The History of Edgbaston Stadium - The national cricket ground in the heart of Birmingham
Edgbaston Stadium is one of the leading venues in world cricket and has been the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club since 1885. For more than 100 years, first-class and international cricket has been played in Birmingham.
Local TV Sport’s Charles Hague-Jones takes a look at Edgbaston Stadium.
Local TV Sport’s Charles Hague-Jones takes a look at Edgbaston Stadium.
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00:00 Edgebaston Stadium is one of the leading venues in world cricket and has been home to Warwickshire
00:06 County Cricket Club since 1885. For more than 100 years, first class and international cricket
00:13 has been played in Birmingham. During that time, the stadium has hosted all the great
00:18 players of the game and delivered some of the most iconic moments in the history of
00:22 the sport. The support that we get at Edgebaston is unbelievable. I think obviously the hollies
00:26 stand there is probably one of the most vocal I've ever played in front of. I think there's
00:30 a really strong, I guess, Birmingham presence, not just from the local players, but as well
00:33 the support staff too. So having that makes you feel really welcome into this environment
00:37 and you know, I love Birmingham and being able to be a part of this and represent the
00:41 people of this region is something that's really special. Well, certainly an iconic
00:46 monument in the sporting world, situated here in the second city. If you're a local, you'll
00:51 certainly be proud of this magnificent stadium, which will continue to host some of cricket's
00:56 best moments in years to come.