MEDIA KIT BIRMINGHAM Make the most of your stay

CONTENTSWelcome to Birmingham ....................................... 4My City Guide – Ian Bell ......................................... 8Arriving in Birmingham .........................................14Getting to Edgbaston ............................................15Edgbaston .................................................................16Warwickshire County Cricket Club .................. 24Media Services ........................................................ 28Accommodation ..................................................... 34Team Hotels ............................................................. 35Eating & Drinking ...................................................36Sights ......................................................................... 38Shopping ..................................................................40For More Information ............................................41Schedule ................................................................... 42Venue Records ........................................................44

DURHAMTHE RIVERSIDE

DURHAM

LEEDSHEADINGLEY

MANCHESTEROLD TRAFFORD

NOTTINGHAMTRENT BRIDGE

BIRMINGHAMEDGBASTON

CARDIFFCARDIFF WALES

STADIUM

BRISTOLBRISTOL COUNTY

GROUND

TAUNTONCOUNTY GROUND

TAUNTON

SOUTHAMPTONHAMPSHIRE BOWL

LONDONLORD’S

THE OVAL

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The heartbeat of the Midlands, it is, along with London, the most ethnically diverse city in the country with around 30 per cent of the population non-white.

That diversity is reflected in the cultural and culinary identity of the city, which includes its famous Balti Triangle and popular Indian restaurants. According to the Birmingham Mail, the city’s Sikh celebrations of Vaisakhi are the largest in Europe and the Eid celebrations to mark the end of Ramadan are believed to the biggest in the United Kingdom. Birmingham’s St Patrick’s Day parade is the third biggest in the world after Dublin and New York and the city also welcomes the UK’s largest two day LGBT+ party, Birmingham Pride.

In the mid-18th century, the Lunar Society brought together scientists, philosophers and other thinkers and by 1791, Birmingham was declared “the world’s first manufacturing town” by economist Arthur Young.

Notably, the steam engine was developed in Birmingham by Matthew Boulton and James Watt. William Murdoch, who worked for them, invented gas lighting.

Its central – as opposed to coastal – location required means of transport and the first canal was built in 1769 to connect Birmingham with the coal mines at Wednesbury and the Black Country (the area west of Birmingham that includes Wolverhampton). The canal network expanded rapidly over the coming decades.

In the 20th century, Birmingham became the centre of Britain’s car manufacturing industry. The Mini was first produced at 1959 at Longbridge, south-west of the city centre. In the 1960s, the Longbridge plant employed 25,000 workers though production finally ceased in 2016. Some of the major international businesses which now call the city home include Jaguar Land Rover and HSBC.

Birmingham’s industrial heritage can be seen in the city’s Jewellery Quarter and the Cadbury chocolate manufacturing plant.

In 1976, the National Exhibition Centre was built on the eastern outskirts of the city by Birmingham Airport. It is the largest exhibition space in the United Kingdom and comprises 20 halls and an arena that is a prime concert venue.

By 1791 Birmingham was declared the world’s first manufacturing town.

Gas Street Basin

WELCOME TO BIRMINGHAMBirmingham is Britain’s second largest city with a population of 1.1 million. Known to many as ‘Brum’, its residents are ‘Brummies’.

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Birmingham has undergone major renovations

that have revitalised, among other places, the famous Bullring

shopping area.

Birmingham has undergone major renovations in recent times that have revitalised, among other places, the famous Bullring shopping area, where there had been a market for 800 years, and New Street Station. The two landmarks combine to form one sparkling new destination, Grand Central.

In sports, as well as possessing one of England’s most atmospheric international cricket venues, Birmingham has two major football clubs, Birmingham City and Aston Villa, who both played in the second tier of the English game in the 2018-19 season. There are other football clubs close to the city, including Wolverhampton Wanderers (aka Wolves) of the Premier League, and West Bromwich Albion. Lawn tennis was invented and first played in Birmingham, while to the north of the city The Belfry’s Brabazon course has hosted more Ryder Cup tournaments than anywhere else in the world.

The city hosted the World Indoor Athletics Championships in 2018 and is hosting the Gymnastics World Cup in 2019 and the Commonwealth Games in 2022.

Birmingham is the only UK city outside London, which can boast its own Symphony Orchestra, Royal Ballet and Opera Company. Each organisation stage many events throughout the year at major world-class venues including Birmingham Hippodrome and Town Hall Symphony Hall.

Places of worship, such as churches, gurdwaras, mosques, synagogues and temples can be found in many areas of the city. For more information, please contact your hotel reception.

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MY CITY GUIDEIAN BELLWarwickshire and former England batsman

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What are your favourite places to eat and drink in and around Birmingham?I lived around Brindley Place, just off Broad Street by the canal, for about eight years. There’s a restaurant called The Bank (www.individualrestaurants.com) which was our favourite when we lived there. Cathedral Square has a number of restaurants, including The Ivy Temple Row (www.theivybirmingham.com) and Gaucho (www.gauchorestaurants.com). Moseley is quite quirky and Harborne with The Plough is nice too.

And what about shopping?The city is developing all the time and the Mailbox is a great place. Digbeth is a really cool area, just off the beaten track.

MY CITY GUIDEIAN BELL

The Mailbox

The Ivy

Broad Street

Digbeth Graffiti

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What do you like about Edgbaston?The city’s central location makes Edgbaston a great ground to visit and I think the ground provides the best atmosphere in the country. I think all teams will get great support at Edgbaston during the tournament. Spectators now have the Skyline Terrace in the new stand, which is fantastic and there are loads of different excellent places to watch cricket from. From a player’s point of view, when the Hollies Stand gets going, the noise is like nothing else in the country. The facilities are as good as anywhere in the world now – dressing rooms, viewing areas, the nets, the gym.

And what are your most memorable playing experiences there?Any time we beat Australia was pretty special! The 2005 Ashes game was one of the best Tests at all time. In 2013, we beat Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy and that was one of my favourite ODIs.

Who’s your favourite Warwickshire cricket personality?I was very lucky to grow up watching the great teams of the 1990s which didn’t have many stand-out stars – except the overseas brilliance of Brian Lara and Allan Donald – but were just really good all-round teams.

MY CITY GUIDEIAN BELL

Any time we beat Australia at Edgbaston was pretty special!

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ARRIVING IN BIRMINGHAM

AirBirmingham Airport is 13km east of the city and has direct flights to many UK and European destinations. International destinations include Dubai, Delhi, Bridgetown and a range of US cities. Trains to New Street take 20 minutes and run every ten minutes. Bus 97 takes 30 minutes and a taxi to the city centre will cost about £30.

TrainNew Street station in the city centre right by the Bullring and has direct services to London Euston (1h 30m), Manchester (1h 45m), Nottingham (1h 15m). There are also services (www.chilternrailways.co.uk) from Moor Street station to London Marylebone (15 minutes to Lord’s). For more information visit www.nationalrail.co.uk or www.trainline.com. The rail schedules on a Saturday night and Sunday are reduced. Rail schedules are reduced on Saturday nights and Sundays. Those covering the England v India match on 30 June should plan travel and accommodation accordingly.

BusNational Express (www.nationalexpress.com/en) coaches arrive at Birmingham Coach Station in Digbeth, a 10-minute walk south-east of the Bullring. There is a wide network of local buses connecting the city and its suburbs. See www.nxbus.co.uk for more details.

UberUber is a very convenient and popular way of getting to and from the train station. The passenger App can be downloaded from www.uber.com/ae/en/ride.

Edgbaston is located within the leafy suburb of the same name, about 3km south of the Street station, easily reached by buses 1, 35, 45, 47. The journey time is 15-20 minutes.

GETTING TO EDGBASTON

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EDGBASTONAshes epics, Lara’s 501

and a World Cup classic

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EDGBASTONEdgbaston hosted arguably the greatest ICC Cricket World Cup match of all time, indeed one of the greatest of all ODIs.

The semi-final between Australia and South Africa in 1999 ended in an extraordinary tie after a mix-up between Lance Klusener and Allan Donald led to a run-out. The result sent Australia through to the final (and ultimately the trophy) and South Africa crashing out because the Aussies had finished above them in the Super Six, albeit on net run-rate. Steve Elworthy, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Managing Director, was part of the South Africa side that day.

The ground, which hosted its first Test match in 1902, has also witnessed two of the finest Ashes Test matches to date.

In 1981, with Australia cruising to victory, Ian Botham took five wickets for one run in 28 balls, to grab a win for England and set them on course for an improbable series victory.

In 2005, England beat Australia by only two runs in a Test match for the ages. Without that victory, which levelled the series, England would not have been able to complete their historic series win, their first over Australia for almost 20 years.

Edgbaston has developed into a favourite ground for the England team. Roared on by the often vociferous crowd – especially from the Hollies Stand named after the leg-spin bowler Eric Hollies who dismissed Don Bradman for a duck in his final innings in 1948 – England have an impressive record here.

The last Test they lost was to South Africa in 2008 when Graeme Smith scored the highest of his record four centuries in successful fourth-innings chases. His 154 not out gave South Africa a five-wicket win and an unassailable 2-0 series lead, a score-line that led to the resignation of England captain Michael Vaughan.

Edgbaston is also a stadium of innovation. From 1981 until 2000, the ground used a vast pitch cover known as the Brumbrella that covered almost the entire playing area.

The tied semi-final in 1999 between

Australia and South Africa is one of the greatest

of all ODIs.

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The home of Warwickshire CCC, Edgbaston was where,

in 1994, Windies legend Brian Lara made 501 not out,

a record first-class score.

It hosted the first senior domestic day/night match in England, between Warwickshire and Somerset in 1997. And, in 2017, England played the Windies in the first day/night Test match in the United Kingdom. In 2018, the first Test of the series between England and India was the 1,000th England men’s Test match to be played.

The ground hosted the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013, and also the group-stage fixtures between traditional rivals India and Pakistan in that edition as well as in 2017.

It has become the home of the English domestic T20 competition finals day and back in 1973, in the only women’s ODI the ground has so far hosted, England beat Australia to win the inaugural Women’s World Cup.

The home ground of Warwickshire CCC and its T20 incarnation, Birmingham Bears, Edgbaston was the venue where, in 1994, Windies legend Brian Lara made 501 not out, a record first-class score.

In 2011, a new South Stand was built that provides outstanding facilities for spectators, players and media. The ground’s spectator capacity of 24,500 makes it the third largest venue in England and Wales after Lord’s and The Oval.

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Ground Map Key

1 Media Entry

2 Venue Accreditation Centre

3 Press Box & Media Overflow

4 Photo Work Room

5 Media Lounge

6 Media Conference Room

7 Mixed Zone

Stadium AddressEdgbaston Stadium Edgbaston Road Birmingham B5 7QU

Spectator Capacity for ICC CWC 2019

24,500First Established/Built

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EDGBASTON

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Warwickshire’s brief but total dominance of county cricket in the mid-1990s was remarkable and unparallelled before or since.

WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB

The last of these was another record, his mammoth 501 not out against Durham beat the global first-class record of 499 set by Pakistan’s Hanif Mohammad in 1958-59.

The following season, with South Africa paceman Allan Donald back as overseas player, they won 14 of 17 matches to retain the title. They also won a one-day trophy and finished second in the one-day league on run-rate.

The 1995 trophy was the fifth of their seven Championship titles, the first of which came in 1911 under the captaincy of 22-year-old, Birmingham-born Frank Foster.

Later that year, Foster, a left-arm seamer, played for England for the first time and took 32 wickets in a 4-1 series win in Australia, forming an impressive partnership with the great SF Barnes, who took 34.

In 1914, against Midlands rivals Worcestershire, Foster scored 305 not out in a day, which remained the county’s highest individual score until Lara’s 501 in 1994.

Eight of their 20 major trophies were won between 1989 and 1997, and, in 1994, they won three of the four trophies on offer. If they had won the toss – and thus, batted second – in the September one-day final against Worcestershire, they might well have claimed a clean sweep.

They found an irresistible combination in the cerebral and cajoling coaching of Bob Woolmer and the maverick captaincy of Dermot Reeve, the Hong Kong-born England all-rounder.

The summer of 1994 belonged to one man: Brian Charles Lara. He joined Warwickshire as an overseas player only following the withdrawal through injury of India all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar.

Lara’s first innings for the county came 11 days after his world-record Test score of 375 in Antigua for the Windies against England. His stellar form continued: kicking off with 147 against Glamorgan, he scored six County Championship hundreds in seven innings.

The coaching of Bob Woolmer and captaincy of

Dermot Reeve was an irresistible

combination.

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Warwickshire would wait 40 years for a second title and they made history in 1951 by becoming the first County Championship winners to have a side that was made up entirely of professional players (as opposed to amateurs).

Their leading wicket-taker was leg-spinner Eric Hollies, the man who bowled Don Bradman for a duck in his final Test innings in 1948. Hollies took 145 wickets at 17.69 in 1951, and 2,201 at 20.45 for Warwickshire – a county record – in a career that spanned 25 years, interrupted by World War II.

Success for Warwickshire was intermittent until the 1990s. They won the title in 1972 after an unbeaten season in which the great Windies batsman Rohan Kanhai scored 1,437 runs. His fellow Guyanese Alvin Kallicharan also chipped in with just under 1,000 while there were also significant contributions from great Warwickshire men, opener Dennis Amiss, the county’s leading all-time run-scorer, and MJK Smith, who led the side for ten years from 1957-67.

Kallicharan twice scored more than 2,000 runs in a season for Warwickshire, in 1982 and 1984, but the ‘80s were mostly a forgettable decade for the county.

The post-millennium years have been notable for Championship titles in 2004 and 2012 and the emergence of two batsmen, Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott, who were key players in the England Test side that reached No.1 in the world in 2011.

Bell is Warwickshire through and through, the South African-born Trott an adopted Brummie whose wife Abi is the granddaughter of Tom Dollery, a fine Warwickshire batsman. More recently, another local hero Chris Woakes, like Bell a passionate follower of Aston Villa FC, has represented the county with distinction at international level.

In 2014, Woakes delivered the nerveless final over that sealed victory in the T20 Blast competition. It was the first season in which Warwickshire played T20 cricket in their rebranded guise of Birmingham Bears.

Another member of that team was New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel, who has taken more than 600 wickets across all formats in his nine seasons with the county. And, in 2018, he captained the Bears to promotion back to Division One of the County Championship.

Local hero and Aston Villa fan Chris Woakes

has represented the county with distinction at international level.

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MEDIA SERVICESFurther informationIf you have any further questions on media accreditation or match day access please contact the Cricket World Cup 2019 Media Operations team on mediaoperations@cwc19.co.uk.

Media working areas’ opening/closing timings• On match days, the media working

areas will open three hours before the scheduled start of play and will close two hours after the completion of the mixed zone.

• On match days minus one and two, the media working areas will open at 10h00 and close at 18h00 local time ahead of day matches and open at 14h00 and close at 22h00 ahead of day/night matches.

Media accreditationThe media accreditation process for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 ran in two stages.

The first stage (from 8 November 2018 to 14 February 2019) allowed for the written press, photographers and non-rights holding TV and radio broadcasters to apply online for the tournament media accreditation.

The second stage (from 1 to 28 February 2019) allows for the successful media to make requests to attend round-robin matches, as tournament accreditation alone does not provide access to venues on match days.

Requests for the semi-finals and final will be taken once the round-robin matches are complete. Priority will be given to media whose teams will feature in these matches.

To read more about the Media Terms and Conditions, and FAQs on media accreditation, please visit www.cricketworldcup.com/about

Pass collectionMedia can collect their tournament accreditation passes from the accreditation centres located at each match venue.

All passes must be collected in person and you must present photo identification. Accepted forms of identification are passport, national ID card or UK driving licence.

The venue accreditation centres are open during the following times:

Venue City Opening Date Opening TimesThe Oval London 15 May 2019 08h00-18h00

daily until the first match in the venue

Match day -2 10h00-16h00

Match day -1 08h00-20h00

Match days 06h00-14h00 for day matches08h00-16h00 for day/night matches

Cardiff Wales Stadium Cardiff 16 May 2019Bristol County Ground Bristol 16 May 2019Hampshire Bowl Southampton 17 May 2019Trent Bridge Nottingham 22 May 2019County Ground Taunton Taunton 28 May 2019Old Trafford Manchester 4 June 2019Edgbaston Birmingham 9 June 2019Headingley Leeds 10 June 2019Lord’s London 12 June 2019The Riverside Durham Durham 17 June 2019

Accreditation passes are not transferable and must be worn at all times when working at match and training venues.

Photo bibsAll accredited photographers will be issued with an individually numbered photo bib along with their accreditation. The photo bib is valid for the duration of the tournament, is not transferable and must be worn at all times when working at a venue.

Venue accessThe accreditation pass itself does not automatically entitle media to entry into the ground on a match day. On match days, passes will be scanned at the gate and only those who have been approved for a place at the match will be granted entry.

Media who have been approved for accreditation will be invited to make match day requests in February 2019 and notifications will begin in March. This will all be done via the media accreditation online portal.

On non-match days access will be granted once the pass has been checked visually.

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On pre-match days, the following services and facilities will be available:

• Press box with free seating and internet connectivity.

• Access to view practice sessions.

• Pre-match media conferences.

• Verbatim transcripts of pre-match media conferences.

• Unedited video clips of pre-match media conferences.

• Refreshments and light meals available during the day.

• Access for non-rights holders to film training sessions and record pieces to camera.

Mixed ZoneThe Mixed Zone is an area where media can conduct short interviews with players just prior to their departure from the venue. The mixed zone starts after the media conferences with players from the losing side attending first, followed by the players from the winning side.

Each team will be expected to make, at least, four players available and if mixed zone is delivered according to the guidelines, the sides will not be obligated to organise follow-up media interview opportunities the next day. This will be clarified to the media by the ICC.

The mixed zone has separate areas for the rights holding broadcasters and the written press. Non-rights holding broadcasters can also attend the mixed zone along with the written press but are not permitted to record any content. However, to facilitate the NRHs, the ICC will provide unedited video interviews from the Mixed Zone the following morning through the Online Media Zone.

On-site media facilitiesThe following services and facilities will be provided on match days:

• Press box with allocated seating (as per the ICC’s pecking order).

• Pitch-side photo positions, allocated as per the ICC’s pecking order.

• High-speed internet connectivity in all media working areas.

• Media dining area serving a variety of food during the day.

• Refreshment stations offering tea, coffee, water and soft drinks.

• Post-match media conferences.

• Verbatim transcripts of post-match media conferences.

• Unedited video clips of post-match media conferences.

• A mixed zone for additional post-match interview opportunities.

Media conferencesAccording to the media guidelines, official press conferences take place on match day minus one and match days only. However, the teams will be encouraged to make players available either before or after training on match days minus two.

On pre-match days, teams training in the morning will hold their media conference after training, while the teams training in the afternoon will hold their conference beforehand. The pre-match conferences are expected to be attended by the captains and/or coaches.

Post-match media conferences will take place immediately after the presentation ceremony, with the losing captain first and followed by the winning captain.

If the player of the match doesn’t attend the post-match media conference, then he will be available to the media in the Mixed Zone.

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Verbatim transcripts of press conferencesThe ICC has engaged ASAP Sports to provide a complete, word-for-word FastScript, which will be delivered within minutes of the completion of the press conferences in electronic form to the media and will also be available on the Online Media Zone. This will enable journalists to concentrate on their match reports, not worrying about missing interviews, trying to read illegible notes, trying to transcribe poorly recorded press conferences or having to borrow material from other journalists.

The service will also benefit journalists who are not attending the tournament as they will be able to produce their own copy with the assistance of the captains’ quotes.

MEDIA SERVICES

The Online Media Zone will be a one-stop shop for

media attending or following

the tournament.

Online Media ZoneThe Online Media Zone (OMZ) www.icc-cricket.com/media-zone/login will be a one-stop shop for media attending or following the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The OMZ has been designed to ensure the media remains up to speed on all matters relating to the tournament, and will include content that can be downloaded and used for editorial purposes.

As this is a password protected site, you will need login details, which you can get by writing to Rajshekhar Rao at rajshekhar.rao@icc-cricket.com. If you have already signed up and have forgotten the password, then please retrieve the password by clicking the Retrieve Password button.

The OMZ will include:

• Unedited video clips of all media conferences.

• Unedited video clips of Mixed Zone interviews.

• Verbatim transcripts of all media conference.

• Exclusive columns from former international stalwarts.

• Match previews and reviews, features and articles.

• Resource section to include playing conditions; important telephone numbers; match officials’ appointments; training sessions; electronic media kits/guide; daily stats pack etc.

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TEAM HOTELSPark Regis www.parkregisbirmingham.co.uk

Hyatt www.hyatt-regency.hotels-birmingham.co.uk

Malmaison www.malmaison.com

ACCOMMODATIONThe media are encouraged to visit www.booking.com to view a range of accommodation and book accordingly.Below are some selections, which can be accessed via www.booking.com but are neither endorsed by the ICC nor by the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Organising Committee. Star ratings are not official.

Radisson Blu www.radissonblu.com

4* city-centre hotel close to New Street station.

Crowne Plaza www.ihg.com

4* hotel close to Broad Street/city centre.

Marriott www.marriott.co.uk

4* hotel 3km from Edgbaston (12 minutes on the No.1 bus).

Penta www.pentahotels.com

4* hotel close to New Street station.

Hotel Indigo www.hotelindigo.com

Stylish 4* hotel on the 23rd and 24th floors of The Cube, the annex to the Mailbox, the upmarket city-centre retail and lifestyle destination.

Hampton by Hilton www.hamptoninn3.hilton.com

3* hotel in the Jewellery Quarter close to Broad Street/city centre.

Holiday Inn3*, 200m from New Street station.

Ibis3* at New Street station. Two other 2* hotels in city centre.

Premier Inn3* at New Street station and two others (3*) in city centre.

TravelodgeOne 3* at Bullring, two others (2*) in city centre.

Media are responsible for booking their own accommodation.

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Birmingham is the home of the ‘balti’, the ubiquitous curry whose name is believed to derive from the Urdu word for bucket and refers to the type of dish in which it is served. The balti emerged in the 1970s and the area to the south of the city around Sparkhill (where England all-rounder Moeen Ali grew up) and Moseley is known as the Balti Triangle. Moseley, along with Edgbaston, is also the area for good pubs and craft beer. Digbeth, less than 10 minutes’ walk east of the Bullring, is one of the most fashionable and characterful areas of the city full of independent shops, bars and restaurants. Chinatown is adjacent to the Bullring.

This is just a small selection of the wide variety of eating and drinking options available in the city. These establishments are not endorsed either by the ICC or ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

EATING & DRINKINGThe city centre is packed full of excellent restaurants and bars to suit all tastes and budgets. Popular areas include Broad Street, a major thoroughfare running south-west from the centre, and Brindley Place, which is a tree-lined square by the canal.

The Lord Clifden www.thelordclifden.com

Acclaimed pub in the Jewellery Quarter with good food, its own beer and big TV screens. Nearby sister pub is The Red Lion.

Prince of Wales www.theprincemoseley.co.uk

Traditional English pub serving a wide range of ales. Twenty minutes’ walk south-east of the ground in the pleasant suburb of Moseley.

The Plough www.theploughharborne.co.uk

Quality pub serving good food, beer and coffee in Harborne, about 5km (15 minutes’ drive) from Edgbaston. Open from 8am for breakfast/brunch Monday-Friday and from 9am on Saturday and Sunday.

Zindiya www.zindiya.co.uk

An ‘Indian Streatery’ in Moseley trying to create ‘an immersive experience of India’ which includes the decor designed to look an Indian street. Also serves Afternoon Tea/High Chai.

Kababish www.kababish.co.uk

Tandoori and Balti restaurant in Moseley (also with a branch in Sutton Coldfield 30 minutes’ drive south of Birmingham). Look out for the cricketing pictures on the walls, including Mike Atherton, Mike Gatting and Wasim Akram.

1847 www.1847manchester.com

Stylish city-centre vegetarian restaurant in Great Western Arcade named after the year the vegetarian society was formed. Its original branch is in Manchester.

Purnell’s Bistro & Ginger’s Bar www.purnellsbistro-gingers.com

City-centre eatery opened by Glynn Purnell, the Solihull-born Michelin-starred chef dubbed the ‘Yummie Brummie’. Just two streets away from his Michelin-starred restaurant, Purnell’s.

Birmingham is home to the

ubiquitous ‘balti’.

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SIGHTSCITY CENTRELibrary of Birmingham www.libraryofbirmingham.com

A 10-minute walk from New Street, this stunning piece of architecture was opened in 2013 by Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived a Taliban attack. The Library holds Britain’s most important Shakespeare collection. Located in Centenary Square which also the site of the International Convention Centre and the Symphony Hall.

Birmingham Back to Backs www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Tours of these restored working-class homes show what life was like from the late 19th century and into the 20th.

National Sea Life Centre www.visitsealife.com

Designed by decorated architect, Norman Foster, this is England’s largest inland aquarium. Marine life on display include hammerhead sharks, turtles and otters.

Jewellery QuarterLocated 20 minutes’ walk north-west of New Street, this area has been a key part of the Birmingham landscape since the 1750s. There is also a Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.

AWAY FROM THE CITYStratford-upon-Avon www.shakespeare.org.uk

An hour’s drive south of Birmingham or an hour’s train ride from Moor Street station, Stratford is the birthplace of William Shakespeare and a pleasant riverside town in its own right. Visit the Bard’s family home and see permanent exhibitions which tell the story of his life. Stratford is also the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company (www.rsc.org.uk) and has three theatres showing year-round performances.

Cadbury World www.cadburyworld.co.uk

One for the chocoholics where Cadbury produce their chocolates. Thirty minutes on the train from New Street south of the city.

Sarehole Mill www.birminghammuseums.org.uk

A 250-year-old working water mill south of the city centre, notable because Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien opposite and used the Mill and the surrounding area for his creation of Middle Earth. Part of the ‘Tolkien Trail’. About 30 minutes by road (No.5 bus from New Street) or rail (from Moor Street).

This is England’slargest inland

aquarium.National Sea Life Centre

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FOR MORE INFORMATIONThere is a tourist information kiosk on the corner of Corporation Street and New Street.

www.visitbirmingham.com

SHOPPING

Its two huge retail spaces – East and West Malls – contain all the international brands and café chains you would expect. There is a also a branch of upmarket department store Selfridge’s plus mobile phone stores EE, Three, O2 and Vodafone; Eurochange and a Tesco supermarket.

A short walk away is the Mailbox (www.mailboxlife.com), which is a former Royal Mail office that has become a stylish, modern retail and hotel complex with a metallic extension called The Cube. Houses fine-dining restaurants and a branch of the luxury fashion store Harvey Nichols.

Ten minutes’ walk north-east is Great Western Arcade (www.greatwesternarcade.co.uk), which is a beautiful, glass-roofed arcade with mostly independent shops.

The dated 1960s architecture of the famous Bullring (www.bullring.co.uk) has been transformed in recent years into the Bullring & Grand Central destination close to New Street station.

ACCESS TO IMAGES, B-ROLL AND ARCHIVE FOOTAGE To access high quality images from the West Midlands regional image library, please visit www.wmgrowth.com/toolkit

For additional images please contact editor@wmgrowth.com

To access high quality b-roll and archive footage, please contact Film Birmingham.

FILMING PERMISSIONS Permissions required differ depending on crew size and location.

For filming around Birmingham city centre please contact Film Birmingham or Birmingham City Council’s press office.

Film Birmingham info@filmbirmingham.co.uk+44(0) 121 675 3883www.filmbirmingham.co.uk

GENERAL MEDIA ENQUIRIES For all general media enquiries, please contact Birmingham City Council.

BCC Press Office press.office@birmingham.gov.uk +44(0) 121 303 3287

For more information, please visit www.birmingham.gov.uk

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS West Midlands Growth Company Twitter

twitter.com/WMGrowth

For visitors

twitter.com/visit_bham

facebook.com/VisitBham

instagram.com/visit_birmingham

youtube.com/channel

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EDGBASTON OUTGROUND

10.00am - 1.00pm 2.00pm - 5.00pm 10.00am - 1.00pm 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Wednesday 14 June NZ

Saturday 15 June NZ

Sunday 16 June NZ SA

Monday 17 June SA NZ

Tuesday 18 June NZ SA

Wednesday 19 June NZ v SA

Sunday 23 June NZ

Monday 24 June NZ PAK

Tuesday 25 June PAK NZ

Wednesday 26 June NZ v PAK BAN

Thursday 27 June BAN ENG

Friday 28 June ENG IND BAN

Saturday 29 June IND ENG BAN

Sunday 30 June ENG v IND BAN

Monday 1 July BAN IND

Tuesday 2 July BAN v IND

Wednesday 3 July TBC TBC

Thursday 4 July TBC TBC

Friday 5 July TBC TBC

Saturday 6 July TBC TBC

Sunday 7 July TBC TBC

Monday 8 July TBC TBC

Tuesday 9 July TBC TBC

Wednesday 10 July TBC TBC

Thursday 11 July SEMI-FINAL 2 (2 v 3)

Friday 12 July Reserve Day

Training

Tournament Match

SCHEDULE EDGBASTON

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VENUE RECORDSFirst ODI: 1972

ODIs: 58

ICC CWC matches: 11

Highest ODI total 408-9 (50 overs) – England v New Zealand, 2015

Lowest ODI total 70 (25.2 overs) – Australia v England, 1977

Highest individual ODI score 171* – Glenn Turner, New Zealand v East Africa, 1975

Best ODI bowling figures 6-52 – Josh Hazlewood, Australia v New Zealand, 2017

ODI venue records for teams with ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 fixtures at EdgbastonTEAM PLAYED WON LOST TIED NR

India 10 7 3 0 0

England 38 22 13 0 3

South Africa 8 4 3 1 0

New Zealand 10 3 3 0 4

Pakistan 13 5 8 0 0

Josh Hazlewood claimed career-best figures against New

Zealand in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy

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