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Edgbaston was the first English ground outside Lord's to host a major international one-day tournament final when it hosted the ICC Champions Trophy final in 2013. With permanent seating for approximately 25,000 spectators, it is the fourth-largest cricketing venue in England, after Lord's, Old Trafford and The Oval .
The only ground other than Edgbaston used by Warwickshire for first-class cricket in the 21st century is Swans Nest Lane in Stratford-upon-Avon. Having only previously played a single match there in 1951, Warwickshire returned to the ground to play one first-class match in each of 2004 and 2005 as well as a single List A match in the latter year.
English: Diagram of Edgbaston Cricket Ground showing the pitch and stands. Distances from the centre of the pitch to the boundary shown in metres. Distances from the centre of the pitch to the boundary shown in metres.
Edgbaston Foundation Ground, formerly Mitchells and Butlers' Ground, is a cricket ground in Birmingham, Warwickshire. The ground, near the Mitchells & Butlers brewery, was owned by Mitchells & Butlers, which had its headquarters in Birmingham. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1888, when Mitchells played Warwickshire Club and Ground ...
County Ground: Southampton – – 0: 16 June 1983 Australia v Zimbabwe: 30 May 1999 Kenya v Sri Lanka: 3 – – 0 [51] [52] County Ground: Derby – – 0: 18 June 1983 New Zealand v Sri Lanka: 28 May 1999 New Zealand v Pakistan: 3 – – 0 [53] [54] Nevill Ground: Tunbridge Wells – – 0: only match: 18 June 1983 India v Zimbabwe 1 ...
Edgbaston means "village of a man called Ecgbald", from the Old English personal name + tun "farm". The personal name Ecgbald means "bold sword" (literally "bold edge"). The name was recorded as a village known as Celboldistane in the Hundred of Coleshill in the 1086 Domesday Book [3] until at least 1139, wrongly suggesting that Old English stān "stone, rock" is the final element of the name.
Edgbaston in April 2008. Edgbaston Cricket Ground (also known as Edgbaston Stadium) is a cricket venue in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. It is home to Warwickshire County Cricket Club, and is also used for Test matches and One Day Internationals. Edgbaston hosted its first Test match in 1902. [1]
The Brumbrella was a large pitch covering used at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England from 1981 to 2001. [1] Its name is a portmanteau word derived from "Brum"—a nickname for Birmingham, reflecting its location—and "umbrella", reflecting its function in protecting the pitch from rain.