2. England (Venue wise) Lord’s (113 Tests) Trent Bridge (106 Tests) Oval (83 Tests ) Old Trafford (68 Tests) Edgbaston (45 Tests) Leeds (69 Tests )

3. England (Month wise) May (24 Tests) June (157 Tests) July (159 Tests) August (141 Tests) September (3 Tests)

4. Trent Bridge (106 Tests) All Results : 31.13 % Max. Result: August (35.71 %) Month-wise analysis (1 st Inns) 2 nd Bat Avg score 306 400 score:15 Inns Win 27.28 % 1 st Bat Avg score 325 400 score : 16 Inns Win 33.33 % After 5 years a Test match was played in month of August (Eng v Pak 2010) …maximum Tests played in June (50 Tests). 1 ST INNS (Average score)

5. Leeds( 69 Tests) All Results 75.36 % Max. Result July (76.74 % ) 1 st Bat Avg score 309 400 score: 21 Inns Win 36.23 % 2 nd Bat Avg score 291 400 score: 14 Inns Win 39.13 % 1 ST INNS (Average score) To bat or bowl first is quite confusing @ Leeds, R Ponting found out… especially when you are playing in June, July period !. Month-wise Analysis (1 st Inns )

6. Lord’s (113 Tests) All Results : 60.17 % Max. Result: May (63.63 %) 2 nd Bat Avg score 297 400 score: 27 Inns Win 27.93% 1st Bat Avg score 309 400 score : 26 Inns Win 32.74 % 1 ST INNS (Average score) Haven’t played a Test in the month of August(332) since 1991…….& on other hand ONLY started playing Test match in the month of May(387) since 2001 !!. Month-wise analysis (1 st Inns)

7. Edgbaston (44 Tests) All Results : 81.82 % Max. Result: July (100.00 %) 1 st Bat Avg score 313 400 score : 14 Inns Win 31.82 % 2 nd Bat Avg score 316 400 score: 17 Inns Win 50.00 % 1 ST INNS (Average score) Month-wise analysis (1 st Inns) Batting becomes easy at end of the season, as teams are able to score big at a faster rate !. Yet unfortunately if a Test is played @ the beginning or middle of a season, then bowl first !!.

8. Oval (83 Tests) All Results : 59.03 % Max. Result: July (66.66 %) 2 nd Bat Avg score 301 400 score : 21 Inns Win 26.51 % 1st Bat Avg score 347 400 score: 30 Inns Win 32.53 % 1 ST INNS (Average score) Month-wise analysis (1 st Inns) Never a Test is played in the month of May & June.. but Oval has a great batting record in the month of August & September.

9. Old Trafford (68 Tests ) All Results : 52.94 % Max. Result : June (73.33 %) 2 nd Bat Avg score 269 400 score : 13 Inns Win 17.91 % 1st Bat Avg score 327 400 score: 20 Inns Win 35.29 % 1 ST INNS (Average score) Month-wise analysis (1 st Inns) Unlike other grounds in England, teams can bat first at Old Trafford.Most games are played in the month of June/July, & teams have been scoring 400 plus consistently.