Where to catch the action of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013

The last and final edition of the 7^th ICC Champions Trophy is just round the corner and fans from all over the globe are making a beeline to Cardiff, Birmingham and London to support their teams and see their cricketing idols in live action.

The Cricketing Stadiums

A relatively smaller tournament c006Fmpared to the T20 and the Cricket World Cup, the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 will see only 15 matches being played by eight of the top ODI teams at 3 relatively well known cricketing stadiums:

·    Sophia Gardens, Cardiff – The home of Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Sophia Gardens claim to fame lie it being the venue where Australians were defeated by the Bangladeshis in 2005.

·   Edgbaston, Birmingham – The second largest cricketing venue after Lords in the UK that can accommodate around 21000 fans, Edgbaston also happens to be home ground of the Warwickshire Cricket team and the venue where Brian Lara’s scored his world record 501 and where Australia tied with South Africa during the famous 1999 Cricket World Cup semi final considered by many as the greatest in ODI in history.

·         The Kennington Oval, London- One of the famous cricketing grounds of UK; this is where it all began. Oval was the venue of the first ever test in England; where the legend of Ashes was born; where Bradman made his most famous duck and much more firsts. The stadium was established way back in 1875 and has a capacity of 23500. 

Teams & Match Dates

Teams participating in the tournament have been divided into 2 groups of four teams each. The opening match is schedule to be played at Cardiff on June 6^th with finals set for June 26^th at Birmingham.

Group B: India, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies 

Group A: Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka

Renting an Short Stay Service Apartments in London

All three of these stadiums are located not far from the serviced apartments or the holiday rentals that you have rented for this particular short term holiday. While car parking at the venue maybe limited this won’t create much of a problem for those staying in a holiday apartment not far from the venue for you can always walk down to venue or take the nearest tube, train or coach. For fans planning to come down to London, getting a place to stay near Oval is sure shot winner for the Oval tube Station is 200 yards from the ground while Vauxhall station is some 800 yards away. Even Cardiff and Birmingham are well connected by all forms of transport system so, irrespective of where you have rented out an apartment, by availing of the public transport system you can always reach match venue on time.