Gloucestershire Cricket Exploring New Stadium Options
Through a long‑running process, the Club has determined that to ensure the competitiveness and long‑term sustainability of Gloucestershire Cricket, they must look at the possibility of relocating the Club and are now looking to enter into more active negotiations around a potential move to an appropriate new site.
Following a period of consultation with South Gloucestershire Council spanning several months, Gloucestershire Cricket have identified potential sites that might allow for the required growth of Gloucestershire Cricket, the preferred site being situated in South Gloucestershire, close by to the M4 near Bristol. Their intention is to develop a stadium that is not only much more accessible to larger parts of the county of Gloucestershire, but is also purpose built to host the highest level of world cricket events including ICC fixtures, and would mean Gloucestershire has an even more attractive venue for hosting white‑ball franchise tournaments.
Unlocking these opportunities for growth as outlined above would ultimately allow Gloucestershire Cricket to invest more into their cricket teams, their community and key strategic initiatives, ensuring they continue to deliver memorable experiences for generations to come.
A prospective new stadia would have club‑leading standards of environmental sustainability, and a greatly improved seated capacity, providing greater matchday experiences at cricket matches and, in turn, would provide much better facilities for members, supporters and visitors, with dedicated areas for their use, less reliance on temporary infrastructure and high quality sustainable transport options. The Club believe Gloucestershire supporters deserve the next level of major match arena to watch their team play, as they continue to strive for excellence on the pitch and look to secure an exciting future for Gloucestershire as a relevant contributor to the future of the game in England and Wales.
Gloucestershire Cricket Chair, David Jones, said: “This is a significant turning point for cricket in Gloucestershire and Bristol as we look to secure the club’s long‑term future in an ever‑changing sporting world. As well as delivering for our members the modern and low carbon facilities they deserve in order to showcase an ever‑wider range of world class events here in the South West, we are keen to continue our active role in the community to widen participation and inspire the next generation of sports women and men.
“We look forward to engaging with our members, neighbouring residents, stakeholders and the public as we continue a journey that WG Grace started many years ago.”
Richard Gould, Chief Executive at the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), said: “It’s always exciting to see County Clubs come up with ambitious plans for growth.
‘’We are clear on the importance of Bristol, Gloucestershire and the South West to the game and recognise that continued investment at all levels is vital for the ongoing growth of cricket across the region. It’s fantastic to see Gloucestershire displaying the ambition to provide cricket fans in the West Country with a state‑of‑the‑art sports and leisure arena.”
