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This is a list of cricket grounds in England and Wales, listed in alphabetical order and based on each traditional English and Welsh county. The venues in this list have all been used for important matches before the foundation of the current first-class county or university clubs, whose grounds are listed in each club's own article as indicated below (e.g., The Oval is in List of Surrey County Cricket Club grounds). The venues have staged important (pre-1895), first-class (from 1895), single wicket, limited overs or Twenty20 matches. Venues used only for junior or minor matches are excluded unless they have a special historic interest. Some of the venues are dated to the 17th and 18th centuries and many are now defunct (marked by †).

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within England and Wales

International grounds

Domestic grounds in England

Bedfordshire

Berkshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Old Field† Bray Berkshire (1782–1794) [1]

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

Cornwall

Cumberland

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

Durham

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Portrack Lane† Stockton-on-Tees Yorkshire and Durham (1858)
Yorkshire with Stockton-on-Tees (1861)		 [2]

Essex

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Langton Park† Hornchurch Hornchurch Cricket Club (1787–1793)
Essex (1792)		 [3]
The Green Man† Navestock RN Newman's XI (1793) tbc
Toby Howe Cricket Ground Billericay Essex Cricket Board (2000) [4]

Gloucestershire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club Ground Cheltenham Gloucestershire Cricket Board (1999) [5]

Hampshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Bramshill Park Bramshill Hampshire (1823–1826) tbc
Broadhalfpenny Down Hambledon Hambledon and Hampshire (1756–1781)
Hambledon XI (1908)		 tbc
Cheden Holt† Hambledon Hampshire (1776) tbc
Itchin Stoke Down† Alresford Hampshire (1778–1806) tbc
Windmill Down† Hambledon Hampshire (1782–1792) tbc

Herefordshire

Hertfordshire

Huntingdonshire

Isle of Wight

Kent

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Bourne Paddock† Bishopsbourne Kent and Sir Horatio Mann's XI (1766–1790) tbc
Blackheath† Greenwich Kent (1730–69) [6]
Bowman's Lodge† Dartford Kent (1806) tbc
Chislehurst Common Chislehurst Chislehurst (1738–41)
Kent (1741–52)		 [7][8]
Cobham Park† Cobham Kent (1792) tbc
Coxheath Common (including Star Inn)† Coxheath Kent and Sir Horatio Mann's XI (1728–1789) tbc
Dandelion Paddock† Margate Sir Horatio Mann's XI (1795)
All-England (1796)		 tbc
Dartford Brent† Dartford Dartford and Kent (1709–1795) tbc
Hawkhurst Moor† Hawkhurst Kent (1825–1826) tbc
Napps† Wrotham Kent (1815) tbc
Penenden Heath† Maidstone Kent (1795) tbc
Penshurst Park Penshurst Kent (i.e., Edwin Stead's XI; 1724–29) tbc
Phillip's Field† Bromley Kent (1840) tbc
Vine Cricket Ground
(Sevenoaks Vine)		 Sevenoaks Kent (1773–1786 and 1827–1829) tbc

Lancashire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Ashton Club Ground† Ashton-under-Lyne Cambridgeshire/Yorkshire (1865) [9]
Botanical Gardens† Manchester Manchester (1848–1854)
Lancashire (1849–1851)		 [10]
Broughton Cricket Club Ground† Salford North (1856 & 1859–1863)
Gentlemen of the North (1858–1860)		 [11]
GP Codie's Ground† Eccles Manchester (1857–1858) [12]
Merefield Ground† Rochdale North (1860) [13]
Milnrow Road† Rochdale North (1876) [14]
Moss Lane† Manchester Manchester (1844–1846) [15]

Leicestershire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Barker's Ground† Leicester North (1836–1846)
Midland Counties (1843)		 [16]
Ratcliffe College Cossington Leicestershire Cricket Board (2002) [17]
Tyler's Ground† Loughborough North (1875) [18]

Lincolnshire

Middlesex

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Artillery Ground Finsbury London (1730–1778) tbc
Gray's Inn London London (1730) [19]
Lamb's Conduit Field Holborn London (1707–36) tbc
Lord's Middle Ground† St John's Wood B Aislabie's XI (1811)
Lord F Beauclerk's XI (1812–1813)		 tbc
Lord's Old Ground† Marylebone Middlesex (1787–1796)
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC; 1789–1809)		 tbc
Orleans Club Ground† Twickenham Orleans Club (1878–1883) [20]
Royal Air Force Sports Ground Uxbridge Combined Services (1964) [21]
W. Fennex's New Ground† Uxbridge Middlesex (1789–90) tbc
Wembley Park† Wembley Wembley Park Cricket Club (1896) [22]
White Conduit Fields† Islington London (1718–73)
White Conduit Club (1784–86)		 [23][24][25]
"Woolpack"† Islington Middlesex (1729–1732) [26]

Norfolk

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
New Ground† Norwich Norfolk (1834–1836) tbc
Old Buckenham Hall Attleborough L Robinson's XI (1912–1921) [27]
Racecourse Ground† Swaffham Earl of Winchilsea's XI (1797)

Northamptonshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Hatton Park† Wellingborough United North of England Eleven (1874) [28]
Racecourse Ground Promenade† Northampton United North of England Eleven (1872) [29]

Northumberland

Nottinghamshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Brackenhurst Cricket Ground Southwell Gentlemen of Southwell (1846) [30]
Forest New Ground† Nottingham Nottingham (1771–1837) [31]
King's Meadow† Nottingham Nottingham (1791) [32]
Meadow Road† Beeston Gentlemen of the North (1870) [33]
West Park West Bridgford Sir J Cahn's XI (1932–1935) [34]

Oxfordshire

Rutland

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
The Park† Burley-on-the-Hill All-England (1790–1793)
Old Etonians (1791)
Earl of Winchilsea's XI (1792–1793)		 tbc

Shropshire

Somerset

Staffordshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Burton-on-Trent Cricket Ground† Burton-on-Trent North (1840–1841) [35]

Suffolk

Surrey

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Aram's New Ground† Walworth Surrey and Middlesex (1797)
Lord Frederick Beauclerk's XI (1802)		 tbc
Caterham Common† Caterham Caterham (1767–68) [36]
Cheam Cricket Club Ground Cheam Surrey Cricket Board (1999–2001) [37]
Duppas Hill Croydon Croydon (1707–98) tbc
Epsom Down† Epsom Epsom (1816–1819) tbc
Guildford Bason† Guildford Surrey (1774) tbc
Holt Pound† Wrecclesham Surrey (1791–1809) tbc
J. W. Hobbs' Ground†
(Barclays Bank Ground)		 Norbury C. I. Thornton's XI (1888) [38]
Kennington Common Kennington London and Surrey (1724–85) tbc
Kew Green Kew London (1730–32) [39]
Laleham Burway† near Chertsey Surrey (1773–1779)
Chertsey (1778)		 tbc
Merrow Down† Guildford Surrey (1730–62) [40][41]
Mitcham Cricket Green Mitcham Mitcham (1685 – present)
Surrey Second XI (1949–1973)		 tbc
Moulsey Hurst† West Molesey Surrey (1723–1806) [42]
Peper Harow Godalming Alan Brodrick's XI (1727) [43]
Richmond Green Richmond Surrey (1730–41)
Richmond (1743)		 [44][45][46]
Royal Military Academy Ground near Camberley Army (1938) [47]
St Ann's Ground† Barnes Lyric Club (1890) [48]
Sanderstead Common† Sanderstead Surrey (1731) [49]
The Burys† Godalming Godalming (1821–1825)
Surrey (1828–1830)		 tbc
Walworth Common† Walworth London (1730–1732) [50]
Wimbledon Cricket Club Ground Wimbledon Surrey Cricket Board (1999) [51]

Sussex

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Bury Hill† Arundel Arundel (1702)
Sussex (1745)		 [52]
Manor Ground† Bexhill-on-Sea Earl de la Warr's XI (1896) [53]
Midhurst Cricket Ground† Midhurst Sussex (1830) tbc
Petworth Park† Petworth Sussex (1824–1826) tbc
Prince of Wales Ground† Brighton Brighton (1791–1792) tbc
Sheffield Park near Uckfield Lord Sheffield's XI (1881–1896) [54]
The Dripping Pan Lewes 2nd Duke of Richmond's XI (1728–1730) [55][56]

Warwickshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Aston Park† Birmingham North (1861) [57]
Parr and Wisden's Ground† Leamington Spa North (1849–1850) [58]

Westmorland

Wiltshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Perriam Down† Ludgershall T. A. Smith's XI (1787–96)
Hampshire (1788–1792)
Hampshire and Surrey (1790)		 tbc
W. H. Laverton's Ground† Westbury W. H. Laverton's XI (1890) [59]

Worcestershire

Yorkshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Army Ground Catterick Garrison Combined Services (1954) [60]
Centre Vale Todmorden United North of England Eleven (1874) [61]
Darnall New Ground† Sheffield Sheffield and Leicester (1826)
Yorkshire/Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire (1828)
Sheffield (1828–1829)		 tbc
Ferham Park† Rotherham North (1880) [62]
Hyde Park Ground† Sheffield Sheffield (1830–1852)
Yorkshire (1833–1853)		 tbc
Mount Pleasant Batley T. Emmett's XI (1883) [63]
Victoria Ground†
(Royal Park)		 Leeds United North of England Eleven (1872) [64]

† = Defunct venue

Domestic grounds in Wales

Glamorgan

Other Welsh counties

See also

References

  1. ^ Haygarth, pp. 157–158.
  2. ^ Portrack Lane, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  3. ^ Langton Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  4. ^ Toby Howe Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  5. ^ Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 9 November 2011.
  6. ^ Buckley (FL18), p. 4 and p. 52.
  7. ^ Waghorn (CS), p. 20.
  8. ^ Buckley (FL18), p. 28.
  9. ^ Ashton Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  10. ^ Botanical Gardens, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  11. ^ Broughton Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  12. ^ GP Codie's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  13. ^ Merefield Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  14. ^ Milnrow Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  15. ^ Moss Lane, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  16. ^ Barker's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  17. ^ Ratcliffe College, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  18. ^ Tyler's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  19. ^ Ashley-Cooper, p. 96.
  20. ^ Orleans Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 6 August 2010.
  21. ^ Royal Air Force Sports Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 6 August 2010.
  22. ^ Wembley Park Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 6 August 2010.
  23. ^ Waghorn (DC), p. 5.
  24. ^ Buckley (FLPV), p. 11.
  25. ^ Haygarth, p. 64.
  26. ^ Maun, p. 57.
  27. ^ Old Buckenham Hall Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  28. ^ Hatton Park Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  29. ^ Racecourse Ground Promenade, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  30. ^ Brackenhurst Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  31. ^ Haygarth, p. 2.
  32. ^ Haygarth, p. 123.
  33. ^ Meadow Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  34. ^ West Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  35. ^ Burton-on-Trent Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  36. ^ Buckley, pp. 46–52.
  37. ^ Cheam Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  38. ^ JW Hobbs Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  39. ^ Buckley (FL18), pp. 4–8.
  40. ^ Waghorn (CS), p. 1 & 55.
  41. ^ McCann, pp. 20–21.
  42. ^ Maun, p. 27.
  43. ^ McCann, pp. 6–7.
  44. ^ Waghorn (CS), p. 1 & 27.
  45. ^ Buckley (FL18), p. 6 & 12.
  46. ^ Ashley-Cooper, p. 21.
  47. ^ Royal Military Academy Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  48. ^ St Ann's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  49. ^ Buckley (FL18), p. 6.
  50. ^ Buckley (FL18), p. 6.
  51. ^ Wimbledon Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  52. ^ McCann, pp. 1–19.
  53. ^ Manor Ground, Bexhill-on-Sea, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  54. ^ Sheffield Park, Uckfield, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  55. ^ Waghorn (CS), p. 1.
  56. ^ McCann, p. 8.
  57. ^ Aston Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  58. ^ Parr and Wisden's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  59. ^ WH Laverton's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  60. ^ Army Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  61. ^ Centre Vale, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  62. ^ Ferham Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  63. ^ Mount Pleasant, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  64. ^ Victoria Ground, Leeds, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.

Bibliography

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  • ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
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External links

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