which on 23 July 1997 successfully staged a match between Warwickshire and Somerset in front of 16,000 people, a match which Warwickshire won. Sussex successfully staged their first day/night match a month later at Hove against Surrey, a match which Surrey won by 5 wickets in front of a crowd of 4,000 people. In 1998 after the success of the previous season seven counties Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire and Yorkshire staged day/night matches with a total of 11 played (up 8 on 1997) under lights, with Warwickshire making the decision of playing four home matches under lights and Lancashire staging two home matches at Old Trafford. Trent Bridge, Bristol, Hove, Headingley and The Oval staged one match each. By the 1999 season it became official that day/night cricket was here to stay when Sussex became the first county to install paramount floodlights at their county ground in Hove. Also the advent of the new formed 2 division National League allowed for day/night matches to become a major part of the competition. In 1999 more counties came into line with eleven counties staging games including for the first time Durham, Leicestershire, Somerset and Worcestershire. A total of 20 day/night matches were played, up 9 on 1998. Despite the success of it no day/night matches were staged during the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Day/night cricket in England and Wales 2000–2005 By 2000 day/night cricket had become commonplace on the County Cricket scene. In 2000 the First One Day International day/night match in England was played under lights at Bristol and also the England Under 19 team also hosted its first day/night match a few weeks later at Hove. Also Derbyshire, Glamorgan and Northamptonshire staged their first home matches under lights. In 2001 Hampshire and Kent staged their first home day/night matches as did Essex however their first floodlit match was staged at Colchester which as of 2008 is the only out ground in England and Wales to have staged official day/night matches. By 2002 all but one (Middlesex) of the first class counties had staged a National League game under lights at their county grounds. Between 1997 and 2002 day/night cricket between the First Class Counties was only played in the Sunday/National League however in the 2003 season day/night cricket in England and Wales took its next major turn. In May of that year Essex became the second county to