Trent Bridge

Trent Bridge in numbers

Trent Bridge, in Nottingham, England, has staged 65 Tests and 51 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between Australia and England in 1899, and the most recent international here was in 2024. Its Tests span 120 years and more.

Of the 65 Tests played at Trent Bridge, 24 were drawn (37%), 23 won by the side batting first and 18 by the side batting second. Decided Tests have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. England have played 64 of those Tests and won 23, lost 18 and drawn or tied 23, a win rate of 36%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (23) and New Zealand (10). The average first-innings total was 422 in the 1930s (4 Tests) and 293 in the 2010s (8 Tests). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 9 Tests, against 8 in the 1950s. Mike Atherton has made more Test runs here than anyone, 1,083 in 19 innings with 5 hundreds, and James Anderson has taken the most wickets, 73 in 12 Tests. The highest total is England's 658 for 8 in 1938; the lowest completed innings Australia's 60 in 2015; the highest individual score Denis Compton's 278 against Pakistan in 1954; the best bowling Stuart Broad's 8 for 15 in 2015. The heaviest defeat was England's, by an innings and 180 runs against Australia in 1989.

Of the 51 ODIs played at Trent Bridge, sides batting first have won 22 and chasing sides 26, with 2 ties; 1 produced no result. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. England have played 37 of those ODIs and won 18, lost 16 and tied or had no result in 3, a win rate of 49%. The most frequent visitors have been Pakistan (15) and Australia (11). The average first-innings total was 260 in the 1970s (6 ODIs) and 277 in the 2010s (16 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 16 ODIs, against 12 in the 2000s. Eoin Morgan has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 471 in 12 innings with 1 hundred, and James Anderson has taken the most wickets, 16 in 8 ODIs. The highest total is England's 481 for 6 in 2018; the lowest completed innings South Africa's 83 in 2008; the highest individual score Alex Hales's 171 against Pakistan in 2016; the best bowling Kuldeep Yadav's 6 for 25 in 2018. The widest margin by runs was England's 242-run win over Australia in 2018. The closest finishes: Match tied (2016) and Match tied (1989).

Tests at Trent Bridge

65 Tests, 1899 to 2022. The first was Australia v England on 1 June 1899: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

ODIs at Trent Bridge

51 ODIs, 1974 to 2024. The first was England v Pakistan on 31 August 1974: Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 43 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• Match tied (2016)
• Match tied (1989)

Most recent matches

• England v Australia (ODI, 19 September 2024): Australia won by 7 wickets
• England v Ireland (ODI, 23 September 2023): England won by 48 runs
• New Zealand v England (Test, 10 June 2022): England won by 5 wickets
• England v India (Test, 4 August 2021): Match drawn
• Australia v Bangladesh (ODI, 20 June 2019): Australia won by 48 runs
• Australia v West Indies (ODI, 6 June 2019): Australia won by 15 runs
• Pakistan v England (ODI, 3 June 2019): Pakistan won by 14 runs
• Pakistan v West Indies (ODI, 31 May 2019): West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 218 balls remaining)
• Pakistan v England (ODI, 17 May 2019): England won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
• India v England (Test, 18 August 2018): India won by 203 runs