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Cricket In The City Comes To Birmingham

16 August 2011

On 8th August, ECB's Festival of Cricket came to Birmingham. Here are the thoughts of cricketers and local people involved in making the event work so well.

Some of the people featured in this video are Warwickshire CCC Commercial Director James McLaughlin, BRMB  radio DJ Russ Morris, former Warwickshire fast bowler Gladstone Small as well as England stars past and present in Chris Tremlett, Graeme Hick and Isa Guha.

The event featured appearances from the England and Indian cricketers ahead of the third Test, which England went on to win to reach number one in the ICC Test rankings, as well as opportunities for youngsters to showcase their talents.

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