Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based at the County Ground, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). In one day cricket they are known as the Warwickshire Bears. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Edgbaston Cricket Ground (sometimes called Edgbaston Stadium) is a cricket venue in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ...

Under the coaching of Bob Woolmer and captaincy of Dermot Reeve the team was extremely successful in the 1990s, with their allowed foreign player being one of Brian Lara, Shaun Pollock or Allan Donald. In 1994 they secured a historic treble, winning the County Championship, Axa Equity & Law League (now National Cricket League) and Benson & Hedges Cup. In that season Lara set the world record for a first-class cricket score of 501 whilst playing for Warwickshire against Durham County Cricket Club; the team total of 810-4 declared in that match is also a club record. Robert Andrew Woolmer, (born May 14, 1948, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India), more commonly known as Bob Woolmer, is a professional cricket coach known for having coached the South African cricket team. ... Dermot Alexander Reeve (born Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2 April 1963) was an England cricketer, known as an unorthodox all-rounder. ... Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed The Prince of Port-of-Spain or simply The Prince} is a West Indian cricketer. ... Shaun Maclean Pollock (born July 16, 1973 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African cricketer who attended Northwood High School in Durban, more specifically a fast-medium bowler. ... Allan Anthony Donald, (born October 20, 1966, Bloemfontein) was one of South Africas best ever cricketers, specifically one of their finest bowlers. ... The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ... If you are looking for baseballs National League, click here. ... The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one day cricket competition for English first class counties which was held from 1972 to 2002. ... First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, and which involve either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ... The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ...

In 1995 they won the county championship again, and also won the C&G Trophy. This was to be the last trophy of Dermot Reeve's captaincy with him stepping down during the 1996 season, Bob Woolmer also having moved on to coach South Africa. The C&G Trophy is a knock-out one day cricket competition in the United Kingdom. ...

1997 saw them lifting the AXA league trophy once again, but this proved to be a false dawn. Performances for the next few years were poor, including relegation to the second division of the County Championship and National Cricket leagues.

However they have since been promoted in both competitions (though relegated again in the National Cricket League), won the Benson & Hedges Cup in 2002 and strong performances with the bat saw the county reclaim the County Championship in 2004. Warwickshire were once again promoted in the national cricket league, and will play in the top division of both competitions in 2006. If you are looking for baseballs National League, click here. ... The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ...

There are proposals to relocate to a new ground, the City Of Birmingham Stadium, a 50,000+ all-seater stadium, part of which would be removed to give space from the cricket pitch. The ground would be shared with Birmingham City FC. 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. ...

Until the year 2005, the club captain was Nick Knight, the coach was John Inverarity, and the Chief Executive was Dennis Amiss, though all three were stepped down at the end of the season. Heath Streak has been appointed as captain for the 2006 and 2007 seasons, Mark Greatbatch has signed a 3 year coaching contract and Colin Povey has been named as their new Chief Executive. Continuing the recent Warwickshire tradition of employing foreign bowlers Daniel Vettori has been signed for the 2006 season. Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. ... Robert John Inverarity (born January 31, 1944, Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia) is a former Test and first-class cricketer. ... Dennis Leslie Amiss (born April 7, 1943 in Harborne, Birmingham, Warwickshire) was an English cricketer, who played cricket for both Warwickshire County Cricket Club and England. ... Heath Hilton Streak (born March 16, 1974, Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. ... Mark Greatbatch (born in Auckland on December 11, 1963) was a New Zealand cricketer. ... Daniel Luca Vettori (born 27 January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand), but brought up in Hamilton attending St Pauls Collegiate School, is a cricketer who plays Test cricket for New Zealand. ...

Famous Warwickshire Players

• Dennis Amiss
• Ian Bell
• Tom Cartwright
• Allan Donald
• Tom Dollery
• Frank Foster
• Lance Gibbs
• Ashley Giles
• Eric Hollies
• Alvin Kallicharran
• Rohan Kanhai
• Nick Knight
• Brian Lara
• Dick Lillee
• Tim Munton
• Shaun Pollock
• Willie Quaife
• Dermot Reeve
• M. J. K. Smith
• R. E. S. Wyatt

Dennis Leslie Amiss (born April 7, 1943 in Harborne, Birmingham, Warwickshire) was an English cricketer, who played cricket for both Warwickshire County Cricket Club and England. ... Ian Ronald Bell MBE (born 11 April 1982 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an English cricketer. ... Thomas William Cartwright (born July 22, 1935, Coventry, Warwickshire) is a former English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1964 to 1965. ... Allan Anthony Donald, (born October 20, 1966, Bloemfontein) was one of South Africas best ever cricketers, specifically one of their finest bowlers. ... Horace Edgar Tom Dollery, born October 15, 1914 and died January 20, 1987, was a cricketer who played for England and Warwickshire. ... Frank Rowbotham Foster (born January 31, 1889, Birmingham, England; died May 3, 1958, Northampton, England) was a Warwickshire and England all-rounder whose career was tragically cut short by an accident during World War I. Nonetheless, his achievements during the early 1910s are suffient to rank him as one of... Lancelot Richard Gibbs (born 29 September 1934 in Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]) was a West Indies cricketer, one of the most successful spin bowlers in Test cricket history. ... Ashley Fraser Giles MBE (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for England and county cricket for Warwickshire. ... Eric Hollies was an English cricketer who is mainly remembered for taking the wicket of Donald Bradman for a duck in Bradmans final Test match innings. ... Alvin Issac Kallicharran was (born 21 March 1945) a West Indian batsman during the 1970s. ... Rohan Bholalall Kanhai(born December 26, 1935 in Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana) was a West Indian batsman in the late fifties, sixties and early seventies. ... Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. ... Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed The Prince of Port-of-Spain or simply The Prince} is a West Indian cricketer. ... Timothy Alan Munton (born 30 July 1965 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire) was an English cricketer. ... Shaun Maclean Pollock (born July 16, 1973 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African cricketer who attended Northwood High School in Durban, more specifically a fast-medium bowler. ... William Quaife, known as Willie, born at Newhaven, Sussex on March 17, 1872 and died at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on October 13, 1951, was a cricketer who played for Sussex, Warwickshire and England. ... Dermot Alexander Reeve (born Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2 April 1963) was an England cricketer, known as an unorthodox all-rounder. ... Michael John Knight Smith, usually known by his initials M. J. K., was an English cricket player. ... Robert Bob Elliott Storey Wyatt (2 May 1901, Milford Heath House, Surrey, England - 20 April 1995, Treliske, Truro, Cornwall) was an English cricket player. ...

Honours

• County Championship - 1911, 1951, 1972, 1994, 1995, 2004
• National Cricket League - 1980, 1994, 1997
• C&G Trophy - 1966, 1968, 1989, 1993, 1995
• Benson & Hedges Cup - 1994, 2002
• Minor Counties Championship - 1959, 1962

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External links

• Official site
• Cricinfo's Warwickshire Section