The Cooper Associates County Ground is situated in Taunton city of England. The beautiful stadium is host to the Somerset County Cricket Club since 1882. One of the oldest cricket stadiums in the world Cooper Associates County Ground will host 6 games of the Vitality T20 Blast 2023. Here is The Cooper Associates County Ground Taunton Pitch Report.

The stadium has hosted numerous cricket games in the past making it one of the most oldest and iconic stadiums in the world.

The Somerset County Cricket Club will play their home games at this venue in the T20 Blast 2023. In total 6 games will be played this season at this stadium. Somerset will enjoy home advantage against Glamorgan, Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Gloucestershire, and Kent.

The Cooper Associates County Ground Taunton Pitch Report

This wicket is known for hosting an even contest between bat and ball in the past however batters still have the upper hand. on numerous occasions, high-scoring games have been witnessed by the viewers at this ground.

The true bounce of this wicket tends batsmen to play their shots in full flow without any hesitation.

However, the wicket out here is a bit dry which feeds the spinners a role to play. The spinner might be able to grip a few deliveries with this surface as the game passes by, therefore, teams will tend to field a specialist spinner in their lineup.

As the wicket is so good to bat on the toss winner should opt to bat first on this wicket. Teams batting second will face all sorts of difficulties after the wear and tear in the wicket.

There will be no shortage of entertainment at The Cooper Associates County Stadium as it is a high-scoring venue.

Taunton Weather Forecast

Like every other venue in UK Taunton’s wicket also depends a lot on the weather and moisture in the air. There are no signs of rain in Taaunton for the month of June as the weather forecast suggests. The sky will be covered with clouds therefore, sun exposure to the wicket will be very less during the course of the tournament.

The temperature will hover from 18 degrees Celsius to 20 Celsius with a wind speed of 16kmph. There will be 50% humidity as well making it a very prone stadium to dew.