Racecourse Ground, Hereford

The Racecourse Ground is a cricket ground in Hereford, England. The two ends are known as the Pavilion End and the Racecourse End.

Racecourse Ground

Ground information
Location	Hereford, Herefordshire
Coordinates	52.0683°N 2.7286°W
Establishment	1852
End names
Pavilion End Racecourse End
Team information
Herefordshire (1992–1996) Worcestershire (1919–1988)
As of 28 July 2013 Source: Ground profile

Worcestershire County Cricket Club played five first-class matches here between 1919 and 1983, and one other first-class game (between HK Foster's XI and the Australian Imperial Forces cricket team) was also staged in 1919. Worcestershire also played three List A games at the ground between 1983 and 1987. (A further List A match in 1988 was abandoned without a ball being bowled.)

One game of the 1986 ICC Trophy was played here: Bangladesh beat Argentina by seven wickets.

Records

First-class

• Highest team total: 405 by Australian Imperial Forces v HK Foster's XI, 1919, 1919[1]
• Lowest team total: 84 by Worcestershire v Combined Services, 1947
• Highest individual innings: 139 by Johnny Taylor for Australian Imperial Forces v HK Foster's XI, 1919
• Best bowling in an innings: 6-50 by Humphrey Gilbert for HK Foster's XI v Worcestershire, 1919[1]

List A

• Highest team total: 233/6 (40 overs) by Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, 1986[1]
• Lowest team total: 154 (40 overs) by Surrey v Worcestershire, 1987
• Highest individual innings: 108 by Jack Russell for Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, 1986[1]
• Best bowling in an innings: 3-23 by Paul Pridgeon for Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, 1986[1]

Notes

1. Same match.

References

• Racecourse Ground, Hereford from CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2006.