This is a list of Test cricket grounds. Since the first cricket Test match in Australia in 1877, 106 grounds have hosted Test cricket. 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. On March 1877, Australia and England played against each other and it became the first official Test match in cricket. 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. On 8 July 2009, the SWALEC Stadium (previously known as Sophia Gardens) in Cardiff became the 100th test venue.[1][2]
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No. | Official name (known as) | Location | Country | First used | Last used | No. of Tests | Ends |
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1 | Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) |
Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | 15 March 1877 | 29 December 2011[3] | 104[4] | • Members End • Great Southern Stand End |
2 | The Oval Cricket Ground (The Oval) |
Kennington, London | England | 6 September 1880 | 22 August 2011[5] | 93[6] | • Pavilion End • Vauxhall End |
3 | Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) |
Sydney, New South Wales | Australia | 17 February 1882 | 7 January 2011[7] | 99[8] | • Paddington End • Randwick End |
4 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground (Old Trafford) |
Manchester, Greater Manchester | England | 10 July 1884 | 6 June 2010[9] | 74[10] | • Stretford End • Brian Statham End (originally Warwick Road end) |
5 | Lord's Cricket Ground (Lord's) |
St. John's Wood, London | England | 21 July 1884 | 25 July 2011[11] | 122[12] | • Pavilion End • Nursery End |
6 | Adelaide Oval |
Adelaide, South Australia | Australia | 12 December 1884 | 7 December 2010[13] | 69[14] | • City/River End • Cathedral End |
7 | Axxess DSL St. Georges (St George’s Park) |
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape | South Africa | 12 March 1889 | 29 December 2007[15] | 23[16] | • Duckpond End • Park Drive End |
8 | Sahara Park Newlands (Newlands) |
Cape Town, Western Cape | South Africa | 25 March 1889 | 6 January 2011[17] | 46[18] | • Wynberg End • Kelvin Grove End |
9 | Old Wanderers No. 1 Ground (Old Wanderers) |
Johannesburg, Gauteng | South Africa | 2 March 18961 | 22 February 1939[19] | 22[20] | Unknown |
10 | Trent Bridge Ground (Trent Bridge) |
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | England | 1 June 1899 | 1 August 2011[21] | 56[22] | • Pavilion End • Radcliffe Road End |
11 | Headingley Stadium (Headingley) |
Leeds, West Yorkshire | England | 29 June 1899 | 24 July 2010[23] | 70[24] | • Kirkstall Lane End • Football Stand End |
12 | County Cricket Ground (Edgbaston) |
Birmingham, West Midlands | England | 29 May 1902 | 13 August 2011[25] | 45[26] | • City End • Pavilion End |
13 | Bramall Lane | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | England | 3 July 19022 | 5 July 1902 | 1[27] | • Pavilion End • Football Ground End |
14 | Lord's No. 1 Ground (Lord's) |
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | 21 January 19103 | 9 November 1921[28] | 4[29] | Unknown |
15 | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead (Kingsmead) |
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | 18 January 1923 | 29 December 2010[30] | 38[31] | • Umgeni End • Old Fort Road End |
16 | Exhibition Ground† (The Ekka) |
Brisbane, Queensland | Australia | 30 November 19284 | 20 January 1931[32] | 2[33] | • Hospital End • The Hill |
17 | AMI Stadium (formerly Jade Stadium and Lancaster Park) |
Christchurch, Canterbury | New Zealand | 10 January 1930 | 9 December 2006[34] | 40[35] | • Hadlee Stand End • Port Hills End |
18 | Kensington Oval (The Mecca) |
Bridgetown, Barbados | West Indies | 11 January 1930 | 29 June 2010[36] | 46[37] | • Malcolm Marshall End • Joel Garner End |
19 | Basin Reserve (The Basin) |
Wellington | New Zealand | 24 January 1930 | 19 January 2011[38] | 52[39] | • Vance Stand End • Scoreboard End |
20 | Queen's Park Oval | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | West Indies | 1 February 1930 | 13 June 2010[40] | 57[41] | • Pavilion End • Media Centre End |
21 | Eden Park No. 1 (Eden Park) |
Auckland | New Zealand | 14 February 1930 | 13 March 2006[42] | 47[43] | • Dominion Road End • Sandringham Road End |
22 | Bourda | Georgetown, Guyana | West Indies | 21 February 1930 | 4 April 2005[44] | 30[45] | • Regent Street End • North Road End |
23 | Sabina Park (Bina) |
Kingston, Jamaica | West Indies | 3 April 1930 | 7 February 2009[46] | 44[47] | • Blue Mountains End • Headley Stand End |
24 | Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba) |
Brisbane, Queensland | Australia | 27 November 1931 | 29 October 2010[48] | 53[49] | • Stanley Street End • Vulture Street End |
25 | Bombay Gymkhana Ground (Gymkhana Ground) |
Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | 15 December 1933 | 18 December 1933[50] | 1[51] | Unknown |
26 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata, West Bengal | India | 5 January 1934 | 18 February 2010[52] | 36[53] | • High Court End • Pavilion End |
27 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu | India | 10 February 1934 | 15 December 2008[54] | 30[55] | • Anna Pavilion End • Pattabiraman Gate End |
28 | Feroz Shah Kotla (Kotla) |
Delhi | India | 10 November 1948 | 2 November 2008[56] | 30[57] | • Stadium End • Pavilion End |
29 | Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | 9 December 1948 | 6 December 2009[58] | 18[59] | • Pavilion End • Churchgate End |
30 | Ellis Park Stadium (Ellis Park) |
Johannesburg, Gauteng | South Africa | 27 December 19485 | 2 February 1954[60] | 6[61] | Unknown |
31 | Green Park Stadium | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | India | 12 January 1952 | 27 November 2009[62] | 21[63] | • Mill Pavilion End • Hostel End |
32 | University Ground | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | India | 23 October 1952 | 26 October 1952[64] | 1[65] | Unknown |
33 | Bangabandhu National Stadium (Number 1 Dhaka Stadium) |
Dhaka, Dhaka Division | Bangladesh | 1 January 19556 | 18 January 2005[66] | 17[67] | • Pavilion End • Paltan End |
34 | Bahawal Stadium | Bahawalpur, Punjab | Pakistan | 15 January 1955 | 18 January 1955[68] | 1[69] | Unknown |
35 | Bagh-e-Jinnah (Lawrence Gardens) |
Lahore, Punjab | Pakistan | 29 January 1955 | 31 March 1959[70] | 3[71] | Unknown |
36 | Peshawar Club Ground | Peshawar, North West Frontier Province | Pakistan | 13 February 1955 | 16 February 1955[72] | 1[73] | • Pavilion End • College End |
37 | National Stadium | Karachi, Sindh | Pakistan | 26 February 1955 | 25 February 2009[74] | 41[75] | • Pavilion End • University End |
38 | Carisbrook | Dunedin, Otago | New Zealand | 11 March 1955 | 22 December 1998[76] | 10[77] | • Railway End • Hillside End |
39 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Fateh Maidan) |
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | India | 19 November 1955 | 6 December 1988[78] | 3[79] | • Pavilion End • Hill Fort End |
40 | Nehru Stadium | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | India | 6 January 1956 | 2 March 1965[80] | 9[81] | Unknown |
41 | New Wanderers Stadium (Wanderers) |
Johannesburg, Gauteng | South Africa | 24 December 1956 | 17 January 2010[82] | 32[83] | • Corlett Drive End • Golf Course End |
42 | Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore Stadium) |
Lahore, Punjab | Pakistan | 21 November 1959 | 5 March 2009[84] | 40[85] | • Pavilion End • College End |
43 | Pindi Club Ground | Rawalpindi, Punjab | Pakistan | 27 March 1965 | 30 March 1965[86] | 1[87] | Unknown |
44 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (VCA, Jamtha) |
Jamtha, Nagpur, Maharashtra | India | 6 October 2008 | 20 October 2010[88] | 3[89] | • Secretary End • Pavilion End |
45 | Western Australian Cricket Association Ground (The WACA) |
Perth, Western Australia | Australia | 11 December 1970 | 19 December 2010[90] | 38[91] | • Members/Lillee-Marsh Stand/River End • Prindiville Stand End |
46 | Niaz Stadium | Hyderabad, Sindh | Pakistan | 16 March 1973 | 29 November 1984[92] | 5[93] | Unknown |
47 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Chinnaswamy Stadium) |
Bangalore, Karnataka | India | 22 November 1974 | 13 October 2010[94] | 19[95] | • Pavilion End • BEML End |
48 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | 23 January 1975 | 22 March 2006[96] | 21[97] | • Garware Pavilion End • Tata End |
49 | Iqbal Stadium | Faisalabad, Punjab | Pakistan | 16 November 1978 | 25 January 2006[98] | 24[99] | • Pavilion End • Golf Course End |
50 | McLean Park | Napier, Hawke's Bay | New Zealand | 16 February 1979 | 15 December 2009[100] | 9[101] | • Centennial Stand End • Embankment End |
51 | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium | Multan, Punjab | Pakistan | 30 December 1980 | 4 January 1981[102] | 1[103] | Unknown |
52 | Antigua Recreation Ground (The Rec) |
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | West Indies | 27 March 1981 | 19 February 2009[104] | 22[105] | • Pavilion End • Factory Road End |
53 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Saravanamuttu Stadium) |
Colombo, Western Province | Sri Lanka | 17 February 1982 | 7 August 2010[106] | 15[107] | • Air Force Flats End • Press Block End |
54 | Asgiriya Stadium | Kandy, Central Province | Sri Lanka | 22 April 1983 | 5 December 2007[108] | 21[109] | • Hunnasgiriya End • Hanthana End |
55 | Gandhi Stadium | Jalandhar, Punjab | India | 24 September 1983 | 29 September 1983[110] | 1[111] | • Stadium End • Pavilion End |
56 | Sardar Patel Stadium (Motera) |
Ahmedabad, Gujarat | India | 12 November 1983 | 8 November 2010[112] | 11[113] | • Adani Pavilion End • GMDC End |
57 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) |
Colombo, Western Province | Sri Lanka | 16 March 1984 | 30 July 2010[114] | 34[115] | • Tennis Courts End • South End |
58 | Colombo Cricket Club Ground (CCC) |
Colombo, Western Province | Sri Lanka | 24 March 1984 | 21 April 1987[116] | 3[117] | • Press Box End • Pavilion End |
59 | Jinnah Stadium (Sialkot Stadium) |
Sialkot, Punjab | Pakistan | 27 October 1985 | 26 September 1995[118] | 4[119] | • Railway End • Pavilion End |
60 | Barabati Stadium | Cuttack, Orissa | India | 4 January 1987 | 12 November 1995[120] | 2[121] | • Mahanadi River End • Pavilion End |
61 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur, Rajasthan | India | 21 February 1987 | 26 February 1987[122] | 1[123] | • Pavilion End • City End |
62 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart, Tasmania | Australia | 16 December 1989 | 18 January 2010[124] | 9[125] | • Church Street End • River End |
63 | Sector 16 Stadium | Chandigarh, Chandigarh | India | 23 November 1990 | 27 November 1990[126] | 1[127] | Unknown |
64 | Seddon Park |
Hamilton, Waikato | New Zealand | 22 February 1991 | 9 January 2011[128] | 18[129] | • Members End • City End |
65 | Jinnah Stadium | Gujranwala, Punjab | Pakistan | 20 December 1991 | 25 December 1991[130] | 1[131] | Unknown |
66 | Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium (Premadasa Stadium) |
Colombo, Western Province | Sri Lanka | 28 August 1992 | 27 November 2010[132] | 7[133] | • Khettarama End • Scoreboard End |
67 | Tyronne Fernando Stadium (Fernando Stadium) |
Moratuwa, Western Province | Sri Lanka | 8 September 1992 | 13 December 1993[134] | 4[135] | • Press Box End • Katubadda End |
68 | Harare Sports Club (formerly "Salisbury Sports Club") |
Harare | Zimbabwe | 18 October 1992 | 22 September 2005[136] | 26[137] | • City End • Club House End |
69 | Bulawayo Athletic Club | Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | 1 November 19927 | 5 November 1992[138] | 1[139] | Unknown |
70 | Southend Club Cricket Stadium (Defence Cricket Stadium) |
Karachi, Sindh | Pakistan | 1 December 1993 | 6 December 1993[140] | 1[141] | Unknown |
71 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Rawalpindi, Punjab | Pakistan | 3 December 1993 | 16 April 2004[142] | 8[143] | • Pavilion End • Shell End |
72 | K.D. Singh Babu Stadium | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | India | 18 January 1994 | 26 January 1994[144] | 1[145] | • Pavilion End • Gomati End |
73 | Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | 20 October 1994 | 16 September 2005[146] | 17[147] | • City End • Airport End |
74 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (Mohali) |
Mohali, Punjab | India | 10 December 1994 | 5 October 2010[148] | 10[149] | • Pavilion End • City End |
75 | Arbab Niaz Stadium | Peshawar, North West Frontier Province | Pakistan | 8 September 1995 | 30 August 2003[150] | 6[151] | • Pavilion End • College End |
76 | SuperSport Park (Centurion Park) |
Centurion, Gauteng | South Africa | 16 November 1995 | 20 December 2010[152] | 16[153] | • Pavilion End • Gomati End |
77 | Sheikhupura Stadium | Sheikhupura, Punjab | Pakistan | 17 October 1996 | 21 October 1997[154] | 2[155] | Unknown |
78 | The Playing Fields (Arnos Vale) |
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | West Indies | 20 June 1997 | 13 July 2009[156] | 2[157] | • Airport End • Bequia End |
79 | Galle International Stadium | Galle, Southern Province | Sri Lanka | 3 June 1998 | 19 November 2010[158] | 17[159] | • City End • Fort End |
80 | Goodyear Park (Springbok Park) |
Bloemfontein, Free State | South Africa | 29 October 1999 | 22 November 2008[160] | 4[161] | • Loch Logan End • Willows End |
81 | Multan Cricket Stadium | Multan, Punjab | Pakistan | 29 August 2001 | 23 November 2006[162] | 5[163] | • Main Pavilion End • North Pavilion End |
82 | MA Aziz Stadium | Chittagong, Chittagong Division | Bangladesh | 15 November 2001 | 10 January 2005[164] | 8[165] | • Pedrollo End • Ispahani End |
83 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium (SCA Stadium) |
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 31 January 20028 | 22 October 2002[166] | 4[167] | • Pavilion End • Sharjah Club End |
84 | National Cricket Stadium (Queen's Park) |
St. George's, Grenada | West Indies | 28 June 2002 | 20 July 2009[168] | 2[169] | • River End • D'arbeau End |
85 | Buffalo Park | East London, Eastern Cape | South Africa | 18 October 2002 | 21 October 2002[170] | 1[171] | • Buffalo Park Drive End • Bunkers Hill End |
86 | North West Cricket Stadium (Senwes Park) |
Potchefstroom, North West | South Africa | 25 October 2002 | 27 October 2002[172] | 1[173] | • Daly Auto End • University End |
87 | County Ground (Riverside) |
Chester-le-Street, County Durham | England | 5 June 2003 | 18 May 2009[174] | 4[175] | • Finchale End • Lumley End |
88 | Beausejour | Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | West Indies | 20 June 2003 | 14 June 2006[176] | 3[177] | • Pavilion End • Media Centre End |
89 | Marrara Oval | Darwin, Northern Territory | Australia | 18 July 2003 | 3 July 2004[178] | 2[179] | • McMillans Road End • Airport End |
90 | Bundaberg Rum Stadium (Cazaly's Stadium) |
Cairns, Queensland | Australia | 25 July 2003 | 13 July 2004[180] | 2[181] | • City End • Club End |
91 | Chittagong Divisional Stadium (Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium) |
Chittagong, Chittagong Division | Bangladesh | 28 February 2006 | 16 March 2010[182] | 8[183] | • UCB End • Ispahani End |
92 | Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Bogra, Rajshahi Division | Bangladesh | 8 March 2006 | 11 March 2006[184] | 1[185] | Unknown |
93 | Narayanganj Osmani Stadium | Fatullah, Narayanganj District | Bangladesh | 9 April 2006 | 13 April 2006[186] | 1[187] | • Press Box End • Pavilion End |
94 | Warner Park | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | West Indies | 22 June 2006 | 24 May 2011[188] | 3[189] | • South Stand End • Factory Road End |
95 | Shere-e-Bangla Stadium | Mirpur, Dhaka Division | Bangladesh | May 25, 2007 | 24 March 2010[190] | 6[191] | • Ispahani End • Aqua Paints End |
96 | University Oval |
Dunedin, Otago | New Zealand | 4 January 2008 | 28 November 2009[192] | 3[193] | • Caladonian End • City End |
97 | Providence Stadium | Providence, Guyana | West Indies | 22 March 2008 | 15 May 2011[194] | 2[195] | • Media Centre End • Pavilion End |
98 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda | West Indies | 30 May 2008 | 17 February 2009[196] | 2[197] | • Media Centre End • Pavilion End |
99 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Jamtha) |
Nagpur, Maharashtra | India | 6 November 2008 | 23 November 2010[198] | 3[199] | • North End • Pavilion End |
100 | SWALEC Stadium (Sophia Gardens) |
Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 8 July 2009 [1][2] | 30 May 2011[200] | 2[201] | • River Taff End • Cathedral Road End |
101 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Uppal) |
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | India | 12 November 2010 | 16 November 2010[202] | 1[203] | • N.ShivlalYadav End • VISAKA Industries End |
102 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 12 November 2010 | 16 November 2010[204] | 1[205] | • Emirates Road End • Dubai Sports City End |
103 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 20 November 2010 | 24 November 2010[206] | 1[207] | • North End |
104 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium) |
Pallekele, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 December 2010 | 5 December 2010[208] | 1[209] | • Hunnasgiriya End • Rikillagaskada End |
105 | Rose Bowl | Southampton, Hampshire | England | 16 June 2011 | 20 June 2011[210] | 1[211] | • Pavilion End • Northern End |
106 | Windsor Park | Roseau, Dominica | West Indies | 6 July 2011 | 10 July 2011 | 1 |
^1 – 22 Tests from 1896 to 1939; not used for first-class cricket since 1946; redeveloped as Johannesburg Railway Station.
^2 – Staged only one Test; not used for cricket since 1973; home ground of Sheffield United F.C.
^3 – 4 Tests from 1910 to 1921; not used for first-class cricket since 1922; demolished.
^4 – Staged two Tests, one in 1928 and the other in 1931; not used for first-class cricket since 1931.
^5 – 6 Tests from 1948 to 1954; not used for first-class cricket since 1956; now used only for rugby union.
^6 – 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.
^7 – Staged only one Test in 1992; subsequent Tests in Bulawayo played at the Queens Sports Club.
^8 – 4 Tests in 2002.