Updated On : 06 Mar, 2021
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Location |
Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom |
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Venue Type |
Outdoor |
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Surface Type |
Grass |
Trivia
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Earlier, the slope area of the field from the south-east to the north-west was used as the helicopter landing place until the casualty department was built there.
Located in
Chelmsford,
Essex, the
County Cricket Ground is home to the
Essex County cricket club. It has also been referred to as the '
Fortress Chelmsford'. The arena has a
double-decker seating area along with
executive suites and
marquees. The
Ford Motor Company had the naming rights of the ground from
2005 to
2013.
Significance
- From 2005 to 2008, this ground has been primarily used for Twenty20 and Friends Provident Trophy games.
- England batsman Graham Gooch had scored most of the first-class runs of his career at this ground.
- Former batsman Graham Richard Napier scored 152 off 58 balls against Sussex at the Twenty20 match on 24 June 2008.
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