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Test cricket grounds


This is a list of Test cricket grounds.

One hundred and fourteen grounds have hosted Test cricket 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 Test cricket. The list excludes World Series Cricket and South African rebel tours venues.

On 8 July 2009, Sophia Gardens in Cardiff became the 100th Test venue.. The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in India became the 114th and most recent Test venue when it staged a match between India and Australia in March 2017

Last updated till Test match #2258 :

^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. ^9 – Hosted the first Day-Night Test match on 27 November 2015.


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