Know your 2019 World Cup venue: County Ground

Home to the Gloucestershire county team, the County Ground was established in 1889.

Home to the Gloucestershire county team, the County Ground was established in 1889.

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will be held in England and Wales from May 30, 2019 to July 14, 2019.

The first round of the tournament will see 10 teams — England (hosts), Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and West Indies — play against each other. The top four teams will progress to the semifinals.

The County Ground in Bristol will host the following matches: (All times in IST)

 

County Ground

Home to the Gloucestershire county team, the County Ground was established in 1889. In 1919, the county sold the venue to Fry’s, the confectionery firm, before buying it back in 1933. In 1976, Royal and Sun Alliance (the RSA Insurance Group today) acquired the ground, then sold it back to in 2004.

The 8,000-capacity venue hosted its first One-Day International in the Prudential World Cup on June 13, 1983, which New Zealand won against Sri Lanka by five wickets. In the last ODI played at the ground, England thrashed the West Indies by 124 runs on September 24, 2017.

Trivia from Bristol

Bristol is the world’s biggest manufacturer of hot air balloons.

 

– Bristol is the world’s biggest manufacturer of hot air balloons.

– Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous book Treasure Island features many locations around Bristol.

– Filton in Bristol was one of two places where the Concorde, the world’s first commercial supersonic jet built jointly by Great Britain and France, was built in Filton.

– Bristol has its very own currency – the Bristol pound! Launched in 2012 and still going strong, you can exchange your cash into Bristol pounds at points around the city.