List of cricket grounds in England and Wales

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A List of cricket grounds in England and Wales, both Test and county.

[edit] Test Grounds

listed in order of date first used for Test match

Official name (known as)	City	County side	Capacity	First used	Ends
The BRIT Oval Cricket Ground (The Oval)	London	Surrey	23,500	6 September 1880	• Pavilion End • Vauxhall End
Old Trafford Cricket Ground (Old Trafford)	Manchester	Lancashire	22,000	10 July 1884	• Stretford End • Brian Statham End
Lord's Cricket Ground (Lord's)	London	Middlesex	30,000	21 July 1884	• Pavilion End • Nursery End
Trent Bridge Ground (Trent Bridge)	Nottingham	Nottinghamshire	15,350	1 June 1899	• Pavilion End • Radcliffe Road End
County Cricket Ground (Headingley)	Leeds	Yorkshire	17,000	29 June 1899	• Kirkstall Lane End • Football Stand End
County Cricket Ground (Edgbaston)	Birmingham	Warwickshire	21,000	29 May 1902	• City End • Pavilion End
Bramall Lane	Sheffield			3 July 1902†	• •
County Ground (Riverside)	Chester-le-Street	Durham	17,000	5 June 2003	• Finchale End • Lumley End

Notes: † – Staged only one Test; ground not used for cricket since 1973.

[edit] Non-Test Grounds

listed in alphabetical order of county side

Official name (known as)	City or town	County side	Capacity	Ends
County Cricket Ground (Racehorse Ground)	Derby	Derbyshire	9,500	• Grandstand End • Scoreboard End
Stockton Cricket Club Ground (Grangefield Road)	Stockton-on-Tees	Durham		• Grangefield Road End • Askrigg Road End
Castle Park Cricket Ground	Colchester	Essex	6,000	• •
County Cricket Ground	Chelmsford	Essex	6,000	• River End • Hayes Close End
Valentines Park	Ilford	Essex	6,000	• •
Chalkwell Park	Southend-on-Sea	Essex
Garons Park	Southend-on-Sea	Essex
Southchurch Park	Southend-on-Sea	Essex	6,000	• Northumberland Crescent End • Boating Lake End
Colwyn Bay Cricket Club Ground	Colwyn Bay	Glamorgan		• Penrhyn Avenue End • The Embankment End
St Helen's	Swansea	Glamorgan	4,500	• Mumbles Road End • Pavilion End
Sophia Gardens	Cardiff	Glamorgan	5,500	• River Taff End • Cathedral Road End
College Ground (Cheltenham College)	Cheltenham	Gloucestershire		• Chapel End • College Lawn End
County Cricket Ground (Nevil Road)	Bristol	Gloucestershire	7,000 (15,000)	• Pavilion End • Ashley Down Rd End
Archdeacon Meadow	Gloucester	Gloucestershire		• Pavilion End • Squash Club End
Rose Bowl	Southampton	Hampshire	9,000 {22,000)	• Pavilion End • Northern End
St Lawrence Ground	Canterbury	Kent	15,000	• Pavilion End • Nackington Road End
Mote Park	Maidstone	Kent		• •
Nevill Ground	Tunbridge Wells	Kent	4,500	• •
Stanley Park	Blackpool	Lancashire		• •
Grace Road	Leicester	Leicestershire	12,000	• Pavilion End • Bennett End
Oakham School Ground	Oakham	Leicestershire		• Nursery End • Sports Hall End
John Walker's Ground	Southgate, London	Middlesex		• Adelaide End • Waterfall Road End
County Cricket Ground	Northampton	Northamptonshire	6,500	• Wantage Road End • Arbingdon Avenue End
County Cricket Ground (Athletic Ground)	Taunton	Somerset	6,500	• River End • Old Pavilion End
Recreation Ground	Bath	Somerset	2,000	• Pavilion End • North Parade End
Whitgift School	Croydon	Surrey	4,000	• North End • South End
Woodbridge Road	Guildford	Surrey	4,500	• Pavilion End • Railway End
County Cricket Ground	Hove	Sussex	4,000	• Cromwell Road End • Sea End
Arundel Castle	Arundel	Sussex		• Park End • Castle End
Stratford-upon-Avon Cricket Club Ground	Stratford-upon-Avon	Warwickshire		• •
New Road	Worcester	Worcestershire	4,500	• New Road End • Diglis End
North Marine Road Ground	Scarborough	Yorkshire	11,500	• Pavilion End • Trafalgar Square End