The Rose Bowl Pitch Report and Records, Southampton
Covers 63 international matches at this ground from Jul 2003 to Sep 2026.
The Rose Bowl pitch report on this page, drawn from 63 internationals between Jul 2003 and Sep 2026, has one clear message: in Southampton’s T20Is, batting first pays, and nobody has chased more than 158.
Men’s white-ball cricket makes up the bulk, 30 ODIs and 15 T20Is, with 7 Tests on top. The women have played 9 T20Is and 2 ODIs here. The biggest total is England’s 414/5, made against South Africa in Sep 2025, and England won the latest game, a T20I against Sri Lanka on 15 Sep 2026, by 119 runs.
Southampton Pitch Report: What Scores and Results Show
Men’s T20Is lean hard towards the side batting first, which has won 11 of 15. First innings average a towering 190, and 197 across the last ten, while replies average 149. Nobody has successfully chased more than 158, while 162 is the smallest score to have been protected, so a par score has rarely been caught. England have made 257/3 against India and 254/4 against Sri Lanka here, both in 2026.
Men’s ODIs are close to even, 15 chases won against 14 defences, although first innings (260 without DLS games) beat second innings (216) on average. Chases of up to 329 have worked, and 226 is the smallest total defended. Recent first innings run at 278.
The seven Tests, from Jun 2011 to Jun 2021, show a steady fall: 320, 276, 247 and finally 176, innings by innings. The highest fourth-innings chase is 200, and 3 Tests were drawn. In women’s T20Is, openers average 153 and replies 129. Calling correctly has paid off in a mere 23 of 59 decisive contests.
The Rose Bowl cricket stats by format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
7
–
–
–
16 Jun 2011
18 Jun 2021
ODIs
30
14
15
261
10 Jul 2003
7 Sep 2025
ODIs (women)
2
1
1
270
16 Jul 2023
16 Jul 2025
T20Is
15
11
4
190
13 Jun 2005
15 Sep 2026
T20Is (women)
9
5
4
153
29 Aug 2013
20 Jun 2026
The Rose Bowl Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
26
260
216
329
226
278
ODIs (women)
2
270
270
262
282
–
T20Is
15
190
149
158
162
197
T20Is (women)
9
153
129
163
123
–
Rose Bowl Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
7
320
276
247
176
200
The Rose Bowl Tests records
Tests in this record book: 7, from Jun 2011 to Jun 2021.
Most Test Runs at the Rose Bowl
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
Z Crawley England
3
4
406
267
101.50
62.95
1
2
JC Buttler England
5
7
371
152
61.83
60.52
1
2
IR Bell England
2
3
309
167
154.50
69.28
2
0
AN Cook England
3
5
249
95
62.25
46.03
0
3
AM Rahane India
3
6
232
54
46.40
41.13
0
3
V Kohli India
3
6
228
58
38.00
46.25
0
1
GS Ballance England
1
2
194
156
97.00
57.74
1
0
Azhar Ali Pakistan
2
3
192
141*
96.00
40.76
1
0
CA Pujara India
3
6
186
132*
37.20
40.17
1
0
JE Root England
4
6
149
56
29.80
58.66
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
JM Anderson England
6
11
26
5/53
21.62
2.43
2
MM Ali England
2
4
17
6/67
15.47
3.26
2
SCJ Broad England
5
9
16
4/56
24.94
2.41
0
Mohammed Shami India
3
6
11
4/57
32.91
3.36
0
ST Gabriel West Indies
1
2
9
5/75
15.22
3.72
1
BA Stokes England
2
4
9
4/49
16.11
3.35
0
KA Jamieson New Zealand
1
2
7
5/31
8.71
1.33
1
JO Holder West Indies
1
2
7
6/42
13.00
2.17
1
CT Tremlett England
1
2
7
6/48
16.29
2.78
1
I Sharma India
2
4
7
3/48
18.71
2.10
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Z Crawley England
267
393
34
1
Pakistan
21 Aug 2020
IR Bell England
167
256
19
3
India
27 Jul 2014
GS Ballance England
156
288
24
0
India
27 Jul 2014
JC Buttler England
152
311
13
2
Pakistan
21 Aug 2020
Azhar Ali Pakistan
141*
272
22
0
England
21 Aug 2020
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
JO Holder West Indies
6/42
20
England
8 Jul 2020
CT Tremlett England
6/48
20
Sri Lanka
16 Jun 2011
MM Ali England
6/67
20.4
India
27 Jul 2014
KA Jamieson New Zealand
5/31
22
India
18 Jun 2021
JM Anderson England
5/53
26.1
India
27 Jul 2014
Rose Bowl Highest Score in Tests
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
583/8
154.4
Pakistan
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
21 Aug 2020
England
569/7
163.4
India
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
27 Jul 2014
England
377/8
92.4
Sri Lanka
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
16 Jun 2011
Sri Lanka
334/5
104
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
16 Jun 2011
India
330
106.1
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
27 Jul 2014
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
India
170
73
New Zealand
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
18 Jun 2021
India
178
66.4
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
27 Jul 2014
Sri Lanka
184
64.2
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
16 Jun 2011
India
184
69.4
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
30 Aug 2018
England
204
67.3
West Indies
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
8 Jul 2020
The Rose Bowl ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 30, from Jul 2003 to Sep 2025.
Most ODI Runs at the Rose Bowl, Southampton
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
EJG Morgan England
15
15
752
107*
75.20
94.83
3
2
JE Root England
10
10
489
100*
61.12
92.44
2
2
IR Bell England
7
7
417
126*
69.50
94.34
2
0
JJ Roy England
9
9
357
96
39.67
102.00
0
4
JM Bairstow England
7
7
331
141*
55.17
123.51
1
2
JC Buttler England
8
8
328
110*
65.60
145.78
1
2
BA Stokes England
7
7
235
101
47.00
111.90
1
1
AN Cook England
5
5
216
102
54.00
96.00
1
1
MJ Clarke Australia
3
3
214
87*
107.00
80.75
0
3
MJ Guptill New Zealand
2
2
191
189*
191.00
118.63
1
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
AU Rashid England
11
11
17
4/59
31.82
5.47
0
DJ Willey England
6
6
16
5/30
19.25
5.65
1
GP Swann England
7
7
12
3/26
22.50
5.29
0
JM Anderson England
8
8
12
4/23
26.75
4.98
0
SCJ Broad England
6
6
9
3/25
25.33
5.07
0
LE Plunkett England
5
5
9
3/64
29.33
6.00
0
SR Watson Australia
4
4
8
3/36
22.75
5.52
0
BA Stokes England
6
6
8
5/61
23.25
6.00
1
TT Bresnan England
7
7
8
4/34
42.12
6.16
0
JC Archer England
2
2
7
4/18
6.86
2.67
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
MJ Guptill New Zealand
189*
155
19
2
England
2 Jun 2013
HM Amla South Africa
150
124
16
0
England
28 Aug 2012
SR Watson Australia
143
107
12
6
England
16 Sep 2013
PR Stirling Ireland
142
128
9
6
England
4 Aug 2020
JM Bairstow England
141*
114
17
0
West Indies
29 Sep 2017
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
M Dillon West Indies
5/29
10
Bangladesh
15 Sep 2004
DJ Willey England
5/30
8.4
Ireland
30 Jul 2020
BA Stokes England
5/61
10
Australia
16 Sep 2013
MS Kasprowicz Australia
4/14
7
USA
13 Sep 2004
JN Gillespie Australia
4/15
6
USA
13 Sep 2004
Rose Bowl Southampton Highest Score in ODIs
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
414/5
50
South Africa
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
7 Sep 2025
England
373/3
50
Pakistan
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
11 May 2019
Pakistan
361/7
50
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
11 May 2019
New Zealand
359/3
50
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
2 Jun 2013
England
330/6
50
South Africa
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
27 May 2017
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
USA
65
24
Australia
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
13 Sep 2004
Bangladesh
131
39.3
West Indies
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
15 Sep 2004
Pakistan
131
38.2
West Indies
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
22 Sep 2004
Pakistan
135
37
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
22 Sep 2010
New Zealand
147
26.5
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
10 Sep 2023
The Rose Bowl T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 15, from Jun 2005 to Sep 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
JC Buttler England
9
9
468
131
66.86
168.35
1
3
AJ Finch Australia
4
4
281
156
70.25
182.47
1
0
HC Brook England
4
4
272
114*
272.00
195.68
1
1
DJ Malan England
6
6
233
76
38.83
140.36
0
2
JM Bairstow England
6
6
210
60*
42.00
123.53
0
3
ME Trescothick England
2
2
113
72
56.50
118.95
0
1
MP Stoinis Australia
4
4
94
35
31.33
134.29
0
0
JE Root England
1
1
90
90*
–
183.67
0
1
BM Duckett England
1
1
84
84
84.00
182.61
0
1
MM Ali England
6
6
84
36
16.80
129.23
0
0
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
AU Rashid England
10
10
12
3/21
20.83
7.14
0
CJ Jordan England
8
8
9
3/29
25.56
7.80
0
DJ Willey England
3
3
7
3/25
12.29
7.17
0
LA Dawson England
5
5
7
3/27
16.43
6.76
0
PD Collingwood England
2
2
6
4/22
5.00
5.00
0
SM Curran England
5
5
6
3/36
22.00
8.80
0
JC Archer England
5
5
6
2/31
28.17
9.14
0
T Shamsi South Africa
2
2
5
5/24
9.40
6.71
1
PVD Chameera Sri Lanka
2
2
5
4/17
14.00
8.75
0
AC Agar Australia
3
3
5
2/27
18.80
7.83
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
AJ Finch Australia
156
63
11
14
England
29 Aug 2013
JC Buttler England
131
64
12
8
India
11 Jul 2026
HC Brook England
114*
49
10
6
Sri Lanka
15 Sep 2026
HC Brook England
95*
45
4
8
India
11 Jul 2026
JE Root England
90*
49
13
1
Australia
29 Aug 2013
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
T Shamsi South Africa
5/24
4
England
31 Jul 2022
PVD Chameera Sri Lanka
4/17
4
England
26 Jun 2021
PD Collingwood England
4/22
4
Sri Lanka
15 Jun 2006
J Lewis England
4/24
4
Australia
13 Jun 2005
HH Pandya India
4/33
4
England
7 Jul 2022
Highest T20I Totals at the Rose Bowl
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
England
257/3
20
India
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
11 Jul 2026
England
254/4
20
Sri Lanka
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
15 Sep 2026
Australia
248/6
20
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
29 Aug 2013
England
248/3
20
West Indies
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
10 Jun 2025
West Indies
211/8
20
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
10 Jun 2025
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
79
14.3
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
13 Jun 2005
Sri Lanka
91
18.5
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
26 Jun 2021
England
101
16.4
South Africa
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
31 Jul 2022
Sri Lanka
135
19
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
15 Sep 2026
Sri Lanka
140
20
England
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
5 Jul 2016
The Rose Bowl T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 9, from Aug 2013 to Jun 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
NR Sciver-Brunt England
4
4
128
48
32.00
147.13
0
0
DN Wyatt England
4
4
100
76
25.00
126.58
0
1
AC Kerr New Zealand
4
4
98
45
24.50
119.51
0
0
BM Halliday New Zealand
4
4
98
40
24.50
101.03
0
0
SA Campbelle West Indies
1
1
90
90*
–
145.16
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
S Ecclestone England
3
3
6
3/22
12.50
6.82
0
AA Alleyne West Indies
1
1
4
4/27
6.75
6.75
0
CE Dean England
2
2
4
2/11
9.75
5.57
0
O Prendergast Ireland
2
2
4
2/17
10.75
5.38
0
S Glenn England
1
1
3
3/16
5.33
4.00
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
SA Campbelle West Indies
90*
62
7
3
New Zealand
13 Jun 2026
LS Greenway England
80*
64
11
0
Australia
29 Aug 2013
DN Wyatt England
76
51
11
1
New Zealand
6 Jul 2024
BL Mooney Australia
74*
42
9
1
Netherlands
20 Jun 2026
MM Lanning Australia
60
53
6
1
England
29 Aug 2013
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
AA Alleyne West Indies
4/27
4
New Zealand
13 Jun 2026
S Glenn England
3/16
4
New Zealand
6 Jul 2024
Nahida Akter Bangladesh
3/18
4
Pakistan
20 Jun 2026
Sanjida Akter Meghla Bangladesh
3/21
4
Pakistan
20 Jun 2026
S Ecclestone England
3/22
4
Ireland
16 Jun 2026
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
219/6
20
Netherlands
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
20 Jun 2026
England
197/3
20
New Zealand
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
6 Jul 2024
West Indies
163/3
19.5
New Zealand
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
13 Jun 2026
New Zealand
162/6
20
West Indies
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
13 Jun 2026
Sri Lanka
153/5
19.4
New Zealand
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
16 Jun 2026
Team Results at the Rose Bowl
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
England
44
26
15
3
0
Australia
11
7
4
0
0
India
9
3
6
0
0
South Africa
8
3
4
0
1
West Indies
8
3
4
0
1
Pakistan
7
1
4
2
0
Sri Lanka
6
1
4
1
0
New Zealand
4
3
1
0
0
Ireland
3
1
2
0
0
Bangladesh
1
0
1
0
0
Latest matches at The Rose Bowl
Match
Date
Venue
Result
England v Sri Lanka
15 Sep 2026
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
England won by 119 runs
England v India
11 Jul 2026
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
England won by 56 runs
Bangladesh v Pakistan
20 Jun 2026
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Bangladesh won by 23 runs
Australia v Netherlands
20 Jun 2026
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Australia won by 98 runs
New Zealand v Ireland
19 Jun 2026
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
New Zealand won by 4 runs
Ireland v England
16 Jun 2026
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
England won by 4 wickets
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
16 Jun 2026
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
New Zealand v West Indies
13 Jun 2026
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
West Indies won by 7 wickets
England v South Africa
7 Sep 2025
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
England won by 342 runs
England v India
16 Jul 2025
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
India won by 4 wickets
Top Performers and Team Results in Southampton
Zak Crawley (England) made 267 against Pakistan in Aug 2020, and Jos Buttler (England) scored 152 in the same innings. Jimmy Anderson (England) has taken 26 Test wickets at the ground, while the finest Test analysis is 6/42 by Jason Holder (West Indies) in Jul 2020.
Nobody has more ODI runs here than Eoin Morgan (England), with 752 at 75.20. Martin Guptill (New Zealand) made 189* in Jun 2013, the top ODI score. Aaron Finch (Australia) blasted 14 sixes in a 63-ball 156 in an Aug 2013 T20I, while Buttler leads the T20I runs with 468 and made 131 against India in Jul 2026. Adil Rashid (England) tops both white-ball wicket lists, with 17 and 12.
England’s home record is 26 wins from 44 men’s games. Australia have won 7 of 11, but India have lost 6 of 9. In women’s cricket, Shemaine Campbelle (West Indies) made 90* in Jun 2026, an innings covered on the NZ Women v West Indies Women page. See the England team records, or compare Lord’s, The Oval and Edgbaston.
Questions about The Rose Bowl
Is the Rose Bowl pitch good for batting or bowling?
It suits the side batting first. Over 20 overs, the team setting the target averages 190 and the chaser 149; in ODIs it is 260 to 216. Rose Bowl Test totals average 320 when a match opens and only 176 when it closes.
Rose Bowl results: does the side batting first or the chaser win more?
In men’s T20Is, set a target: that approach has a record of 11 wins in 15, and 158 is the biggest successful chase. Men’s ODIs are a toss-up, 15 wins chasing against 14 defending.
What is the highest score at the Rose Bowl?
Zak Crawley’s 267 for England against Pakistan in Aug 2020 is the highest innings, made as England reached 583/8, the Test record. England also own the ODI record, 414/5 (v South Africa, Sep 2025), while Martin Guptill’s 189* for New Zealand is the top ODI innings.
What is the highest T20I score at the Rose Bowl?
Aaron Finch of Australia scored 156 off 63 balls against England on 29 Aug 2013. England’s 257/3 against India in Jul 2026 is the top T20I team total.
What first innings total is typical at the Rose Bowl?
Test sides batting first have averaged 320. Men’s ODI and T20I first innings run at 261 and 190, and women’s T20Is at 153.