EnglandTest and ODI ground1902 to 2026

Edgbaston

Birmingham, England

121
Internationals
55
Tests
66
ODIs
1902
First
2026
Latest
56%
Home win %
55 of 98

Edgbaston records at a glance

At Edgbaston, the highest Test team total is 710/7 by England in 2011; the highest individual score is 294 by Alastair Cook in 2011; the highest successful chase is 378/3 by England in 2022.

At Edgbaston, the highest ODI team total is 408/9 by England in 2015; the highest individual score is 171* by Glenn Turner in 1975; the highest successful chase is 332/7 by England in 2021.

Highest and lowest totals, best individual performances and averages at Edgbaston, from the scorecards in CricArcade's archive.
RecordTestODI
Highest team total710/7 (England, 2011)408/9 (England, 2015)
Lowest completed total30 (South Africa, 1924)70 (Australia, 1977)
Highest successful chase378/3 (England, 2022)332/7 (England, 2021)
Highest individual scoreAlastair Cook 294 (2011)Glenn Turner 171* (1975)
Best bowlingWilfred Rhodes 7/17 (1902)Josh Hazlewood 6/52 (2017)
Most runs at the groundAlastair Cook 869Rohit Sharma 458
Most wickets at the groundJames Anderson 52Darren Gough 21
Average first-innings total311235

About Edgbaston

Edgbaston staged its first Test in 1902, when Australia were bowled out for 36, and its crowds have a reputation as some of the loudest in England. Two of the closest finishes in cricket happened here: the tie between Australia and South Africa in the 1999 World Cup semi-final, which sent Australia to the final on their better record in the earlier stages, and England's two-run win in the 2005 Ashes. South Africa's 30 all out in 1924 is the lowest total at the ground, and England's 710 for 7 declared against India in 2011, with Alastair Cook's 294, the highest. Peter May's 285 not out in 1957, in a stand of 411 with Colin Cowdrey, saved a Test against the West Indies. James Anderson has taken 52 Test wickets here. England have won 29 of their 55 Tests here and lost only 11, and Glenn Turner's 171 not out against East Africa in the 1975 World Cup is the highest one-day score at the ground.

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.

In Tests

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.

  • Highest total: England's 710 for 7 (2011)
  • Lowest completed innings: South Africa's 30 (1924)
  • Highest individual score: Alastair Cook, 294 against India (2011)
  • Best bowling: Wilfred Rhodes, 7 for 17 (1902)
  • Heaviest defeat: India, by an innings and 242 runs against England (2011)
  • Closest finish: England won by 2 runs (2005)

In one-day internationals

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.

  • Highest total: England's 408 for 9 (2015)
  • Lowest completed innings: Australia's 70 (1977)
  • Highest individual score: Glenn Turner, 171 not out against East Africa (1975)
  • Best bowling: Josh Hazlewood, 6 for 52 (2017)
  • Widest win by runs: England, by 238 runs over West Indies (2025)
  • 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.

Tests by decade, and who won them
  • Won batting first
  • Won batting second
  • Drawn / tied
03691900s: 1 won batting second of 21900s: 1 drawn / tied of 2200s1920s: 1 drawn / tied of 21920s: 1 won batting first of 2220s1950s: 1 drawn / tied of 21950s: 1 won batting first of 2250s1960s: 2 drawn / tied of 71960s: 5 won batting first of 7760s1970s: 2 won batting second of 61970s: 2 drawn / tied of 61970s: 2 won batting first of 6670s1980s: 2 won batting second of 71980s: 3 drawn / tied of 71980s: 2 won batting first of 7780s1990s: 6 won batting second of 91990s: 2 drawn / tied of 91990s: 1 won batting first of 9990s2000s: 5 won batting second of 92000s: 2 drawn / tied of 92000s: 2 won batting first of 9900s2010s: 3 won batting second of 82010s: 1 drawn / tied of 82010s: 4 won batting first of 8810s2020s: 3 won batting second of 3320s
Every Test at Edgbaston in CricArcade's archive, by decade: won by the side batting first, won by the side batting second, or drawn or tied.

First-innings totals by decade

Completed first innings only; Test totals the archive can only bound are left out.
DecadeTestsAverage first-innings total
1900s2225
1920s2342
1950s2204
1960s7341
1970s6376
1980s7320
1990s9279
2000s9315
2010s8280
2020s3371

Most runs

BatterTeamInnsRuns100s
Alastair CookEngland168692
Joe RootEngland158333
David GowerEngland147672
Colin CowdreyEngland137373
Marcus TrescothickEngland116703

Most wickets

BowlerTeamTestsWkts
James AndersonEngland1452
Stuart BroadEngland1149
Fred TruemanEngland739
Ian BothamEngland929
Shane WarneAustralia425

Test records

Highest total
710/7
Lowest completed total
30
Biggest innings win
Inns & 242
Biggest win by runs
256 runs

Closest finishes

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).

ODIs by decade, and who won them
  • Won batting first
  • Won batting second
  • Tied / NR
061218241970s: 5 won batting second of 91970s: 4 won batting first of 9970s1980s: 5 won batting second of 81980s: 3 won batting first of 8880s1990s: 3 won batting second of 91990s: 1 tied / nr of 91990s: 5 won batting first of 9990s2000s: 7 won batting second of 162000s: 3 tied / nr of 162000s: 6 won batting first of 161600s2010s: 10 won batting second of 212010s: 3 tied / nr of 212010s: 8 won batting first of 212110s2020s: 2 won batting second of 32020s: 1 won batting first of 3320s
Every ODI at Edgbaston in CricArcade's archive, by decade: won by the side batting first, won by the side batting second, or tied or no result.

First-innings totals by decade

Completed first innings only; Test totals the archive can only bound are left out.
DecadeODIsAverage first-innings total
1970s9202
1980s8234
1990s9240
2000s16216
2010s21250
2020s3330

Most runs

BatterTeamInnsRuns100s
Rohit SharmaIndia74583
Joe RootEngland114301
Andrew StraussEngland63431
Virat KohliIndia83400
Graham GoochEngland83202

Most wickets

BowlerTeamODIsWkts
Darren GoughEngland1121
James AndersonEngland916
Adil RashidEngland715
Ian BothamEngland710
Shaun PollockSouth Africa510

ODI records

Highest total
408/9
Lowest completed total
70
Biggest win by runs
238 runs

Closest finishes

Most recent matches

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