First Test | England v Australia, 29-31, May 1902 |
Last Test | England v West Indies, 26-28, Jul 2024 |
First ODI | England v Australia, 28-Aug-1972 |
Last ODI | England v Pakistan, 13-Jul-2021 |
First T20I | Australia v Pakistan, 05-Jul-2010 |
Last T20I | England v Pakistan, 25-May-2024 |
Date & time | Detail |
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29 May 2025 D/N 13:00 local | 12:00 GMT |
1st ODI - England v West Indies |
02 Jul - 06 Jul 2025 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT |
2nd Test - England v India |
Situated in the country suburb of Birmingham, it was established in 1882. It was the youngest of England's six regular test grounds, until Chester-le-street was inaugurated in 2003.
Edgbaston made its debut in 1902, when England and Australia played a test from May 29-31 and an ODI between the same teams on August 28, 1972. With a crowd capacity of 21,000, it was voted ideal for One-dayer's as well. It hosted just four Tests in its first 27 years, but upon re-entering the circuit in 1957, it was considered to be the most state-of-the-art ground in the country, with the Thwaite Memorial Scoreboard, constructed in 1950, among the most notable features.
A new phase of renovation got underway at the end of the 1990s, which, partially funded by lottery money, resulted in the Edgbaston Cricket Centre and the £2million Eric Hollies stand. The ground was the scene of Brian Lara’s world-record 501 not out, against Durham in 1994, and in 1999, played host to perhaps the single greatest one-day match in history - the tied World Cup semi-final between Australia and South Africa in 1999