Trent Bridge

Trent Bridge Cricket Ground is a cricket ground mostly used for Test, One-Day International and county cricket located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, just across the River Trent from the city of Nottingham. Trent Bridge is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as international cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of the Twenty20 Cup twice and has hosted One-Day Cup since 2021.

In 2009, the ground was used for the ICC World Twenty20 and hosted the semi-final between South Africa and Pakistan. The site takes its name from the nearby main bridge over the Trent and it is also close to Meadow Lane and the City Ground, the football stadiums of Notts County and Nottingham Forest respectively.

History

Trent Bridge was first used as a cricket ground in the 1830s. The first recorded cricket match was held on an area of ground behind the Trent Bridge Inn in 1838. Trent Bridge hosted its first Test match in 1899, with England playing against Australia.

The ground was first opened in 1841 by William Clarke, husband of the proprietress of the Trent Bridge Inn and himself captain of William Clarke's All-England Eleven. He was commemorated in 1990 by the opening of the new William Clarke Stand, which incorporates the Rushcliffe Suite.

In 1950, an electronically operated scoreboard was installed at this venue, then the world's largest at any cricket stadium.

Ground Trent Bridge is considered to be one of the most beautiful grounds in world cricket. Its pavilion, retaining the architectural parameters of its 1889 foundation, is very well known in world cricket because it faces the wicket at an angle. Recent developments include the £7.2 million Radcliffe Road Cricket Centre, opened in 1998 and the state of the art £1.9 million Fox Road stand, which has received awards for its architectural excellence. The latter includes a modernistic aircraft-wing roof and was opened in 2002 despite a conflict with a small group of local residents over the lack of sunlight that this would cause to their properties.

Commencing in 2007, Trent Bridge has undergone redevelopment with the construction of a new stand to replace the Parr Stand and West Wing and the addition of one to five rows of extra seating at the front of several of the other stands. This increased capacity from 15,358 to 17,500, and the work was completed in time for the 2008 Test match against New Zealand. The stand was officially opened on 5 June by Prince Philip. The stand continued to be officially called the 'New Stand' for a number of years, also being referred to as the Bridgford Road Stand, before being renamed the Smith Cooper Stand in a sponsorship deal from March 2016. Following the end of this sponsorship, it is now officially known as the Bridgford Road Stand. https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/news/2026/may/tickets-and-where-to-sit-for-the-blast.html

Bowling takes place from the Stuart Broad End (named the Pavilion End until September 2023 with the official renaming on 18 July 2024) and the Radcliffe Road End, with the wickets laid square of the Fox Road, William Clarke and Bridgford Road Stands.

Gallery

Football Trent Bridge has a history of hosting football matches. Notts County Football Club played their important games at the ground from the 1860s, and moved there permanently in 1883 when Nottingham Forest left. However, games early and late in the season had to be played elsewhere due to the cricket and Notts County finally left in 1910, moving to Meadow Lane.

The ground also hosted an international match, England beating Ireland 6–0 on 20 February 1897.

Test cricket records

Batting +Most career runsRunsPlayerPeriod1,083 (19 innings) Michael Atherton1989–2001956 (15 innings) Joe Root2013–2025955 (10 innings) Denis Compton1938–1955936 (17 innings) Graham Gooch1978–1994735 (11 innings) Tom Graveney1953–1967

+Most career runs (non-England)RunsPlayerPeriod567 (6 innings) Viv Richards1976–1991541 (8 innings) Sachin Tendulkar1996–2011526 (8 innings) Don Bradman1930–1948477 (6 innings) Stan McCabe1930–1938468 (3 innings) Frank Worrell1950–1957 +Highest individual scoresRunsPlayerDate278 v. Pakistan Denis Compton1 Jul 1954261 v. England Frank Worrell20 Jul 1950258 v. West Indies Tom Graveney4 Jul 1957232 v. England Stan McCabe10 Jun 1938 Viv Richards3 Jun 1976 +Most centuriesCenturiesPlayerPeriod5 (10 innings) Denis Compton1939–19555 (15 innings) Joe Root2013–20255 (19 innings) Michael Atherton1989–20013 (7 innings) Ollie Pope2018–20253 (8 innings) Don Bradman1930–19483 (11 innings) Tom Graveney1953–19673 (17 innings) Graham Gooch1978–1994 +Highest batting average (3+ matches)AveragePlayerPeriod120.33 (3 innings, 0 NO) Dudley Nourse1935–195195.50 (10 innings, 0 NO) Denis Compton1939–195594.50 (6 innings, 0 NO) Viv Richards1976–199190.66 (9 innings, 3 NO) Graham Thorpe1993–200486.40 (6 innings, 1 NO) Sourav Ganguly1996–2007

Bowling +Most career wicketsWicketsPlayerPeriod73 (24 innings) James Anderson2003–202246 (22 innings) Stuart Broad2008–202241 (12 innings) Alec Bedser1947–195432 (10 innings) Fred Trueman1957–196429 (8 innings) Shane Warne1993–2005 +Most career wickets (non-England)WicketsPlayerPeriod29 (8 innings) Shane Warne1993–200524 (8 innings) Richard Hadlee1973–199018 (4 innings) Clarrie Grimmett1930–193416 (4 innings) Terry Alderman1981–1989 Jasprit Bumrah2018–2021 +Best innings figuresFiguresPlayerDate8/15 v. Australia Stuart Broad6 Aug 20158/70 v. England Muttiah Muralitharan2 Jun 20068/107 v.Australia Bernard Bosanquet29 May 19057/43 v. New Zealand James Anderson5 Jun 20087/44 v. Australia Alec Bedser11 Jun 19537/54 v. England Bill O'Reilly8 Jun 19347/55 v. Australia Alec Bedser11 Jun 19537/64 v. England Frank Laver29 May 1905 +Best match figuresFiguresPlayerDate14/99 v. Australia Alec Bedser11 Jun 195311/71 v. Pakistan James Anderson29 Jul 201011/129 v. England Bill O'Reilly8 Jun 193411/132 v. England Muttiah Muralitharan2 Jun 200610/87 v. England Peter Pollock5 Aug 196510/122 v. South Africa Angus Fraser23 Jul 199810/140 v. England Richard Hadlee7 Aug 198610/158 v. Australia James Anderson10 Jul 201310/179 v. England Kenny Benjamin10 Aug 199510/201 v. Australia Ken Farnes8 Jun 1934 Note: best match figures limited to 10; there have actually been seven 10-wicket match hauls at Trent Bridge. +Lowest strike rate (4+ innings)Strike ratePlayerPeriod26.5 (16 wickets) Shoab Bashir2024–202529.2 (16 wickets) Terry Alderman1981–198930.3 (16 wickets) Jasprit Bumrah2018–202130.8 (15 wickets) Tim Bresnan2011–201235.8 (14 wickets) Dennis Lillee1972–1981

Team records

+Highest innings scoresScoreTeamDate658/8d England v. Australia10 Jun 1938619/6d England v. West Indies4 Jul 1957617 England v. India8 Aug 2002602/6d Australia v. England10 Aug 1989567/8d England v. New Zealand2 Jun 1994 +Lowest completed inningsScoreTeamDate60 v. England6 Aug 201580 v. England29 Jul 201088 v. England7 Jul 196097 v. England7 Jun 1973112 England v. Australia28 May 1921

Partnership records +Highest partnershipsRunsWicketPlayersMatchDate3291stMark Taylor (219) & Geoff Marsh (138) v. 10 Aug 19893193rdAlan Melville (189) & Dudley Nourse (149) v. 7 Jun 1947303Viv Richards (232) & Alvin Kallicharran (97) v. 3 Jun 19762834thFrank Worrell (261) & Everton Weekes (129) v. 20 Jul 19502662ndTom Graveney (258) & Peter Richardson (126) v. 4 Jul 1957 +Highest partnerships by wicketRunsWicketPlayersMatchDate3291stMark Taylor (219) & Geoff Marsh (138) v. 10 Aug 19892662ndTom Graveney (258) & Peter Richardson (126) v. 4 Jul 19573193rdAlan Melville (189) & Dudley Nourse (149) v. 7 Jun 19472834thFrank Worrell (261) & Everton Weekes (129) v. 20 Jul 19502375thDenis Compton (163) & Norman Yardley (99) v. 7 Jun 19472156thAlan Knott (135) & Geoffrey Boycott (107) v. 28 Jul 19772047thMarlon Samuels (117) & Daren Sammy (106) v. 25 May 20121078thLindsay Hassett (137) & Ray Lindwall (42) v. 10 Jun 19481039thCraig White (94*) & Matthew Hoggard (32) v. 8 Aug 200219810thJoe Root (154*) & James Anderson (81) v. 9 Jul 2014 Last updated 25 October 2025.

In 2013, Australia's Ashton Agar achieved the highest Test score by a number 11 batter.

One Day International records In 2016, England broke the record for highest One Day International (ODI) score when they made 444/3 against Pakistan at the ground. They bettered this score on the same ground two years latter when making 481/6 against Australia.

In ODIs, the leading run-scorers here are Eoin Morgan (471 runs), Alex Hales (441 runs), and Jos Buttler (439 runs). The leading wicket-takers are James Anderson (16 wickets), Stuart Broad (14 wickets) and Waqar Younis (12 wickets).

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