Watch England's record-breakers in Bristol - Tickets on general sale Monday 10 October
4 October 2016
Tickets to watch England’s record-breaking One Day side in Bristol in 2017 are now on sale. Click here to purchase tickets.
Eoin Morgan’s men, who recently made the highest ever total in a One-Day International - 444 v Pakistan - return to the Brightside Ground to take on Ireland and the West Indies.
England’s Royal London match v Ireland on Friday 5 May, 11am is the first of a huge summer of limited overs cricket that includes the ICC Champions Trophy in June. The game will be a vital part of the side’s preparation as they seek to win the competition for the first time.
At the opposite end of the season, the clash with the West Indies is set to light up the last throes of summer on Sunday 24 September, 11am.
Gloucestershire members can book tickets for both matches from Monday 3 October, ECB TwelfthMan members can order them from Thursday 6 October before they become available to everyone on general sale on 10 October.
As an added bonus, members who buy an adult ticket to both matches (simultaneously) will qualify for a £10.00 discount (with juniors receiving a £5.00 discount). Please note that this offer is not available online and does not apply to tickets purchased for non-members. To claim the discount, please call the Gloucestershire Cricket Ticket Office – 0117 910 8010. .
After England’s extraordinary run scoring exploits at Lord’s there is talk that Bristol, with its short straight boundaries, could be the perfect venue to witness the first score of 500 in 50 over cricket.
The team have been transformed since making an early exit from the 2015 World Cup, recording six of their highest eight totals in the 18 months that have followed.
Individual records have tumbled during that same period. Wicketkeeper, Jos Buttler, broke his own record for the fastest hundred v Pakistan in the UAE last November, taking just 46 balls.
Earlier this year Alex Hales and Jason Roy set a new record for England’s highest ODI partnership – 256* v Sri Lanka at Edgbaston.
And in the recent 444 match v Pakistan England hit the most boundaries in an innings - 43 fours and 16 sixes - and Hales surpassed Robin Smith’s long-standing record (167) for the highest individual score, making 171. In the same game, Buttler reached 50 in just 22 balls - quicker than any other England batsman.
And what of England’s opponents?
With the likes of former Gloucestershire batsman Kevin O’Brien and current County players like Paul Stirling and Gary Wilson, the Irish are a dangerous side and one that England won’t take lightly.
Meanwhile, the World T20 winners, West Indies, will be keen to transfer that form to One-Day cricket. They boast a whole host of captivating cricketers including Marlon Samuels, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard and Carlos Brathwaite, who struck England’s Ben Stokes for four sixes in four balls during in the final over to secure that T20 title.
Tickets for England v Ireland - Adult £30, U16 £10
Tickets for England v West Indies - Adult £45-£65, U16 £15-£25
