Unknown · Unknown · 2006–2025
County Ground: Pitch Conditions, Records and Match Stats
At a glance
Matches
415
All formats
Par score
174
1st-innings average
Chase success
52%
Balanced
Bat-first win
46%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at County Ground, and what captains should plan for.
Batting sides average 51 runs from the first six overs at a cost of just 1.66 wickets. That relative security at the top tends to encourage aggressive intent early, with teams able to push on without burning through their middle order in the powerplay.
The middle phase averages 74 runs, comfortably the highest of the three phases here. Sides that consolidate well between overs seven and fifteen have consistently posted competitive first-innings totals, with the 175 average suggesting there is genuine reward for building a platform.
At an average of 41 runs from the death, the ground does not offer the freescoring finales seen at some county venues. Bowlers with yorker and slower-ball variety could find conditions relatively helpful in the final four overs, historically keeping the carnage in check.
Seven in ten toss winners have elected to field across the 413 matches on record, one of the more pronounced biases in the domestic game. Chasing sides have converted that opportunity into a 52% win rate, meaning the advantage is real but far from decisive.
The ground has produced a highest team total of 369 and a lowest complete total of just 58, a spread of 311 runs. That range points to conditions that can shift significantly depending on match day factors, keeping totals in any given game genuinely difficult to predict.
By the numbers
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at County Ground. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
174
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
158
Chasing average
Chase success
52%
All formats
Highest total
369
On record
Lowest total
58
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at County Ground. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.
Powerplay
50RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
75RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
49RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcestershire | 96 | 49 | 45 | 0 | 51% |
| Northamptonshire | 95 | 46 | 46 | 2 | 48% |
| Sussex | 90 | 41 | 42 | 5 | 46% |
| Essex | 86 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 48% |
| Derbyshire | 76 | 31 | 43 | 1 | 41% |
| Gloucestershire | 56 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 57% |
| Hampshire | 28 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 50% |
| Middlesex | 28 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 21% |
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