County Cricket Ground

The County Cricket Ground in Chelmsford holds six thousand five hundred spectators and serves as the home venue for Essex County Cricket Club. Matches span competitions like the T20 Blast and the County Championship, along with international limited-overs fixtures including the ICC Women's Championship and the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.

Essex regularly hosts domestic rivals on this pitch. Middlesex secured a four-wicket win against the home side here in recent years, while Hampshire fell to a seven-wicket defeat against Essex. Other visiting county sides like Kent Spitfires, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire have all played competitive fixtures at the ground.

Limited-overs international cricket has also reached this Essex venue through fixtures involving the England women's team. The ground hosted matches during the England women's Tri-Nation Series alongside women's championship fixtures, bringing international competition directly to the Chelmsford crowds outside the traditional county calendar.

Domestic encounters continue to fill the schedule. Essex defended a narrow three-run margin against Kent Spitfires in a tight finish, while Warwickshire Bears overcame Sussex Sharks by seventy-six runs in another fixture played at the venue.