County Championship Cricket Stadiums

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  • Опубліковано 17 кві 2023
  • We showcase the stadiums of the County Championship, both Division One & Two. Thanks for watching!
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  • @colinuk1984
    @colinuk1984 Рік тому +38

    That's not Durham Castle. That's Lumley Castle. Durham Castle is in Durham City. ❤

    • @TheWideWorldofStadiums
      @TheWideWorldofStadiums  Рік тому +5

      You're right. My bad.

    • @colinuk1984
      @colinuk1984 Рік тому +2

      @The Wide World of Stadiums Easy done. We do have a lot of castles in Durham.

    • @stevecooksley
      @stevecooksley Рік тому +1

      @@TheWideWorldofStadiums Shane Watson is a big fan of Lumley Castle.

    • @neilwhitaker6284
      @neilwhitaker6284 Рік тому +1

      @@TheWideWorldofStadiums that's part of the charm of this channel there is going to be the odd mistake thrown in :) and you are a good enough sport to admit it when you corrected.

    • @toogyman
      @toogyman Рік тому +1

      Lumley castle haunted the baggy greens when they stayed there , wasn’t it Shane Watson who was ghosted ?

  • @danielhay3772
    @danielhay3772 Рік тому +45

    The county championship is a real throwback and even though it's constantly been threatened with being axed I hope it lasts. It's the only first class league with genuine fans, following and rivalries and there's something unique about long-form cricket in a league format rather than the test series one we're used to. They also have fantastic outgrounds and a generally good culture around the supporters. I highly recommend anyone with an interest in cricket to follow it because let's be honest, it may not be around much longer.

    • @paulfrancis8764
      @paulfrancis8764 Рік тому +3

      Absolutely spot on! Well said!

    • @Ingens_Scherz
      @Ingens_Scherz 9 місяців тому

      "The county championship is a real throwback"
      It's such a pity hearing the cricket that I grew up with being described in such dismissive terms by what I assume is a member of a younger generation, even in an otherwise generally positive comment. If it's "not [to be] around much longer", then as far as I'm concerned cricket in England is dead.

  • @IGetBored_
    @IGetBored_ Рік тому +29

    The characteristics of English cricket stadiums are amazing!

  • @getmetothegeek4066
    @getmetothegeek4066 Рік тому +17

    It's worth explaining that the "Ciderabad" nickname comes from when Somerset prepare their ground to be well suited to spin bowling. Hyderabad is a famously spin-friendly cricket ground in India. Somerset is an area where they grow a lot of apples to make cider. Enjoyable video! Thanks.

  • @clnre
    @clnre Рік тому +9

    That's not a cathedral next to Taunton's County Ground, it's just a plain old church. But the two church towers close to the ground add to it's beauty, for me the best place in the world to watch cricket.

  • @vulture3874
    @vulture3874 Рік тому +6

    I love Lancs playing Glamorgan at Colwyn Bay. It's like an extra home match.

  • @scotmunroe6785
    @scotmunroe6785 Рік тому +3

    I was at Lords yesterday, even though two of the stands were shut. It is still a special place to watch cricket

  • @jfwduffield1
    @jfwduffield1 Рік тому +10

    Chelmsford is intimidating! Essex's T20 games are usually sold out on a Friday night and the the crowd is loud, partisan, well lubricated and very close to the players. Taunton is similar but the crowds are better behaved!

    • @omgio788
      @omgio788 11 місяців тому

      Any way the stadium can be expanded to 10000

    • @jfwduffield1
      @jfwduffield1 11 місяців тому

      @@omgio788 Difficult. It is already on a tight site in the middle of the town. Nice ground to visit though.

  • @peterdawson2645
    @peterdawson2645 Рік тому +4

    A video on the County outgrounds where they play occasionally would be nice, though there aren't as many as there used to be. My local ground is St Helen's in Swansea, which last hosted County Cricket in 2019 but lost out after Covid. That is closer to the sea than Hove, and occasionally balls have flown over the road and onto the beach. It's also where Garry Sobers hit six sixes in an over for the first time in first class cricket, anywhere in the world.

  • @stevecooksley
    @stevecooksley Рік тому +13

    Cardiff was my favourite for the night out afterwards (last time the ashes were played there), the Western Terrace at Headingley was the most drunk stand I've been in for a test match, Trent Bridge is slightly dull but completely inoffensive, The Oval is good for me to get home from and Lords is the biggest rip-off in the world and obviously hates peasants.

  • @davejoy2672
    @davejoy2672 3 місяці тому +2

    been to all these grounds apart from Glamorgan,Taunton is the best of them all for a great day out and atmosphere and during lunch take a stroll up to the town which is a 5min walk.I try to visit Taunton 3/4 times a season as love championship cricket and Taunton can’t beat both any time during the season🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @flamingfrancis
    @flamingfrancis Рік тому +5

    Thomas Lord's ground was flattened out somewhat when the 2012 London Olympics archery events were played there. I'm not sure how much of the >2 metres slope was negated but when I visited there in the autumn of that year the grass surface was stacked up in mounts of turves (that's turves not turds) in readiness for relaying. I believe the now location is the third since the earliest, the original being repurposed as Marylebone Station.

  • @mickeasingwood7451
    @mickeasingwood7451 Рік тому +5

    The "old building" at Headingley was the original pavilion.The cricket grounds that are featured are only the main headquarters for the counties.Most of the counties also play at other home venues,known as "out grounds".These include quite a few seaside venues which stage County Cricket and some are more closer to the sea than Hove.Scarborough (Yorks),Blackpool(Lancs),Colwyn Bay(Glam),Weston-Supermare(Somerset),for example. Notts sometimes even play the odd county match at Cleethorpes,which is actually in Lincolnshire !

    • @RW-nr6bh
      @RW-nr6bh Рік тому

      Derbyshire quite often stage 1 Day cricket at grounds in Staffordshire. I have seen them at Leek in the past.

    • @robertwilloughby8050
      @robertwilloughby8050 Рік тому +1

      And Notts have played at Skegness too, which is also Lincolnshire! Northamptonshire used to play at Luton (Bedfordshire), Leicestershire at Oakham (Rutland), Hampshire still play at Bournemouth (Dorset, but parts of it used to be Hampshire). Somersets' ground in Bristol was technically in Gloucestershire, Abergavenny (Gwent) was a Glamorgan out ground for many years.
      Ps. Wait a minute, I missed one - Northamptonshire (again) used to play in Peterborough (Was Huntingdonshire, now Cambridgeshire)!

    • @martynstevens100
      @martynstevens100 Рік тому +1

      @@robertwilloughby8050 Hampshire have not played at Bournemouth for a home match since the Rose Bowl opened, They do play a match on the Isle of Wight near Newport,

    • @robertwilloughby8050
      @robertwilloughby8050 Рік тому

      @@martynstevens100 That's a pity, it was a nice ground.

    • @alisonhill3941
      @alisonhill3941 Рік тому +1

      Among MIddlesex's 5 out-grounds are Radlett CC and Merchant Taylors' School, both of which are in Hertfordshire.

  • @MichaelWilde.pushbikegraddad
    @MichaelWilde.pushbikegraddad Рік тому +4

    Great video, nice to see so many grounds I have been fortunate to visit, my home ground in Chester le street is a great place to watch cricket, the castle you pointed out is Lumley castle, (14th C), not as you suggest Durham castle, Durham castle in six mile away in the city of Durham.

  • @thesmithersy
    @thesmithersy Рік тому +11

    Still think the best English county cricket ground is the Nevill Ground in Royal Tunbridge Wells used by Kent occasionally. It is famous for being where Kapil Dev hit his 175* in 1983.

    • @agusteraandy
      @agusteraandy Рік тому +4

      I was lucky enough to be there & witness Kapil Dev's fantastic innings,,, Shame there were strikes at the time, so no tv camera's at the ground for that match

    • @juliancrittall3291
      @juliancrittall3291 Рік тому +3

      My home town ground. Kepil Dev innings (World Cup 1983) decided not to go to the match!.

    • @agusteraandy
      @agusteraandy Рік тому +1

      @@juliancrittall3291 ... i was laughed at by my club mates when i told them i wasn't playing next weekend as i was going to the India v Zimbabwe game,,, they were not laughing the week after though,,, a side note,, 12th man for Zimbabwe was a young lad by the name of Graeme Hick

    • @agusteraandy
      @agusteraandy Рік тому +2

      @@juliancrittall3291 just a short hop for me on the train from Sevenoaks

    • @prajjwaltripathi8468
      @prajjwaltripathi8468 Рік тому +1

      ​@@agusteraandyyeah that's one inning we Indians just hear stories and rumours about ball landing here, ball landing there, ball landing in someone's yard across the street 😂... Maybe you can clear some of the misinformation, since there is no footage of that inning!

  • @mark123655
    @mark123655 Рік тому +10

    That was an unexpected video.
    Interesting how many of the grounds have sold off/ leased parts of the ground for hotels or apartments and the use of many temporary stands for the occasional international.
    I can only think of the Oval Hotel in Adelaide that's done that in Australia.

    • @thesmithersy
      @thesmithersy Рік тому +2

      It's a shame that so many clubs have to do it but understandable since there just isn't much money in County Championship games.

    • @thesmithersy
      @thesmithersy Рік тому +1

      @60s Man 60s Guitars I agree. But the problem is that it doesn't look good to be using taxpayer's money on what are essentially private members clubs. They should certainly be supported though.

  • @user-ex4go1hp2h
    @user-ex4go1hp2h Рік тому +10

    Love it! Can you do county outgrounds as well? Scarborough, Chesterfield, Cheltenham etc.?

  • @Jimbo-wx9pu
    @Jimbo-wx9pu Рік тому +4

    The fact that messer Schmidt is a knock off jagermeister over here makes the Kent joke funnier

    • @thesmithersy
      @thesmithersy Рік тому

      Even more so that it was the Nazi equivalent to the Spitfire in the war.

  • @edwardburek1717
    @edwardburek1717 Рік тому +1

    As a Midlander, it's no wonder that I gravitate towards the grounds at Northampton, Edgbaston, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Worcester. It's Edgbaston that I tend to go to most regularly, in the notorious Eric Hollies stand. The name of which gives rise to this particular poem:
    Sir Donald George Bradman,
    Would have been a very glad man,
    Had his average been .06 more,
    Than 99.94.

  • @jjar2561
    @jjar2561 Рік тому +2

    very nice, already looking forward to the out-ground follow up

  • @mastertrams
    @mastertrams Рік тому +4

    Probably much harder to research, and a much longer video, but attempting to list the stadiums used by the "Minor Counties" would be an interesting video. For those not in the know, "Minor Counties" are basically every other county in GB that isn't in the County Championship. I believe one of the most successful "Minor Counties" is my local Staffordshire...

  • @MattyTowcester
    @MattyTowcester Рік тому +1

    The football pitch at the Northampton County ground was situated at the opposite end to the pavilion. It’s now covered by the large white building, which houses the indoor cricket school.

  • @andrewstrong1879
    @andrewstrong1879 Рік тому +1

    The Oval wasn't the host of the first ever international football match. That was West of Scotland Cricket Club in Glasgow

  • @neilwhitaker6284
    @neilwhitaker6284 Рік тому +2

    The only one I've been to is New Road Worcester. It is really pleasant place however that new apartment building section wasn't there when I was there and it doesn't look good from the pics. I lived in Worcester for a few years and it seems every spring the pitch is flooded, its built right in the flood plain. One year the flooding was so bad the UK Army came out with these trucks (ahem Lorries English bros) with big wheels and raised suspension to drive people from side of the river to the other because the floods came up over the bridges that cross the Severn and a lot of the city centre was under water.
    Interestingly I noticed the atmosphere was really calm and people changed pace from modern hustle and bustle and seemed joyful and everybody got through it. It made me think that when there is a minor disaster people find some resolve and feel unified for a few days to get through it whereas in normal every day life people are stressed, atomized and polarized.
    essay over.

  • @tdyerwestfield
    @tdyerwestfield Рік тому +4

    Cricket grounds have a license to be peculiar and quaint. They seem to be allowed to design stands and pavilions however they like.

  • @benjaminaulakh4734
    @benjaminaulakh4734 Рік тому +1

    I've been to 10 of these grounds, and the difference between the test and non test venues is huge. As a Bears fan Edgbaston is my favourite, though I do have a soft spot for New Road, though partly that's because it's where I saw Warwickshire claim the 2012 County Championship.

  • @Forestgravy90
    @Forestgravy90 Рік тому +5

    Chip shops in UK - usually a regular option now would be something like pollock or basa as they're cheaper, but traditionally and in slightly better ones it'll be cod, haddock, plaice. In fancy pants ones you might get things like turbot. I personally can't really tell the difference between any of them tastewise. No shark though. You're welcome for the important info.

    • @archstanton6102
      @archstanton6102 Рік тому +2

      Cod or Haddock at my local chippie near Newcastle.
      Saw Lemon Sole and Plaice in a posh London chip shop.

    • @robertwilloughby8050
      @robertwilloughby8050 Рік тому

      Very occasionally, you might get Rock Salmon (in the South) or Woof (in the North), both are Dogfish, which is.... small Shark!

    • @simonshepherd4615
      @simonshepherd4615 Рік тому +1

      We call it Robin Huss in GOSBTS

  • @matthewleslie4448
    @matthewleslie4448 Рік тому +3

    Just one thing from your Oval segment. The Oval didn't host the first international football match. It was held at Hamilton Crescent in the Partick area of Glasgow in 1872 - the home of West of Scotland Cricket Club (game finished Scotland 0 England 0).

  • @bigalthetank
    @bigalthetank Рік тому

    I don't have a clue about cricket, but I watched anyway cause your videos are so enjoyable to watch!

  • @bockersjv
    @bockersjv Рік тому +3

    We also have shark on the menu, although the names disguise the fact. Rock salmon(rock), flake, huss and Sweet William are some 😳

  • @emjackson2289
    @emjackson2289 Рік тому +1

    Mad to think that Middlesex as a county (outside cricket and rowing) hasnt existed for years.
    Ps. The castle nr Durham's Riverside is the Lumley Castle (Lumley End for bowling).

  • @mountaingoat3012
    @mountaingoat3012 Рік тому +1

    I have a bucket list of attending all the county championship grounds including festival ones

  • @robertd2008
    @robertd2008 Рік тому

    One of the stands at Yorkshire is more recent. North stand (rugby side) so south for the cricket. The concourse goes right across and you can see over the cricket field on rugby nights.

  • @jamessteel9016
    @jamessteel9016 Рік тому +1

    Oval, Headingley, and the Rose Bowl are my favoutites.

  • @albertmiller2electricbooga897

    YES love this thanks

  • @abhisekdas435
    @abhisekdas435 Рік тому +1

    One common think I noticed most of the these grounds cut short by road or river passing by

  • @sealinerminoan2220
    @sealinerminoan2220 Рік тому +2

    The narrator's voice sounds familiar, reminds me of youtube's 2015 era list channels

  • @benmichaelblackwell1880
    @benmichaelblackwell1880 Рік тому +1

    Love and hate headingley. Great ground, however, the pavilion is used by Leeds Beckett university as lecture rooms and classrooms during term time. Spent many a day there daydreaming looking over the pitch while nursing the mother of all hangovers. And as per usual great video and northern premier league stadiums please.

  • @richardjames3356
    @richardjames3356 Рік тому +1

    7:46 It's Lumley Castle that you can see from The Riverside, not Durham Castle, which is in the city center of Durham itself

  • @johnsisk1458
    @johnsisk1458 Рік тому

    Another great video

  • @zhaka5464
    @zhaka5464 Рік тому +2

    Make one for 2023 cricket World Cup stadiums

  • @luxford60
    @luxford60 Рік тому +2

    Being from Surrey, my favourite has to be The Oval.

    • @neilwhitaker6284
      @neilwhitaker6284 Рік тому +1

      Oval looks much better than Lords to me but I've never been to either in person.

  • @scottbillify
    @scottbillify Рік тому

    Really enjoyed your trip around the U cricket grounds , however one fact you got wrong is that the Oval did not hold the first football international . The first ever recognised internation wasindeed Scotland v England in 1872 but played on Hamilton Crescent another crricket ground but in Glasgow

  • @michael42158
    @michael42158 Рік тому

    As a son of Trent Bridge and now resident of Chester le Street I can confirm that the castle in question is not Durham Castle, which is in Durham, but Lumley Castle. It is reputed to be haunted. When the Australian team stayed there the Aussies were so spooked that Shane Watson had to cuddle in with Brett Lee for comfort.

  • @neilwhitaker6284
    @neilwhitaker6284 Рік тому +2

    Messerschmitt Brewery haha well played!!! I mean Hampshire has a Shane Warne stand so why not? (edited to correct spelling of airplane manufacturer).

  • @chesterdonnelly1212
    @chesterdonnelly1212 Рік тому +1

    The County Ground is my favourite

  • @Bloxfruits1214
    @Bloxfruits1214 Рік тому +1

    Can you do a video about English premiership rugby grounds?

  • @gordon1545
    @gordon1545 Рік тому +1

    5:45 You've got this wrong I'm afraid. It's widely recognised, including by the FA, the SFA and FIFA, that the first ever international football match was Scotland v England at West of Scotland Cricket Ground in Partick, which is now in Glasgow, on 30 November 1872. It finished 0-0. There were unofficial matches at the Oval before this but they're not recognised and the Scotland teams in these were just random Scottish people living in England that wanted to play. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Scotland_v_England_football_match

    • @simongleaden2864
      @simongleaden2864 Рік тому

      I think the first ever F.A. Cup final was played at the Oval. Perhaps he got them mixed up.

  • @archstanton6102
    @archstanton6102 Рік тому +1

    The castle by Chster-le-Street is Langley Castle not Durham Castle.
    My friends got married there many years ago.

  • @Shakemon
    @Shakemon Рік тому +7

    Next IPL Stadiums please

  • @Josh.Stanley
    @Josh.Stanley Рік тому

    Is this Oscar Piastri’s burner account. You sound just like him!

  • @georgecurtis5371
    @georgecurtis5371 Рік тому +1

    What's the best ground to collect autographs?

  • @paulcruse
    @paulcruse Рік тому +1

    So much. Bars yet and with cricket grounds, you get plenty of chance to look around. All so very English 😀 Middlesex have played a few matches at Merchant Taylors school, yards from Hertfordshire, just a few hindered yards from me… and the county doesn’t even exist

  • @matthewravenscroft1999
    @matthewravenscroft1999 Рік тому +1

    The not thing that I do not like about Grace road is that the flood lights are in front of the seats

  • @NOLABob1
    @NOLABob1 Рік тому

    Canadian Premier League Stadiums since the season started last weekend.

  • @Fightladsnet
    @Fightladsnet Рік тому +1

    That IS NOT Durham Castle.... It is Lumley Castle. The county town of Durham is some miles to the south (funnily enough Durham Castle is actually in Durham and NOT in Chester Le Street....

  • @clemfandango619
    @clemfandango619 Рік тому

    The narrator's favourite ground is Lords. Of course it is - it's always an easy game for Australia there.

  • @shaikraisa7072
    @shaikraisa7072 Рік тому +1

    I believe that all test matches are fixing for fancy they are not for the match

  • @alisonhill3941
    @alisonhill3941 Рік тому +1

    That's not a cathedral in Somerset, that's St Mary Magdalene Church.

  • @BORED-sb5zh
    @BORED-sb5zh Рік тому +1

    Super Notts ccc ❤

  • @danielhay3772
    @danielhay3772 Рік тому +1

    Gonna correct you on the first international football match, as that actually happened in a Scottish cricket ground - Hamilton Crescent, home of West of Scotland CC. Don't imagine you'll be doing a video on Scottish cricket anytime soon, but there are some bangers up there

  • @neill392
    @neill392 Рік тому +1

    Couple of years ago, Liam Livingstone hit a ball out of the Headingley ground, landed in the middle of the rugby pitch next door.
    ua-cam.com/video/N22uOMMwSns/v-deo.html

  • @RugbyLeaguePassport
    @RugbyLeaguePassport Рік тому

    Funny how small the capacity of these grounds are compared to Australias and considering how popular cricket is in England

    • @michaelscott7166
      @michaelscott7166 Рік тому +1

      Aussie grounds are shared with AFL though. There's no use for English cricket grounds during the winter. Can't really justify the expense of 50,000+ capacity stadiums when they may only get filled less than 10 days a year.

  • @MrMillhouse72
    @MrMillhouse72 Рік тому

    Nice and unique stadiums. 👍🏼
    I like Baseball very much, but I think, I never get use to Cricket. 🤷

  • @rajlimboo3521
    @rajlimboo3521 2 дні тому

    England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Criket stdium classic antique.

  • @cnoc500
    @cnoc500 Рік тому +2

    You need to do your homework better Bruce. The world's first International Association Football match took place between Scotland & England at West of Scotland cricket ground in Glasgow, Scotland.

  • @luqmaanabrahams1971
    @luqmaanabrahams1971 Рік тому +1

    I find it bizarre that Liverpool and Manchester share a first class cricket team

    • @benjifo
      @benjifo Рік тому

      Aye, and yet Bristol gets two.

    • @luqmaanabrahams1971
      @luqmaanabrahams1971 Рік тому

      @@benjifo two? interesting

    • @alisonhill3941
      @alisonhill3941 Рік тому +1

      @@luqmaanabrahams1971 Although Bristol is home to Gloucestershire CCC, it's not uncommon for Bristolians to support Somerset (Bristol being its own county on the boundary between the two).

  • @divyanshuranjan2637
    @divyanshuranjan2637 Рік тому

    I guess, now you really doesn't want to make a video abt IPL stadiums.

  • @__lancaster
    @__lancaster Рік тому

    This audio is horrendous mate.

  • @binayaksspecial..3574
    @binayaksspecial..3574 11 місяців тому

    Not any answer will get from West Indies.

  • @chrisleadbetter4705
    @chrisleadbetter4705 Рік тому

    What a waste of time that was 😮

  • @timotejaleksandersimonic2048

    Come on. Where is the Slovenian Football league 1?

  • @sksstudiez
    @sksstudiez 9 місяців тому +1

    The capacity of cricket stadiums is not up to the mark. Icc should define 40000 as minimum capacity