List of international men's cricket grounds in England and Wales

International men's cricket was first played in England in 1868 by the touring Australian Aboriginal cricket team, although it would not be until 1878 that the first tour by a team termed as representative was made by the touring Australians. The first Test match to be played in England came two years later in 1880 between England and Australia at The Oval. The same two sides played in the first One Day International to be held in England at Old Trafford during Australia's 1972 tour. In 2005, the Rose Bowl hosted the first Twenty20 International to be played in England during Australia's 2005 tour.

Bramall Lane

Bristol

Chelmsford

Derby

Hove

New Road

Wantage Road

Southampton

Taunton

Edgbaston

Grace Road

Headingley

The Oval

Lord's

Nevill Ground

North Marine Road

Old Trafford

Riverside

Sophia Gardens

St. Helen's

St Lawrence

Rose Bowl

Trent Bridge

Locations of international men's cricket grounds in England and Wales

Men's international grounds

Active venues

Below is a complete list of grounds used for men's international cricket in England and Wales, listed in order of first use.

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		Test			One Day International			Twenty20 International
The Oval	Kennington, London	6 September 1880 England v Australia	27 July 2023 England v Australia	106	7 September 1973 England v West Indies	13 September 2023 England v New Zealand	76	28 June 2007 England v West Indies	30 May 2024 England v Pakistan	17	[1][2][3][4][n 1]
Old Trafford	Stretford, near Manchester	10 July 1884 England v Australia	19 July 2024 England v Australia	84	24 August 1972 England v Australia	22 July 2022 England v South Africa	57	13 June 2008 England v New Zealand	1 September 2023 England v New Zealand	12	[5][6][7][8]
Lord's	St John's Wood, London	21 July 1884 England v Australia	28 June 2023 England v Australia	145	26 August 1972 England v Australia	15 September 2023 England v New Zealand	69	5 June 2009 England v Netherlands	29 July 2018 Nepal v Netherlands	10	[9][10][11][12]
Trent Bridge	West Bridgford, near Nottingham	1 June 1899 England v Australia	10 June 2022 England v New Zealand	65	31 August 1974 England v Pakistan	23 September 2023 England v Ireland	50	6 June 2009 Bangladesh v India	5 September 2024 England v New Zealand	14	[13][14][15][16]
Headingley	Headingley, Leeds	29 June 1899 England v Australia	6 July 2023 England v Australia	81	5 September 1973 England v West Indies	20 September 2023 England v Ireland	46	only match: 18 July 2021 England v Pakistan		1	[17][18][19]
Edgbaston	Edgbaston, Birmingham	29 May 1902 England v Australia	16 June 2023 England v Australia	55	28 August 1972 England v Australia	13 July 2021 England v Pakistan	64	5 July 2010 Australia v Pakistan	25 May 2024 England v India	8	[20][21][22][23]
ODI & T20I grounds
Riverside Ground	Chester-le-Street	5 June 2003 England v Zimbabwe	27 May 2016 England v Sri Lanka	5	20 May 1999 Pakistan v Scotland	19 July 2022 England v South Africa	21	8 September 2012 England v South Africa	30 August 2023 England v New Zealand	6	[24][25][26][27]
Sophia Gardens	Cardiff	8 July 2009 England v Australia	8 July 2015 England v Australia	3	20 May 1999 Australia v New Zealand	8 September 2023 England v New Zealand	30	5 September 2010 England v Pakistan	28 July 2022 England v South Africa	9	[28][29][30][31]
Rose Bowl	West End, near Southampton	16 June 2011 England v Sri Lanka	18 June 2021 New Zealand v India ICC World Test Championship Final	7	10 July 2003 South Africa v Zimbabwe	10 September 2023 England v New Zealand	32	13 June 2005 England v Australia	31 July 2022 England v South Africa	11	[32][33][34][35]
County Ground	Bristol	–	–	0	13 June 1983 New Zealand v Sri Lanka	26 September 2023 England v Ireland	20	28 August 2006 England v Pakistan	5 August 2022 Ireland v South Africa	6	[36][37][38]

Former venues

Below is a complete list of grounds used for men's international cricket in England and Wales, listed in order of first use.

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		Test			One Day International			Twenty20 International
Former Test Grounds
Bramall Lane	Sheffield	only match: 3 July 1902 England v Australia		1	–	–	0	–	–	0	[39][40]
Former ODI & T20I grounds
St Helen's	Swansea	–	–	0	18 July 1973 England v New Zealand	9 June 1983 Pakistan v Sri Lanka	2	–	–	0	[41][42]
North Marine Road	Scarborough	–	–	0	26 August 1976 England v West Indies	15 July 1978 England v New Zealand	3	–	–	0	[43][44]
County Ground	Northampton	–	–	0	11 June 1983 England v Sri Lanka	26 May 1999 India v Sri Lanka	3	–	–	0	[45][46]
New Road	Worcester	–	–	0	13 June 1983 West Indies v Zimbabwe	22 May 1999 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe	3	–	–	0	[47][48]
Grace Road	Leicester	–	–	0	11 June 1983 India v Zimbabwe	27 May 1999 Scotland v West Indies	3	–	–	0	[49][50]
County Ground	Southampton	–	–	0	16 June 1983 Australia v Zimbabwe	30 May 1999 Kenya v Sri Lanka	3	–	–	0	[51][52]
County Ground	Derby	–	–	0	18 June 1983 New Zealand v Sri Lanka	28 May 1999 New Zealand v Pakistan	3	–	–	0	[53][54]
Nevill Ground	Tunbridge Wells	–	–	0	only match: 18 June 1983 India v Zimbabwe		1	–	–	0	[55][56]
County Ground	Chelmsford	–	–	0	20 June 1983 Australia v India	14 May 2023 Ireland v Bangladesh	6	–	–	0	[57][58]
County Ground	Hove	–	–	0	only match: 15 May 1999 India v South Africa		1	–	–	0	[59][60]
St Lawrence Ground	Canterbury	–	–	0	18 May 1999 England v Kenya	30 June 2005 Australia v Bangladesh	4	–	–	0	[61][62]
County Ground	Taunton	–	–	0	11 June 1983 South Africa v Sri Lanka	31 May 1999 Bangladesh v Pakistan	6	only match: 23 June 2017 England v South Africa		1	[63][64][65]

Notes

1. Hosted the first Test match in England in 1880.

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