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ground and hotel complex in West End,

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. It is the home of Hampshire County Cricket Club, who have played there since 2001. It was constructed as a replacement for the County Ground in Southampton and also the

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, which had been Hampshire's homes since 1882. Hampshire played their inaugural first-class match at the ground against

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on 9–11 May 2001, with Hampshire winning by 124 runs. The ground has since hosted

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, including One Day Internationals, matches in the 2004 Champions Trophy, two

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s and Test matches in 2011, 2014 and 2018, when

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played

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and

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. In 2020, the ground was used as one of two biosecure venues, alongside Old Trafford, for the tours involving

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and

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which were regulated due to the

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. In order to be able to host Test cricket, the ground underwent a redevelopment starting in 2008, which saw stands built to increase capacity and other construction work undertaken to make the hosting of international cricket at the ground more viable. A four-star

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with an integrated media centre overlooking the ground opened in 2015. Following Hampshire Cricket Ltd finding itself in financial trouble in 2011, the lease on the ground was sold to

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for £6.5 million with a benefactor injecting a similar sum in 2012. The Rose Bowl played host to the inaugural final of the 2019–21

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between

and

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, resulting in New Zealand being crowned inaugural World Test Champions. During ICC tournaments, the ground is referred to as the Hampshire Bowl due to sponsors names not being allowed.

History

Background

Ageas bowl before the start of the play on day 6

Hampshire had played at their Northlands Road headquarters in

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since 1885, as well as using Dean Park in Bournemouth, the

and May's Bounty in Basingstoke as regular outground venues. Northlands Road was a cramped location, surrounded by residential buildings which meant expanding the ground was largely impossible. Hampshire also wanted to encourage

to the county, which would not have been possible with Northlands Road. Talk of a move from Newlands Road had begun as early as 1987, with

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discussing the idea with then Hampshire vice-chairman Bill Hughes in a

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restaurant. A site was eventually selected just outside Southampton, in West End, on a gently sloping field owned by

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located between the

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and Telegraph Woods. The ground was designed by architect Sir Michael Hopkins, whose design of the centrepiece

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with its tented roof was reminiscent of the Mound Stand at Lord's, which Hopkins also designed. Construction started on the ground in 1997, however, the budget for the ground's construction soon spiralled out of control, threatening the very existence of the club. Further funding was secured as construction continued until its first stage was completed in time for the 2001 season. Its final cost was £20 million, with a large part of that cost being secured with

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and

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funding, while the club's financial future was secured by the incoming chairman, Rod Bransgrove. The ground is built into the side of the gently sloping hill on which it is located, resulting in an amphitheatre bowl. The initial name for the ground was announced in 2000 as The Rose Bowl, in recognition of the club's rose and crown logo and the bowl-shaped nature of the ground.

Early years

Aerial view of Rose Bowl Cricket Ground - geograph

Hampshire's first scheduled

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match at the ground was a List A match in the 2001 Benson & Hedges Cup against

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on 2 May, though the match was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain, therefore the first completed match on the ground was a List A match in the same competition against Surrey on 4 May, which Hampshire lost.

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was first played there days later on 9–11 May, when Hampshire played

in the County Championship, which resulted in Hampshire's first victory there with a 124 run victory. Hampshire were not the only tenant in the first year of the ground, with the

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playing

in September 2001 in the

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. In November 2001, the

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(ECB) awarded the Rose Bowl a Youth

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between England Under-19s and India Under-19s. The following month the ECB announced the Rose Bowl would be awarded One Day International status with effect from 2004. The

was completed in March 2002 at a cost of £2 million, and upon completion it was the only pavilion among the first-class counties to have

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s in the players changing rooms. In 2003, the ground played host to only the second ever

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match played, when Hampshire hosted Sussex in the

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. The Rose Bowl hosted its first One Day International (ODI) on 10 July 2003, when

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played

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in the

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, with numerous publications calling the hosting of the match a resounding success for Hampshire. In 2004, the ground hosted another ODI between

and the

in the 2004 NatWest Series, though the match was abandoned without a ball bowled. The ground later held five ODIs during that seasons Champions Trophy, which saw

post 290/4 against

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, the

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dismissed for 65 by

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, and

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take figures of 5/29 for the West Indies against

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: all three of these records remain to this day in terms of the highest and lowest innings scores in ODI cricket at the ground, as well as the best innings bowling figures. During the course of the tournament,

also played there for the first time, against

, though The Rose Bowl was criticised for its organisation of the match, with spectators citing access to the ground, long queues and stringent searches at the gate among complaints. In 2005, England played their first ever

(T20I) against

as part of the

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, with England winning the match by 100 runs. In 2006, England played another T20I against Sri Lanka, which England won, due in large to

Marcus Trescothick Marcus Edward Trescothick (born 25 December 1975) is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals. The Rose Bowl hosted three further ODIs prior to the grounds redevelopment, hosting

in 2006, India in 2007 and Australia in 2009. The ground held Twenty20 Cup Finals Day in 2008, which saw

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defeat

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in front of a capacity crowd. Prior to the redevelopment, major matches such as this match and international matches were catered for by erecting temporary seating to boost the grounds capacity from 6,500 to 15,000. England vs Sri Lanka

The early years at the ground were notable for immature wickets that favoured

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, resulting in many low scoring encounters. The quality of these pitches drew much criticism. In the first season, seamer

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took 8/90 against

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in the

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, which remains the best innings bowling figures at the ground. As the pitches settled down, higher scores became more frequent, though it was still more favourable to bowlers than batsmen. In 2005, Hampshire scored 714/5 against

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, in a match which also saw

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record the first triple century at the ground. His unbeaten 311 helped Hampshire to reach that formidable total. These records remain to this day as the highest team and individual scores at The Ageas Bowl.

posted the lowest first-class total at the ground in 2007, making 86.

Expansion

The attraction of international cricket to Hampshire was one of the main motivators facilitating Hampshire's move from Northlands Road. While Hampshire had attracted ODI cricket,

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still proved elusive in attracting. Hampshire had applied to the ECB for the Ageas Bowl to be given Test status, applying as early as 2006 for the right to host Test matches, however their application was rejected, with Glamorgan's

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instead preferred to host a Test match during the 2009 Ashes series. This rejection persuaded Hampshire chairman Bransgrove to invest £35 million in redeveloping the ground, which would include the construction of a new access road to alleviate the transport problems which have affected major matches, the expansion of the ground's capacity and the construction of a hotel to make the Ageas Bowl more financially viable for Hampshire. By the time permission had been granted for the first phase of the redevelopment to commence, costs had risen to £45 million. A big crowd at The Ageas Bowl

The plans called for the construction of two matching stands either side of the pavilion to increase the permanent capacity to 15,000, as well as a four-star, 175-room hotel overlooking the ground at the northern end. Access problems for spectators were to be eased by creating two ticket gates to access to ground, as well as creating an additional access road off Moorhill Road. The redevelopment plans led to the ECB awarding the Ageas Bowl Test status and a Test match between England and Sri Lanka in 2011, with the redevelopment scheduled to be completed before the Test match. The redevelopment was beset with a number of problems. During the construction of the new stands, a construction worker was crushed to death in February 2009, while prior to the Test match the new access road still had not been constructed. Meanwhile, legal action by local hoteliers led to the construction of the hotel at the Northern End being put on hold, with the hoteliers objecting to the possible impact on competition and to the use of public funds from Eastleigh Borough Council. As part of their preparations for the Test match, the Ageas Bowl was awarded the right to host finals day of the

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, during which Hampshire became the first county to win the final at their home ground, when they defeated Somerset in controversial circumstances. Also in 2010, the Ageas Bowl was voted "Best International Ground" in an independent ECB survey of fans around the country and was also voted the "Most Improved Ground" by readers of ''

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'' magazine. The first Test match was played on 16–20 June 2011. It was a heavily rain affected match that ended in a draw, but did see

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and

Kumar Sangakkara Kumara Chokshananda Sangakkara ( si, කුමාර් චොක්ශනාද සංගක්කාර; born 27 October 1977) is a Sri Lankan cricket commentator, former professional cricketer, businessman, ICC Hall of Fame inductee and the ...

score the first Test centuries at the ground, in addition to

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taking the first

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. Hampshire found themselves £12 million in debt by the end of the 2011 season. With the county unable to maintain the upkeep of the ground from their own finances, the decision was taken to sell the lease from Queens College Oxford (the Landlord) to Eastleigh Borough Council and to sub-lease from the council with buy-back options. This transaction was conditional on a further injection of £6million from Rod Bransgrove and was completed in January 2012. The council also administered some £30million Prudential Funding from Central Government for the building of the hotel, which was given the go-ahead after the legal action by local hoteliers was quashed at the High Court. On 29 August 2013, the Australian opener Aaron Finch set a new record for

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cricket when he scored 156 runs off 63 balls for Australia against England at the Ageas Bowl. Finch's innings included 14 sixes (also a record) and 11 fours. The previous record was 123 runs, scored by

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. In 2020 the ground was used as one of two biosecure venues, alongside Old Trafford, for the tours involving

and

which were regulated due to the

Facilities and functions

Recreation land near Telegraph Woods - geograph

Besides the main cricket ground at the Ageas Bowl, an additional satellite ground borders the main ground to the south-east. Known as the Nursery Ground, it hosts Hampshire Second XI matches at the Hampshire Academy in

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matches. Its end names are the Northern End and the Golf Club End. Its pavilion is named after Arthur Holt, who coached Hampshire from 1949 to 1965. The Nursery Ground has hosted one first-class match, Hampshire v Loughborough MCCU in April 2013. The main pavilion, now known as the Rod Bransgrove Pavilion, holds the players facilities, as well as facilities for club members, such as the Robin Smith Suite,

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suite, the

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Suite, the Greenidge Suite and The Hambledons (a suite named after the famous

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). Located between the pavilion and the cricket academy building is the atrium restaurant. The cricket academy, which has six lanes of

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is used by county squads, the Hampshire Academy, cricket clubs and schools. It is known to have some of the best facilities of its kind outside of Lord's and is available for hire by the general public. The two new stands include permanent catering facilities along the internal concourse of the ground floor, which were lacking prior to the redevelopment. Also located on the ground floor of the west stand is the club shop. Both of the new stands contain suites which can be used for conferences and exhibitions outside of match days. The stands are named after two of Hampshire's most popular captains, Colin Ingleby-MacKenzie and Shane Warne. Also part of the Ageas Bowl complex is the Boundary Lakes Golf Club, an eighteen-hole

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opened in 2017 and set in the rolling countryside which surrounds large parts of the main stadium. The current clubhouse and golf shop are located in the Hilton Hotel. It is hoped the course will be able to host major championship golf tournaments in the future. A David Lloyd health club (formerly

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) is also onsite. Every November the Ageas Bowl hosts one of the largest

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displays on the South Coast. The Ageas Bowl also acts as a venue big-name music concerts. Recent acts to have performed at the Ageas Bowl include Oasis in 2005, who performed in front of 35,000 people, Billy Joel in 2006,

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in 2007, Neil Diamond and

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, both in 2008, Rod Stewart in 2016, Bryan Adams and Little Mix, both in 2017. The late Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti was due to play at the ground in 2006, but cancelled his farewell UK tour due to ill health.

List of centuries

Test centuries

a total of 8 centuries have been scored in international test cricket on the ground.

One-Day International centuries

a total of 23 centuries have been scored in one-day international cricket on the ground.

List of five-wicket hauls

Test match five-wicket hauls

, 12 five-wicket hauls have been taken in international matches on the ground, eight in Test matches and four in ODIs.

One Day International five-wicket hauls

Other International records on the ground

Test

* Highest team total: 583/8d by

against

, 2020 * Lowest team total: 170 by India against New Zealand, 2021 * Highest individual innings: 267 by

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for England against Pakistan, 2020 * Best bowling in an innings: 6/42 by

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for

against England, 2020 * Best bowling in a match: 9/137 by

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for

against England, 2020

One-Day International

* Highest team total: 373/3 (50 overs) by England against

, 2019 * Lowest team total: 65 (24 overs) by

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against

, 2004 * Highest individual innings: 189

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for

against England, 2013 * Best bowling in an innings: 5/29 by

for West Indies against

, 2004 and 5/29 by

Shakib Al Hasan Shakib Al Hasan (Bengali: সাকিব আল হাসান; born 24 March 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and current captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team in Tests and T20Is. He plays for Barishal in domestic cricket as an all- ...

for Bangladesh against

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, 2019

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 248/6 (20 overs) by Australia against England, 2013 * Lowest team total: 79 (14.3 overs) by Australia against England, 2005 * Highest individual innings: 156 by Aaron Finch for Australia against England, 2013 * Best bowling in an innings: 4/22 by

Paul Collingwood Paul David Collingwood (born 26 May 1976) is an English cricket coach and former player, who played in all three formats of the game internationally for England. He played for Durham County Cricket Club and was the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 winn ...

for England against Australia, 2005

Domestic records

First-class

* Highest team total: 714/5 d by Hampshire against

, 2005 * Lowest team total: 86 by

against Hampshire, 2007 * Highest individual innings: 311 * by

for Hampshire against Nottinghamshire, 2005 * Best bowling in an innings: 8/90 by

for Hampshire against

, 2001 * Best bowling in a match: 11/59 by

Kyle Hogg Kyle William Hogg (born 2 July 1983) is an English former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Lancashire from 2001 to 2014. Between 2000–01 and 2002 Hogg represented the England under-19s i ...

for

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against Hampshire, 2011

List A

* Highest team total: 350/5 (50 overs) by

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against Hampshire, 2008 * Lowest team total: 101 (36.4 overs) by Sussex against Hampshire, 2003 * Highest individual innings: 167 * by

Sean Ervine Sean Michael Ervine (born 6 December 1982) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer. Ervine played as an all-rounder who batted left-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace. Ervine was born at Harare in Zimbabwe and played for his country in the 2003 ...

for Hampshire against

, 2009 * Best bowling in an innings: 6/27 by

Stuart Clark Stuart Rupert Clark (born 28 September 1975) is an Australian former cricketer who played for New South Wales and the Australian team. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His nickname "Sarfraz" originates from the similarities of his bowli ...

for Hampshire against Surrey, 2007

Twenty20

* Highest team total: 225/2 (20 overs) by Hampshire against

, 2006 * Lowest team total: 72 (14 overs) by

against Hampshire, 2011 * Highest individual innings: 124

by Michael Lumb for Hampshire against

, 2009 * Best bowling in an innings: 5/19 by

Danny Briggs Danny Richard Briggs (born 30 April 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, previously playing for Hampshire County Cricket Club and Sussex County Cricket Club. Briggs is a right-handed batsman w ...

for Hampshire against

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, 2011

Ground images

Before redevelopment

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After redevelopment

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Notes

References

External links

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History

Background

Early years

Expansion

Facilities and functions

List of centuries

Test centuries

One-Day International centuries

List of five-wicket hauls

Test match five-wicket hauls

One Day International five-wicket hauls

Other International records on the ground

Test

One-Day International

Twenty20 International

Domestic records

First-class

List A

Twenty20

Ground images

Before redevelopment

After redevelopment

See also

Notes

References

Further reading

External links