Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Updated On : 04 Mar, 2021
| Location | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | ||
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| Surface Type | Grass |
Trivia
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Edgbaston ground was prominently known for its peculiar motorised rain cover system which was known as "Brumbrella". It is a portmanteau word derived from the nickname of Birmingham (Brum) and Umbrella because of its mechanism. Brumbrella's speed of deployment helped groundsmen a lot in covering the pitch but was used only till 2000.
Significance
- Jos Buttler, a skilled batsman of the England cricket team, set a record of hitting the fastest T20 international half-century by an England batsman and gave his significant efforts to win the match by 28 runs against Australia.
- In 2017, it hosted the first day/night cricket match in England when England played against West Indies.
- The ground hosted its first Test match as the first match of the Ashes series against Australia in 1902. For this match, Warwickshire club facilitated one permanent stand, two temporary stands and other facilities for 90 press members.
- In 1981, England beat Australia with a 2-1 lead in the Ashes series. Although Australia could win if scored 151 more runs but Ian Botham bowled its last batsman at 121.
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