County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford

County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
The Ford County Ground
Essex CCC vs Gloucestershire CCC 2008.jpg
The Pavilion at Chelmsford
Ground information
Location Chelmsford, Essex
Capacity 6,500
End names
River End
Hayes Close End
International information
First ODI 20 June 1983: Australia v India
Last ODI 29 May 1999: South Africa v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Essex (1925 – present)
As of 16 December 2007
Source: CricketArchive

The County Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in Chelmsford, Essex, England. It is home to Essex County Cricket Club.

Chelmsford is a small ground, and therefore suits big-hitting batsmen. Essex stalwart Graham Gooch scored many of his runs here and Graham Napier scored 152 of 58 balls (16 sixes and 10 fours) in a Twenty20 match v Sussex on this ground. The success of Essex County Cricket Club in the shorter versions of the game between 2005 and 2008 led to the attraction of many new fans. Eventually the ground was regularly selling out in Twenty20 and Friends Provident Trophy games. The large amount of passionate support Essex receive at this ground has led to it being popularly referred to as 'Fortress Chelmsford'.

The Ford Motor Company currently has naming rights for the ground.

See also

Coordinates: 51°43′53.60″N 0°28′08.63″E / 51.731556°N 0.4690639°E / 51.731556; 0.4690639


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