11 different grounds will be used for this tournament, from Taunton’s County Ground in the South west, to The Riverside, Durham in the north.
Lord’s Cricket Ground – known as the Home of Cricket – features a significant slope across the field which causes appreciable deviation in bounce of the ball on the pitch, making it easier to swing the ball in to right-handed batsmen when bowling.
The West Indian Viv Richards holds the record for the highest innings at the ground with 138 not out, scored against England in 1979.
The Oval is a very good wicket to bat on mainly because it’s got a little bit more carry, than the normal county wicket. Preparation-wise, batsmen should be ready for a little bit more extra bounce. The highest team score at The Oval is 398/5 by New Zealand against England on 12 June 2015.
Trent Bridge grounds is considered to be one of the best grounds for bowlers to play cricket on, with a smooth run up for fast bowlers and somewhat bouncy surface for spinners. The leading wicket taker on this ground is Englishman James Anderson – with 16 wickets.
Edgbaston was the first English ground outside Lord’s to host a major international one day tournament final when it hosted the ICC Champions Trophy final in 2013. It is also considered to be one of England’s leading cricket grounds. The opening partnership of 256 by Jason Roy and Alex Hales for England against Sri Lanka on this pitch, is the highest successful run chase without losing a wicket in ODI history.
Old Trafford cricket ground is England’s second oldest Test venue and favors bowlers. In the 1993 Ashes Test at Old Trafford, leg-spinner Shane Warne bowled Mike Gatting with the “Ball of the Century” – The ball drifted in towards Gatting before pitching well outside leg-stump and breaking violently, past his straight bat and into the top of off-stump.
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