Facts Established 1845 Capacity 23500 Floodlights Yes End names Pavilion End, Vauxhall End Location London, England Home teams England, Surrey Time zone UTC +01:00 Venue description: This is where it all began. The first-ever Test on English soil was played here in September 1880, resulting in an England win over Australia by five wickets, with WG Grace scoring a hundred on debut, and this is where a Test series in England traditionally ends. More pertinently, this is the historic venue where the legend of the Ashes was born a couple of years after the inaugural Test, in August 1882. England, chasing only 85 to win, slumped from 51 for 2 to 78 all out. The next morning The Sporting Times published its famous mock obituary and the legend was born. The ground itself is dominated by the gasometers on the east side. Until fairly recently the pavilion, built in 1890, and the Vauxhall stand were the only structures of any significance, with banks of open and fairly uncomfortable seating making up the rest of the spectator facilities. Fixtures - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Sat May 25 (50 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST India v New Zealand -------------------------------------------------------------- Mon May 27 (50 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST England v Afghanistan -------------------------------------------------------------- Thu May 30 (50 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST England v South Africa -------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Jun 2 (50 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST Bangladesh v South Africa -------------------------------------------------------------- Wed Jun 5 (50 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST Bangladesh v New Zealand -------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Jun 9 (50 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST Australia v India -------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Jun 15 (50 ovs) 10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST Australia v Sri Lanka
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