Edgbaston | The Oval | The Rose Bowl
Name of stadium: The Rose Bowl
Home team: Hampshire
Capacity: 16,000
Fixtures
| Saturday 11 Sep | | India v Kenya |
| Monday 13 Sep | | Australia v USA |
| Wednesday 15 Sep | | West Indies v Bangladesh |
| Friday 17 Sep | | Sri Lanka v England |
| Wednesday 22 Sep | Semi-final 2 | Winner B v Winner C |
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A brief history
The Rose Bowl is one of the most exciting stories in English cricket in recent years. Remarkably, it has taken only four years for it to mature from a green field into one of cricket's most prestigious and exciting venues.
The earliest surviving record of a cricket match in Hampshire dates from 1749 but it is likely that the game had been played in the county before then as a rural pastime. The first attempt to form a county club was made in 1849 and finally, in 1863, a meeting at the Antelope Inn successfully set up the Hampshire County Cricket Club with its headquarters in Southampton.
Capacity at The Rose Bowl has been increased by over 50% in preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy, bringing the total to over 16,000. 13 new grandstands made of an aluminium frame and tip-up seats have been installed.
Interesting ODI statistics at Rose Bowl
· The Rose Bowl has hosted just two one-day international matches prior to the ICC Champions Trophy 2004.
· The first game featured South Africa against Zimbabwe in the NatWest Series in 2003, with South Africa victorious by seven wickets.
· The second game featured New Zealand and West Indies in the NatWest Series in 2004, and was abandoned without a single ball being bowled after the toss was made. It is included in cricket records due to a changed ICC ruling.
Individual records at Rose Bowl
Highest individual innings:
69* (off 97 balls), JA Rudolph, SA v Zim, 2003
69 (off 80 balls), GC Smith, SA v Zim, 2003
Best match bowling:
4-45 (in 10 overs), M Ntini, SA v Zim, 2003
Edgbaston | The Oval | The Rose Bowl