Worcestershire

Worcestershire County Cricket Club is based at New Road, Worcester and is one of the most picturesque grounds on the county circuit, but with a capacity of only 4500 the County Ground is the second smallest main ground in the Country.

The club was formed on 11 March 1865, and attained first-class status in 1899. In the National League, they are known as the Worcestershire Royals or sometimes it is also known as the pears.

Worcestershire's first period of great success came in the 1960s, when the county won two County Championships thanks to the achievements of such players as Norman Gifford, Tom Graveney, Len Coldwell and the young Basil D'Oliveira. The following decade, the New Zealander Glenn Turner was instrumental in Worcestershire's third championship. And in the 1980s, the prodigious batting feats of Graeme Hick and the arrival of Ian Botham paved the way for two more county titles.

County Ground
New Road
Worcester
WR2 4QQ
England
United Kingdom
Telephone 01905 748474
Fax 01905 748 005