Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)
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The Cardiff Wales Stadium, which is part of Sophia Gardens Cardiff, is a cricket stadium in Cardiff, Wales. It is located in Sophia Gardens on the River Taff. It is home to Glamorgan County Cricket Club and is listed as an international Test cricket venue.
Thatchers Pavilion
Before the redevelopment (The Cathedral Road Stand)
After the redevelopment (renamed the Castell Howell Stand)
The opening ball of the 2009 Ashes series, bowled by Mitchell Johnson to Andrew Strauss. In the background is the Riverside Stand
Sophia Gardens
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Sophia Gardens is a public park in Riverside, Cardiff, Wales, on the west bank of the River Taff. International test cricket matches and county cricket matches are held in the Sophia Gardens cricket ground, the home of Glamorgan County Cricket Club. The gardens are listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
The Taff Trail long-distance cycle path in Sophia Gardens
Sophia Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, after whom the park is named
Opening ball of the 2009 Ashes series