Hampshire

The Rose bowl is the home ground on which Hampshire County Cricket Club play. They are a first-class cricket club based in the south of England. When in the English one-day league they play under the name of Hampshire Hawks. They moved to the newly-built Rose Bowl in 2001 after they left the County Ground, Southampton, which had been their home since 1885.

Hampshire first played first-class cricket in 1864, first competed in the County Championship in 1895 the sixth year in which the Championship was held. They were winners in 1961 and 1973.

One reason for building the new Rose Bowl ground was to attract international cricket to the south coast of England. England has traditionally had six grounds where Test and ODI cricket has been played: The Oval, Lord's, Trent Bridge, Edgbaston, Old Trafford and Headingley. Durham was the first of the other centres to put forward a claim for international status, building the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, which has played host to Test matches between England and Zimbabwe in 2003, and England and Bangladesh in 2005.

Capacity – 15,000 plans to increase to 20,000

The Hampshire Rose Bowl,
Botley Road, West End,
Southampton,
Hampshire.
SO30 3XH
Tel: 023 8047 2002
Fax: 023 8047 2122
e-mail: enquiries@rosebowlplc.com