CRICKET GROUND · ENGLAND
Edgbaston
Birmingham
Warwickshire’s home in Birmingham, famous for the noise of the Hollies Stand on Test match days.
- City
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
- Established
- 1882
- Ends
- Birmingham End and Pavilion End
Source: Wikipedia ↗ · Checked 28 Sep 2026
History and famous moments
- Edgbaston’s first Test was the opening match of the 1902 Ashes.
- Australia were once bowled out for 36 here, with Wilfred Rhodes taking 7 for 17.
- Peter May and Colin Cowdrey added 411 against West Indies in 1957, England’s highest partnership.
- Brian Lara scored 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994, the highest score in first-class cricket.
- Australia and South Africa tied their 1999 World Cup match here.
- England beat Australia by two runs in the Second Test of 2005, the closest Ashes match ever.
- Alastair Cook made 294 against India in 2011 as England reached 710 for 7, the highest Test total at the ground.
- India won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy final here by 5 runs.
- England made 408 against New Zealand in 2015, then their highest ODI total, and won by 210 runs.
- Warwickshire’s first match here was against MCC on 7 June 1886.
- England’s women beat Australia by 92 runs here in 1973 to win the first Women’s World Cup.
- It staged the first floodlit day-night match in English cricket in July 1997, and England’s first day/night Test, against West Indies, in 2017.
- Jason Roy and Alex Hales put on 256 against Sri Lanka in 2016, the highest chase in ODI history without losing a wicket.
- England’s 1,000th Test, against India in 2018, was played here; England won by 32 runs.
- In 2019 Steve Smith made 144 and 142 here as Australia won the first Ashes Test by 251 runs.
- England chased 378 for 3 to beat India here in 2022, their highest successful fourth-innings chase.
- The 2022 Commonwealth Games women’s T20 final here drew 19,527, then a record for a women’s match outside a World Cup.
From the ground’s Wikipedia article ↗ · Checked 5 Oct 2026
The Hundred at Edgbaston
Edgbaston is the home of Birmingham Phoenix, who played 4 home double-headers here in The Hundred 2026: the women’s match first, then the men’s, between the same two teams. Where to watch The Hundred lists the broadcaster in each country.
| Date | Match | Start (UK time, women / men) |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 24 Jul | Birmingham Phoenix v Trent Rockets | 3.00pm / 6.30pm |
| Sat 1 Aug | Birmingham Phoenix v Welsh Fire | 11.00am / 2.30pm |
| Fri 7 Aug | Birmingham Phoenix v SunRisers Leeds | 3.00pm / 6.30pm |
| Wed 12 Aug | Birmingham Phoenix v MI London | 3.00pm / 6.30pm |
Source: The Hundred, 2026 fixtures revealed ↗