| Ground Name: | Trent Bridge Cricket Ground |
| Logo Image: | Trent Bridge logo.png |
| Country: | England |
| Location: | West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Seating Capacity: | 17,500[1] |
| Tenants: | Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (1841–present) England cricket team (1899–present) Notts County F.C. (1873–1877, 1894–1910) |
| End1: | Radcliffe Road End |
| End2: | Stuart Broad End |
| International: | true |
| Firsttestdate: | 1–3 June |
| Firsttestyear: | 1899 |
| Firsttesthome: | England |
| Firsttestaway: | Australia |
| Firsttestawayvar: | colonial |
| Lasttestdate: | 22–24 May |
| Lasttestyear: | 2025 |
| Lasttesthome: | England |
| Lasttestaway: | Zimbabwe |
| Firstodidate: | 31 August |
| Firstodiyear: | 1974 |
| Firstodihome: | England |
| Firstodiaway: | Pakistan |
| Lastodidate: | 19 September |
| Lastodiyear: | 2024 |
| Lastodihome: | England |
| Lastodiaway: | Australia |
| Firstt20idate: | 6 June |
| Firstt20iyear: | 2009 |
| Firstt20ihome: | Bangladesh |
| Firstt20iaway: | India |
| Lastt20idate: | 14 September |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2025 |
| Lastt20ihome: | England |
| Lastt20iaway: | South Africa |
| Firstwtestdate: | 23–25 June |
| Firstwtestyear: | 1979 |
| Firstwtesthome: | England |
| Firstwtestaway: | West Indies |
| Lastwtestdate: | 22–26 June |
| Lastwtestyear: | 2023 |
| Lastwtesthome: | England |
| Lastwtestaway: | Australia |
| Firstwodidate: | 8 August |
| Firstwodiyear: | 1976 |
| Firstwodihome: | England |
| Firstwodiaway: | Australia |
| Lastwodidate: | 22 June |
| Lastwodiyear: | 2000 |
| Lastwodihome: | England |
| Lastwodiaway: | South Africa |
| Firstwt20idate: | 18 June |
| Firstwt20iyear: | 2009 |
| Firstwt20ihome: | India |
| Firstwt20iaway: | New Zealand |
| Lastwt20idate: | 28 June |
| Lastwt20iyear: | 2025 |
| Lastwt20ihome: | England |
| Lastwt20iaway: | India |
| Year1: | 1841 – present |
| Club1: | Nottinghamshire |
| Date: | 28 June |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/trent-bridge-nottingham-57219 CricInfo |
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 has hosted One-Day Cup since 2021.[2]
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.
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.[3] 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[3] 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.[4]
Trent Bridge is considered to be one of the most beautiful grounds in world cricket.[5] 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. 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.[6] 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.
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.[7] This increased capacity from 15,358 to 17,500,[8] 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.[9] The stand continued to be officially called the 'New Stand' for a number of years, also being referred to as the Bridgford Road Stand,[10] before being renamed the Smith Cooper Stand in a sponsorship deal from March 2016.[11]
Bowling takes place from the Stuart Broad End (named the Pavilion End until September 2023 with the official renaming on 18 July 2024)[12] [13] and the Radcliffe Road End, with the wickets laid square of the Fox Road, William Clarke and Smith Cooper Stands.
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.[14]
| 1,019 (20 innings) | Michael Atherton | 1989–2001 | |
| 956 (15 innings) | Joe Root | 2013–2025 | |
| 955 (10 innings) | Denis Compton | 1938–1955 | |
| 936 (17 innings) | Graham Gooch | 1978–1994 | |
| 735 (11 innings) | Tom Graveney | 1953–1967 |
| 567 (6 innings) | Viv Richards | 1976–1991 | |
| 541 (8 innings) | Sachin Tendulkar | 1996–2011 | |
| 526 (8 innings) | Don Bradman | 1930–1948 | |
| 477 (6 innings) | Stan McCabe | 1930–1938 | |
| 468 (3 innings) | Frank Worrell | 1950–1957 |
| 278 v. Pakistan | Denis Compton | 1 Jul 1954 |
| 261 v. England | Frank Worrell | 20 Jul 1950 |
| 258 v. West Indies | Tom Graveney | 4 Jul 1957 |
| 232 v. England | Stan McCabe | 10 Jun 1938 |
| Viv Richards | 3 Jun 1976 |
| 5 (10 innings) | Denis Compton | 1939–1955 | |
| 5 (15 innings) | Joe Root | 2013–2025 | |
| 5 (19 innings) | Michael Atherton | 1989–2001 | |
| 3 (7 innings) | Ollie Pope | 2018–2025 | |
| 3 (8 innings) | Don Bradman | 1930–1948 | |
| 3 (11 innings) | Tom Graveney | 1953–1967 | |
| 3 (17 innings) | Graham Gooch | 1978–1994 |
| 120.33 (3 innings, 0 NO) | Dudley Nourse | 1935–1951 | |
| 95.50 (10 innings, 0 NO) | Denis Compton | 1939–1955 | |
| 94.50 (6 innings, 0 NO) | Viv Richards | 1976–1991 | |
| 90.66 (9 innings, 3 NO) | Graham Thorpe | 1993–2004 | |
| 86.40 (6 innings, 1 NO) | Sourav Ganguly | 1996–2007 |
| 73 (24 innings) | James Anderson | 2003–2022 | |
| 46 (22 innings) | Stuart Broad | 2008–2022 | |
| 41 (12 innings) | Alec Bedser | 1947–1954 | |
| 32 (10 innings) | Fred Trueman | 1957–1964 | |
| 29 (8 innings) | Shane Warne | 1993–2005 |
| 29 (8 innings) | Shane Warne | 1993–2005 |
| 24 (8 innings) | Richard Hadlee | 1973–1990 |
| 18 (4 innings) | Clarrie Grimmett | 1930–1934 |
| 16 (4 innings) | Terry Alderman | 1981–1989 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 2018–2021 |
| 8/15 v. Australia | Stuart Broad | 6 Aug 2015 | |
| 8/70 v. England | Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 Jun 2006 | |
| 8/107 v.Australia | Bernard Bosanquet | 29 May 1905 | |
| 7/43 v. New Zealand | James Anderson | 5 Jun 2008 | |
| 7/44 v. Australia | Alec Bedser | 11 Jun 1953 | |
| 7/54 v. England | Bill O'Reilly | 8 Jun 1934 | |
| 7/55 v. Australia | Alec Bedser | 11 Jun 1953 | |
| 7/64 v. England | Frank Laver | 29 May 1905 |
| 14/99 v. Australia | Alec Bedser | 11 Jun 1953 | |
| 11/71 v. Pakistan | James Anderson | 29 Jul 2010 | |
| 11/129 v. England | Bill O'Reilly | 8 Jun 1934 | |
| 11/132 v. England | Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 Jun 2006 | |
| 10/87 v. England | Peter Pollock | 5 Aug 1965 | |
| 10/122 v. South Africa | Angus Fraser | 23 Jul 1998 | |
| 10/140 v. England | Richard Hadlee | 7 Aug 1986 | |
| 10/158 v. Australia | James Anderson | 10 Jul 2013 | |
| 10/179 v. England | Kenny Benjamin | 10 Aug 1995 | |
| 10/201 v. Australia | Ken Farnes | 8 Jun 1934 |
| 26.5 (16 wickets) | Shoab Bashir | 2024–2025 | |
| 29.2 (16 wickets) | Terry Alderman | 1981–1989 | |
| 30.3 (16 wickets) | Jasprit Bumrah | 2018–2021 | |
| 30.8 (15 wickets) | Tim Bresnan | 2011–2012 | |
| 35.8 (14 wickets) | Dennis Lillee | 1972–1981 |
| 658/8d | England v. Australia | 10 Jun 1938 | |
| 619/6d | England v. West Indies | 4 Jul 1957 | |
| 617 | England v. India | 8 Aug 2002 | |
| 602/6d | Australia v. England | 10 Aug 1989 | |
| 567/8d | England v. New Zealand | 2 Jun 1994 |
| 60 | v. England | 6 Aug 2015 | |
| 80 | v. England | 29 Jul 2010 | |
| 88 | v. England | 7 Jul 1960 | |
| 97 | v. England | 7 Jun 1973 | |
| 112 | England v. Australia | 28 May 1921 |
| 329 | 1st | Mark Taylor (219) & Geoff Marsh (138) | v. | 10 Aug 1989 | |
| 319 | 3rd | Alan Melville (189) & Dudley Nourse (149) | v. | 7 Jun 1947 | |
| 303 | Viv Richards (232) & Alvin Kallicharran (97) | v. | 3 Jun 1976 | ||
| 283 | 4th | Frank Worrell (261) & Everton Weekes (129) | v. | 20 Jul 1950 | |
| 266 | 2nd | Tom Graveney (258) & Peter Richardson (126) | v. | 4 Jul 1957 |
| 329 | 1st | Mark Taylor (219) & Geoff Marsh (138) | v. | 10 Aug 1989 | |
| 266 | 2nd | Tom Graveney (258) & Peter Richardson (126) | v. | 4 Jul 1957 | |
| 319 | 3rd | Alan Melville (189) & Dudley Nourse (149) | v. | 7 Jun 1947 | |
| 283 | 4th | Frank Worrell (261) & Everton Weekes (129) | v. | 20 Jul 1950 | |
| 237 | 5th | Denis Compton (163) & Norman Yardley (99) | v. | 7 Jun 1947 | |
| 215 | 6th | Alan Knott (135) & Geoffrey Boycott (107) | v. | 28 Jul 1977 | |
| 204 | 7th | Marlon Samuels (117) & Daren Sammy (106) | v. | 25 May 2012 | |
| 107 | 8th | Lindsay Hassett (137) & Ray Lindwall (42) | v. | 10 Jun 1948 | |
| 103 | 9th | Craig White (94*) & Matthew Hoggard (32) | v. | 8 Aug 2002 | |
| 198 | 10th | Joe Root (154*) & James Anderson (81) | v. | 9 Jul 2014 |
In 2013, Australia's Ashton Agar achieved the highest Test score by a number 11 batter.[39]
In 2016, England broke the record for highest One Day International (ODI) score when they made 444/3 against Pakistan at the ground.[40] They bettered this score on the same ground two years latter when making 481/6 against Australia.[41]
In ODIs, the leading run-scorers here are Eoin Morgan (471 runs), Alex Hales (441 runs), and Jos Buttler (439 runs).[42] The leading wicket-takers are James Anderson (16 wickets), Stuart Broad (14 wickets) and Waqar Younis (12 wickets).[43]
