Edgbaston | The Oval | The Rose Bowl
Name of stadium: The Brit Oval
Home team: Surrey County Cricket Club
Capacity: 20,000
Ground area: 4.3 acres
Fixtures
Friday 10 Sep | | New Zealand v USA |
Tuesday 14 Sep | | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe |
Thursday 16 Sep | | Australia v New Zealand |
Saturday 18 Sep | | South Africa v West Indies |
Saturday 25 Sep | Final | England v West Indies |
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A brief history
The Oval is the oldest Test match venue in England, and the place where the Ashes originated in 1882. The area that is now one of the most famous cricket grounds in the world was originally a market garden and was converted to a cricket ground in March 1845, requiring 10,000 turfs from Tooting Common and £300 to convert The Oval into a cricket ground. It became the home of Surrey County Cricket Club on 19 October 1845.
Interesting ODI statistics at The Oval
· The first ODI at The Oval was England v West Indies, Prudential Trophy 2nd ODI, 1973
The most recent ODI at The Oval was England v Indies, NatWest Challenge 2nd Match, 2004. England won that match by 70 runs.
· 32 ODI matches have been played at The Oval, including 10 ICC Cricket World Cup matches.
More of the 32 ODI matches (17) have been won by the team batting second.
Team records at The Oval
Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Winning % |
Australia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.14% |
England | 23 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 65.21% |
India | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22.22% |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Pakistan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14.28% |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66% |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
West Indies | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.71% |
Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00% |
Highest team total: 328-5 (60 overs), Aus v SL, 1975
Lowest team total: 103 (41 overs), Eng v SA, 1999
Individual records at The Oval
Highest individual innings: 125* (off 139 balls), GS Chappell, Aus v Eng, 1977
Best match bowling: 5-26 (in 7 overs), RC Irani, Eng v Ind, 2002
Edgbaston | The Oval | The Rose Bowl