Racecourse Ground, Hereford

The Racecourse Ground is a cricket ground in Hereford, England. The two ends are known as the Pavilion End and the Racecourse End.

Racecourse Ground
Ground information
LocationHereford, Herefordshire
Coordinates52.0683°N 2.7286°W / 52.0683; -2.7286
Establishment1852
End names
Pavilion End
Racecourse End
Team information
Herefordshire (19921996)
Worcestershire (19191988)
As of 28 July 2013
Source: Ground profile

Worcestershire County Cricket Club played five first-class matches here between 1919 and 1983, and one other first-class game (between HK Foster's XI and the Australian Imperial Forces cricket team) was also staged in 1919. Worcestershire also played three List A games at the ground between 1983 and 1987. (A further List A match in 1988 was abandoned without a ball being bowled.)

One game of the 1986 ICC Trophy was played here: Bangladesh beat Argentina by seven wickets.

Records

First-class

  • Highest team total: 405 by Australian Imperial Forces v HK Foster's XI, 1919, 1919[1]
  • Lowest team total: 84 by Worcestershire v Combined Services, 1947
  • Highest individual innings: 139 by Johnny Taylor for Australian Imperial Forces v HK Foster's XI, 1919
  • Best bowling in an innings: 6-50 by Humphrey Gilbert for HK Foster's XI v Worcestershire, 1919[1]

List A

  • Highest team total: 233/6 (40 overs) by Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, 1986[1]
  • Lowest team total: 154 (40 overs) by Surrey v Worcestershire, 1987
  • Highest individual innings: 108 by Jack Russell for Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, 1986[1]
  • Best bowling in an innings: 3-23 by Paul Pridgeon for Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, 1986[1]

Notes

  1. Same match.
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References


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