Sophia Gardens

Sophia Gardens in numbers

Sophia Gardens, in Cardiff, England, has staged 3 Tests and 32 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Australia and New Zealand in 1999, and the most recent international here was in 2026.

Of the 3 Tests played at Sophia Gardens, 1 was drawn (33%), 1 won by the side batting first and 1 by the side batting second. England have played 3 of those Tests and won 2, lost 0 and drawn or tied 1, a win rate of 67%. Jonathan Trott has made more Test runs here than anyone, 203 in 1 innings with 1 hundred, and Stuart Broad has taken the most wickets, 10 in 3 Tests. The highest total is Australia's 674 for 6 in 2009; the highest individual score Jonathan Trott's 203 against Sri Lanka in 2011; the best bowling Mitchell Starc's 5 for 114 in 2015. The widest margin by runs was England's 169-run win over Australia in 2015.

Of the 32 ODIs played at Sophia Gardens, sides batting first have won 8 and chasing sides 20, with 1 tie; 3 produced no result. Only 29% of decided ODIs have gone to the side batting first; chasing has been the stronger hand here. England have played 18 of those ODIs and won 11, lost 4 and tied or had no result in 3, a win rate of 61%. The most frequent visitors have been New Zealand (8) and Australia (6). The average first-innings total was 184 in the 2000s (6 ODIs) and 243 in the 2020s (4 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 21 ODIs, against 6 in the 2000s. Joe Root has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 568 in 12 innings with 1 hundred, and Adil Rashid has taken the most wickets, 14 in 8 ODIs. The highest total is England's 386 for 6 in 2019; the lowest completed innings Afghanistan's 125 in 2019; the highest individual score Joe Root's 166 not out against West Indies in 2025; the best bowling Ravindra Jadeja's 4 for 28 in 2014. The widest margin by runs was India's 133-run win over England in 2014. The closest finishes: Match tied (2013) and New Zealand won by 1 wicket (2013).

Tests at Sophia Gardens

3 Tests, 2009 to 2015. The first was England v Australia on 8 July 2009: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Sophia Gardens

32 ODIs, 1999 to 2026. The first was Australia v New Zealand on 20 May 1999: New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 28 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• Match tied (D/L method) (2013)
• New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 81 balls remaining) (2013)

Most recent matches

• India v England (ODI, 16 July 2026): England won by 4 wickets
• West Indies v England (ODI, 1 June 2025): England won by 3 wickets
• England v New Zealand (ODI, 8 September 2023): New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
• Pakistan v England (ODI, 8 July 2021): England won by 9 wickets (with 169 balls remaining)
• Afghanistan v South Africa (ODI, 15 June 2019): South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 116 balls remaining) (D/L method)
• England v Bangladesh (ODI, 8 June 2019): England won by 106 runs
• Sri Lanka v Afghanistan (ODI, 4 June 2019): Sri Lanka won by 34 runs (D/L method)
• Sri Lanka v New Zealand (ODI, 1 June 2019): New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 203 balls remaining)
• England v Australia (ODI, 16 June 2018): England won by 38 runs
• England v Pakistan (ODI, 14 June 2017): Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 77 balls remaining)