Trent Bridge

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox cricket ground 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 will host the final of the One-Day Cup between 2020 and 2024.

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

File:Trent Bridge 1890.jpg

Trent Bridge circa 1890

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.<ref name=brief>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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<ref name=brief/> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Ground

Trent Bridge is considered to be one of the most beautiful grounds in world cricket.<ref name="Ashes ground guide: Trent Bridge">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.Template:Citation needed 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.<ref name="Trent Bridge History">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.Template:Citation needed

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.<ref name="Lifting_Trent_Bridge_to_the_next_level">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref> This increased capacity from 15,358 to 17,500,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The stand continued to be officially called the 'New Stand' for a number of years, also being referred to as the Bridgford Road Stand,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before being renamed the Smith Cooper Stand in a sponsorship deal from March 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Bowling takes place from the Stuart Broad End (named the Pavilion End until September 2023 with the official renaming on 18 July 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and the Radcliffe Road End, with the wickets laid square of the Fox Road, William Clarke and Smith Cooper Stands.

Gallery

• Rain clouds at Trent Bridge during the Ashes series 2005
  Rain clouds at Trent Bridge during the Ashes series 2005
• 'Freddie' Flintoff reaches 100 in front of the Fox Road Stand
  'Freddie' Flintoff reaches 100 in front of the Fox Road Stand
• Fans celebrate in the William Clarke Stand, with England 4 runs from winning
  Fans celebrate in the William Clarke Stand, with England 4 runs from winning
• The new floodlights 2008
  The new floodlights 2008
• The new floodlights
  The new floodlights
• Floodlit match at Trent Bridge – England v. Australia 17 September 2009
  Floodlit match at Trent Bridge – England v. Australia 17 September 2009
• Radcliffe Road End, Trent Bridge
  Radcliffe Road End, Trent Bridge

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Test cricket records

File:MikeAtherton.jpg

Michael Atherton holds the record for most career runs at Trent Bridge.

Batting

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1,019 (20 innings)	Template:Flagicon Michael Atherton	1989–2001
956 (15 innings)	Template:Flagicon Joe Root	2013–2025
955 (10 innings)	Template:Flagicon Denis Compton	1938–1955
936 (17 innings)	Template:Flagicon Graham Gooch	1978–1994
735 (11 innings)	Template:Flagicon Tom Graveney	1953–1967

File:Denis Compton 1936.jpg

Denis Compton scored 278 against Pakistan in 1954, the record score at the ground.

File:Dudley Nourse 1935.jpg

Dudley Nourse averaged 120.33 with the bat, the highest of any player with 3+ matches at the ground.

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James Anderson has taken the most wickets at the ground, with 73.

File:Shane Warne February 2015.jpg

Shane Warne took 29 wickets at the ground, the most by a non-Englishman.

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567 (6 innings)	Template:Flagicon Viv Richards	1976–1991
541 (8 innings)	Template:Flagicon Sachin Tendulkar	1996–2011
526 (8 innings)	Template:Flagicon Don Bradman	1930–1948
477 (6 innings)	Template:Flagicon Stan McCabe	1930–1938
468 (3 innings)	Template:Flagicon Frank Worrell	1950–1957

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278 v. Pakistan	Template:Flagicon Denis Compton	1 Jul 1954
261 v. England	Template:Flagicon Frank Worrell	20 Jul 1950
258 v. West Indies	Template:Flagicon Tom Graveney	4 Jul 1957
232 v. England	Template:Flagicon Stan McCabe	10 Jun 1938
	Template:Flagicon Viv Richards	3 Jun 1976

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5 (10 innings)	Template:Flagicon Denis Compton	1939–1955
5 (15 innings)	Template:Flagicon Joe Root	2013–2025
5 (19 innings)	Template:Flagicon Michael Atherton	1989–2001
3 (7 innings)	Template:Flagicon Ollie Pope	2018–2025
3 (8 innings)	Template:Flagicon Don Bradman	1930–1948
3 (11 innings)	Template:Flagicon Tom Graveney	1953–1967
3 (17 innings)	Template:Flagicon Graham Gooch	1978–1994

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CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Average	Player	Period
120.33 (3 innings, 0 NO)	Template:Flagicon Dudley Nourse	1935–1951
95.50 (10 innings, 0 NO)	Template:Flagicon Denis Compton	1939–1955
94.50 (6 innings, 0 NO)	Template:Flagicon Viv Richards	1976–1991
90.66 (9 innings, 3 NO)	Template:Flagicon Graham Thorpe	1993–2004
86.40 (6 innings, 1 NO)	Template:Flagicon Sourav Ganguly	1996–2007

Bowling

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73 (24 innings)	Template:Flagicon James Anderson	2003–2022
46 (22 innings)	Template:Flagicon Stuart Broad	2008–2022
41 (12 innings)	Template:Flagicon Alec Bedser	1947–1954
32 (10 innings)	Template:Flagicon Fred Trueman	1957–1964
29 (8 innings)	Template:Flagicon Shane Warne	1993–2005

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CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Wickets	Player	Period
29 (8 innings)	Template:Flagicon Shane Warne	1993–2005
24 (8 innings)	Template:Flagicon Richard Hadlee	1973–1990
18 (4 innings)	Template:Flagicon Clarrie Grimmett	1930–1934
16 (4 innings)	Template:Flagicon Terry Alderman	1981–1989
	Template:Flagicon Jasprit Bumrah	2018–2021

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8/15 v. Australia	Template:Flagicon Stuart Broad	6 Aug 2015
8/70 v. England	Template:Flagicon Muttiah Muralitharan	2 Jun 2006
8/107 v.Australia	Template:Flagicon Bernard Bosanquet	29 May 1905
7/43 v. New Zealand	Template:Flagicon James Anderson	5 Jun 2008
7/44 v. Australia	Template:Flagicon Alec Bedser	11 Jun 1953
7/54 v. England	Template:Flagicon Bill O'Reilly	8 Jun 1934
7/55 v. Australia	Template:Flagicon Alec Bedser	11 Jun 1953
7/64 v. England	Template:Flagicon Frank Laver	29 May 1905

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14/99 v. Australia	Template:Flagicon Alec Bedser	11 Jun 1953
11/71 v. Pakistan	Template:Flagicon James Anderson	29 Jul 2010
11/129 v. England	Template:Flagicon Bill O'Reilly	8 Jun 1934
11/132 v. England	Template:Flagicon Muttiah Muralitharan	2 Jun 2006
10/87 v. England	Template:Flagicon Peter Pollock	5 Aug 1965
10/122 v. South Africa	Template:Flagicon Angus Fraser	23 Jul 1998
10/140 v. England	Template:Flagicon Richard Hadlee	7 Aug 1986
10/158 v. Australia	Template:Flagicon James Anderson	10 Jul 2013
10/179 v. England	Template:Flagicon Kenny Benjamin	10 Aug 1995
10/201 v. Australia	Template:Flagicon Ken Farnes	8 Jun 1934

Note: best match figures limited to 10; there have actually been seven 10-wicket match hauls at Trent Bridge.

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CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Strike rate	Player	Period
26.5 (16 wickets)	Template:Flagicon Shoab Bashir	2024–2025
29.2 (16 wickets)	Template:Flagicon Terry Alderman	1981–1989
30.3 (16 wickets)	Template:Flagicon Jasprit Bumrah	2018–2021
30.8 (15 wickets)	Template:Flagicon Tim Bresnan	2011–2012
35.8 (14 wickets)	Template:Flagicon Dennis Lillee	1972–1981

Team records

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Eddie Paynter topscored with 216*, as England totalled 658/8d in 1938.

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CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Score	Team	Date
658/8d	Template:Flagicon England v. Australia	10 Jun 1938
619/6d	Template:Flagicon England v. West Indies	4 Jul 1957
617	Template:Flagicon England v. India	8 Aug 2002
602/6d	Template:Flagicon Australia v. England	10 Aug 1989
567/8d	Template:Flagicon England v. New Zealand	2 Jun 1994

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60	Template:Cr v. England	6 Aug 2015
80	Template:Cr v. England	29 Jul 2010
88	Template:Cr v. England	7 Jul 1960
97	Template:Cr v. England	7 Jun 1973
112	Template:Flagicon England v. Australia	28 May 1921

Partnership records

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329	1st	Mark Taylor (219) & Geoff Marsh (138)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	10 Aug 1989
319	3rd	Alan Melville (189) & Dudley Nourse (149)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	7 Jun 1947
303		Viv Richards (232) & Alvin Kallicharran (97)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	3 Jun 1976
283	4th	Frank Worrell (261) & Everton Weekes (129)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	20 Jul 1950
266	2nd	Tom Graveney (258) & Peter Richardson (126)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	4 Jul 1957

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329	1st	Mark Taylor (219) & Geoff Marsh (138)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	10 Aug 1989
266	2nd	Tom Graveney (258) & Peter Richardson (126)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	4 Jul 1957
319	3rd	Alan Melville (189) & Dudley Nourse (149)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	7 Jun 1947
283	4th	Frank Worrell (261) & Everton Weekes (129)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	20 Jul 1950
237	5th	Denis Compton (163) & Norman Yardley (99)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	7 Jun 1947
215	6th	Alan Knott (135) & Geoffrey Boycott (107)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	28 Jul 1977
204	7th	Marlon Samuels (117) & Daren Sammy (106)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	25 May 2012
107	8th	Lindsay Hassett (137) & Ray Lindwall (42)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	10 Jun 1948
103	9th	Craig White (94*) & Matthew Hoggard (32)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	8 Aug 2002
198	10th	Joe Root (154*) & James Anderson (81)	Template:Cr v. Template:Cr	9 Jul 2014

Last updated 25 October 2025.

In 2013, Australia's Ashton Agar achieved the highest Test score by a number 11 batter.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web

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Trent Bridge cricket ground, the adjacent bridge and the City Ground, home of Nottingham Forest Football Club

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They bettered this score on the same ground two years latter when making 481/6 against Australia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In ODIs, the leading run-scorers here are Eoin Morgan (471 runs), Alex Hales (441 runs), and Jos Buttler (439 runs).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The leading wicket-takers are James Anderson (16 wickets), Stuart Broad (14 wickets) and Waqar Younis (12 wickets).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web

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File:Trent Bridge Pavilion End.jpg

The pavilion during a County Championship match in 2007

See also

• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
• List of Test cricket grounds
• List of international cricket centuries at Trent Bridge
• List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Trent Bridge
• History of Test cricket from 1890 to 1900

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