Quantity 10 marks a turning level in my rankings, I’m very keen on all remaining grounds and located them fairly tough to rank.
New Highway is a wonderful floor, particularly nicely suited to ladies’s home cricket with a barely smaller capability to many of the grounds that make their method into into my high 10.
Poor reminiscences of a disappointing T20 cup ultimate in 2023, the place my facet misplaced to Southern Vipers (now Hampshire ladies) within the ultimate after profitable each group sport. A very forgettable day for me, who opened the bowling and conceded 20 off the opening over.
9 – Cooper Associates County Floor (Somerset)
The membership and floor alike undoubtedly have an excellent really feel round them. It feels just like the individuals in Somerset love their cricket, the video games are well-attended and the groups supported. The altering rooms are additionally nice, with an excellent viewing balcony to observe the batting innings.
I spent an excellent week right here this summer time with England A and totally loved attempting all of the espresso outlets close by.
That being stated, the pitches did not have a lot in it for seam bowling and took spin fairly properly. I believe this floor has potential to slip up my rankings in future.
8 – Edgbaston (Warwickshire)
Edgbaston is my former house floor, after rising up in Birmingham and spending round 10 years enjoying for the membership. Fond reminiscences right here give it a little bit of a bias (albeit most of those reminiscences are within the indoor faculty versus the bottom!)
I all the time take pleasure in enjoying at Edgbaston, and I like bowling there – primarily from the Pavilion Finish. I really feel like it’s most likely one among my most profitable away grounds, I all the time are likely to take wickets right here and in addition usually return up the M42 with a win.
Personally, I really feel prefer it has a barely industrial really feel to it, and like a extra ‘classical’ showing cricket floor (similar to Taunton).
7 – Emirates Previous Trafford (Lancashire)
I referred to as Previous Trafford my house for the primary time this summer time, enjoying for Manchester Tremendous Giants. I actually loved my time there, however for some cause, our house kind wasn’t nice!
I like that Lancashire is a membership with historical past, and Manchester is one among my favorite UK cities.
Pitches are sometimes fairly sluggish, and decrease scoring, which I take pleasure in as a bowler. Nevertheless, it rains far too usually.
6 – County Floor, Hove (Sussex)
This was my ultimate floor of the 18 to tick off, and I did so this summer time with an England A ODI vs India A.
It is a pretty little floor, however I discovered it fairly tough to bowl there, particularly after being tasked with bowling up the hill.
Its excessive rating is partly primarily based on the actual fact I had a improbable weekend staying in Brighton while enjoying there, beginning my mornings with a sea swim earlier than coaching.
5 – Lord’s (Middlesex)
There are a variety of causes to like enjoying at Lord’s.
Firstly, in fact, is the privilege of enjoying at a floor with such a wealthy historical past. I additionally love bowling from each ends right here, controversially favouring the Pavilion Finish as a left-arm seamer, and discover the outfield is nice.
It goes with out saying, among the best issues about Lord’s can be the teas.
I even have extraordinarily fond reminiscences of profitable The Hundred right here in 2025 with the Northern Superchargers – one of many biggest days in my profession.
All of my experiences enjoying at Lord’s are in both T20 cricket or the Hundred, however I really feel just like the ambiance there most likely most accurately fits red-ball cricket.
4 – Banks House Riverside (Durham)
