This is a list of Test cricket grounds. Since the first
cricket Test
match in
Australia in 1877, 94 grounds have hosted
Test
cricket, the most recent to be added to the list being
Warner Park Stadium in
Saint Kitts and Nevis on
22 June 2006. 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.
Australia
| 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 |
Adelaide |
South Australia |
12
December 1884 |
• City/River End
• Cathedral End |
|
Exhibition Ground |
Brisbane |
Queensland |
30
November 1928† |
•
• |
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.
England
| Official name (known as) |
City |
County |
First used |
Ends |
The BRIT
Oval Cricket Ground
(The Oval) |
London |
|
6
September 1880 |
• Pavilion End
• Vauxhall End |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground
(Old Trafford) |
Manchester |
Greater Manchester |
10 July 1884 |
• Stretford End
• Brian Statham End |
Lord's Cricket Ground
(Lord's) |
London |
|
21 July 1884 |
• Pavilion End
• Nursery End |
Trent Bridge Ground
(Trent Bridge) |
Nottingham |
Nottinghamshire |
1 June 1899 |
• Pavilion End
• Radcliffe Road End |
County Cricket Ground
(Headingley) |
Leeds |
West Yorkshire |
29 June 1899 |
• Kirkstall Lane End
• Football Stand End |
County Cricket Ground
(Edgbaston) |
Birmingham |
West Midlands |
29 May 1902 |
• City End
• Pavilion End |
| Bramall Lane |
Sheffield |
South 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.
South Africa
| Official name (known as) |
City |
Province |
First used |
Ends |
|
Sahara Oval St. George's |
Port Elizabeth |
Eastern Cape |
12 March 1889 |
• Duckpond End
• Park Drive End |
Sahara Park Newlands
(Newlands) |
Cape Town |
Western Cape |
25 March 1889 |
• Wynberg End
• Kelvin Grove End |
Old Wanderers No. 1 Ground
(Old Wanderers) |
Johannesburg |
Gauteng |
2 March 1896† |
•
• |
Lord's No. 1 Ground
(Lord's) |
Durban |
KwaZulu-Natal |
21
January 1910‡ |
•
• |
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead
(Kingsmead) |
Durban |
KwaZulu-Natal |
18
January 1923 |
• Umgeni End
• Old Fort Road End |
Ellis Park Stadium
(Ellis Park) |
Johannesburg |
Gauteng |
27
December 1948* |
•
• |
New Wanderers Stadium
(Wanderers) |
Johannesburg |
Gauteng |
24
December 1956 |
• Corlett Drive End
• Golf Course End |
|
SuperSport Park |
Centurion |
Gauteng |
16
November 1995 |
• Pavilion End
• Hennops River End |
|
Goodyear Park |
Bloemfontein |
Free State |
29
October 1999 |
• Loch Logan End
• Willows End |
| Buffalo Park |
East
London |
Eastern Cape |
18
October 2002 |
• Buffalo Park Drive End
• Bunkers Hill End |
|
North West Cricket Stadium |
Potchefstroom |
North West |
25
October 2002 |
• Daly Auto End
• University End |
- 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.
New Zealand
| Official name (known as) |
City |
Region |
First used |
Ends |
| Jade Stadium |
Christchurch |
Canterbury |
10
January 1930 |
• Hadlee Stand End
• Port Hills End |
| Basin Reserve |
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 |
Westpac Park
(Seddon Park) |
Hamilton |
Waikato |
22
February 1991 |
• Members End
• City End |
West Indies
| Official name (known as) |
City |
Country |
First used |
Ends |
|
Kensington Oval |
Bridgetown |
Barbados |
11
January 1930 |
• Malcolm Marshall End
• Joel Garner End |
|
Queen's Park Oval |
Port of Spain |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1
February 1930 |
• Pavilion End
• Media Centre End |
| Bourda |
Georgetown |
Guyana |
21
February 1930 |
• Regent Street End
• North Road End |
| Sabina Park |
Kingston |
Jamaica |
3 April 1930 |
• Blue Mountains End
• Headley Stand End |
|
Antigua Recreation Ground |
St. John's |
Antigua and Barbuda |
27 March 1981 |
• Pavilion End
• Factory Road End |
The Playing Fields
(Arnos Vale Ground) |
Kingstown |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
20 June 1997 |
• Airport End
• Bequia End |
National Cricket Stadium
(Queen's Park) |
St. George's |
Grenada |
28 June 2002 |
• River End
• D'arbeau End |
|
Beausejour Stadium |
Gros
Islet |
Saint
Lucia |
20 June 2003 |
• Pavilion End
• Media Centre End |
|
Warner Park Stadium |
Basseterre |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
22 June 2006 |
• South Stand End
• Media Centre End |
India
| Official name (known as) |
City |
State or Union Territory |
First used |
Ends |
Bombay Gymkhana Ground
(Gymkhana Ground) |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
15
December 1933 |
•
• |
| Eden Gardens |
Kolkata |
West
Bengal |
5 January 1934 |
• High Court End
• Pavilion End |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
(Chepauk) |
Chennai |
Tamil
Nadu |
10
February 1934 |
• Anna Pavilion End
• V Pattabhiraman Gate End |
Feroz Shah Kotla
(Kotla) |
New Delhi |
Delhi |
10
November 1948 |
• Stadium End
• Pavilion End |
|
Brabourne Stadium |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
9
December 1948 |
• Pavilion End
• Church Gate End |
|
Green Park Stadium |
Kanpur |
Uttar Pradesh |
12
January 1952 |
• Mill Pavilion End
• Hostel End |
|
University Ground |
Lucknow |
Uttar Pradesh |
23
October 1952 |
•
• |
|
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium |
Hyderabad |
Andhra Pradesh |
19
November 1955 |
• Pavilion End
• Hill Fort End |
|
Nehru Stadium |
Madras |
Tamil
Nadu |
6 January 1956 |
•
• |
Vidharba Cricket Association Ground
(VCA Ground) |
Nagpur |
Maharashtra |
3 October 1969 |
• Jaika End
• Church End |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
(Chinnaswamy Stadium) |
Bangalore |
Karnataka |
22
November 1974 |
• Pavilion End
• BEML End |
|
Wankhede Stadium |
Mumbai |
Maharashtra |
23
January 1975 |
• Garware Pavilion End
• Tata End |
|
Gandhi Stadium |
Jalandhar |
Punjab |
24
September 1983 |
• Stadium End
• Pavilion End |
Sardar Patel Stadium
(Motera) |
Ahmedabad |
Gujarat |
12
November 1983 |
• Adani Pavilion End
• GMDC End |
|
Barabati Stadium |
Cuttack |
Orissa |
4 January 1987 |
• Mahal River End
• Pavilion End |
|
Sawai Mansingh Stadium |
Jaipur |
Rajasthan |
21
February 1987 |
•
• |
|
Sector 16 Stadium |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
23
November 1990 |
•
• |
|
K.D. Singh Babu Stadium |
Lucknow |
Uttar Pradesh |
18
January 1994 |
• Pavilion End
• Gomati End |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
(Mohali) |
Mohali |
Punjab |
10
December 1994 |
• Pavilion End
• City End |
Pakistan
| Official name (known as) |
City |
Province |
First used |
Ends |
|
Bahawal Stadium |
Bahawalpur |
Punjab |
15
January 1955† |
•
• |
| Bagh-e-Jinnah |
Lahore |
Punjab |
29
January 1955 |
•
• |
|
Peshawar Club Ground |
Peshawar |
North West Frontier Province |
13
February 1955 |
• Pavilion End
• College End |
|
National Stadium |
Karachi |
Sindh |
26
February 1955 |
• Pavilion End
• University End |
|
Gaddafi Stadium |
Lahore |
Punjab |
21
November 1959 |
• Pavilion End
• College End |
|
Pindi Club Ground |
Rawalpindi |
Punjab |
27 March 1965 |
•
• |
| Niaz Stadium |
Hyderabad |
Sindh |
16 March 1973 |
•
• |
| Iqbal Stadium |
Faisalabad |
Punjab |
16
October 1978 |
• Pavilion End
• Golf Course End |
|
Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium |
Multan |
Punjab |
30
December 1980 |
•
• |
|
Jinnah Stadium |
Sialkot |
Punjab |
27
October 1985 |
•
• |
|
Jinnah Stadium |
Gujranwala |
Punjab |
20
December 1991 |
•
• |
Defence Housing Authority Stadium
(Defence Cricket Stadium) |
Karachi |
Sindh |
1
December 1993 |
•
• |
|
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
Rawalpindi |
Punjab |
9
December 1993 |
• Pavilion End
• Shell End |
|
Arbab Niaz Stadium |
Peshawar |
North West Frontier Province |
8
September 1995 |
• Pavilion End
• College End |
|
Sheikhupura Stadium |
Sheikhupura |
Punjab |
17
October 1996 |
•
• |
|
Multan Cricket Stadium |
Multan |
Punjab |
29 August 2001 |
• Main Pavilion End
• North Pavilion End |
- Notes
- † – Inaugural home Test in
Dacca,
East
Pakistan (now
Dhaka,
Bangladesh) on
1 January 1955.
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 |
Zimbabwe
| Official name (known as) |
City |
Province |
First used |
Ends |
|
Harare 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.
Bangladesh
| Official name (known as) |
City |
Division |
First used |
Ends |
|
Bangabandhu National 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 |
- 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.
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.
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
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