warwickshire’s specsavers county championship fixture against essex, which starts on saturday 13 july, will take place at here at New Road.
with the 2019 icc cricket world cup taking place in england and wales during june and july, it has been well documented that warwickshire will have to play at least one home county championship fixture away from edgbaston.
warwickshire have investigated the possibility of using an out ground within the county, but with edgbaston hosting the second semi-final on thursday 11 july and the reserve day scheduled for friday 12 july – the edgbaston staff will be required to be on-site throughout this period and are therefore not available to assist in the running of a first-class match at an out ground in warwickshire.
the club also considered using the edgbaston community sports ground, portland road, but the ground at present is not currently capable of hosting first-class cricket. therefore, the decision was made to choose a local first-class venue with New Road being the most suitable.
“i’d personally like to thank matt rawnsley and his team at worcestershire ccc for their cooperation and for agreeing to host this fixture,” said, ceo of warwickshire ccc, neil snowball.
“we know that New Road is always a very popular venue for cricket fans and after plenty of discussion and consideration, we believe that this is our best option for this important fixture. we are also mindful of the fact that our members always enjoy their visits to worcester and so this chance to play a four-day county championship match at New Road will hopefully be well received.”
members from both warwickshire ccc and essex ccc, as well as worcestershire ccc, will be able to use the New Road facilities during the fixture free of charge and further details on pricing for non-members will be announced in due course.
