Bristol.

Bristol · England · 2003–2025

Bristol sits in England and has hosted 34 matches on record. It's a batting-friendly ground where par sits at 174. The chase usually wins here.

Explore records Who plays here

At a glance

Matches

All formats

Par score

174

1st-innings average

Chase success

63%

Chaser edge

Bat-first win

35%

Long-sample record

Pitch & conditions

Reading the Bristol deck

The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Bristol, and what captains should plan for.

Batting-friendly

Par of 174 points to a surface that rewards batters once set. Expect boundary-heavy middle and death phases.

Chaser paradise

63% chase success is a huge edge for the side batting second. Dew, knowing the target, and a pitch that plays truer under lights: the formula wins here more often than not.

Field, chase, win

91% of toss-winners choose to field. The chase-friendly nature of the ground shapes decisions from the first over.

Fast starts

Powerplay RPO of 50 is above average. The new ball does not move enough to slow openers down. Attacking the fielding restrictions is the dominant strategy.

Records get rewritten

Highest total: 309. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at Bristol is as high as anywhere.

By the numbers

Historical records

Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Bristol. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.

Avg 1st inn

174

T20-era par

Avg 2nd inn

154

Chasing average

Chase success

63%

All formats

Highest total

309

On record

Lowest total

Complete innings

Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory

Where the runs come

Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Bristol. 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.