Advantage West Midlands has provided funding for the new stadium at Warwickshire County Cricket Club’s Edgbaston Cricket Ground.

Birmingham City Council has also agreed to provide funding on the back of this, enabling construction to begin on site. Galliford Try is the main contractor.

The stadium is due to open in time for the 2011 Test Match against India.

Savills is advising on the process.

Savills director Barry Allen said: “Edgbaston is synonymous with cricket and is an internationally recognised brand. This new stadium secures the future of international cricket and will be a great boost to the profile of the city.

“The support and funding from AWM and the City Council has been critical. It is one of the more complex transactions that we have been involved in, secured in one of the most difficult economic periods we have known.”

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