The first recorded match on the ground was in 1893, when Cheltenham played East Gloucestershire.

[1] Gloucestershire played their first first-class match there in 1923 against Glamorgan.

In 1986, Gloucestershire returned to the ground where they played a single first-class match against the Indians during their tour of England.

[2] As well as hosting first-class cricket the ground has also hosted a single List-A match between the Gloucestershire Cricket Board and the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.

[3] In 1982, the ground held a single international match between Israel and Papua New Guinea in the 1982 ICC Trophy.