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, 96 grounds have hosted Test cricket, the most recent to be added to the list being Providence Stadium in Providence, Guyana on 22 March 2008. 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. 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.
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[edit] Australia
See List of cricket grounds in Australia for a full list of first-class cricket grounds
| Official name (known as) | City | State or Territory | First used | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) |
Melbourne | Victoria | 15 March 1877 | • Members End • Great Southern Stand End |
| Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) |
Sydney | New South Wales | 17 February 1882 | • Paddington End • Randwick End |
| Adelaide Oval (The SACA) |
Adelaide | South Australia | 12 December 1884 | • City/River End • Cathedral End |
| Exhibition Ground (The Ekka) |
Brisbane | Queensland | 30 November 1928† | • Hospital End • The Hill |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba) |
Brisbane | Queensland | 27 November 1931 | • Stanley Street End • Vulture Street End |
| Western Australian Cricket Association Ground (The WACA) |
Perth | Western Australia | 11 December 1970 | • Members End • Prindiville Stand End |
| Bellerive Oval | Hobart | Tasmania | 16 December 1989 | • Church Street End • River End |
| Marrara Oval | Darwin | Northern Territory | 18 July 2003 | • McMillans Road End • Airport End |
| Bundaberg Rum Stadium (Cazaly's Stadium) |
Cairns | Queensland | 25 July 2003 | • City End • Club End |
- Notes
- † – Staged two Tests, one in 1928 and the other in 1931; not used for first-class cricket since 1931.
[edit] England
See List of cricket grounds in England and Wales for a full list of both Test and county grounds
| Official name (known as) | City | County | First used | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oval Cricket Ground (The Oval) |
London | Surrey | 6 September 1880 | • Pavilion End • Vauxhall End |
| Old Trafford Cricket Ground (Old Trafford) |
Manchester | Lancashire | 10 July 1884 | • Stretford End • Brian Statham End |
| Lord's Cricket Ground (Lord's) |
London | Middlesex | 21 July 1884 | • Pavilion End • Nursery End |
| Trent Bridge Ground (Trent Bridge) |
Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | 1 June 1899 | • Pavilion End • Radcliffe Road End |
| Headingley Carnegie Stadium (Headingley) |
Leeds | Yorkshire | 29 June 1899 | • Kirkstall Lane End • Football Stand End |
| County Cricket Ground (Edgbaston) |
Birmingham | Warwickshire | 29 May 1902 | • City End • Pavilion End |
| Bramall Lane | Sheffield | Yorkshire | 3 July 1902† | • Pavilion End • Football Ground End |
| County Ground (Riverside) |
Chester-le-Street | County Durham | 5 June 2003 | • Finchale End • Lumley End |
- Notes
- † – Staged only one Test; not used for cricket since 1973.
[edit] South Africa
- Notes
- † – 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.
[edit] New Zealand
| Official name (known as) | City | Region | First used | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMI Stadium (formerly Jade Stadium and Lancaster Park) |
Christchurch | Canterbury | 10 January 1930 | • Hadlee Stand End • Port Hills End |
| Basin Reserve (The Basin) |
Wellington | Wellington | 24 January 1930 | • Vance Stand End • Scoreboard End |
| Eden Park No. 1 (Eden Park) |
Auckland | Auckland | 14 February 1930 | • Dominion Road End • Sandringham Road End |
| Carisbrook | Dunedin | Otago | 11 March 1955 | • Railway End • Hillside End |
| McLean Park | Napier | Hawke's Bay | 16 February 1979 | • Centennial Stand End • Embankment End |
| Seddon Park |
Hamilton | Waikato | 22 February 1991 | • Members End • City End |
| University Oval |
Dunedin | Otago | 4 January 2008 | • Unknown • Unknown |
[edit] West Indies
[edit] India
[edit] Pakistan
- Notes
- † – Inaugural home Test in Dacca, East Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) on 1 January 1955.
[edit] Sri Lanka
| Official name (known as) | City | Province | First used | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Saravanamuttu Stadium) |
Colombo | Western Province | 17 February 1982 | • Air Force Flats End • Press Block End |
| Asgiriya Stadium | Kandy | Central Province | 22 April 1983 | • Hunnasgiriya End • Hanthana End |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) |
Colombo | Western Province | 16 March 1984 | • Tennis Courts End • South End |
| Colombo Cricket Club Ground (CCC) |
Colombo | Western Province | 24 March 1984 | • Press Box End • Pavilion End |
| Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium (Premadasa Stadium) |
Colombo | Western Province | 28 August 1992 | • Khettarama End • Scoreboard End |
| Tyronne Fernando Stadium (Fernando Stadium) |
Moratuwa | Western Province | 8 September 1992 | • Press Box End • Katubadda End |
| Galle International Stadium | Galle | Southern Province | 3 June 1998 | • City End • Fort End |
[edit] Zimbabwe
| Official name (known as) | City | Province | First used | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club (formerly "Salisbury Sports Club") |
Harare | Harare | 18 October 1992 | • City End • Club House End |
| Bulawayo Athletic Club | Bulawayo | Bulawayo | 1 November 1992 † | • • |
| Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo | Bulawayo | 20 October 1994 | • City End • Airport End |
- Notes
- † – Staged only one Test in 1992; subsequent Tests in Bulawayo played at the Queens Sports Club.
[edit] Bangladesh
| Official name (known as) | City | Division | First used | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangabandhu National Stadium (Number 1 Dhaka Stadium) |
Dhaka | Dhaka | 1 January 1955 (Pakistan) 10 November 2000 (Bangladesh)† |
• Pavilion End • Paltan End |
| MA Aziz Stadium | Chittagong | Chittagong | 15 November 2001 | • Pedrollo End • Ispahani End |
| Chittagong Divisional Stadium | Chittagong | Chittagong | 28 February 2006 | • UCB End • Ispahani End |
| Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Bogra | Rajshahi | 8 March 2006 | • • |
| Narayanganj Osmani Stadium | Fatullah | Narayanganj | 9 April 2006 | • Press Box End • Pavilion End |
| Shere-e-Bangla Stadium | Mirpur | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 | • • |
- Notes
- † – 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.
[edit] United Arab Emirates
| Official name (known as) | City | Country | First used | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium (SCA Stadium) |
Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 31 January 2002† | • Pavilion End • Sharjah Club End |
- Notes
- † – 4 Tests in 2002.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Test Cricket Grounds by John Woods. ISBN 1-899807-20-9
- List of first Test matches on each ground from Cricinfo
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
