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County Cricket Ground, Derby

Cricket ground in Derbyshire, England

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Cricket ground in Derbyshire, England

Field	Value
ground_name	The County Ground
image	Photo from Racecourse end.JPG
caption	Derbyshire v. Australia tour match, July 2010, taken from the position of the new media centre
country	England
location	Derby, Derbyshire
establishment	1863
seating_capacity	9,500
end1	Racecourse End [[Image:DerbyCountyCricketGroundPitchDimensions.svg	200px]]
end2	Pavilion End
county club	Derbyshire
international	true
firstodidate	18 June
firstodiyear	1983
firstodihome	New Zealand
firstodiaway	Sri Lanka
lastodidate	28 May
lastodiyear	1999
lastodihome	New Zealand
lastodiaway	Pakistan
firstwodidate	15 July
firstwodiyear	1998
firstwodihome	England
firstwodiaway	Australia
lastwodidate	30 May
lastwodiyear	2025
lastwodihome	England
lastwodiaway	West Indies
firstwt20idate	5 August
firstwt20iyear	2006
firstwt20ihome	England
firstwt20iaway	India
lastwt20idate	6 September
lastwt20iyear	2023
lastwt20ihome	England
lastwt20iaway	Sri Lanka
year1	1871–present
club1	Derbyshire
year2	2000
club2	Derbyshire Cricket Board
year3	2011–2013
club3	Derbyshire Women
year4	2017
club4	Loughborough Lightning
date	23 May
year	2024
source	https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/451.html CricketArchive

The County Cricket Ground (usually shortened to the County Ground, also known as the Racecourse Ground) is a cricket ground in Derby, England. It has been the home of Derbyshire County Cricket Club since 1871. The ground was first used by South Derbyshire Cricket Club in 1863 and was initially located within Derby Racecourse, although racing ceased after 1939. The ground has staged two One-Day Internationals: New Zealand against Sri Lanka during the 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup and New Zealand against Pakistan during the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup. It was one of the venues for the 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, hosting one of the semi-finals.

The ground was also formerly used for football, and was the home of Derby County F.C. between 1884 and 1895. It staged the first ever FA Cup Final match played outside London, a replay of the 1886 Final, and hosted an international match between England and Ireland in 1895.

History

The ground was first used by South Derbyshire Cricket Club in 1863 and was initially located within Derby Racecourse, although racing ceased after 1939.

It also held the games of Derby County Football Club until their move to the Baseball Ground in 1895. The first FA Cup Final outside London was held at the ground in 1886 when Blackburn Rovers beat West Bromwich Albion 2–0 in a replay. England played one football international here, beating Ireland 9–0 in the British Home Championship on 9 March 1895.

The playing area used to feature pitches laid on an east–west axis. Most first-class grounds feature pitches laid north–south to avoid problems with the light from the setting sun. Derbyshire re-laid the pitch on a north–south axis over the 2009/10 winter at a cost of £100,000, ready for the 2010 season. This involved moving some of the floodlights and the electronic scoreboard to suit the new alignment.

url-status = dead }}</ref> This stand was taken down in late 2015 in order to make way for a new £2.2 million four-storey media centre, which was completed and officially opened in September 2016. Some 1100 seats were immediately reinstated at the Pavilion End of the ground, with the remaining reinstated next to the new media centre. In February 2017 Derby Civic Society awarded a commendation in the category of Best New Build of 2016 to Derbyshire County Cricket Club for the new media centre.

A new marquee was also built in 2010, which is used for private functions and entertainment during match days.

In February 2016, it was announced that the County Ground would be one of the host venues for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup in England. Along with Bristol, Derby hosted one of the semi-finals of the tournament.

Other events

Music concerts have been staged at the ground by Elton John and Boyzone, both in 2017, and Little Mix in 2018.

References

"County Ground".
(2009-09-10). "Sun rises on Derbyshire's new square". [[Cricinfo]].
(2010-05-17). "New stand complete". [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club]].
(2010-07-05). "Work on state of the art new facility nears completion". [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club]].
(8 February 2016). "Women's World Cup: Five venues named for 2017 tournament". BBC Sport.
(25 August 2017). "Boyzone star talks selfies and spaceships ahead of Derby gig". DerbyshireLive.
(19 July 2018). "Traffic warning issued as Little Mix come to town TONIGHT". DerbyshireLive.

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