Edgbaston Cricket Ground
The Edgbaston Cricket Ground ( Edgbaston usually simple; official The County Ground ) is one of the six traditional Test match stadiums in England and home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club.
Stadium
The stadium with a seating capacity of 21,000 is located in Edgbaston Birmingham, along Edgbaston Road. On the originally leased from Lord Calthorpe terrain was 1886, the first game against a selection of the MCC instead. The first Test match was played here in 1902 against Australia. The two ends of the pitch hot Pavilion End, City End.
Since 2009, the stadium a thorough modernization is subjected to a combined cost of £ 30 million. By the summer of 2011, the work should be completed and provide the stadium some 3,000 spectators more space.