Balanced surface
Par of 163 sits in the balanced band. Bat-first captains need to take the new ball seriously; chasers have a real target to defend.
Unknown · Unknown · 2014–2025
Grace Road.
Unknown · Unknown · 2014–2025
Grace Road sits in Unknown and has hosted 76 matches on record. It's a balanced ground where par sits at 163. The chase usually wins here.
At a glance
Matches
76
All formats
Par score
163
1st-innings average
Chase success
59%
Chaser edge
Bat-first win
38%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
Reading the Grace Road deck
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Grace Road, and what captains should plan for.
Edge to the chaser
59% chase success leans towards the side batting second. Captains winning the toss and choosing to field have a statistical tailwind.
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: 255. When the pitch comes on and the outfield hums, the ceiling at Grace Road is as high as anywhere.
By the numbers
Historical records
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Grace Road. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
163
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
151
Chasing average
Chase success
59%
All formats
Highest total
255
On record
Lowest total
82
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Where the runs come
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Grace Road. 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
68RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
45RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Teams at Grace Road
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire | 76 | 29 | 41 | 5 | 38% |
| Derbyshire | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58% |
| Durham | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 55% |
| Northamptonshire | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 45% |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
| Yorkshire | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 33% |
| Lancashire | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75% |
| Worcestershire | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 29% |
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