey</a> (150) and <a href="/wiki/Marcus_North" title="Marcus North">Marcus North</a> (191 not out) made runs, while Worcestershire's <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Moore_(cricketer)" title="Stephen Moore (cricketer)">Stephen Moore</a> responded with 120; <a href="/wiki/Brett_Lee" title="Brett Lee">Brett Lee</a> took 6/76.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Road,_Worcester&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Men's_One-Day_Internationals"><span id="Men.27s_One-Day_Internationals"></span>Men's One-Day Internationals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Road,_Worcester&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Men's One-Day Internationals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Matches:</b> 3</li> <li><b>Highest team total:</b><br />218/2 (48.3 overs) by <a href="/wiki/West_Indies_cricket_team" title="West Indies cricket team">West Indies</a> v. <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Zimbabwe cricket team">Zimbabwe</a>, 1983<sup id="cite_ref-WIZim_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WIZim-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Lowest team total:</b><br />181/7 (50 overs) by <a href="/wiki/Scotland_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Scotland cricket team">Scotland</a> v. <a href="/wiki/Australia_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Australia cricket team">Australia</a>, 1999<sup id="cite_ref-AusSco_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AusSco-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Highest individual innings:</b><br />105<a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">*</a> by <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Greenidge" title="Gordon Greenidge">Gordon Greenidge</a> for West Indies v. Zimbabwe, 1983<sup id="cite_ref-WIZim_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WIZim-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Best bowling in an innings:</b><br />3–30 by <a href="/wiki/Pramodya_Wickramasinghe" title="Pramodya Wickramasinghe">Pramodya Wickramasinghe</a> for <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lanka cricket team">Sri Lanka</a> v. Zimbabwe, 1999<sup id="cite_ref-SLZim_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLZim-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women's_Tests"><span id="Women.27s_Tests"></span>Women's Tests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Road,_Worcester&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Women's Tests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Matches:</b> 9</li> <li><b>Highest team total:</b><br />427/4 declared by <a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="Australia women's national cricket team">Australia Women</a> v. <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="England women's national cricket team">England Women</a>, 1998<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Lowest team total:</b><br />63 by <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="New Zealand women's national cricket team">New Zealand Women</a> v. England Women, 1954<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Highest individual innings:</b><br />190 by <a href="/wiki/Sandhya_Agarwal" title="Sandhya Agarwal">Sandhya Agarwal</a>, <a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="India women's national cricket team">India Women</a> v. England Women, 1986<sup id="cite_ref-EngInd86_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EngInd86-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Best bowling in an innings:</b><br />7/34 by <a href="/wiki/Gill_McConway" class="mw-redirect" title="Gill McConway">Gill McConway</a>, England Women v. India Women, 1986<sup id="cite_ref-EngInd86_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EngInd86-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Best bowling in a match:</b><br />9/107 by <a href="/wiki/Mary_Duggan" title="Mary Duggan">Mary Duggan</a> for England Women v. Australia Women, 1951<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />9/111 by <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Brunt" class="mw-redirect" title="Katherine Brunt">Katherine Brunt</a> for England Women v. Australia Women, 2005<sup id="cite_ref-Ash05_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ash05-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First-class">First-class</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Road,_Worcester&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: First-class"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Highest team total:</b><br />701/4 declared by <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Leicestershire County Cricket Club">Leicestershire</a> v. Worcestershire, 1906<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> 701/6 declared by Worcestershire v <a href="/wiki/Surrey_County_Cricket_Club" title="Surrey County Cricket Club">Surrey</a>, 2007<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Lowest team total:</b><br />30 by <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire</a> v. Worcestershire, 1903<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Triple centuries:</b><br />331<a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">*</a> by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Robertson_(English_cricketer)" title="Jack Robertson (English cricketer)">Jack Robertson</a> for <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex</a> v. Worcestershire, 1949<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />315<a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">*</a> by <a href="/wiki/Graeme_Hick" title="Graeme Hick">Graeme Hick</a> for Worcestershire v. <a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Cricket_Club" title="Durham County Cricket Club">Durham</a>, 2002<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />311<a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">*</a> by <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Turner" title="Glenn Turner">Glenn Turner</a> for Worcestershire v. <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Warwickshire County Cricket Club">Warwickshire</a>, 1982<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Ten wickets in an innings:</b><br />10–51 by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Mercer_(cricketer)" title="Jack Mercer (cricketer)">Jack Mercer</a> for <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan</a> v. Worcestershire, 1936<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />10–76 by <a href="/wiki/Jack_White_(cricketer,_born_1891)" title="Jack White (cricketer, born 1891)">Jack White</a> for <a href="/wiki/Somerset_County_Cricket_Club" title="Somerset County Cricket Club">Somerset</a> v. Worcestershire, 1921<sup id="cite_ref-Somst_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Somst-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Fifteen wickets in a match:</b><br />15–106 by <a href="/wiki/Reg_Perks" title="Reg Perks">Reg Perks</a> for Worcestershire v. <a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex</a>, 1937<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />15–175 by <a href="/wiki/Jack_White_(cricketer,_born_1891)" title="Jack White (cricketer, born 1891)">Jack White</a> for Somerset v. Worcestershire, 1921<sup id="cite_ref-Somst_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Somst-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_A">List A</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Road,_Worcester&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: List A"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Highest team total:</b><br />404/3 (60 overs) by Worcestershire v. <a href="/wiki/Devon_County_Cricket_Club" title="Devon County Cricket Club">Devon</a>, 1987<sup id="cite_ref-Devon_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Devon-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Lowest team total:</b><br />45 (23.4 overs) by Hampshire v. Worcestershire, 1988<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Highest individual innings:</b><br />172<a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">*</a> by <a href="/wiki/Graeme_Hick" title="Graeme Hick">Graeme Hick</a> v. Devon, 1987<sup id="cite_ref-Devon_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Devon-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Best bowling in an innings:</b><br />6–14 by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Flavell" title="Jack Flavell">Jack Flavell</a> for Worcestershire v. <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire</a>, 1963<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />6–14 by <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cooper" title="Howard Cooper">Howard Cooper</a> for <a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Yorkshire County Cricket Club">Yorkshire</a> v. Worcestershire, 1975<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />6–16 by <a href="/wiki/Shoaib_Akhtar" title="Shoaib Akhtar">Shoaib Akhtar</a> for Worcestershire v. <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire</a>, 2005<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Road,_Worcester&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cricket_grounds_in_England_and_Wales" title="List of cricket grounds in England and Wales">List of cricket grounds in England and Wales</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Road,_Worcester&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2017/03/03/worlds-14-beautiful-cricket-grounds/">"The world's 14 most beautiful cricket grounds"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Telegraph</a></i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 April</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cricket+Records+in+ENG%3A+County+Ground%2C+New+Road%2C+Worcester+in+Women+T20I+matches&rft.pub=Espncricinfo&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espncricinfo.com%2Frecords%2Fground%2Fteam-match-results%2Feng-county-ground-new-road-worcester-216%2Fwomen-s-twenty20-internationals-10&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANew+Road%2C+Worcester" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/170/170350.html">England Lions v Australians, 2009</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/66/66364.html">England Women v Australia Women, 1998</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/21/21184.html">England Women v. New Zealand Women, 1954</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-EngInd86-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-EngInd86_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-EngInd86_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47571.html">England Women v. India Women, 1986</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19826.html">England Women v Australia Women, 1951</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/7/7092.html">Worcs v Leics, 1906</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/107/107722.html">Worcs v Surrey, 2007</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/6/6229.html">Worcs v Hants, 1903</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19009.html">Worcs v Middx, 1949</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/74/74889.html">Worcs v Durham, 2002</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/42/42321.html">Worcs v Warwicks, 1982</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15937.html">Worcs v Glam, 1936</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Somst-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Somst_39-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Somst_39-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Same match. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10147.html">Worcs v Somst, 1921</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16349.html">Worcs v Essex, 1937</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Devon-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Devon_41-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Devon_41-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Same match. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48833.html">Worcs v Devon, 1987</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/50/50084.html">Worcs v Hants, 1988</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/26/26247.html">Worcs v Lancs, 1963</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/35/35193.html">Worcs v Yorks, 1975</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83444.html">Worcs v Gloucs, 2005</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources">Sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Road,_Worcester&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLemmon1989" class="citation book cs1">Lemmon, David (1989). <i>The Official History of Worcestershire County Cricket Club</i>. London: Christopher Helm. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0747020132" title="Special:BookSources/0747020132"><bdi>0747020132</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Official+History+of+Worcestershire+County+Cricket+Club&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Christopher+Helm&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=0747020132&rft.aulast=Lemmon&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANew+Road%2C+Worcester" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVockins1980" class="citation book cs1">Vockins, M. D. (1980). <i>Worcestershire Country Cricket Club: A Pictorial History</i>. London: Severn House. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/072780619X" title="Special:BookSources/072780619X"><bdi>072780619X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Worcestershire+Country+Cricket+Club%3A+A+Pictorial+History&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Severn+House&rft.date=1980&rft.isbn=072780619X&rft.aulast=Vockins&rft.aufirst=M.+D.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANew+Road%2C+Worcester" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <p><span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output 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Worcestershire County Cricket Club grounds"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#006400">Grounds</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Current</dt> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">New Road</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(since 1897)</span></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chester_Road_North_Ground,_Kidderminster" title="Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster">Chester Road, Kidderminster</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1895–2024)</span></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Previous</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/War_Memorial_Athletic_Ground" title="War Memorial Athletic Ground">War Memorial Athletic Ground</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1895–1982)</span></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Malvern_College" title="Malvern College">Malvern College Ground</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1895)</span></dd> <dd>Boughton Park <span style="font-size:85%;">(1895–1896)</span></dd> <dd><a 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href="/wiki/Lincolnshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lincolnshire County Cricket Club">Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_County_Cricket_Club" title="Norfolk County Cricket Club">Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northumberland County Cricket Club">Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Oxfordshire County Cricket Club">Oxfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Shropshire County Cricket Club">Shropshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Staffordshire County Cricket Club">Staffordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suffolk_County_Cricket_Club" title="Suffolk County Cricket Club">Suffolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_National_County_Cricket_Club" title="Wales National County Cricket Club">Wales National County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Wiltshire County Cricket Club">Wiltshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's Counties (34)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berkshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Berkshire Women cricket team">Berkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Buckinghamshire Women cricket team">Buckinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Cambridgeshire Women cricket team">Cambridgeshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornwall_Women_cricket_team" title="Cornwall Women cricket team">Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumbria_Women_cricket_team" title="Cumbria Women cricket team">Cumbria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derbyshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Derbyshire Women cricket team">Derbyshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon_Women_cricket_team" title="Devon Women cricket team">Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_Women_cricket_team" title="Dorset Women cricket team">Dorset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_Women_cricket_team" title="Essex Women cricket team">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Women_cricket_team" title="Gloucestershire Women cricket team">Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Hampshire Women cricket team">Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Hertfordshire Women cricket team">Hertfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntingdonshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Huntingdonshire Women cricket team">Huntingdonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_Women_cricket_team" title="Kent Women cricket team">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Women_cricket_team" title="Lancashire Women cricket team">Lancashire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicestershire_Women_cricket_team" title="Leicestershire Women cricket team">Leicestershire and Rutland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Lincolnshire Women cricket team">Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_Women_cricket_team" title="Middlesex Women cricket team">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Women_cricket_team" title="Norfolk Women cricket team">Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Northamptonshire Women cricket team">Northamptonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_Warriors" title="North East Warriors">North East Warriors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Nottinghamshire Women cricket team">Nottinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Oxfordshire Women cricket team">Oxfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Shropshire Women cricket team">Shropshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Women_cricket_team" title="Somerset Women cricket team">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Staffordshire Women cricket team">Staffordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suffolk_Women_cricket_team" title="Suffolk Women cricket team">Suffolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surrey_Women_cricket_team" title="Surrey Women cricket team">Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_Women_cricket_team" title="Sussex Women cricket team">Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="Wales women's national cricket team">Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Warwickshire Women cricket team">Warwickshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Wiltshire Women cricket team">Wiltshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Women_cricket_team" title="Worcestershire Women cricket team">Worcestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Women_cricket_team" title="Yorkshire Women cricket team">Yorkshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other Men's First-Class Teams (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marylebone_Cricket_Club" title="Marylebone Cricket Club">Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">MCC Universities (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club" title="Cambridge University Cricket Club">Cambridge UCCE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_MCC_University" title="Cardiff MCC University">Cardiff UCCE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_MCC_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Durham MCC University">Durham UCCE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leeds/Bradford_MCC_University" title="Leeds/Bradford MCC University">Leeds/Bradford UCCE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loughborough_MCC_University" title="Loughborough MCC University">Loughborough UCCE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_University_Cricket_Club" title="Oxford University Cricket Club">Oxford UCCE</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major Competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_Championship" title="County Championship">County Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One-Day_Cup_(England)" title="One-Day Cup (England)">One-Day Cup</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/One_Day_Cup_(women%27s)" title="One Day Cup (women's)">women's</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T20_Blast" title="T20 Blast">T20 Blast</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T20_Blast_(women%27s)" title="T20 Blast (women's)">women's</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hundred_(cricket)" title="The Hundred (cricket)">The Hundred</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Twenty20_Cup" title="Women's Twenty20 Cup">Women's Twenty20 Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct Major Competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ECB_40" title="ECB 40">ECB 40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro40" title="Pro40">National League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benson_%26_Hedges_Cup" title="Benson & Hedges Cup">Benson & Hedges Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Edwards_Cup" title="Charlotte Edwards Cup">Charlotte Edwards Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friends_Provident_Trophy" title="Friends Provident Trophy">Friends Provident Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Willis_Trophy" title="Bob Willis Trophy">Bob Willis Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachael_Heyhoe_Flint_Trophy" title="Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy">Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_County_Championship" title="Women's County Championship">Women's County Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Cricket_Super_League" title="Women's Cricket Super League">Women's Cricket Super League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other Competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Counties_Cricket_Championship" title="National Counties Cricket Championship">National Counties Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCCA_Knockout_Trophy" title="NCCA Knockout Trophy">NCCA Knockout Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Counties_T20&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Counties T20 (page does not exist)">National Counties T20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_XI_Championship" title="Second XI Championship">Second XI 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