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County Ground Taunton
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Alternate: The Cooper Associates County Ground

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Somerset vs Yorkshire
Fri 01 May 2026

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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01 May	Somerset	-	Yorkshire
15 May	Somerset	-	Sussex
22 May	Somerset	-	Hampshire
04 Jun	Somerset	-	Glamorgan
07 Jun	Somerset	-	Birmingham
19 Jun	Somerset	-	Warwickshi
26 Jun	Somerset	-	Gloucester
Results
26 Sep	Somerset	316 - 317	Hampshire
09 Sep	Somerset	541 - 430	Surrey
05 Sep	Northampt	198 - 215	Somerset t
29 Aug	Somerset	755 - 462	Durham
19 Jul	Derbyshir	155 - 159	Durham Jet
19 Jul	Sussex Sh	161 - 159	Middlesex
18 Jul	Somerset	162 - 158	Sussex Sha

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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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