avfc.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.
