The first first-class match on the ground was in 1957, when Somerset played Sussex in the County Championship.
From 1957 to 1966, the ground played host to 9 first-class matches, with the final first-class match held at the ground between Somerset and Hampshire.
[1] The ground also hosted List-A matches, the first of which was between Somerset and Gloucestershire in the 1971 John Player League.
Between 1971 and 1979, the ground held 8 List-A matches, the last of which was between Somerset and Gloucestershire in the 1979 John Player League.
[3][4][5] In 2000 the ground was sold by the local council and a modern housing estate today covers it.