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The Pattonair County Cricket Ground (usually shortened to the County Ground and also known as the Racecourse Ground) is a cricket ground in Derby, England. It has been the home of Derbyshire County Cricket Club since 1871. The ground was first used by South Derbyshire Cricket Club in 1863 and was initially located within Derby Racecourse, although racing ceased after 1939. The ground has staged two One-Day Internationals: New Zealand against Sri Lanka during the 1983 World Cup and New Zealand against Pakistan during the 1999 World Cup. It was one of the venues for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup.

The ground was also formerly used for football, and was the home of Derby County F.C. between 1884 and 1895. It staged the first ever FA Cup Final match played outside London, a replay of the 1886 Final, and hosted an international match between England and Ireland in 1895.

If it ever stops raining by Monday we play a much improved Derbyshire side who at the present are trying to beat Glamorgan by an innings Godleman and Lace both with centuries also have the more than useful Madsen and out ex Luis Reece who I always thought was unlucky to be shown the door, bowling wise Palladino and Rampaul are more than useful however given the lack of dryness in the ground will not be seeing young Afghan spinner Hamidullah Qadri nor Matt Parkinson.



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