Rose Bowl (cricket ground)

Rose Bowl

The pavilion flanked by the new East and West Stands
Ground information
Location	West End, Hampshire
Coordinates	50°55′26″N 1°19′19″W / 50.9240°N 1.3219°W / 50.9240; -1.3219
Establishment	2001
Capacity	16,500 (20,000 with temporary seating)
Owner	Eastleigh Borough Council
End names
Pavilion End Northern End
International information
First Test	16–20 June 2011:  England v  Sri Lanka
Last Test	27–31 July 2014:  England v  India
First ODI	10 July 2003:  South Africa v  Zimbabwe
Last ODI	14 July 2015:  England v  New Zealand
First T20I	13 July 2005:  England v  Australia
Last T20I	29 August 2013:  England v  Australia
Team information
Hampshire (2001 – present) Hampshire Cricket Board (2001) Southern Vipers (2016 –present)
As of 25 July 2015 Source: Ground profile

16,500 (20,000 with temporary

The Rose Bowl (known for sponsorship reasons as the Ageas Bowl) is a cricket ground in West End, Hampshire, England, located between the M27 motorway and Telegraph Woods, on the edge of West End. It is the home of Hampshire County Cricket Club, who have played there since 2001.

The ground was constructed as a replacement for Hampshire's previous home ground, the County Ground in Southampton, which had been Hampshire's home ground since 1885. Hampshire played their first first-class match at the ground against Worcestershire on 9–11 May 2001, with Hampshire winning by 124 runs. The ground has since held international cricket, including One Day Internationals, with the ground hosting some of the matches in the 2004 Champions Trophy. Two Twenty20 Internationals have also been played there, as well as Test matches in 2011 and 2014, which saw England play Sri Lanka and India respectively.

In order to be able to host Test cricket, the ground underwent a redevelopment starting in 2009, which saw the stands built to increase capacity and other construction work undertaken to make the hosting of international cricket at the ground more viable. The end names are the Pavilion End to the south and the Northern End to the north. Following Hampshire County Cricket Club finding itself in financial trouble in 2011, the ground was sold to Eastleigh Borough Council for £6.5 million in January 2012.