Birmingham's best sports attractions ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games
dailystar.co.ukavfc.co.uk/villa-park).Later we headed to Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham’s oldest sporting venue and the England cricket team’s favourite ground, thanks to fervent support from fans in its famous Eric Hollies Stand.
Home to Warwickshire Cricket Club, it has been holding Test matches since 1902 – in the first ever game England heroically bowled out Australia for 36 runs.Edgbaston was also one of the grounds to host last summer’s hugely successful new tournament The Hundred, as well as the Vitality Blast final in September.
During this year’s Games the women’s T20 final will be held there.During our visit we watched England batsman Dom Sibley train with his Warwickshire teammates – and bumped into him outside – and heard how eight groundsmen spend hours preparing the hallowed turf, often cutting it several times a day (edgbaston.com).Next up was The Belfry near Sutton Coldfield, which has hosted more Ryder Cups than anywhere else.
Last year it also held the British Masters.Its Brabazon course – one of three – is on every amateur golfer’s bucket list. Prizes of a car or £10,000 have even been offered for a hole-in-one on its notorious 10th hole.We tried out the brand-new 34-bay driving range which has clever Toptracer technology that tracks your golf ball’s flight path.
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