Edgbaston Cricket Stadium (Birmingham)

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Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. It is home to Warwickshire County Cricket Club, and is also used for Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Edgbaston has also hosted the T20 domestic finals day more than any other cricket ground.

Edgbaston was also the first English ground outside Lord's to host a major international one day tournament final when it hosted the ICC Champions Trophy final in 2013.

Edgbaston was the venue of the first senior game under floodlights in English cricket and will host the first day/night Test match in England in August 2017 when England play the West Indies.

With permanent seating for 23,500 spectators, Edgbaston is the fourth-largest cricketing venue in the United Kingdom, after Lord's, Old Trafford and The Oval.

Edgbaston Stadium, Edgbaston Rd, Birmingham B5 7QU
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Coordinates:   52°27'21"N   1°54'9"W
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