Edgbaston Cricket Ground (sometimes called 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. The ground capacity is 21,000. A cricket match in progress. ... Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England, UK. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based at the County Ground, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ...

Edgbaston's most recognisable feature is the Thwaite Memorial Scoreboard, at the City End of the ground. In recent years Edgbaston has been redeveloped and now boasts a Cricket Centre, large cricket shop and, the impressive, Eric Hollies Stand.

Edgbaston gained Test status in 1902. The ground has witnessed some historic cricketing moments, including Brian Lara's 501 against Durham in 1994, Australia's tie with South Africa in the 1999 Cricket World Cup semi final, and one of the closest ever Test Matches, Australia's two-run defeat to England in the 2005 Ashes. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Test cricket. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city in the north east of England. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The 1999 Cricket World Cup was held in England, Scotland and Netherlands and won by Australia. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The 2005 Ashes series started on 21 July 2005. ...

In 2005 the possibility of a ground share between Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Birmingham City FC, at a 50,000 seat City of Birmingham Stadium, was mooted, signalling a possible end for the Edgbaston ground. Birmingham City (BCFC) is one of Birminghams two professional soccer teams (the other is Aston Villa F.C.). Originally known as The Small Heath Alliance, they became in 1905 and Birmingham City F.C. in 1945. ... The City of Birmingham Stadium is the name of the proposed stadium for Birmingham City F.C., to replace the current St Andrews Stadium. ...

See also

• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales

A List of cricket grounds in England and Wales, both test and county. ...

External links

• Official web page