Personnel | |
---|---|
Captain | Grant Elliott |
Coach | Jim Troughton |
Overseas player(s) |
Jeetan Patel Colin de Grandhomme |
Team information | |
Founded | 2014 |
Home ground | Edgbaston |
Capacity | 25,000 |
History | |
First-class debut |
Yorkshire in 2014 at Edgbaston |
Natwest T20 Blast wins | 1 (2014) |
Official website: | Birminghambears.com |
Birmingham Bears are a T20 cricket team located in Birmingham. They are formally known as the Warwickshire Bears and are a part of Warwickshire County Cricket Club. They currently play at Edgbaston in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. They have won 1 Natwest T20 Blast, beating Lancashire Lightning in the final at Edgbaston. The only other teams to win the Natwest T20 Blast are Lancashire Lightning and Northamptonshire Steelbacks
Their current captain is former New Zealand international Grant Elliott. International players include Jeetan Patel (New Zealand), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand), Ian Bell (England), Chris Woakes (England), William Porterfield (Ireland), Boyd Rankin (Ireland), Rikki Clarke (England) and Tim Ambrose (England)