Truly the definitive home of cricket in Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge became a cricket ground due to the enterprise of William Clarke. He moved to the Trent Bridge Inn and laid out a cricket ground at the back of it. In 1838 he organised the first cricket match on the ground. In 1840 the first County match was staged. It was not until 1881 that the owners signed a 99-year lease for both the inn and the ground with Nottinghamshire C.C.C. In 1919 Notts C.C.C. bought both the inn, which they later sold, and the cricket ground, which is still owned by them. The present members' pavilion was built in 1886, and has since been altered and extended. The Larwood and Voce Stand was built in 1985. The William Clarke Stand was built in 1989/90. The ground has been used for Association Football by both Nottingham Forest F.C. and Notts County F.C. too. Parr's Tree stood behind the present Parr Stand, but it blew down during a gale in 1976. (1)

OS, 1982, 1:10000 1982 (Map). SNT1003.

Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<1> W. Powell, 1992, The Wisden Guide to Cricket Grounds, p. 362-368 (Published document). SNT6235.