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| Ground information | ||||
| Location | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |||
| Establishment | 1882 | |||
| Seating capacity | 21,000 | |||
| End names | Pavilion End City End |
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| International information | ||||
| First Test | 29 May 1902: England v Australia | |||
| Last Test | 30 July 2009: England v Australia | |||
| First ODI | 28 August 1972: England v Australia | |||
| Last ODI | 4 July 2007: England v West Indies | |||
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| Years | Team | |||
| 1894 – present | Warwickshire | |||
| As of 16 December 2007 Source: CricketArchive |
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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.
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Ground
Edgbaston Cricket Ground is situated in central Birmingham along Edgbaston Road. The original 12-acre (49,000 m2) site was leased, by its owner Lord Calthorpe, to the Warwickshire Club and the first match was played in June 1886 against an MCC team. The ground capacity is 21,000. [1] Test status was gained in 1902.
Buildings and facilities
Edgbaston's most recognisable feature is the Thwaite Memorial Scoreboard, at the City End of the ground. This has been redeveloped and so the display is now electronic Other changes in recent years include an Indoor Cricket Centre, a cricket shop, a new large electronic scoreboard opposite the Thwaite scoreboard and the large Eric Hollies Stand. The pavilion is a modest and unremarkable structure with little architectural interest compared with those at other English Test grounds such as Lord's, The Oval and Old Trafford.
For some years until 2000, the ground had a distinctive motorized rain cover system, known as the Brumbrella.
Notable moments
- 1957 - Stand of 411 between Peter May and Colin Cowdrey against the West Indies, England's highest-ever partnership.
- 1994 - Brian Lara scored 501 for Warwickshire against Durham, the highest score by a batsman in first class cricket.
- 1999 - Australia tie with South Africa in the 1999 Cricket World Cup semi final.
- 2005 - Australia lose to England by two runs in the 2nd Test of the 2005 Ashes, the closest Ashes match ever.
- 2008 - South Africa secure their first series win in England since 1965, chasing down 281 to win the 3rd Test, the highest ever successful pursuit at this ground. South African captain Graeme Smith scored 154* to lead his team to victory.
Future
In 2007 Warwickshire announced initial plans for a £20 million redevelopment of Edgbaston which would incorporate a new pavilion and take capacity to over 25,000. [2]
An updated design of what the new stand will look like emerged late 2008.[3]
Planning permission was granted in May 2009. On 8 June 2009, the government confirmed that the proposals were cleared for development.[1]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.thebears.co.uk/history/timelines/
- ^ Edgbaston revamp plans unveiled, bbc.co.uk, 1 March 2007.
- ^ Updated Edgbaston revamp plans unveiled, edgbaston.com, 8 June 2009.
External links
Coordinates: 52°27′20.93″N 1°54′08.96″W / 52.4558139°N 1.9024889°W
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