From 1949 to 1982, the ground played host to 56 first-class matches, the last of which was between Warwickshire and Middlesex.
[1] The ground also hosted List-A matches, the first of which was between Warwickshire and Leicestershire in the 1972 Benson and Hedges Cup.
From 1972 to 1983, the ground held 8 List-A matches, the last of which was between Warwickshire and Derbyshire in the 1983 John Player Special League.
The pavilion, built at a cost of £15,000 in 1935,[3] became derelict and the outfield overgrown.
In 2018, the ground was demolished and replaced by a housing estate called Mercia Gardens.