Worcestershire County Cricket Club was established on 4 March 1865. The county entered the Minor Counties Championship in 1895 and competed in the competition until 1898, after which it was elevated to first-class status for the 1899 season. It has since played first-class cricket from 1899, List A cricket from 1963 and Twenty20 cricket from 2003, using a different number of home grounds during that time. New Road in Worcester has played host to the club's first home fixtures in all three formats of the game; in first-class cricket in 1899 against Yorkshire; in List A cricket in 1963 against Surrey; and in Twenty20 cricket against Northamptonshire in 2003. Worcestershire have played home matches at twelve grounds, but have played the majority of their home fixtures at New Road, which has also held One Day Internationals.
The twelve grounds that Worcestershire have used for home matches since 1895 are listed below, with statistics complete through to the end of the 2014 season.
Grounds Minor county Below is a complete list of grounds used by Worcestershire County Cricket Club in Minor Counties Championship matches before its elevation to first-class status in 1899. Name Location First Last Matches Refs Minor Counties Championship War Memorial Athletic Ground Amblecote 5 August 1895v Staffordshire 18 June 1896v Northamptonshire Malvern College Ground Malvern only match:9 August 1895v Hertfordshire Boughton Park Worcester 19 August 1895v Cheshire 12 August 1896v Norfolk Chester Road North Kidderminster 28 August 1895v Durham 23 August 1897v Glamorgan New Road Worcester 28 July 1897v Berkshire 8 August 1898v Buckinghamshire
First-class county Below is a complete list of grounds used by Worcestershire County Cricket Club in first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches following its elevation to first-class status in 1899. Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs First-class List A Twenty20 New Road Worcester 4 May 1899v Yorkshire 9 September 2014v Surrey 22 May 1963v Surrey 13 August 2014v Gloucestershire 13 June 2003v Northamptonshire 25 July 2014v Derbyshire Only the first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches played by Worcestershire at the ground are recorded in the table. War Memorial Athletic Ground Amblecote 26 June 1905v Leicestershire 29 July 1981v Northamptonshire 17 August 1969v Glamorgan 8 August 1982v Leicestershire – – Bournville Cricket Ground Bournville 30 June 1910v Essex 18 May 1911v Surrey – – – – Tipton Road Dudley 28 August 1911v Gloucestershire 24 July 1971v Yorkshire 6 July 1969v Kent 31 July 1977v Nottinghamshire – – Racecourse Ground Hereford 14 July 1919v HK Foster's XI 13 July 1983v Leicestershire 10 July 1983v Nottinghamshire 30 August 1987v Surrey – – The Racecourse Ground is located in the adjacent county of Hereford. HK Foster's XI played a first-class match here against the Australian Imperial Forces in 1919. Only the first-class matches played by Worcestershire at the ground are recorded in the table. Chester Road North Kidderminster 9 July 1921v Glamorgan 17 September 2008v Middlesex 1 June 1969v Middlesex 7 May 2012v Netherlands 29 June 2007v Northamptonshire 1 July 2007v Gloucestershire The Worcestershire Cricket Board have played four List A matches here, while the Unicorns cricket team has played one List A match here. Only the List A matches played by Worcestershire at the ground are recorded in the table. Evesham Cricket Club Ground Evesham only match:18 July 1951v Gloucestershire – – – – Seth Somers Park Halesowen 17 June 1964v Cambridge University 21 June 1969v Cambridge University – – – – Chain Wire Club Ground Stourport-on-Severn only match:12 July 1980v Lancashire – – – – Flagge Meadow Worcester – – only match:14 July 2007v Sri Lankan A – –
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