The land on which the ground was constructed was originally owned by Baron Redesdale of the Mitford family.
[1] With the advent of List A one-day cricket, Gloucestershire returned to the ground after a 58 year absence when they played Hampshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup.
[1] A pavilion was constructed in 1925,[6] The club spent money on improving drainage, which had become a problem following heavy rain.
[1] Matches at Batsford Road were well attended, with crowds of 4,500–5,000 attending for county matches; these were helped by Gloucestershire scheduling fixtures against Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire, whose county headquarters were all closer to Moreton-in-Marsh than Gloucestershire's own headquarters at Bristol was, therefore attracting a large number of visiting spectators.
[1] The ground is also the subject of a painting by the artist and former Gloucestershire cricketer Jack Russell.