List of Test cricket grounds

One hundred and twenty-three grounds have hosted men's Test cricket^[1] since the first officially recognised Test match between Australia and England in Melbourne in March 1877. The grounds are listed in the order in which they were first used as a venue for a men's Test cricket match. The list excludes World Series Cricket venues and women's Test venues.

Lord's in London has hosted more men's Test matches than any other cricket ground.

On 8 July 2009, Sophia Gardens in Cardiff became the 100th Test venue.^[2][3] The Stormont cricket ground in Belfast became the 123rd^[1] and most recent Test venue when it staged a match between Ireland and Zimbabwe in July 2024.

List of men's Test cricket grounds

Last updated on 31 July 2025 (Test 2598):^[4]

  Inactive Test Grounds

No.	Stadium	City	Country	First match	Last match	No. of Tests
1	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	Australia	15 March 1877	26 December 2024[5]	117[6]
2	The Oval	London	England	6 September 1880	31 July 2025[7]	108[8]
3	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	Australia	17 February 1882	3 January 2025[9]	112[10]
4	Old Trafford Cricket Ground	Manchester	England	10 July 1884	23 July 2025[11]	86[12]
5	Lord's	London	England	21 July 1884	10 July 2025[13]	149[14]
6	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide	Australia	12 December 1884	6 December 2024[15]	83[16]
7	St George's Park	Gqeberha	South Africa	12 March 1889	5 December 2024[17]	33[18]
8	Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	South Africa	25 March 1889	3 January 2025[19]	61[20]
9	Old Wanderers	Johannesburg	South Africa	2 March 18961	18 February 1939[21]	22[22]
10	Trent Bridge	Nottingham	England	1 June 1899	22 May 2025[23]	67[24]
11	Headingley Cricket Ground	Leeds	England	29 June 1899	20 June 2025[25]	82[26]
12	Edgbaston Cricket Ground	Birmingham	England	29 May 1902	2 July 2025[27]	57[28]
13	Bramall Lane	Sheffield	England	3 July 19022	3 July 1902[29]	1[30]
14	Lord's No. 1 Ground	Durban	South Africa	21 January 19103	5 November 1921[31]	4[32]
15	Kingsmead Cricket Ground	Durban	South Africa	18 January 1923	27 November 2024[33]	46[34]
16	Brisbane Exhibition Ground	Brisbane	Australia	30 November 19284	16 January 1931[35]	2[36]
17	Lancaster Park	Christchurch	New Zealand	10 January 1930	7 December 2006[37]	40[38]
18	Kensington Oval	Bridgetown	Barbados	11 January 1930	25 June 2025[39]	56[40]
19	Basin Reserve	Wellington	New Zealand	24 January 1930	6 December 2024[41]	69[42]
20	Queen's Park Oval	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago	1 February 1930	7 August 2024[43]	63[44]
21	Eden Park	Auckland	New Zealand	14 February 1930	22 March 2018[45]	50[46]
22	Bourda	Georgetown	Guyana	21 February 1930	31 March 2005[47]	30[48]
23	Sabina Park	Kingston	Jamaica	3 April 1930	12 July 2025[49]	56[50]
24	The Gabba	Brisbane	Australia	27 November 1931	14 December 2024[51]	67[52]
25	Bombay Gymkhana Ground	Mumbai	India	15 December 1933	15 December 1933[53]	1[54]
26	Eden Gardens	Kolkata	India	5 January 1934	22 November 2019[55]	42[56]
27	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai	India	10 February 1934	19 September 2024[57]	35[58]
28	Arun Jaitley Stadium	New Delhi	India	10 November 1948	17 February 2023[59]	35[60]
29	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai	India	9 December 1948	2 December 2009[61]	18[62]
30	Ellis Park Stadium	Johannesburg	South Africa	27 December 19485	29 January 1954[63]	6[64]
31	Green Park Stadium	Kanpur	India	12 January 1952	27 September 2024[65]	24[66]
32	University Ground	Lucknow	India	23 October 1952	23 October 1952[67]	1[68]
33	Bangabandhu National Stadium	Dhaka	Bangladesh	1 January 19556	14 January 2005[69]	17[70]
34	Bahawal Stadium	Bahawalpur	Pakistan	15 January 1955	15 January 1955[71]	1[72]
35	Bagh-e-Jinnah	Lahore	Pakistan	29 January 1955	26 March 1959[73]	3[74]
36	Peshawar Club Ground	Peshawar	Pakistan	13 February 1955	13 February 1955[75]	1[76]
37	National Stadium	Karachi	Pakistan	26 February 1955	2 January 2023[77]	47[78]
38	Carisbrook	Dunedin	New Zealand	11 March 1955	7 March 1997[79]	10[80]
39	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium	Hyderabad	India	19 November 1955	2 December 1988[81]	3[82]
40	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	Chennai	India	6 January 1956	27 February 1965[83]	9[84]
41	New Wanderers Stadium	Johannesburg	South Africa	24 December 1956	8 March 2023[85]	44[86]
42	Gaddafi Stadium	Lahore	Pakistan	21 November 1959	21 March 2022[87]	41[88]
43	Pindi Club Ground	Rawalpindi	Pakistan	27 March 1965	27 March 1965[89]	1[90]
44	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground	Nagpur	India	3 October 1969	1 March 2006[91]	9[92]
45	WACA Ground	Perth	Australia	11 December 1970	14 December 2017[93]	44[94]
46	Niaz Stadium	Hyderabad	Pakistan	16 March 1973	25 November 1984[95]	5[96]
47	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bangalore	India	22 November 1974	16 October 2024[97]	25[98]
48	Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai	India	23 January 1975	1 November 2024[99]	27[100]
49	Iqbal Stadium	Faisalabad	Pakistan	16 November 1978	21 January 2006[101]	24[102]
50	McLean Park	Napier	New Zealand	16 February 1979	26 January 2012[103]	10[104]
51	Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium	Multan	Pakistan	30 December 1980	30 December 1980[105]	1[106]
52	Antigua Recreation Ground	St. John's	Antigua and Barbuda	27 March 1981	15 February 2009[107]	22[108]
53	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium	Colombo	Sri Lanka	17 February 1982	22 August 2019[109]	22[110]
54	Asgiriya Stadium	Kandy	Sri Lanka	22 April 1983	1 December 2007[111]	21[112]
55	Gandhi Stadium	Jalandhar	India	24 September 1983	24 September 1983[113]	1[114]
56	Narendra Modi Stadium	Ahmedabad	India	12 November 1983	9 March 2023[115]	15[116]
57	Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground	Colombo	Sri Lanka	16 March 1984	25 June 2025[117]	46[118]
58	Colombo Cricket Club Ground	Colombo	Sri Lanka	24 March 1984	16 April 1987[119]	3[120]
59	Jinnah Stadium	Sialkot	Pakistan	27 October 1985	22 September 1995[121]	4[122]
60	Barabati Stadium	Cuttack	India	4 January 1987	8 November 1995[123]	2[124]
61	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	Jaipur	India	21 February 1987	21 February 1987[125]	1[126]
62	Bellerive Oval	Hobart	Australia	16 December 1989	14 January 2022[127]	14[128]
63	Sector 16 Stadium	Chandigarh	India	23 November 1990	23 November 1990[129]	1[130]
64	Seddon Park	Hamilton	New Zealand	22 February 1991	14 December 2024[131]	29[132]
65	Jinnah Stadium	Gujranwala	Pakistan	20 December 1991	20 December 1991[133]	1[134]
66	R. Premadasa Stadium	Colombo	Sri Lanka	28 August 1992	14 July 2017[135]	9[136]
67	De Soysa Stadium	Moratuwa	Sri Lanka	8 September 1992	8 December 1993[137]	4[138]
68	Harare Sports Club Ground	Harare	Zimbabwe	18 October 1992	7 July 2021[139]	39[140]
69	Bulawayo Athletic Club Ground	Bulawayo	Zimbabwe	1 November 19927	1 November 1992[141]	1[142]
70	Southend Club Cricket Stadium	Karachi	Pakistan	1 December 1993	1 December 1993[143]	1[144]
71	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	Rawalpindi	Pakistan	9 December 1993	24 October 2024[145]	16[146]
72	K. D. Singh Babu Stadium	Lucknow	India	18 January 1994	18 January 1994[147]	1[148]
73	Queens Sports Club Ground	Bulawayo	Zimbabwe	20 October 1994	30 July 2025[149]	31[150]
74	Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium	Mohali	India	10 December 1994	4 March 2022[151]	14[152]
75	Arbab Niaz Stadium	Peshawar	Pakistan	8 September 1995	27 August 2003[153]	6[154]
76	Centurion Park	Centurion	South Africa	16 November 1995	26 December 2024[155]	30[156]
77	Sheikhupura Stadium	Sheikhupura	Pakistan	17 October 1996	17 October 1997[157]	2[158]
78	Arnos Vale Stadium	Kingstown	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	20 June 1997	5 September 2014[159]	3[160]
79	Galle International Stadium	Galle	Sri Lanka	3 June 1998	17 June 2025[161]	49[162]
80	Mangaung Oval	Bloemfontein	South Africa	29 October 1999	6 October 2017[163]	5[164]
81	Multan Cricket Stadium	Multan	Pakistan	29 August 2001	25 January 2025[165]	10[166]
82	M. A. Aziz Stadium	Chittagong	Bangladesh	15 November 2001	6 January 2005[167]	8[168]
83	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	Sharjah	United Arab Emirates	31 January 2002	30 October 2016[169]	9[170]
84	National Cricket Stadium	St. George's	Grenada	28 June 2002	3 July 2025[171]	5[172]
85	Buffalo Park	East London	South Africa	18 October 2002	18 October 2002[173]	1[174]
86	Senwes Park	Potchefstroom	South Africa	25 October 2002	28 September 2017[175]	2[176]
87	Riverside Ground	Chester-le-Street	England	5 June 2003	27 May 2016[177]	6[178]
88	Darren Sammy Cricket Ground	Rodney Bay	Saint Lucia	20 June 2003	24 June 2022[179]	10[180]
89	Marrara Oval	Darwin	Australia	18 July 2003	1 July 2004[181]	2[182]
90	Cazalys Stadium	Cairns	Australia	25 July 2003	9 July 2004[183]	2[184]
91	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	Chittagong	Bangladesh	28 February 2006	28 April 2025[185]	26[186]
92	Shaheed Chandu Stadium	Bogra	Bangladesh	8 March 2006	8 March 2006[187]	1[188]
93	Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium	Fatullah	Bangladesh	9 April 2006	10 June 2015[189]	2[190]
94	Warner Park Stadium	Basseterre	Saint Kitts and Nevis	22 June 2006	20 May 2011[191]	3[192]
95	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium	Mirpur	Bangladesh	25 May 2007	21 October 2024[193]	28[194]
96	University of Otago Oval	Dunedin	New Zealand	4 January 2008	8 March 2017[195]	8[196]
97	Providence Stadium	Providence	Guyana	22 March 2008	15 August 2024[197]	3[198]
98	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium	St. John's	Antigua and Barbuda	30 May 2008	22 November 2024[199]	13[200]
99	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium	Nagpur	India	6 November 2008	9 February 2023[201]	7[202]
100	Sophia Gardens	Cardiff	Wales	8 July 2009	8 July 2015[203]	3[204]
101	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium	Hyderabad	India	12 November 2010	25 January 2024[205]	6[206]
102	Dubai International Cricket Stadium	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	12 November 2010	24 November 2018[207]	13[208]
103	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	20 November 2010	10 March 2021[209]	15[210]
104	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	Pallekele	Sri Lanka	1 December 2010	29 April 2021[211]	9[212]
105	Rose Bowl	Southampton	England	16 June 2011	18 June 2021[213]	7[214]
106	Windsor Park	Roseau	Dominica	7 June 2011	12 July 2023[215]	6[216]
107	Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium	Khulna	Bangladesh	21 November 2012	28 April 2015[217]	3[218]
108	Hagley Oval	Christchurch	New Zealand	26 December 2014	28 November 2024[219]	14[220]
109	Holkar Stadium	Indore	India	8 October 2016	1 March 2023[221]	3[222]
110	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium	Rajkot	India	9 November 2016	15 February 2024[223]	3[224]
111	Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium	Visakhapatnam	India	17 November 2016	2 February 2024[225]	3[226]
112	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium	Pune	India	23 February 2017	24 October 2024[227]	3[228]
113	JSCA International Stadium Complex	Ranchi	India	16 March 2017	22 February 2024[229]	3[230]
114	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	Dharamshala	India	25 March 2017	25 March 2024[231]	2[232]
115	Malahide Cricket Club Ground	Dublin	Ireland	11 May 2018	11 May 2018[233]	1[234]
116	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium	Sylhet	Bangladesh	3 November 2018	20 April 2025[235]	4[236]
117	Perth Stadium	Perth	Australia	14 December 2018	22 November 2024[237]	5[238]
118	Manuka Oval	Canberra	Australia	1 February 2019	1 February 2019[239]	1[240]
119	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium	Dehradun	India	15 March 2019	15 March 2019[241]	1[242]
120	Bay Oval	Mount Maunganui	New Zealand	21 November 2019	4 February 2024[243]	5[244]
121	BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium	Lucknow	India	27 November 2019	27 November 2019[245]	1[246]
122	Tolerance Oval	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	28 February 2024	28 February 2024[247]	1[248]
123	Stormont	Belfast	Northern Ireland	25 July 2024	25 July 2024[249]	1[250]

Rose Bowl, Southampton, England – used for the first time by England in June 2011.

^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 – Hosted the first Day-Night Test match on 27 November 2015.

Grounds by country

List of number of grounds by country up to 31 July 2025 (Test 2598):^[251][a]

Country	No. of stadiums	Location of first match	City	Date of first match	No. of Tests
Antigua and Barbuda	2	Antigua Recreation Ground	St. John's	27 March 1981	35
Australia	11	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	15 March 1877	450
Bangladesh	8	National Stadium	Dhaka	1 January 1955	81
Barbados	1	Kensington Oval	Bridgetown	11 January 1930	56
Dominica	1	Windsor Park	Roseau	7 June 2011	6
England	9	The Oval	London	6 September 1880	563
Grenada	1	Queen's Park	St. George's	28 June 2002	5
Guyana	2	Bourda	Georgetown	21 February 1930	33
India	29	Bombay Gymkhana Ground	Mumbai	15 December 1933	296
Ireland	1	Malahide Cricket Club Ground	Dublin	11 May 2018	1
Jamaica	1	Sabina Park	Kingston	3 April 1930	56
New Zealand	9	Lancaster Park	Christchurch	10 January 1930	235
Northern Ireland	1	Stormont	Belfast	25 July 2024	1
Pakistan	16	Bahawal Stadium	Bahawalpur	15 January 1955	171
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	Warner Park	Basseterre	22 June 2006	3
Saint Lucia	1	Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium	Rodney Bay	20 June 2003	10
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	The Playing Fields	Kingstown	20 June 1997	3
South Africa	11	St George's Park Cricket Ground	Port Elizabeth	12 March 1889	254
Sri Lanka	8	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium	Colombo	17 February 1982	163
Trinidad and Tobago	1	Queen's Park Oval	Port of Spain	1 February 1930	63
United Arab Emirates	4	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium	Sharjah	31 January 2002	38
Wales	1	Sophia Gardens	Cardiff	8 July 2009	3
Zimbabwe	3	Harare Sports Club	Harare	18 October 1992	71

1. ESPNcricinfo groups the individual countries of the West Indies together, but these have been separated for this list. ESPNcricinfo also counts Welsh grounds under England and grounds from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland together under Ireland; these have also been separated for this list.

See also

• List of One Day International cricket grounds
• List of Twenty20 International cricket grounds
• List of women's Test cricket grounds
• List of cricket grounds by capacity