Edgbaston

Edgbaston in numbers

Edgbaston, in Birmingham, England, has staged 55 Tests and 66 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between England and Australia in 1902, and the most recent international here was in 2026. Its Tests span 120 years and more.

Of the 55 Tests played at Edgbaston, 15 were drawn (27%), 18 won by the side batting first and 22 by the side batting second. Decided Tests have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. England have played 55 of those Tests and won 29, lost 11 and drawn or tied 15, a win rate of 53%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (16) and West Indies (10). The average first-innings total was 341 in the 1960s (7 Tests) and 371 in the 2020s (3 Tests), peaking at 376 in the 1970s. Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 9 Tests, against 9 in the 2000s. Alastair Cook has made more Test runs here than anyone, 869 in 16 innings with 2 hundreds, and James Anderson has taken the most wickets, 52 in 14 Tests. The highest total is England's 710 for 7 in 2011; the lowest completed innings South Africa's 30 in 1924; the highest individual score Alastair Cook's 294 against India in 2011; the best bowling Wilfred Rhodes's 7 for 17 in 1902. The heaviest defeat was India's, by an innings and 242 runs against England in 2011. The closest finish: England won by 2 runs (2005).

Of the 66 ODIs played at Edgbaston, sides batting first have won 27 and chasing sides 32, with 1 tie; 6 produced no result. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. England have played 43 of those ODIs and won 26, lost 14 and tied or had no result in 3, a win rate of 60%. The most frequent visitors have been Australia (16) and Pakistan (15). The average first-innings total was 202 in the 1970s (9 ODIs) and 330 in the 2020s (3 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 21 ODIs, against 16 in the 2000s. Rohit Sharma has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 458 in 7 innings with 3 hundreds, and Darren Gough has taken the most wickets, 21 in 11 ODIs. The highest total is England's 408 for 9 in 2015; the lowest completed innings Australia's 70 in 1977; the highest individual score Glenn Turner's 171 not out against East Africa in 1975; the best bowling Josh Hazlewood's 6 for 52 in 2017. The widest margin by runs was England's 238-run win over West Indies in 2025. The closest finishes: Match tied (1999) and England won by 1 wicket (1991).

Tests at Edgbaston

55 Tests, 1902 to 2023. The first was England v Australia on 29 May 1902: match drawn.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• England won by 2 runs (2005)

ODIs at Edgbaston

66 ODIs, 1972 to 2026. The first was Australia v England on 28 August 1972: England won by 2 wickets (with 21 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• Match tied (1999)
• England won by 1 wicket (with 32 balls remaining) (1991)
• England won by 1 wicket (with 3 balls remaining) (1987)
• Australia won by 2 runs (1981)
• West Indies won by 1 wicket (with 2 balls remaining) (1975)

Most recent matches

• England v India (ODI, 14 July 2026): India won by 6 wickets
• England v West Indies (ODI, 29 May 2025): England won by 238 runs
• England v Australia (Test, 16 June 2023): Australia won by 2 wickets
• India v England (Test, 1 July 2022): England won by 7 wickets
• Pakistan v England (ODI, 13 July 2021): England won by 3 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
• England v New Zealand (Test, 10 June 2021): New Zealand won by 8 wickets
• Australia v England (Test, 1 August 2019): Australia won by 251 runs
• Australia v England (ODI, 11 July 2019): England won by 8 wickets (with 107 balls remaining)
• India v Bangladesh (ODI, 2 July 2019): India won by 28 runs
• England v India (ODI, 30 June 2019): England won by 31 runs