Chelmsford  Pic: Craig Prentis / Allsport

The 6000-seater headquarters of Essex, home base for the Bangladesh World Cup squad, has good memories for the Indians. The only LOI ever played at the venue was in the 1983 World Cup, and saw India pull off a fine win against the strong Australian side. Interestingly, supporters of adjoining county Warwickshire pumped in the money that helped develop this ground into the headquarters of Essex's county team.

Schedule: 17 May, New Zealand v Bangladesh
                29 May, Zimbabwe v South Africa

Cricket history:
The only match: India (247 in 55.5 overs) v Australia (129 in 38.2 overs), 20-6-1983
Hundreds: Nil
Highest score: 40 by Yashpal Sharma for India
Five-wicket hauls: Nil
Best bowling: 4-20 Madan Lal for India

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