MATCHDAY GUIDE: 2024 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

A red ball, pristine white flannels and the green, green grass of Trent Bridge.

We can't wait to welcome you to our home for the Vitality County Championship.

Our season continues with the visit of Surrey (Thursday 29 August - Sunday 1 September, 11am start). If you're thinking of joining us, read on for all you need to know, including:

• Ticket information
• Hours of play
• Travel information
• Food & drink
• Members' forum
• Public Wi-Fi
• Shop and scorecards
• WWI revisited
• Heritage displays and the library
• Supporting the Trent Bridge Community Trust
• Toilet and baby changing facilities
• First Aid
• Accessibility
• Smoking policy
• Reporting discrimination

Ticket information

2024 Nottinghamshire members need only brandish their membership card on arrival to gain entry to this fixture.

Tickets for non-members are priced as follows:

• Adults: £23
• Senior citizens (65+) and under 21s: £18
• Under 16s: £6

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Tickets can also be purchased from the Ticket Office on Bridgford Road.

Seating is unreserved, meaning spectators are welcome to sit anywhere in the ground, with the exception of the exclusive members- only seating in front of the Pavilion.

Teatime reductions

If you can’t get here for the start of play, you can pop in after the tea interval to watch the final session at the reduced price of £7 for adults, seniors and under 21s, and £1 for juniors (under 16s). 

Hours of play

96 overs are scheduled to be bowled each day.

• Gates open: 9.30am
• Toss (day one): 10.30am
• Start of play: 11am
• Lunch: 1pm
• Afternoon session: 1.40pm
• Tea: 3.40pm (or when 32 overs remain, whichever is later) 
• Evening session: 4pm 
• Close: 6pm

On each of the first three days, there is a provision for playing time to be extended by the amount of time lost in that day up to a maximum of 30 minutes. Play can, however, continue on each day until the completion of a minimum number of overs or until the scheduled or re-scheduled close time, whichever is the later.

Kindly note that all timings are subject to change. In the case of a longer day, times will be announced each day. 

Travel information

Trent Bridge Cricket Ground is situated in West Bridgford, in very close proximity to both Nottingham Forest and Notts County Football Clubs. Our postcode is NG2 6AG.

Car parking

Parking can be secured in advance at the Nottinghamshire Sports Club, situated off Holme Road (NG2 5AA). Spaces, priced at £5 for Nottinghamshire members and £7 for non-members, can be booked here… 

Parking can also be secured on the day (excluding day three, Saturday 31 August) in the Nottingham Forest Car Park. Access for this can be gained off Lady Bay Bridge, via Scarrington Road (NG2 5BR). Only cash payments will be accepted for parking at Forest, with parking priced at £5 for members and £7 for non-members.

Kindly note that parking is extremely limited at Notts Sports Ground on Saturday 31 August, with no parking at Nottingham Forest, as Nottingham Forest host Wolverhampton Wanderers at The City Ground.

Spaces at the Sports Ground will be available to be secured until 1pm on Saturday (subject to availability), priced at £5 for members and £7 for non-members.

Bicycle parking

Cyclists are able to park their bikes at the ground, in bike racks situated on the PKF Smith Cooper Stand and Radcliffe Road Stand concourses, until an hour after close of play. 

Travelling by tram

The Queens Walk and Meadows Embankment tram stops are located around a 20-minute walk from the ground, with the route from the Meadows Embankment stop proceeding along a pleasant stretch of the River Trent. Alternatively, a stop at Nottingham Train Station can be found just a 20-minute walk away. To help plan your journey, visit www.thetram.net.

Travelling by bus

Regular bus travel is available to the ground, with bus stops situated on Bridgford Road and Radcliffe Road.

Travelling by train

Nottingham Station can be found a 20-minute walk from the ground, with public transport and taxis available to convey you to your destination.

To plan your journey, please visit the National Rail Enquiries website. 

Taxis

A taxi rank can be found 200 yards from the ground on Bridgford Road, adjacent to the large West Bridgford Co-op. If you need to call for a taxi, some of our local operators include: Royal Cabs 0115 9608 608, Trent Cars 0115 950 5050 and Yellow Cars 0115 981 8181. 

Food & Drink

A range of refreshment options will be available around the ground, via card payments only:

Barrel & Bean

Situated in the TBI Courtyard, Barrel & Bean serves hot drinks, alcoholic beverages and snacks, with pasties available from midday.

The Cricketers’ Suite

Located on the first floor of the Radcliffe Road Stand, the Cricketers’ Suite serves bacon cobs from 10-11am, hot meals from 12pm-2pm, and afternoon tea at the Tea interval. Hot and cold drinks, and alcoholic beverages, are also available.

Keeton’s Corner

Located to the rear of the large replay screen, Keeton’s Corner serves hot drinks, snacks, ice creams and alcoholic beverages.

The Long Room

Exclusively for members, the Long Room inside our historic Pavilion serves bacon cobs from 9.30am, hot roast cobs from midday and afternoon tea at the Tea interval. A bar will also be in operation, with alcoholic beverages, hot drinks and snacks available.

Kindly note that the Derek Randall Suite will not be open as a bar or indoor viewing area for this fixture.

Bringing your own food & drink

Spectators are welcome to bring their own food and drink, but kindly note that glass containers cannot be brought into the venue. Members of the club are permitted to bring a small quantity of alcohol into the venue (1 litre of wine, beer or cider), for consumption only in Pavilion seating. Alcohol cannot be brought into the venue by any other supporters.

Water dispensers

You'll find dispensers via which you can refill water bottles and containers situated around the ground.

Recycling your reusable cups

Delivered in conjunction with One Planet One Chance - the UK's only carbon-neutral reusable cup solution - supporters will be able to assist Trent Bridge’s efforts to become increasingly environmentally friendly with each drink they purchase.

An extra £1 charged on your first drink of the day will cover the cost of washing their cup for re-use, while you will receive a fresh eco-cup at no extra cost when returning your cup to make a new drinks purchase.

By dropping your cup into a deposit bin at the end of your visit, you will play a significant part in helping Trent Bridge to reduce plastic waste by ensuring cups can be re-used on future matchdays. Any surplus from the initial £1 will be donated to the Trent Bridge Community Trust. Find out more about where your money goes here…

If you’re a regular attender of cricket at Trent Bridge, feel free to retain your cup across multiple visits to save yourself the hire fee each time.

Members' forum

The next members’ forum of the 2024 season will take place at Trent Bridge on Friday 30 August – day two of the Vitality County Championship fixture.

A panel consisting of Chair Andy Hunt, Chief Executive Lisa Pursehouse, Director of Cricket Mick Newell and Head Coach Peter Moores will take questions from the audience during the Lunch interval, which is scheduled to commence at 1pm.

The venue’s Derek Randall Suite will play host to the event – situated at the rear of the Hound Road Lower with access gained via the concourse adjacent to the rear of the Pavilion.

There is no requirement to book, or submit questions, in advance.

Public Wi-Fi

Public Wi-Fi is available throughout Trent Bridge, which you are very welcome to use at your leisure.

Simply connect to The Cloud from the available list of wireless networks and follow the sign-in or login instructions.

Trent Bridge Shop

For souvenirs, replica shirts, bats, balls and training wear, our Club Shop is located at the rear of the Radcliffe Road stand, near to the reception entrance on the ground floor.

The Club Shop will be open throughout the fixture.

Scorecards

Scorecards will be available around the ground, priced at £1.

World War I Revisited

In 2018/19, the Trent Bridge Heritage Team undertook a major research project into Notts cricketers involved in World War I. Recently, the team have unearthed new information about Notts players who served and survived in the war, and have identified a seventh Notts cricketer who passed away in the conflict.

A series of talks this week will expand upon these recent discoveries, as well as Surrey CCC's connections to the war.

Talks will take place on the first floor Radcliffe Road Stand during intervals:

All are welcome, admission is free, and supporters are welcome to bring food and drink with them.

There will also be exhibitions in the Museum Room (off the Long Room, and open to Notts and Surrey members and Pavilion ticket-holders) and the Wynne-Thomas Library (behind the Ticket Office, and open to all), between the start of the lunch interval and the end of the tea interval.

The Wynne-Thomas Library

All spectators are very welcome to visit the library and explore the thousands of books on the shelves, read the latest cricket magazines and chat to other visitors.

There are over 70 new books, for adults and children that Nottinghamshire members are very welcome to borrow, and a newly-reorganised reference section.

Situated behind the Ticket Office, the Wynne-Thomas Library is open from the start of the lunch interval until the end of the tea interval on each matchday.
 

Heritage displays

A small display about King Charles’ III cricketing connections is located on the lower ground floor of the Pavilion.

Displays about the varied talents of Peter Wynne-Thomas – our late Historian and Librarian – and his skill as a watercolour artist, cartoonist and illustrator are in the corridor near the Ticket Office.

Information panels about Notts’ knights of the realm – Sir Garry Sobers and Sir Richard Hadlee – can be seen on the ground floor of the Radcliffe Road stand, in the waiting areas named after these two giants of the game.

Support the Trent Bridge Community Trust

Nottinghamshire's official charity have been running schemes, initiatives and programmes to support those in need across Notts for over a decade, with over £1.5m having been invested into local projects over that time.

You will find contactless donation stations situated around the venue, allowing you to make a small donation using your debit/ credit card or mobile phone. Donations are also invited online via JustGiving.

Find out more about the Trust here.

Toilet and baby changing facilities

Ample toilet facilities are located, and well signposted, in various locations around the ground.

Changing facilities are available in the Members’ Pavilion disabled toilets, as well as in the squash complex ladies’ toilets (access via the Ticket Office near the back entrance to the Pavilion), the William Clarke Stand ladies’ toilets, the Hound Road ladies’ toilets and the first-floor toilets on the West Wing of the Radcliffe Road Centre. Please feel free to ask any steward for directions.

The squash complex changing rooms can be made available upon request from a steward as further baby changing facilities accessible to men, or as a quiet feeding area.

First Aid

First Aid facilities will be available at the rear of the PKF Smith Cooper Stand. If you require assistance when in another area of the ground, please alert the nearest steward. 

Accessibility

Wheelchair viewing positions are available in front of the PKF Smith Cooper Stand, Hound Road Stand and Larwood & Voce Stand, as well as the Hound Road Upper, Radcliffe Road Lower and Middle tiers and the top of the PKF Smith Cooper Stand. 

Please feel free to ask your nearest steward if you have any questions regarding our accessible facilities around the ground, as they’ll be delighted to assist you. 

Smoking policy

Designated smoking areas are assigned in various concourse areas, but smoking (including e-cigarettes) is only permitted in these areas, so please refrain from smoking in your seat.

Reporting discrimination

If you are aware of or witness discrimination at any level of cricket in Nottinghamshire, including matches at Trent Bridge, we urge you to report it to us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action. 

You can do so by sending a text message to 88440 with further details, starting your message with ‘Notts’.

Alternatively, telephone 0115 982 3000, email whistleblowing@trentbridge.co.uk, or write to the HR Manager, Trent Bridge, Bridgford Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6AG.

Weather forecast

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Following the action online

If you can’t make it to the ground, our live streaming service, social media channels and club website will keep you updated throughout.

Visit Trent Bridge Live here…