NEW ROAD GROUND (WORCESTERSHIRE)
New Road is a cricket ground in the English city of Worcester. It has been the home ground of Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1896. Since October 2017 the ground has been known for sponsorship purposes as Blackfinch New Road following a five-year sponsorship arrangement with Blackfinch Investments.
NEW ROAD GROUND (WORCESTERSHIRE) Pitch Report
The New Round surface is an extremely good batting surface and a run-fest can be expected when any batter gets set at the crease. At the same time, a high-scoring total can also be posted at this venue with the bowlers getting hardly any assistance over here. It is a perfect batting track and the bowlers could have a tough time in the second innings due to the smaller boundaries as well. Therefore, the captain winning the toss will be looking to bowl first.
BLAST T20 Match Pitch Report and Toss Factor:
The 22-yard surface at New Road in Worcester is an excellent one to bat on. 38 matches have been played at this venue and the average score batting first is 160+. Out of total 38 blast matches played here 15 matches won by the team batting first and 20 matches won by the team batting second and 3 matches went with no result.
Here are last BLAST matches average scores of both Innings at NEW ROAD ground:
BLAST Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 167 runs
BLAST Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 150 runs
LAST 10 YEARS OUTCOME
| Innings | Both | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Won (1st bat) | NA | 15 | NA |
| Won (2nd bat) | NA | NA | 20 |
| No Result | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Runs | 12079 | 6361 | 5718 |
| Highest Score | NA | 218 | 208 |
| Lowest Score | NA | 132 | 119 |
| Average | 158.90 | 167.40 | 150.50 |
| Balls Faced | 8606 | 4434 | 4069 |
| Strike Rate | 140.40 | 143.50 | 140.50 |
| 100-149 Runs | 20 | 6 | 14 |
| 150-199 Runs | 47 | 25 | 22 |
| 200-249 Runs | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 4s | 1057 | 569 | 488 |
| 6s | 458 | 228 | 230 |
| Avg 4/6 | 14/6 | 15/6 | 13/6 |
| Innings | Both | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Balls | 8606 | 4434 | 4069 |
| Runs | 12079 | 6361 | 5718 |
| Average Run/Wkt | 25.40 | 26.10 | 24.80 |
| Strike Rate | 18.10 | 18.20 | 17.60 |
| Maiden | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3-4 Wickets | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 5-7 Wickets | 33 | 23 | 10 |
| 8-9 Wickets | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 10 Wickets | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Wickets | 475 | 244 | 231 |
| lbw | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| bowled | 79 | 35 | 44 |
| stumped | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| catch | 362 | 191 | 171 |
| Innings | Both | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| lbw | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| bowled | 79 | 35 | 44 |
| stumped | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| catch | 362 | 191 | 171 |
| run out | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Hit Wicket | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innings | Both | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right Handed | 371 | 187 | 184 |
| 1- LBW | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| 2- Bowled | 63 | 26 | 37 |
| 3- Stumped | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 4- Catch | 270 | 144 | 126 |
| Left Handed | 123 | 65 | 58 |
| 1- LBW | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2- Bowled | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 3- Stumped | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4- Catch | 92 | 47 | 45 |
| Innings | Both | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left Arm | 94 | 58 | 36 |
| Fast | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fast-Medium | 48 | 34 | 14 |
| Medium | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Spinner | 42 | 23 | 19 |
| Bowled | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Catch | 72 | 44 | 28 |
| Stumped | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lbw | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Right Arm | 382 | 187 | 195 |
| Fast | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Fast-Medium | 180 | 94 | 86 |
| Medium | 83 | 41 | 42 |
| Spinner | 113 | 48 | 65 |
| Bowled | 65 | 25 | 40 |
| Catch | 287 | 147 | 140 |
| Stumped | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Lbw | 21 | 11 | 10 |
