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County Ground Taunton
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Alternate: The Cooper Associates County Ground

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Established
1882 (144 years old)

Capacity
8,500

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Country
England

Location
Taunton

Timezone
UTC +00:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Coordinates
51°1′8″N 3°6′3″W

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		Upcoming
04 Jun	Somerset	-	Glamorgan
07 Jun	Somerset	-	Birmingham
19 Jun	Somerset	-	Warwickshi
26 Jun	Somerset	-	Gloucester
10 Jul	Somerset	-	Northants
12 Jul	Somerset	-	Worcesters
20 Aug	Somerset	-	Essex
		Results
22 May	Somerset	160 - 158	Hampshire
15 May	Somerset	526 - 366	Sussex
01 May	Somerset	458 - 533	Yorkshire
15 Sep	Somerset	454 - 373	Hampshire
08 Sep	Somerset	441 - 134	Yorkshire
22 Jul	Somerset	339 - 335	Durham
29 Jun	Somerset	617 - 509	Nottingham

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The County Ground (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Cooper Associates County Ground) is a cricket ground in Taunton, Somerset. It is the home of Somerset County Cricket Club, who have played there since 1882. The ground, which is located between Priory Bridge Road and St James Street, has a capacity of 8,500. The ground was originally built as part of a sports centre by Taunton Athletic Club in 1881, and became the home of the previously nomadic Somerset County Cricket Club soon after. Having leased the ground for ten years, the club bought the ground in 1896, under the guidance of club secretary Henry Murray-Anderdon. The ground ends are the River End to the north and the Old Pavilion End to the south.

Somerset played their first match of first-class cricket on the ground over 8–10 August 1882, beating Hampshire County Cricket Club by five wickets. Later in the same month, the touring Australia national cricket team played a match against Somerset, becoming the first international side to play at the ground. The first international cricket to be played on the ground was in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, for a group-stage match between England and Sri Lanka. The ground also hosted two group-stage matches during the 1999 Cricket World Cup and will also be a venue for the tournament in 2019. Since 1997, women's international cricket has been played at the ground, and in 2006 it became the home of the England women's cricket team. The ground will next see (men's) international cricket in 2017, with a Twenty20 International (T20I) tie between England and South Africa.


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