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| Ground information | |||
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| Location | Birmingham,Warwickshire | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Establishment | 1888(first recorded match) | ||
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| As of 28 August 2010 Source:Ground profile | |||
Edgbaston Foundation Ground, formerlyMitchells and Butlers' Ground, is acricket ground inBirmingham,Warwickshire. The ground, near theMitchells & Butlers brewery, was owned byMitchells & Butlers, which had its headquarters in Birmingham. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1888, when Mitchells played Warwickshire Club and Ground.[1] The firstfirst-class match came in 1931 whenWarwickshire playedKent. From 1931 to 1939, the ground hosted 9 first-class matches. First-class cricket returned to the ground in 1957, with Warwickshire playing 4 further first-class matches at the ground. The following season the last of which was between Warwickshire andCambridge University.[2]
Additionally, the ground played host to a number of matches involving the Warwickshire Second XI between 1949 and 1992.[3][4] The ground has also hosted a number ofICC Trophy matches, the first of which came in the1979 ICC Trophy betweenDenmark andSri Lanka. From 1979 to 1986, the ground hosted 4 ICC Trophy matches, the last of which saw Denmark play theNetherlands in the1986 ICC Trophy.[5]
The final county match on the ground to date came in 1993 when the Warwickshire Second XI played the Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers. Located just off Portland Road, today the ground is used as afootball venue and the home of Portland Pavilion Social Club.[6]
In late 2013, it was announced thatWarwickshire County Cricket Club were in advanced talks to take control of the ground, to be used as a home for its Second XI and Youth Teams. In early November of the same year, Warwickshire's Chief ExecutiveColin Povey announced that the ground would be up and running for the 2015 season, with a new, smaller, pavilion, to replace that which was already at the site. It is possible thatFirst-Class games will be played at the ground on occasion in the future, if Warwickshire's homeEdgbaston is out of use, for an extended period, such as was the case for the2013 Champions Trophy.[7] It became the Edgbaston Foundation Sports Ground and is used by the Warwickshire CCC setup.
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