permission for floodlights to be installed at their Taunton ground this only leaves Worcestershire as the only county not to have permanent floodlights at their home ground. England v West Indies (First day/night Test Match) On 17 August 2017 Edgbaston played host to the first ever day/night Test match in England and only the fifth to be played worldwide between England and the West Indies with the just the first out of the three planned test matches being played under the lights using the pink ball. Play started at 14:00 BST with the scheduled close of play at 21:00 BST. 1st Test All Timings are BST Match Timings 1st session: 2.00pm – 4.00pm, Lunch: 4.00pm – 4.40pm, 2nd session: 4.40pm – 6.40pm, Tea: 6.40pm – 7.00pm, 3rd session: 7.00pm – 9.00pm. Day/night match timings Over the years, match timings for day/night games in both the Sunday/National League and the Twenty20 Cup have changed. In July 1997 in the very first day/night match at Edgbaston play did not start on that night until 6.10 pm with play not finishing until 11.38 pm which brought about complaints from locals. These days matches apart from the Twenty20 Cup start in the mid-to-late Afternoon at either 2.30 pm for Friends Provident Trophy and One Day International matches with Pro40 matches starting a bit later at 4.40 pm with matches finishing at around 10.15 pm to 10.20 pm. Day/night Twenty20 Cup match start and finish times have also changed over the last few years. In 2003, matches started at 7.30 pm and finished at 10.15 pm. In 2006, timings were brought forward with the matches starting at 7 pm with the match finishing at 9.45 pm. Here are the match timings for the 2008 Season. All timings are BST NatWest Pro40 League (40 overs) 1st Innings: 4.40pm – 7.20pm, Interval: 7.20pm – 7.40pm, 2nd Innings: 7.40pm – 10.20pm Friends Provident Trophy (50 overs) 1st Innings: 2.30pm – 6.00pm, Interval: 6.00pm – 6.45pm, 2nd Innings: 6.45pm – 10.15pm Twenty20 Cup (20 overs) (group stage and quarterfinals) 1st Innings: 7.00pm – 8.15pm, Interval: 8.15pm – 8.30pm, 2nd Innings: 8.30pm – 9.45pm Twenty20 Cup Final 1st Innings: 7.15pm – 8.30pm, Interval: 8.30pm – 8.45pm, 2nd Innings: 8.45pm – 10.00pm One Day Internationals (50 overs) 1st Innings: 2.30pm – 6.00pm, Interval: 6.00pm – 6.45pm, 2nd Innings: 6.45pm – 10.15pm References Limited overs cricket