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Name
Bristol County Ground
Alternate: Nevil Road
Sponsor: Seat Unique Stadium

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Established
1889 (136 years old)

Capacity
17,500

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Country
England

Location
Ashley Down, Bristol

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

Coordinates
51.477225, -2.584156

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06 Sep	Somerset	191 - 190	Birmingham
18 Jul	Somerset	164 - 148	Gloucester
18 Jul	Sussex Sh	197 - 204	Surrey t20
18 Jul	Derbyshir	106 - 233	Birmingham
17 Jul	Essex Eag	222 - 220	Hampshire
11 Jul	Northants	237 - 224	Derbyshire
11 Jul	Essex Eag	148 - 145	Sussex Sha

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The Bristol County Ground (also known as Nevil Road and currently known as the Seat Unique Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a senior cricket venue in Bristol, England. It is in the district of Ashley Down. The ground is home to Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.

History
Initially known as Ashley Down Ground, it was bought in 1889 by W. G. Grace and has been home to Gloucestershire ever since. It was sold to local confectionery firm J. S. Fry & Sons and renamed Fry's Ground. The club bought the ground back in 1933 and it reverted to its original name. It was sold again in 1976, this time to Royal & Sun Alliance who renamed the ground the Phoenix County Ground for eight years before changing to The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground until the ground was again bought by the club and took it up its current title.


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