Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Cricket Club based at Edgbaston. Situated in a leafy suburb of southern Birmingham, Edgbaston was the youngest of England's six regular Test venues, until that honour was taken over by Chester-le-Street in May 2003. Their team was extremely successful in the 1990s, due to outstanding performances from foreign players Brian Lara and Allan Donald. Lara set the world record for a first-class cricket score of 501 whilst playing for Warwickshire. Strong performances with the bat saw the county reclaim the County Championship in 2004.

A phase of renovation got underway at the end of the 1990s, which with help from lottery money, resulted in the Edgbaston Cricket Centre and the £2million Eric Hollies stand. The ground was the scene in 1999, to perhaps the single greatest one-day match in history - the tied World Cup semi-final between Australia and South Africa.

Capacity – 17,500

The County Ground
Birmingham
B5 7QU
Warwickshire
England UK
Telephone: 0870 0621902