Sophia Gardens

In Tests

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.

• Highest total: Australia's 674 for 6 (2009)
• Highest individual score: Jonathan Trott, 203 against Sri Lanka (2011)
• Best bowling: Mitchell Starc, 5 for 114 (2015)
• Widest win by runs: England, by 169 runs over Australia (2015)

In one-day internationals

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.

• Highest total: England's 386 for 6 (2019)
• Lowest completed innings: Afghanistan's 125 (2019)
• Highest individual score: Joe Root, 166 not out against West Indies (2025)
• Best bowling: Ravindra Jadeja, 4 for 28 (2014)
• Widest win by runs: India, by 133 runs over England (2014)
• Closest finishes: Match tied (2013) and New Zealand won by 1 wicket (2013)