The Rose Bowl is an English cricket stadium used for county and One-Day International matches. It is situated at West End, Hampshire near Southampton, and is home to Hampshire County Cricket Club. It is a recently built venue set into an amphitheatre creating a bowl, hence the name. It is one of two new county headquarters built in England in recent years, the first for many decades, the other being Durham's ground at Chester-le-Street. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (5071x1676, 1192 KB) England v Sri Lanka, Twenty20 International Thursday 15 June 2006 http://www. ... The Parish of West End in Hampshire is situated within Eastleigh (borough), and to the East of the city of Southampton. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zimbabwe. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games This article is about the building type. ... In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. ... One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... The Parish of West End in Hampshire is situated within Eastleigh (borough), and to the East of the city of Southampton. ... Southampton is the largest city[1] on the south coast of England. ... Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hampshire. ...

Like Durham's Riverside Ground the Rose Bowl has been allocated a few England international matches and in 2006 it hosted a Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka and a One-Day International against Pakistan. The capacity is flexible, ranging upwards from 9,000. It was increased to over 19,000 for the 2006 Twenty20 International between England and Sri Lanka and 22,000 for the England ODI versus Pakistan. The ends are called the Pavilion End and the Northern End. The Riverside County Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. ... Middlesex playing against Surrey at Lords, in front of a 28,000-strong crowd Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003. ... Middlesex playing against Surrey at Lords, in front of a 28,000-strong crowd Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003. ... The English cricket team is a national cricket team which nominally represents England and Wales, but is a de facto United Kingdom team. ...

The owner of the Rose Bowl has announced plans to increase capacity to at least 23,600 by adding a pair of matching stands on either side of the pavillion and constructing a large stand at the Northern End. On November 24, 2006, the Rose Bowl was awarded provisional test venue status by the England and Wales Cricket Board, with the prospect of the ground hosting its first test match in 2010. ^[1]. is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. ...

The main pavilion at the Rose Bowl. The England team are taking to the field in a friendly match against Hampshire CCC.

The ECB's conditions are that the ground development proceeds, that an additional access route is provided, that the quality of the pitch improves and that the profits from international games are reinvested in enhancement of the venue.^[2] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 592 pixelsFull resolution (833 × 616 pixel, file size: 751 KB, MIME type: image/png) The main pavilion at the Rose Bowl cricket ground, hampshire. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 592 pixelsFull resolution (833 × 616 pixel, file size: 751 KB, MIME type: image/png) The main pavilion at the Rose Bowl cricket ground, hampshire. ...

The Rose Bowl also acts as a venue for conferences and concerts. Recent acts to have performed at the Rose Bowl include Oasis. Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ...

See also

• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales

A List of cricket grounds in England and Wales, both Test and county. ...

External links

• Official site

References

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