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New Stand and Ground Improvements at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground

 Architects - Maber Architects         Contractor - Clegg Construction      Structural Engineer - CollinsHallGreen

Trent Bridge, home of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, is one of the oldest and most famous cricket grounds in the world. County matches have been played here since 1840, and test matches since 1899, when Trent Bridge hosted the England v Australia Test, a match that also marked W.G. Grace's final appearance for England. Since then 55 Test matches, and 30 one day internationals, have been played at Trent Bridge.

History alone is no guarantee of Trent Bridge's status as a Test match venue, and competition to host international matches is fierce. It was against this background that Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club undertook a major programme of improvements over the 2007/8 close season that would keep Trent Bridge at the forefront of world cricket.

The development comprises:

  • A new stand with a capacity of 3,500 spectators, including 32 wheelchair admissions. The stands most distinctive feature is its curved canopy with ten large triangular skylights that provide a dramatic backdrop to the Bridgford Road boundary.
  • Enlargement of the existing stands so that the Ground can now accommodate 17,000 spectators.
  • A new office building for match officials and administrative staff with first class views over the pitch.
  • An electronic scoreboard and replay screen, the largest in English cricket. The scoreboard is integrated into the office superstructure.
  • Six permanent floodlights, 40 metres high with circular mastheads, described by Mike Atherton as circling the Ground “like moons in a planetary system”.

The development was completed on time for the 2008 England v New Zealand Test.