List of women's Test cricket grounds
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In total, 73 venues have hosted at least one match of women's Test cricket. Test matches are both the oldest and rarest form of international women's cricket – although the first Test was held in 1934, only 138 Tests have been held in total,[1] compared to over 900 One Day International (ODI) matches and over 300 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2][3] This imbalance is reflected in the number of venues used in those other two forms – almost 300 for ODIs and 163 for T20Is.[4][5]
Ten countries have hosted at least one women's Test match, which corresponds to the number of teams that have played at least one Test. However, four of those countries – Ireland, the Netherlands, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka – have hosted only a single match, while two others, Jamaica and South Africa, have hosted only two and eight, respectively. Consequently, the vast majority of Test venues have been located in only four countries – Australia, England, India, and New Zealand. Australian and English venues alone make up over half of the list.[1] Most of the grounds have hosted only a single Test match, with multiple Tests at one venue being the exception rather than the rule. Only three venues have hosted more than five Tests, all located in England – Worcester's New Road ground has hosted nine games, London's Kennington Oval has hosted six, and Scarborough's North Marine Road ground has hosted five.[6]
List of grounds
Last updated: 22 October 2015.
№ | Ground | City | Country | First Test | Total |
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1 | Exhibition Ground | Brisbane | ![]() |
28 December 1934 | 1 |
2 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | ![]() |
4 January 1935 | 2 |
3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | ![]() |
18 January 1935 | 2 |
4 | Lancaster Park | Christchurch | ![]() |
16 February 1935 | 2 |
5 | County Cricket Ground, Northampton | Northampton | ![]() |
12 January 1937 | 1 |
6 | Stanley Park | Blackpool | ![]() |
26 June 1937 | 2 |
7 | The Oval | London | ![]() |
10 July 1937 | 6 |
8 | Basin Reserve | Wellington | ![]() |
20 March 1948 | 4 |
9 | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | ![]() |
15 January 1949 | 4 |
10 | Eden Park | Auckland | ![]() |
26 March 1949 | 2 |
11 | North Marine Road Ground | Scarborough | ![]() |
16 June 1951 | 5 |
12 | New Road | Worcester | ![]() |
30 June 1951 | 9 |
13 | Headingley | Leeds | ![]() |
12 June 1954 | 3 |
14 | King's College | Adelaide | ![]() |
18 January 1957 | 1 |
15 | St Kilda Cricket Ground | Melbourne | ![]() |
21 February 1958 | 3 |
16 | WACA Ground | Perth | ![]() |
21 March 1958 | 3 |
17 | St George's Oval | Port Elizabeth | ![]() |
2 December 1960 | 1 |
18 | Wanderers | Johannesburg | ![]() |
17 December 1960 | 2 |
19 | Kingsmead | Durban | ![]() |
31 December 1960 | 2 |
20 | Newlands | Cape Town | ![]() |
13 January 1961 | 2 |
21 | Carisbrook | Dunedin | ![]() |
17 March 1961 | 2 |
22 | Edgbaston | Birmingham | ![]() |
15 June 1963 | 4 |
23 | Barton Oval | Adelaide | ![]() |
27 December 1968 | 1 |
24 | North Sydney Oval | Sydney | ![]() |
25 January 1969 | 3 |
25 | Hagley Oval | Christchurch | ![]() |
7 March 1969 | 3 |
26 | Cornwall Park | Auckland | ![]() |
28 March 1969 | 3 |
27 | Jarrett Park | Montego Bay | ![]() |
7 May 1976 | 1 |
28 | Sabina Park | Kingston | ![]() |
14 May 1976 | 1 |
29 | Old Trafford | Manchester | ![]() |
19 June 1976 | 1 |
30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bangalore | ![]() |
31 October 1976 | 1 |
31 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai | ![]() |
7 November 1976 | 1 |
32 | Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi | ![]() |
12 November 1976 | 2 |
33 | Moin-ul-Haq Stadium | Patna | ![]() |
17 November 1976 | 1 |
34 | K. D. Singh Babu Stadium | Lucknow | ![]() |
21 November 1976 | 4 |
35 | Hale School | Perth | ![]() |
15 January 1977 | 1 |
36 | University Oval | Sydney | ![]() |
12 January 1979 | 1 |
37 | Unley Oval | Adelaide | ![]() |
19 January 1979 | 1 |
38 | Albert Reserve | Melbourne | ![]() |
26 January 1979 | 1 |
39 | St Lawrence Ground | Canterbury | ![]() |
16 June 1979 | 3 |
40 | Trent Bridge | Nottingham | ![]() |
23 June 1979 | 1 |
41 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium | Ahmedabad | ![]() |
3 February 1984 | 2 |
42 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | ![]() |
10 February 1984 | 1 |
43 | The Gabba | Brisbane | ![]() |
1 January 1985 | 2 |
44 | Grahame Park | Gosford | ![]() |
12 January 1985 | 1 |
45 | Queen Elizabeth Oval | Bendigo | ![]() |
25 January 1985 | 1 |
46 | Barabati Stadium | Cuttack | ![]() |
7 March 1985 | 1 |
47 | Harewood Road | Collingham | ![]() |
26 June 1986 | 2 |
48 | County Ground, Hove | Hove | ![]() |
29 August 1987 | 2 |
49 | St Peter's College | Adelaide | ![]() |
2 February 1991 | 1 |
50 | Richmond Cricket Ground | Melbourne | ![]() |
9 February 1991 | 1 |
51 | Cooks Gardens | Wanganui | ![]() |
6 February 1992 | 1 |
52 | Pukekura Park | New Plymouth | ![]() |
12 February 1992 | 1 |
53 | Trafalgar Park | Nelson | ![]() |
7 February 1995 | 1 |
54 | Calcutta Cricket and Football Club | Kolkata | ![]() |
17 November 1995 | 1 |
55 | Keenan Stadium | Jamshedpur | ![]() |
24 November 1995 | 1 |
56 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | Hyderabad | ![]() |
10 December 1995 | 1 |
57 | North Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | ![]() |
8 February 1996 | 1 |
58 | Woodbridge Road | Guildford | ![]() |
12 July 1996 | 2 |
59 | Colts Cricket Club Ground | Colombo | ![]() |
17 April 1998 | 1 |
60 | St George's Road | Harrogate | ![]() |
11 August 1998 | 1 |
61 | Denis Compton Oval | Shenley | ![]() |
15 July 1999 | 3 |
62 | College Park | Dublin | ![]() |
30 July 2000 | 1 |
63 | Boland Bank Park | Paarl | ![]() |
19 March 2002 | 1 |
64 | County Ground, Taunton | Taunton | ![]() |
14 August 2002 | 3 |
65 | Bankstown Oval | Sydney | ![]() |
22 February 2003 | 2 |
66 | Bilakhiya Stadium | Vapi | ![]() |
28 November 2003 | 1 |
67 | National Stadium | Karachi | ![]() |
15 March 2004 | 1 |
68 | Jamia Millia Ground | Delhi | ![]() |
21 November 2005 | 1 |
69 | Grace Road | Leicester | ![]() |
8 August 2006 | 1 |
70 | Hazelaarweg Stadion | Rotterdam | ![]() |
28 July 2007 | 1 |
71 | Bradman Oval | Bowral | ![]() |
15 February 2008 | 1 |
72 | Sir Paul Getty's Ground | Wormsley Park | ![]() |
11 August 2013 | 2 |
73 | Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground | Mysore | ![]() |
16 November 2014 | 1 |
Grounds by country
Country | No. Of Grounds | First ground used | Date |
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21 | Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | 28 December 1934 |
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18 | County Ground, Northampton | 12 January 1937 |
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14 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 31 October 1976 |
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1 | College Park, Dublin | 30 July 2000 |
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2 | Jarrett Park, Montego Bay | 7 May 1976 |
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1 | Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam | 28 July 2007 |
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9 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 16 February 1935 |
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1 | National Stadium, Karachi | 15 March 2004 |
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5 | St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth | 2 December 1960 |
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1 | Colts Cricket Club, Colombo | 17 April 1998 |
See also
- List of Test cricket grounds
- List of One Day International cricket grounds
- List of women's One Day International cricket grounds
- List of Twenty20 International cricket grounds
- List of women's Twenty20 International cricket grounds
References
- ^ a b Women's Test list of matches – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Women's ODI list of matches – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Women's Int Twenty20 list of matches – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Women's ODI grounds – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Women's Int Twenty20 grounds – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Records / Women's Test matches / Team records / Most matches on a single ground – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.