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Edgbaston Cricket Ground

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Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. [1]

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Aaron Finch

Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Victoria, Surrey, Kings XI Punjab and the Melbourne Renegades as captain.

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Alastair Cook

Alastair Nathan Cook, (born 25 December 1984) is an English cricketer who plays for Essex County Cricket Club.

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Alec Stewart

Alec James Stewart OBE (born 8 April 1963) is a former English cricketer, and former captain of the England cricket team, who played Tests and ODIs as a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman.

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Alex Hales

Alexander Daniel "Alex" Hales (born 3 January 1989) is an English cricketer.

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Andrew Strauss

Andrew John Strauss (born 2 March 1977) is a former English cricketer who played all formats of the game internationally, captaining England in all three.

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Australia national cricket team

The Australia national cricket team is the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, having played in the first ever Test match in 1877.

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Australia women's national cricket team

The Australian women's national cricket team (nicknamed the Southern Stars) represent Australia in international women's cricket.

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Bangladesh national cricket team

The Bangladesh national cricket team (বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল), nicknamed The Tigers, is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Birmingham Bears

Birmingham Bears are an Australian rules football team in the city of Birmingham, England.

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Birmingham City Council

Birmingham City Council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Birmingham in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974.

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Birmingham New Street railway station

Birmingham New Street is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in the Birmingham City Centre, England.

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Bob Wyatt

Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt (2 May 1901 – 20 April 1995) was an English cricketer who played for Warwickshire, Worcestershire and England in a career lasting nearly thirty years from 1923 to 1951.

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Brendon McCullum

Brendon Barrie "Baz" McCullum, (born 27 September 1981) is a former New Zealand international cricketer, who played all formats, and also a former captain in all forms.

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Brian Lara

The Honourable Brian Charles Lara, (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer.

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Brumbrella

The Brumbrella was a large pitch covering used at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England from 1981 to 2001.

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Civic Trust Awards

Civic Trust Awards is a Community Interest Company founded in June 2009 following the closure of the Civic Trust charity earlier that year.

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Colin Cowdrey

Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (24 December 19324 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent County Cricket Club (1950–1976) and England (1954–1975).

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County Championship

The County Championship, currently known as the Specsavers County Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

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Coventry Telegraph

The Coventry Telegraph, which publishes online as CoventryLive, is a local English tabloid newspaper.

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Cricket field

A cricket field is a large grassy ground on which the game of cricket is played.

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Darren Gough

Darren Gough (born 18 September 1970) is a retired English cricketer and former captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

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David Gower

David Ivon Gower OBE (born 1 April 1957) is a former English cricketer who became the captain of the England cricket team during the 1980s.

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Day/night cricket

Day/night cricket, also known as Floodlit cricket is a cricket match that is played either totally, or more usually partially, under floodlights in the evening.

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Denesh Ramdin

Denesh Ramdin (born 13 March 1985) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays internationally for the West Indies.

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.

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Drayton Manor Theme Park

Drayton Manor is a theme park resort and zoo in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK.

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Durham, England

Durham (locally) is a historic city and the county town of County Durham in North East England.

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East Africa cricket team

The East Africa cricket team represented Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.

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Edgbaston

Edgbaston is an affluent suburban area of central Birmingham, England, curved around the southwest of the city centre.

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England and Wales Cricket Board

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales.

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England cricket team

The England cricket team represents England and Wales (and, until 1992, also Scotland) in international cricket.

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England women's cricket team

The England women's cricket team represents England and Wales in international women's cricket.

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Eric Hollies

William Eric Hollies (5 June 1912 – 16 April 1981) was an English cricketer, who is mainly remembered for taking the wicket of Donald Bradman for a duck in Bradman's final Test match innings, in which he needed only four runs for a Test average of 100.

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First-class cricket

First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket.

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Fred Trueman

Frederick Sewards Trueman, OBE (6 February 19311 July 2006) was an English cricketer, mainly active from 1948 to 1968, who played for Yorkshire and England.

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Geraint Jones

Geraint Owen Jones (born 14 July 1976) is a former England and Papua New Guinea international cricketer.

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Glenn Turner

Glenn Maitland Turner (born 26 May 1947) played cricket for New Zealand and was one of the country's best and most prolific batsmen.

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Gough-Calthorpe family

The Gough-Calthorpe family is descended from ancient and notable families who both held lands in the area around Birmingham, England.

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Graeme Smith

Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981) is a former South African cricketer, who played for South Africa in all formats.

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Graham Gooch

Graham Alan Gooch, (born 23 July 1953) is a former English first-class cricketer who captained Essex and England.

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Ian Botham

Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is an English former cricketer and current cricket commentator.

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ICC Test Championship

The ICC Test Championship is an international competition run by the International Cricket Council for the 12 teams that play Test cricket.

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India national cricket team

The India national cricket team, also known as Team India and Men in Blue, is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status.

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James Anderson (cricketer)

James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson, (born 30 July 1982) is an English international cricketer who is currently vice-captain of England test team and plays for Lancashire and England, in all forms of the game.

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Jason Roy

Jason Jonathan Roy (born 21 July 1990) is an English international cricketer who plays for Surrey in domestic cricket.

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Joe Root

Joseph Edward Root (born 30 December 1990) is an English international cricketer, who is the current captain of the England Test team.

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Jos Buttler

Joseph Charles "Jos" Buttler (born 8 September 1990) is an English professional cricketer who plays for England cricket team.

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Kenya national cricket team

The Kenya national cricket team has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1981; it played its first One Day International in 1996, and its first Twenty20 International in 2007.

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Lancashire County Cricket Club

Lancashire Cricket Club, one of eighteen first-class county clubs in the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales, represents the historic county of Lancashire.

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Langton Iliffe, 2nd Baron Iliffe

Edward Langton Iliffe, 2nd Baron Iliffe (25 January 1908 – 15 February 1996), generally known as Langton Iliffe, was a British peer.

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Leamington Spa

Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or Leamington, is a spa town in Warwickshire, England.

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List of cricket grounds in England and Wales

This is a list of cricket grounds in England and Wales, listed in alphabetical order and based on each traditional English and Welsh county.

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List of international cricket centuries at Edgbaston

Edgbaston Cricket Ground (also known as Edgbaston Stadium) is a cricket venue in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England.

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List of Test cricket grounds

This is a list of Test cricket grounds.

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Lord's

Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known simply as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London.

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Marcus Trescothick

Marcus Edward Trescothick (born 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer and former international cricketer, who stood in as Test and ODI captain on several occasions.

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Marylebone Cricket Club

Marylebone Cricket Club, generally known as the MCC, is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's cricket ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London, England.

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New Zealand national cricket team

The New Zealand national cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket.

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Old Trafford Cricket Ground

Old Trafford, known for sponsorship reasons as Emirates Old Trafford, is a cricket ground in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.

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One Day International

A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50.

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Pakistan national cricket team

The Pakistan national cricket team (پاکستان قومی کرکٹ ٹیم), popularly referred to as the Shaheens (شاہینز), Green Shirts and Men in Green, is administered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

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Peter May (cricketer)

Peter Barker Howard May, CBE (31 December 1929 – 27 December 1994) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey, Cambridge University and England.

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921) is the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II.

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River Rea

The River Rea (pronounced "ray") is a small river which passes through Birmingham, England.

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Robin Smith (cricketer)

Robin Arnold Smith (born 13 September 1963) is an English former cricketer.

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Rugby, Warwickshire

Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, close to the River Avon.

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Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal (Punjabi,; born 14 October 1977) is a former Pakistani cricketer.

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Shahid Afridi

Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (شاہدافریدی; شاهد اپریدی; born 1980), popularly known as Boom Boom, is a former Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team.

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Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan (born 5 December 1985) is an Indian international cricketer and occasional vice-captain of Team India in T20I.

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Somerset County Cricket Club

Somerset County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.

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South Africa national cricket team

The South African national cricket team, nicknamed the Proteas (after South Africa's national flower, Protea cynaroides, commonly known as the "king protea"), is administered by Cricket South Africa.

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Sri Lanka national cricket team

The Sri Lanka national cricket team, nicknamed The Lions, is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International status.

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Stuart Broad

Stuart Christopher John Broad, MBE (born 24 June 1986) is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for England.

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Test cricket

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket and is considered its highest standard.

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The Ashes

The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Oval

The Oval, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London.

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Tino Best

Tino la Bertram Best (born 26 August 1981) is a West Indian cricketer.

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Twenty20

Twenty20 cricket, sometimes written Twenty-20, and often abbreviated to T20, is a short form of cricket.

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Twenty20 Cup

The Twenty20 Cup, known since 2014 as the t20 Blast, is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Welsh first-class counties.

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Twenty20 International

A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces twenty overs.

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Warwickshire County Cricket Club

Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.

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West Indies cricket team

The West Indies cricket team, colloquially known as and (since June 2017) officially branded as the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing the Caribbean region and administered by Cricket West Indies.

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Wilfred Rhodes

Wilfred Rhodes (29 October 1877 – 8 July 1973) was an English professional cricketer who played 58 Test matches for England between 1899 and 1930.

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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (or simply Wisden or colloquially "the Bible of Cricket") is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom.

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Women's Cricket World Cup

The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is the oldest and most prestigious international women's cricket tournament.

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1975 Cricket World Cup

The 1975 Cricket World Cup (officially called the Prudential Cup '75) was the first edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Conference (ICC) and was the first major limited overs One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament to be held.

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1979 Cricket World Cup

The 1979 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '79) was the second edition of the Cricket World Cup and was won by the West Indies.

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1983 Cricket World Cup

The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '83) was the 3rd edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament.

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1999 Cricket World Cup

The 1999 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup '99) was the seventh edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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2005 Ashes series

The 2005 Ashes series was that year's edition of the long-standing cricket rivalry between England and Australia.

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2013 ICC Champions Trophy

The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in England and Wales between 6 and 23 June 2013.

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2014 NatWest t20 Blast

The 2014 NatWest t20 Blast was the first season of the NatWest t20 Blast, the English Twenty20 cricket competition.

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2017 ICC Champions Trophy

The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was the eighth ICC Champions Trophy, a cricket tournament for the eight top-ranked One Day International (ODI) teams in the world.

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County Ground, Edgbaston, Edgbaston Stadium, Edgbaston cricket ground, International Cricket Ground Edgbaston.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgbaston_Cricket_Ground

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