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Rose Bowl Ground Fixture, Schedule and Time Table

Rose Bowl or Ageas Bowl Cricket Ground is also the busiest cricket ground in the whole year. The ground has a full-fledged cricket fixture during the year 2020, including mega ICC Events and other accessories. According to Rose Bowl Ground Fixture, the field will host Natwest T20 Blast, National Cup, and Team England Cricket matches. The ground will host Specsavers County Championship, English County Championship, and Royal One-Day Cup during this cricket summer.

This year a considerable cricket entertainment is coming to The Ageas Bowl. The Rose Bowl Ground will host first-class, List A and Twenty20 competitions of 2020 cricket summer. For the upcoming season, three teams will tour England for Test, One-Day and Twenty20 format cricket. As a result of Australia’s tour of England, Pakistan tour of England and West Indies tour of England. According to the England Cricket Schedule 2020, the team will play six Twenty20’s, a single test and three One-Day format games.

In the first-class cricket Specsavers County Championship, Vitality Blast, Royal One-Day Cup, The Hundred, The Women’s Hundred and plenty of entertainment coming to the stadium. The opening match of Specsavers County Championship scheduled between the home side Hampshire and Kent. The first-class cricket structure of the England fixture scheduled between top-notch domestic teams. From the first-class games, players get a chance to represent their national side.

Tournaments

  • The Hundred
  • Vitality Blast T20
  • The Hundred Women’s
  • Royal One-Day Cup 2020
  • Pakistan Tour of England 2020
  • Specsavers County Championship

According to the Australia Tour of England 2020, a single One-Day match between Australia and England scheduled at Ageas Bowl. The scintillating contest scheduled to begin at 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT on July 15. Except for this the opening match of the Vitality Blast scheduled between Hampshire and Sussex on May 29. Moreover Royal One-Day Cup opening game between Hampshire and Essex scheduled on July 29.

According to the Pakistan Tour of England 2020 the 3rd and final T20 International scheduled at Rose Bowl Ground. The games will commence at 18:30 local | 17:30 GMT on September 2. This T20 series scheduled between both top-notch teams as the preparation for ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2020 Australia. Moreover, Ageas Bowl Stadium to host “The Hundred” and “The Hundred Women’s tournament this summer.

DateFixtureTournament
Apr 19 - Apr 22Hampshire v KentSpecsavers County Championship
May 1 - May 4Hampshire v YorkshireSpecsavers County Championship
May 22 - May 25Hampshire v LancashireSpecsavers County Championship
May 29 (20 ovs)Hampshire v SussexVitality Blast
Jun 7 (20 ovs) Hampshire v GloucestershireVitality Blast
Jun 10 (20 ovs)Hampshire v EssexVitality Blast
Jun 14 - Jun 17Hampshire v WarwickshireSpecsavers County Championship
Jun 18 (20 ovs)Hampshire v SomersetVitality Blast
Jun 21 (20 ovs)Hampshire v GlamorganVitality Blast
Jun 26 (20 ovs)Hampshire v SurreyVitality Blast
Jul 10 (20 ovs)Hampshire v MiddlesexVitality Blast
Jul 14 (50 ovs)2nd ODI - England v AustraliaODI Series
Jul 19 (50 ovs)Hampshire v WorcestershireRoyal London One-Day Cup
Jul 22 (20 ovs)Southern Brave v Manchester OriginalsThe Hundred
Jul 26 (20 ovs)Southern Brave v Oval InvinciblesThe Hundred
Jul 29 (50 ovs)Hampshire v EssexRoyal London One-Day Cup
Jul 31 (50 ovs)Hampshire v SussexRoyal London One-Day Cup
Aug 4 (20 ovs)Southern Brave v Trent RocketsThe Hundred
Aug 4 (20 ovs)Southern Brave Women v Trent Rockets WomenThe Women's Hundred
Aug 7 (20 ovs)Southern Brave v Welsh FireThe Hundred
Aug 23 - Aug 26Hampshire v GloucestershireSpecsavers County Championship
Sep 2 (20 ovs)     3rd T20I - England v PakistanT20 Series
Sep 8 - Sep 11Hampshire v NorthamptonshireSpecsavers County Championship
Sep 22 - Sep 25Hampshire v SomersetSpecsavers County Championship

Rose Bowl Cricket Ground History, Records and Stats

Rose Bowl Cricket Ground is the home of Hampshire County Cricket Club since 2001. The County Ground in Southampton had been Hampshire’s home ground since 1885. First-class cricket as debut match played on May 9-11, 2001 between Worcestershire and Hampshire, which Hampshire won by 124 runs. The first List A match had been played between Hampshire and Essex on May 02, 2011, as part of schedule county Benson & Hedges Cup-2001.

International cricket came to Southampton in the year 2003 as the first One Day International scheduled as part of the 2003 Cricket World Cup fixture between South Africa v Zimbabwe. England played their first-ever T20 International match against Australia as part of Ashes series, England won by 100 runs. As part of the redevelopment England & Wales Cricket Board scheduled its expansion from 15000 to temporary seating 20000.

During the Ageas Bowl Test status and a Test match between England and Sri Lanka in 2011. Rose Bowl Ground hosted the first Test on June 16-20, 2011. It was a heavy rain-affected match that ended in a draw but did Ian Bell and Kumar Sangakkara scored their first Test centuries at Southampton County Cricket Club, in addition to Chris Tremlett took his first Five-Wickets haul at Ground.

Southampton County Ground witnessed the highest T20 runs till 2013 scored by Aaron Finch 156 runs off 63 balls. His blistering includes 14 sixes and 11 fours against New Zealand on August 29, 2013. Currently, Aaron Finch is also the highest run-scorer in T20I which he scored 172 runs off 76 balls including 16 fours and 10 sixes against Zimbabwe on July 03, 2018.

Martin Guptil smashed his career-best ODI innings of 189 runs against England at Ageas Bowl Cricket Ground. During the English County Championship Hampshire smashed 225 with the loss of two wickets against Middlesex. It’s been the highest total of by any franchise at Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium.

Rose Bowl Ground History

GROUND INFORose Bowl GROUND HISTORY
First TestEngland v Sri Lanka, June 16, 2011
First ODISouth Africa v Zimbabwe, July 10, 2003
First T20England v New Zealand, July 13, 2005
OwnerRB Sport & Leisure Holdings plc
LocationWest End, Hampshire
Home TeamHampshire Cricket Board,
Establishment2001
Capacity15,000 (20000 with temporary seating)
End NamesPavilion End, Northern End
Boundary Dimensions137.16 m x 64 m

Records at Rose Bowl Ground

RecordsTestODIT20
Highest team total569 by Eng v India-2014359/3 by NZ v Eng-2013248/6 by Aus v Eng-2013
Lowest team total184 by SL v Eng-201165 by USA v Aus-200479 by Eng v Aus-2005
Highest individual innings167-Ian Bell (Eng) v India-2014189*-M Guptill (NZ) v Eng-2013156-Aaron Finch (Aus) v Eng-2013
Best bowling in an innings6/48-Chris Tremlett (Eng)  v SL-20115/29 by Mervyn Dillon (WI) v Bangladesh-20044/22-Paul Collingwood (Eng) v Aus-2005
Best bowling in a match7/144-Chris Tremlett (Eng) v SL-20145/29-Mervyn Dillon (WI) v Bangladesh-20044/22-Paul Collingwood (Eng) v Aus-2005
First-Class
RecordsFirst Class CricketList A CricketDomestic T20
Highest team total714/5d-Hampshire v Nottinghamshire, 2005350/5-Gloucestershire v Hampshire, 2008225/2-Hampshire v Middlesex, 2006
Lowest team total86-Worcestershire v Hampshire, 2007101-Sussex v Hampshire, 200372-Kent v Hampshire, 2011
Highest individual innings311*-John Crawley for Hampshire v Nottinghamshire, 2005167*-Sean Ervine for Hampshire v Ireland, 2009124*-Michael Lumb for Hampshire v Essex, 2009
Best bowling in an innings8/90-Alan Mullally for Hampshire v Warwickshire, 20016/27-Stuart Clark for Hampshire v Surrey, 20075/19-Danny Briggs for Hampshire v Durham, 2011
Best bowling in a match11/59-Kyle Hogg for Lancashire v Hampshire, 20116/27-Stuart Clark for Hampshire v Surrey, 20075/19-Danny Briggs for Hampshire v Durham, 2011