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Edgbaston

Name of stadium: Edgbaston
Home team: Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Capacity: 17,500
Ground area: 16,500 sqm

Fixtures:
Friday 10 SepEngland v Zimbabwe
Sunday 12 SepSouth Africa v Bangladesh
Tuesday 14 SepPakistan v Kenya
Sunday 19 SepIndia v Pakistan
Tuesday 21 SepSemi-final 1Winner A v Winner D

Edgbaston is one of England's most historic venues with unrivalled atmosphere. The competition gets underway at the ground with host nation England taking on Zimbabwe.

Interesting ODI statistics at Edgbaston

·         The first ODI at Edgbaston was England v Australia, Prudential Trophy 3rd ODI, 1972

·         The most recent ODI at Edgbaston was New Zealand v West Indies, in the NatWest Series on 26 June  2004. That match could not be completed because of rain.

·         31 ODI matches have been played at Edgbaston, including 11 ICC Cricket World Cup matches. Out of the 29 decided matches,15 were won by teams batting second and 14 by teams batting first.

·         Of the scheduled fixtures at Edgbaston for the ICC Champions trophy 2004, only England and

·         Zimbabwe have played each other at this ground. That one encounter in July 2000, saw England win by 52 runs.

·         Edgbaston was the venue of the classic ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 semi-final match which saw

Australia and South Africa complete a dramatic tie, with Australia progressing to the final after finishing higher on the Super Six table.

Team records at Edgbaston
Team P W L T NR Winning %
Australia 8 4 3 1 0 50.00%
Canada 1 0 1 0 0 0.00%
East Africa 2 0 2 0 0 0.00%
England 21 12 9 0 0 57.14%
India 3 2 1 0 0 66.67%
New Zealand 6 3 2 0 1 50.00%
Pakistan 6 2 4 0 0 33.33%
South Africa 5 2 2 1 0 50.00%
Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 0 0.00%
West Indies 7 4 2 0 1 57.14%
Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0 0 0.00%

Highest team total: 320-8 (55 overs), England v Australia, 1980

Lowest team total:  70 (25.2 overs), Australia v England, 1977

Individual records at Edgbaston
Highest individual innings
: 171* (off 210 balls), GM Turner, NZ v EA, 1975
Best match bowling: 5-18 (in 8.5 overs), GJ Cosier, Aus v Eng, 1977

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