The Shire Renaissance

County Cricket Outground Explorer & Fixture Economics Simulator

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Cheltenham College Ground
Gloucestershire CCC • Est. 1872
The Hundred Displacement Context When Gloucestershire's seat at Bristol County Ground is requisitioned for Western Storm and Hundred fixtures in August, the entire club migrates to the Cotswolds for the 152-year-old Cheltenham Cricket Festival.
Deckchair Cap. 4,500 Per matchday
Pitch Character Dry Turner Spin Friendly
Heritage Age 152 yrs Since 1872
Rail Transit 15 min walk Cheltenham Spa

"Under the shadow of the Victorian chapel, with marigolds along the ropes and deckchairs six deep, this is English cricket in its purest pastoral element."

Pitch Profile: True Bounce & Turn

Traditional loam base with rapid outfield. Fast scoring squarer of the wicket with short school boundaries (62m). Turners emerge on Days 3 and 4.