The first Test match between England and New Zealand at the iconic Lord’s ended in a draw. The Kiwis executed all their plans to perfection and also had an opportunity to take the first lead in the series. Needless to say, the hosts displayed incredible resilience till the end and managed to pull off a […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has submitted a bid to include women’s Twenty20 in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the governing body reported on Monday. Cricket has not featured in the CWG since its maiden appearance in 1998 when the South African men’s team won the gold medal in Kuala Lumpur. Describing the same, ICC […]

Former New Zealand all-rounder Grant Elliott has decided to hang his boots from competitive cricket now that his Birmingham Bears side’s Twenty20 Blast campaign has come to an end.  However, in March 2017, he took retirement from international cricket and the same year, he led Birmingham to Finals after taking over the captaincy from Ian […]

England wicketkeeper-batsman, Jonny Bairstow reckons that leg-spinner Adil Rashid will be able to put aside the criticism the bowler had received for his selection to the England Test team has generated and continue his form from where he left in the T20Is and ODIs against India. Rashid was selected for the first of five Test […]

Exactly 19 years ago, the second semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 between Australia and South Africa at Birmingham took place. The tied encounter ended in Allan Donald’s infamous run-out which saw Australia qualifying for the final as they had defeated South Africa by 5 wickets at Leeds earlier in the tournament. Hansie […]

Exactly three years ago, England cricket team registered their largest margin of ODI victory (by runs) as they defeated New Zealand by 210 runs in the first ODI of New Zealand’s tour of England in 2015 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. It was England’s first match which yielded a result after their dismal performance in the ICC […]

Exactly 26 years ago, Alec Stewart, former England captain, scored his highest Test score against Pakistan during the first Test of Pakistan’s tour of England in 1992 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. In which was the fourth of his 15 Test centuries, it came against a formidable Pakistan bowling line-up which comprised of Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed, […]