Mitchells and Butlers' Ground

Mitchells and Butlers' Ground
Mitchells and Butlers' Ground
Ground information
Location Birmingham, Warwickshire
Establishment 1888 (first recorded match)

Domestic team information
Warwickshire (1931-1939 & 1957-1961)

Mitchells and Butlers' Ground was a cricket ground in Birmingham, Warwickshire. The ground was owned by Mitchells and Butlers, which had its headquarters in Birmingham. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1888, when Mitchells played Warwickshire Club and Ground.[1] The first first-class match came in 1931 when Warwickshire played Kent. From 1931 to 1939, the ground hosted 9 first-class matches. First-class cricket returned to the ground in 1957, with Warwickshire play 4 further first-class matches at the ground The following season the last of which was between Warwickshire and Cambridge University.[2]

Additionally, the ground has played host to a number of matches involving the Warwickshire Second XI between 1949 and 1992.[3][4] The ground has also hosted a number of ICC Trophy matches, the first of which came in the 1979 ICC Trophy between Denmark and Sri Lanka. From 1979 to 1986, the ground hosted 4 ICC Trophy matches, the last of which saw Denmark play the Netherlands in the 1986 ICC Trophy.[5]

The final county match on the ground came in 1993 when the Warwickshire Second XI played the Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers. Located just off Portland Road, today the ground is used as a football venue and the home of Portland Pavilion Social Club.[6]

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Coordinates: 52°28′50″N 1°57′12″W / 52.48053°N 1.95342°W / 52.48053; -1.95342


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