Edgbaston, Birmingham news from Cricinfo.com

Finals Day tickets sell out before Christmas as hope rises for crowds return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Prospect of vaccine roll-out leads to optimism, after 2020 event is staged behind closed doors

Durham, Edgbaston emerge as potential bio-secure England venues

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Riverside's remote location and Birmingham's experience with political conferences could give ECB options

Edgbaston to become COVID-19 testing centre

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Car park to be used as drive-through test site by NHS

T20 Finals Day sells out in a fortnight as Edgbaston builds on feelgood factor

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Demand for Blast higher than at any point in 17-year history, in spite of advent of Hundred

Edgbaston set for sparse attendance after ticketing confusion

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Despite England playing one of their most important games in history, there seems a good chance there may be many empty seats on Thursday

Headingley secures 2023 Ashes Test, Ageas Bowl misses out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire's ground will also be one of the host venues for the new eight-team T20 competition, along with Hampshire's Ageas Bowl, which missed out on an Ashes Test

Edgbaston reports strong sales for day-night Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire have hailed the decision to host a day-night Test a "great success" after better than anticipated ticket sales

Warwickshire propose Championship day-night trial

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire hope to play a Championship game under floodlights before the end of the season as they continue to explore the possibilities of staging England's first day-night Test in 2017

T20 Blast basks in buoyant Finals Day sales

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The future structure of England's T20 competition might be in doubt, but there is no doubting the success of NatWest Blast Finals Day with sales again buoyant even before all four finalists are known

Jordan's excellence sets up Joyce

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The national selector, James Whitaker, might have ventured to Edgbaston to see the batting of Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell, but it was Ed Joyce who stood out amid the wreckage of a day on which 20 wickets fell

Warks profit from Champions Trophy hosting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire have announced "improved financial results" for 2013, including a small operating profit and increased turnover

Edgbaston, Old Trafford awarded extra games

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Edgbaston and Old Trafford have been awarded extra fixtures by the ECB after a T20 and an ODI handed back by Durham were reallocated

Change in bid system to benefit Warks

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire could benefit from a change in the procedure by which the ECB allocates major matches.

Warwickshire announce major 2012 losses

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire have announced an operating loss of £668,000 for 2012, as the legacy of a rain-lashed 2012 season

West Indies fight as England quicks share honours

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's rejigged pace attack shared the honours on the third day at Edgbaston, but West Indies fought hard throughout to end on a competitive 280 for 8

Consecutive washouts out at Edgbaston

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For the first time since 1964 - at Lord's against Australia - the first two days of an England home Test were washed out after the second day at Edgbaston went the same way as the first.

Rain washes out first day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's ambitions to inflict a 3-0 whitewash upon West Indies were frustrated as rain washed out the first day of the third Test

Edgbaston gets development green light

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire have announced that the proposed £30m ground redevelopment due to be completed in summer 2011 will now be able progress as planned

Rain washes out third day's play

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Despite the valiant efforts of the head groundsman Steve Rouse and his staff, rain forced the abandonment of the third day's play at Edgbaston

Australia face difficult task forcing a result

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Weather and pitch conditions could conspire against the Australians in their quest for a series-levelling victory at Edgbaston

Groundsman concerns over 'jelly' pitch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Rouse, Edgbaston's groundsman, is faced with a familiar pre-Ashes race against time

Edgbaston makeover agreed by planners

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A £30 million redevelopment plan for Edgbaston cricket ground has been given the go-ahead, after meeting with the approval of Birmingham City Council despite opposition from local residents

Warwickshire warn about Edgbaston future

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire chief executive Colin Povey has warned that the club could leave Edgbaston if they do not secure planning permission for the redevelopment of the ground

Edgbaston Test status under threat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Edgbaston's future as a Test venue is in doubt after Warwickshire's plans to develop the ground were deferred by Birmingham city council's planning committee

Edgbaston could need £20m for redevelopment

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A Conservative councillor has attacked Birmingham City Council's decision to lend Warwickshire £20 million in order to fund the redevelopment of Edgbaston

Edgbaston to undergo £30 million redevelopment

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As the pressure on England's Test venues to develop or risk losing their status grows, Edgbaston is the latest of the established venues to announce a multi-million pound rebuilding scheme

Ashes tickets sell like hot cakes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A seat for next summer's Ashes are, as expected, proving to be the must-have ticket of 2009

County treasurer warns 'a club will go into administration'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire's honorary treasurer has warned that there is every possibility that a county will go to the wall

Warwickshire chief exec criticises groundsman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warwickshire's recently instated chief executive, Colin Povey, has attacked Edgbaston's groundsman Steve Rouse regarding comments he made over the decision not to use the ground's regular Test pitch just days before the venue hosts England's second Test a

Absentee spectators tarnish England's big day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On a cold day at Edgbaston, when an ICC Champions Trophy semi-final transformed into an Ashes clash, the crowds stayed away

A thousand decibels of mindless noise

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Imagine being trapped in a glasshouse with thousands of hornets buzzing angrily around you

Damping down the enthusiasm

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Roving Reporter at Edgbaston

The Caribbean comes to Edgbaston

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With the England cricket team creating waves in the West Indies, Warwickshire joined forces with England's main sponsors, Vodafone, to create an indoor beach cricket event for local primary schools

Edgbaston set for record attendance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A record number of tickets have been sold for Tuesday's NatWest Series match between England and South Africa at Edgbaston

A taste of a Test at Bramall Lane

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There is justifiable pomp and ceremony going on up in Durham at the moment as the raring-to-go Riverside revs up for its first taste of Test cricket

Major refurbishment of the Eric Hollies Stand at Edgbaston

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A dramatic new roof and an extra 1300 seats will be added to the most popular area of the ground during the winter

England Test match tickets selling like hotcakes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's Test match grounds are being bombarded with applications from supporters wanting to see if England can continue their new-found success against Pakistan and Australia in the summer