Which match?
Birmingham Mail Cricket Blog Quiz Question, no. 286.
Which Aston Villa match, played on a county cricket ground, is being described here?
"The pitch was moved nearer to the centre of the ground to give an opportunity of a better view of the game being obtained by spectators on the cricket pavilion side of the enclosure."
Prize for first correct answer: Ticket stub from Exeter City v Walsall, March 27, 2010.
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Brian Halford - Brian Halford’s look at Edgbaston.
It must be the 1887 FA Cup final against West Brom at the Oval.
Villa won 2-0 and paraded the trophy around the city on a horse and cart!
Good effort, John, but, as the great Roy Walker used to say on that fine quiz show Catch Phrase, "Good, but not right".
We're talking 20th century here.
Was it when they played Notts County at Trent Bridge?
Bramall Lane 1938 (FA Cup Semi Final)
Preston 2 Villa 1
That's my guess.
Mad, that's a corker, a terrific effort. You've hit the bar there, the underside of the bar.
But the ball's come back out...
Park Avenue Stadium 1913 (FA Cup Quarter Final)
Bradford Park Avenue 0 Villa 5
That's my final offer!
Hard lines again.
Villa v Chelsea, FA Cup semi-final at Bramall Lane, 1920.