List of Test cricket grounds
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This is a list of Test cricket grounds. Since the first cricket Test match in Australia in 1877, 100 grounds have hosted Test cricket. The grounds are listed by country, with the countries listed in the order in which they first hosted a Test match and the grounds in each country listed in the order in which they were first used as a venue for Test cricket. However, the first international cricket match was actually a game between the United States of America and Canada in Manhattan, New York on 24–25 September 1844 with that city's St George's Club representing the USA and Toronto CC representing Canada.[citation needed] More than 32 years passed before Australia and England contested what was to become accepted as the first official Test match in March 1877. 5 day matches between non-Test playing countries are therefore not considered a proper Test match. Also, this excludes World Series Cricket and South African rebel tours venues. On 8 July 2009, the SWALEC Stadium (previously known as Sophia Gardens) in Cardiff became the 100th test venue.[1][2]
The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium was unable to host international matches for a period of 12 months from March 2008 as major work was done to improve the conditions of the pitch.[3]
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| No. | Official name (known as) | Location | Home nation | First used | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) |
Melbourne, Victoria |  Australia |
15 March 1877 | • Members End • Great Southern Stand End |
| 2 | The Oval Cricket Ground (The Oval) |
Kennington, London |  England |
6 September 1880 | • Pavilion End • Vauxhall End |
| 3 | Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) |
Sydney, New South Wales | Australia |
17 February 1882 | • Paddington End • Randwick End |
| 4 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground (Old Trafford) |
Manchester, Greater Manchester | England |
10 July 1884 | • Stretford End • Brian Statham End (originally Warwick Road end) |
| 5 | Lord's Cricket Ground (Lord's) |
St. John's Wood, London | England |
21 July 1884 | • Pavilion End • Nursery End |
| 6 | Adelaide Oval |
Adelaide, South Australia | Australia |
12 December 1884 | • City/River End • Cathedral End |
| 7 | Sahara Oval St. George's (St George’s Park) |
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape |  South Africa |
12 March 1889 | • Duckpond End • Park Drive End |
| 8 | Sahara Park Newlands (Newlands) |
Cape Town, Western Cape | South Africa |
25 March 1889 | • Wynberg End • Kelvin Grove End |
| 9 | Old Wanderers No. 1 Ground (Old Wanderers) |
Johannesburg, Gauteng | South Africa |
2 March 1896 | Unknown |
| 10 | Trent Bridge Ground (Trent Bridge) |
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | England |
1 June 1899 | • Pavilion End • Radcliffe Road End |
| 11 | Headingley Carnegie Stadium (Headingley) |
Leeds, West Yorkshire | England |
29 June 1899 | • Kirkstall Lane End • Football Stand End |
| 12 | County Cricket Ground (Edgbaston) |
Birmingham, West Midlands | England |
29 May 1902 | • City End • Pavilion End |
| 13 | Bramall Lane | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | England |
3 July 1902††† | • Pavilion End • Football Ground End |
| 14 | Lord's No. 1 Ground (Lord's) |
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa |
21 January 1910‡ | Unknown |
| 15 | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead (Kingsmead) |
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa |
18 January 1923 | • Umgeni End • Old Fort Road End |
| 16 | Exhibition Ground† (The Ekka) |
Brisbane, Queensland | Australia |
30 November 1928 | • Hospital End • The Hill |
| 17 | AMI Stadium (formerly Jade Stadium and Lancaster Park) |
Christchurch, Canterbury |  New Zealand |
10 January 1930 | • Hadlee Stand End • Port Hills End |
| 18 | Kensington Oval (The Mecca) |
Bridgetown, Barbados |  West Indies |
11 January 1930 | • Malcolm Marshall End • Joel Garner End |
| 19 | Basin Reserve (The Basin) |
Wellington | New Zealand |
24 January 1930 | • Vance Stand End • Scoreboard End |
| 20 | Queen's Park Oval | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | West Indies |
1 February 1930 | • Pavilion End • Media Centre End |
| 21 | Eden Park No. 1 (Eden Park) |
Auckland | New Zealand |
14 February 1930 | • Dominion Road End • Sandringham Road End |
| 22 | Bourda | Georgetown, Guyana | West Indies |
21 February 1930 | • Regent Street End • North Road End |
| 23 | Sabina Park (Bina) |
Kingston, Jamaica | West Indies |
3 April 1930 | • Blue Mountains End • Headley Stand End |
| 24 | Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba) |
Brisbane, Queensland | Australia |
27 November 1931 | • Stanley Street End • Vulture Street End |
| 25 | Bombay Gymkhana Ground (Gymkhana Ground) |
Mumbai, Maharashtra |  India |
15 December 1933 | Unknown |
| 26 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata, West Bengal | India |
5 January 1934 | • High Court End • Pavilion End |
| 27 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu | India |
10 February 1934 | • Anna Pavilion End • Wallajah Road End |
| 28 | Feroz Shah Kotla (Kotla) |
Delhi | India |
10 November 1948 | • Stadium End • Pavilion End |
| 29 | Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai, Maharashtra | India |
9 December 1948 | • Pavilion End • Churchgate End |
| 30 | Ellis Park Stadium (Ellis Park) |
Johannesburg, Gauteng | South Africa |
27 December 1948* | Unknown |
| 31 | Green Park Stadium | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | India |
12 January 1952 | • Mill Pavilion End • Hostel End |
| 32 | University Ground | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | India |
23 October 1952 | Unknown |
| 33 | Bangabandhu National Stadium (Number 1 Dhaka Stadium) |
Dhaka, Dhaka Division |  Bangladesh |
1 January 1955†† | • Pavilion End • Paltan End |
| 34 | Bahawal Stadium | Bahawalpur, Punjab |  Pakistan |
15 January 1955†††† | Unknown |
| 35 | Bagh-e-Jinnah (Lawrence Gardens) |
Lahore, Punjab | Pakistan |
29 January 1955 | Unknown |
| 36 | Peshawar Club Ground | Peshawar, North West Frontier Province | Pakistan |
13 February 1955 | • Pavilion End • College End |
| 37 | National Stadium | Karachi, Sindh | Pakistan |
26 February 1955 | • Pavilion End • University End |
| 38 | Carisbrook | Dunedin, Otago | New Zealand |
11 March 1955 | • Railway End • Hillside End |
| 39 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Fateh Maidan) |
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | India |
19 November 1955 | • Pavilion End • Hill Fort End |
| 40 | Nehru Stadium | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | India |
6 January 1956 | Unknown |
| 41 | New Wanderers Stadium (Wanderers) |
Johannesburg, Gauteng | South Africa |
24 December 1956 | • Corlett Drive End • Golf Course End |
| 42 | Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore Stadium) |
Lahore, Punjab | Pakistan |
21 November 1959 | • Pavilion End • College End |
| 43 | Pindi Club Ground | Rawalpindi, Punjab | Pakistan |
27 March 1965 | Unknown |
| 44 | Vidharba Cricket Association Ground (VCA Ground) |
Nagpur, Maharashtra | India |
3 October 1969 | • Jaika End • Church End |
| 45 | Western Australian Cricket Association Ground (The WACA) |
Perth, Western Australia | Australia |
11 December 1970 | • Members End • Prindiville Stand End |
| 46 | Niaz Stadium | Hyderabad, Sindh | Pakistan |
16 March 1973 | Unknown |
| 47 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Chinnaswamy Stadium) |
Bangalore, Karnataka | India |
22 November 1974 | • Pavilion End • BEML End |
| 48 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai, Maharashtra | India |
23 January 1975 | • Garware Pavilion End • Tata End |
| 49 | Iqbal Stadium | Faisalabad, Punjab | Pakistan |
16 November 1978 | • Pavilion End • Golf Course End |
| 50 | McLean Park | Napier, Hawke's Bay | New Zealand |
16 February 1979 | • Centennial Stand End • Embankment End |
| 51 | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium | Multan, Punjab | Pakistan |
30 December 1980 | Unknown |
| 52 | Antigua Recreation Ground (The Rec) |
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | West Indies |
27 March 1981 | • Pavilion End • Factory Road End |
| 53 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Saravanamuttu Stadium) |
Colombo, Western Province |  Sri Lanka |
17 February 1982 | • Air Force Flats End • Press Block End |
| 54 | Asgiriya Stadium | Kandy, Central Province | Sri Lanka |
22 April 1983 | • Hunnasgiriya End • Hanthana End |
| 55 | Gandhi Stadium | Jalandhar, Punjab | India |
24 September 1983 | • Stadium End • Pavilion End |
| 56 | Sardar Patel Stadium (Motera) |
Ahmedabad, Gujarat | India |
12 November 1983 | • Adani Pavilion End • GMDC End |
| 57 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) |
Colombo, Western Province | Sri Lanka |
16 March 1984 | • Tennis Courts End • South End |
| 58 | Colombo Cricket Club Ground (CCC) |
Colombo, Western Province | Sri Lanka |
24 March 1984 | • Press Box End • Pavilion End |
| 59 | Jinnah Stadium (Sialkot Stadia) |
Sialkot, Punjab | Pakistan |
27 October 1985 | • Railway End • Pavilion End |
| 60 | Barabati Stadium | Cuttack, Orissa | India |
4 January 1987 | • Mahanadi River End • Pavilion End |
| 61 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur, Rajasthan | India |
21 February 1987 | • Pavilion End • City End |
| 62 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart, Tasmania | Australia |
16 December 1989 | • Church Street End • River End |
| 63 | Sector 16 Stadium | Chandigarh, Chandigarh | India |
23 November 1990 | Unknown |
| 64 | Seddon Park |
Hamilton, Waikato | New Zealand |
22 February 1991 | • Members End • City End |
| 65 | Jinnah Stadium | Gujranwala, Punjab | Pakistan |
20 December 1991 | Unknown |
| 66 | Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium (Premadasa Stadium) |
Colombo, Western Province | Sri Lanka |
28 August 1992 | • Khettarama End • Scoreboard End |
| 67 | Tyronne Fernando Stadium (Fernando Stadium) |
Moratuwa, Western Province | Sri Lanka |
8 September 1992 | • Press Box End • Katubadda End |
| 68 | Harare Sports Club (formerly "Salisbury Sports Club") |
Harare |  Zimbabwe |
18 October 1992 | • City End • Club House End |
| 69 | Bulawayo Athletic Club | Bulawayo | Zimbabwe |
1 November 1992 ††††††† | Unknown |
| 70 | Southend Club Cricket Stadium (Defence Cricket Stadium) |
Karachi, Sindh | Pakistan |
1 December 1993 | Unknown |
| 71 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Rawalpindi, Punjab | Pakistan |
3 December 1993 | • Pavilion End • Shell End |
| 72 | K.D. Singh Babu Stadium | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | India |
18 January 1994 | • Pavilion End • Gomati End |
| 73 | Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo | Zimbabwe |
20 October 1994 | • City End • Airport End |
| 74 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (Mohali) |
Mohali, Punjab | India |
10 December 1994 | • Pavilion End • City End |
| 75 | Arbab Niaz Stadium | Peshawar, North West Frontier Province | Pakistan |
8 September 1995 | • Pavilion End • College End |
| 76 | SuperSport Park (Centurion Park) |
Centurion, Gauteng | South Africa |
16 November 1995 | • Pavilion End • Hennops River End |
| 77 | Sheikhupura Stadium | Sheikhupura, Punjab | Pakistan |
17 October 1996 | Unknown |
| 78 | The Playing Fields (Arnos Vale) |
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | West Indies |
20 June 1997 | • Airport End • Bequia End |
| 79 | Galle International Stadium | Galle, Southern Province | Sri Lanka |
3 June 1998 | • City End • Fort End |
| 80 | Goodyear Park (Springbok Park) |
Bloemfontein, Free State | South Africa |
29 October 1999 | • Loch Logan End • Willows End |
| 81 | Multan Cricket Stadium | Multan, Punjab | Pakistan |
29 August 2001 | • Main Pavilion End • North Pavilion End |
| 82 | MA Aziz Stadium | Chittagong, Chittagong Division | Bangladesh |
15 November 2001 | • Pedrollo End • Ispahani End |
| 83 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium (SCA Stadium) |
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates |
31 January 2002†††††† | • Pavilion End • Sharjah Club End |
| 84 | National Cricket Stadium (Queen's Park) |
St. George's, Grenada | West Indies |
28 June 2002 | • River End • D'arbeau End |
| 85 | Buffalo Park | East London, Eastern Cape | South Africa |
18 October 2002 | • Buffalo Park Drive End • Bunkers Hill End |
| 86 | North West Cricket Stadium (Sedgars Park) |
Potchefstroom, North West | South Africa |
25 October 2002 | • Daly Auto End • University End |
| 87 | County Ground (Riverside) |
Chester-le-Street, County Durham | England |
5 June 2003 | • Finchale End • Lumley End |
| 88 | Beausejour | Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | West Indies |
20 June 2003 | • Pavilion End • Media Centre End |
| 89 | Marrara Oval | Darwin, Northern Territory | Australia |
18 July 2003 | • McMillans Road End • Airport End |
| 90 | Bundaberg Rum Stadium (Cazaly's Stadium) |
Cairns, Queensland | Australia |
25 July 2003 | • City End • Club End |
| 91 | Chittagong Divisional Stadium (Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium) |
Chittagong, Chittagong Division | Bangladesh |
28 February 2006 | • UCB End • Ispahani End |
| 92 | Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Bogra, Rajshahi Division | Bangladesh |
8 March 2006 | Unknown |
| 93 | Narayanganj Osmani Stadium | Fatullah, Narayanganj District | Bangladesh |
9 April 2006 | • Press Box End • Pavilion End |
| 94 | Warner Park | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | West Indies |
22 June 2006 | • South Stand End • Factory Road End |
| 95 | Shere-e-Bangla Stadium | Mirpur, Dhaka Division | Bangladesh |
May 25, 2007 | • Ispahani End • Aqua Paints End |
| 96 | University Oval |
Dunedin, Otago | New Zealand |
4 January 2008 | • Southern End • Northern End |
| 97 | Providence Stadium | Providence, Guyana | West Indies |
22 March 2008 | • Media Centre End • Pavilion End |
| 98 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda | West Indies |
30 May 2008 | • Media Centre End • Pavilion End |
| 99 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Jamtha) |
Nagpur, Maharashtra | India |
6 November 2008 | • North End • Pavilion End |
| 100 | SWALEC Stadium (Sophia Gardens) |
Cardiff, Wales |  England |
8 July 2009 [1][2] | • River Taff End • Cathedral Road End |
- † – Staged two Tests, one in 1928 and the other in 1931; not used for first-class cricket since 1931.
- †† – First used by Pakistan for 8 Tests, later for 9 Tests by Bangladesh, including the inaugural home Test for both sides, on 1 January 1955 and 10 November 2000 respectively. Used exclusively for football since March 2005.
- ††† – Staged only one Test; not used for cricket since 1973; home ground of Sheffield United F.C.
- †††† – Inaugural home Test in Dacca, East Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) on 1 January 1955.
- ††††† – 22 Tests from 1896 to 1939; not used for first-class cricket since 1946; redeveloped as Johannesburg Railway Station.
- ‡ – 4 Tests from 1910 to 1921; not used for first-class cricket since 1922; demolished.
- * – 6 Tests from 1948 to 1954; not used for first-class cricket since 1956; now used only for rugby union.
- †††††† – 4 Tests in 2002.
- ††††††† – Staged only one Test in 1992; subsequent Tests in Bulawayo played at the Queens Sports Club.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- General
- Woods, John. Test Cricket Grounds. ISBN 1-899807-20-9.
- List of first Test matches on each ground from Cricinfo
- Specific
- ^ a b "Cardiff to host Ashes Test match". BBC News. 20 April 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4921718.stm. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ a b "Historic Welsh Ashes Test starts". BBC News. 8 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8139579.stm. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "Cricket: ICC suspend international cricket at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium". Guardian. 17 March 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8139579.stm. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
