One hundred and twenty-four grounds have hosted men's 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 a men's Test cricket match. The list excludes World Series Cricket venues and women's Test venues.
On 8 July 2009, Sophia Gardens in Cardiff became the 100th Test venue. The Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati became the 124th and most recent Test venue when it staged a match between India and South Africa in November 2025.
List of men's Test cricket grounds
Last updated on 17 December 2025 (Test 2613):
Inactive Test Grounds
[citation needed]
| No. | Stadium | City | Country | First match | Last match | No. of Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Australia | 15 March 1877 | 26 December 2024 | 117 |
| 2 | The Oval | London | England | 6 September 1880 | 31 July 2025 | 108 |
| 3 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | Australia | 17 February 1882 | 3 January 2025 | 112 |
| 4 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground | Manchester | England | 10 July 1884 | 23 July 2025 | 86 |
| 5 | Lord's | London | England | 21 July 1884 | 10 July 2025 | 149 |
| 6 | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | Australia | 12 December 1884 | 17 December 2025 | 84 |
| 7 | St George's Park | Gqeberha | South Africa | 12 March 1889 | 5 December 2024 | 33 |
| 8 | Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town | South Africa | 25 March 1889 | 3 January 2025 | 61 |
| 9 | Old Wanderers | Johannesburg | South Africa | 2 March 18961 | 18 February 1939 | 22 |
| 10 | Trent Bridge | Nottingham | England | 1 June 1899 | 22 May 2025 | 67 |
| 11 | Headingley Cricket Ground | Leeds | England | 29 June 1899 | 20 June 2025 | 82 |
| 12 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham | England | 29 May 1902 | 2 July 2025 | 57 |
| 13 | Bramall Lane | Sheffield | England | 3 July 19022 | 3 July 1902 | 1 |
| 14 | Lord's No. 1 Ground | Durban | South Africa | 21 January 19103 | 5 November 1921 | 4 |
| 15 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground | Durban | South Africa | 18 January 1923 | 27 November 2024 | 46 |
| 16 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Brisbane | Australia | 30 November 19284 | 16 January 1931 | 2 |
| 17 | Lancaster Park | Christchurch | New Zealand | 10 January 1930 | 7 December 2006 | 40 |
| 18 | Kensington Oval | Bridgetown | Barbados | 11 January 1930 | 25 June 2025 | 56 |
| 19 | Basin Reserve | Wellington | New Zealand | 24 January 1930 | 9 December 2025 | 70 |
| 20 | Queen's Park Oval | Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 February 1930 | 7 August 2024 | 63 |
| 21 | Eden Park | Auckland | New Zealand | 14 February 1930 | 22 March 2018 | 50 |
| 22 | Bourda | Georgetown | Guyana | 21 February 1930 | 31 March 2005 | 30 |
| 23 | Sabina Park | Kingston | Jamaica | 3 April 1930 | 12 July 2025 | 56 |
| 24 | The Gabba | Brisbane | Australia | 27 November 1931 | 4 December 2025 | 68 |
| 25 | Bombay Gymkhana Ground | Mumbai | India | 15 December 1933 | 15 December 1933 | 1 |
| 26 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata | India | 5 January 1934 | 14 November 2025 | 43 |
| 27 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai | India | 10 February 1934 | 19 September 2024 | 35 |
| 28 | Arun Jaitley Stadium | New Delhi | India | 10 November 1948 | 10 October 2025 | 36 |
| 29 | Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai | India | 9 December 1948 | 2 December 2009 | 18 |
| 30 | Ellis Park Stadium | Johannesburg | South Africa | 27 December 19485 | 29 January 1954 | 6 |
| 31 | Green Park Stadium | Kanpur | India | 12 January 1952 | 27 September 2024 | 24 |
| 32 | University Ground | Lucknow | India | 23 October 1952 | 23 October 1952 | 1 |
| 33 | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1 January 19556 | 14 January 2005 | 17 |
| 34 | Bahawal Stadium | Bahawalpur | Pakistan | 15 January 1955 | 15 January 1955 | 1 |
| 35 | Bagh-e-Jinnah | Lahore | Pakistan | 29 January 1955 | 26 March 1959 | 3 |
| 36 | Peshawar Club Ground | Peshawar | Pakistan | 13 February 1955 | 13 February 1955 | 1 |
| 37 | National Stadium | Karachi | Pakistan | 26 February 1955 | 2 January 2023 | 47 |
| 38 | Carisbrook | Dunedin | New Zealand | 11 March 1955 | 7 March 1997 | 10 |
| 39 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | Hyderabad | India | 19 November 1955 | 2 December 1988 | 3 |
| 40 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | Chennai | India | 6 January 1956 | 27 February 1965 | 9 |
| 41 | New Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | South Africa | 24 December 1956 | 8 March 2023 | 44 |
| 42 | Gaddafi Stadium | Lahore | Pakistan | 21 November 1959 | 12 October 2025 | 42 |
| 43 | Pindi Club Ground | Rawalpindi | Pakistan | 27 March 1965 | 27 March 1965 | 1 |
| 44 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | Nagpur | India | 3 October 1969 | 1 March 2006 | 9 |
| 45 | WACA Ground | Perth | Australia | 11 December 1970 | 14 December 2017 | 44 |
| 46 | Niaz Stadium | Hyderabad | Pakistan | 16 March 1973 | 25 November 1984 | 5 |
| 47 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bangalore | India | 22 November 1974 | 16 October 2024 | 25 |
| 48 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | India | 23 January 1975 | 1 November 2024 | 27 |
| 49 | Iqbal Stadium | Faisalabad | Pakistan | 16 November 1978 | 21 January 2006 | 24 |
| 50 | McLean Park | Napier | New Zealand | 16 February 1979 | 26 January 2012 | 10 |
| 51 | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium | Multan | Pakistan | 30 December 1980 | 30 December 1980 | 1 |
| 52 | Antigua Recreation Ground | St. John's | Antigua and Barbuda | 27 March 1981 | 15 February 2009 | 22 |
| 53 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 17 February 1982 | 22 August 2019 | 22 |
| 54 | Asgiriya Stadium | Kandy | Sri Lanka | 22 April 1983 | 1 December 2007 | 21 |
| 55 | Gandhi Stadium | Jalandhar | India | 24 September 1983 | 24 September 1983 | 1 |
| 56 | Narendra Modi Stadium | Ahmedabad | India | 12 November 1983 | 2 October 2025 | 16 |
| 57 | Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 16 March 1984 | 25 June 2025 | 46 |
| 58 | Colombo Cricket Club Ground | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 24 March 1984 | 16 April 1987 | 3 |
| 59 | Jinnah Stadium | Sialkot | Pakistan | 27 October 1985 | 22 September 1995 | 4 |
| 60 | Barabati Stadium | Cuttack | India | 4 January 1987 | 8 November 1995 | 2 |
| 61 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur | India | 21 February 1987 | 21 February 1987 | 1 |
| 62 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | Australia | 16 December 1989 | 14 January 2022 | 14 |
| 63 | Sector 16 Stadium | Chandigarh | India | 23 November 1990 | 23 November 1990 | 1 |
| 64 | Seddon Park | Hamilton | New Zealand | 22 February 1991 | 14 December 2024 | 29 |
| 65 | Jinnah Stadium | Gujranwala | Pakistan | 20 December 1991 | 20 December 1991 | 1 |
| 66 | R. Premadasa Stadium | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 28 August 1992 | 14 July 2017 | 9 |
| 67 | De Soysa Stadium | Moratuwa | Sri Lanka | 8 September 1992 | 8 December 1993 | 4 |
| 68 | Harare Sports Club Ground | Harare | Zimbabwe | 18 October 1992 | 20 October 2025 | 40 |
| 69 | Bulawayo Athletic Club Ground | Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | 1 November 19927 | 1 November 1992 | 1 |
| 70 | Southend Club Cricket Stadium | Karachi | Pakistan | 1 December 1993 | 1 December 1993 | 1 |
| 71 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Rawalpindi | Pakistan | 9 December 1993 | 20 October 2025 | 17 |
| 72 | K. D. Singh Babu Stadium | Lucknow | India | 18 January 1994 | 18 January 1994 | 1 |
| 73 | Queens Sports Club Ground | Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | 20 October 1994 | 7 August 2025 | 32 |
| 74 | Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium | Mohali | India | 10 December 1994 | 4 March 2022 | 14 |
| 75 | Arbab Niaz Stadium | Peshawar | Pakistan | 8 September 1995 | 27 August 2003 | 6 |
| 76 | Centurion Park | Centurion | South Africa | 16 November 1995 | 26 December 2024 | 30 |
| 77 | Sheikhupura Stadium | Sheikhupura | Pakistan | 17 October 1996 | 17 October 1997 | 2 |
| 78 | Arnos Vale Stadium | Kingstown | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20 June 1997 | 5 September 2014 | 3 |
| 79 | Galle International Stadium | Galle | Sri Lanka | 3 June 1998 | 17 June 2025 | 49 |
| 80 | Mangaung Oval | Bloemfontein | South Africa | 29 October 1999 | 6 October 2017 | 5 |
| 81 | Multan Cricket Stadium | Multan | Pakistan | 29 August 2001 | 25 January 2025 | 10 |
| 82 | M. A. Aziz Stadium | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 15 November 2001 | 6 January 2005 | 8 |
| 83 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 31 January 2002 | 30 October 2016 | 9 |
| 84 | National Cricket Stadium | St. George's | Grenada | 28 June 2002 | 3 July 2025 | 5 |
| 85 | Buffalo Park | East London | South Africa | 18 October 2002 | 18 October 2002 | 1 |
| 86 | Senwes Park | Potchefstroom | South Africa | 25 October 2002 | 28 September 2017 | 2 |
| 87 | Riverside Ground | Chester-le-Street | England | 5 June 2003 | 27 May 2016 | 6 |
| 88 | Darren Sammy Cricket Ground | Rodney Bay | Saint Lucia | 20 June 2003 | 24 June 2022 | 10 |
| 89 | Marrara Oval | Darwin | Australia | 18 July 2003 | 1 July 2004 | 2 |
| 90 | Cazalys Stadium | Cairns | Australia | 25 July 2003 | 9 July 2004 | 2 |
| 91 | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 28 February 2006 | 28 April 2025 | 26 |
| 92 | Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Bogra | Bangladesh | 8 March 2006 | 8 March 2006 | 1 |
| 93 | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium | Fatullah | Bangladesh | 9 April 2006 | 10 June 2015 | 2 |
| 94 | Warner Park Stadium | Basseterre | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22 June 2006 | 20 May 2011 | 3 |
| 95 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Mirpur | Bangladesh | 25 May 2007 | 19 November 2025 | 29 |
| 96 | University of Otago Oval | Dunedin | New Zealand | 4 January 2008 | 8 March 2017 | 8 |
| 97 | Providence Stadium | Providence | Guyana | 22 March 2008 | 15 August 2024 | 3 |
| 98 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | St. John's | Antigua and Barbuda | 30 May 2008 | 22 November 2024 | 13 |
| 99 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | Nagpur | India | 6 November 2008 | 9 February 2023 | 7 |
| 100 | Sophia Gardens | Cardiff | Wales | 8 July 2009 | 8 July 2015 | 3 |
| 101 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad | India | 12 November 2010 | 25 January 2024 | 6 |
| 102 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 12 November 2010 | 24 November 2018 | 13 |
| 103 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 20 November 2010 | 10 March 2021 | 15 |
| 104 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | Pallekele | Sri Lanka | 1 December 2010 | 29 April 2021 | 9 |
| 105 | Rose Bowl | Southampton | England | 16 June 2011 | 18 June 2021 | 7 |
| 106 | Windsor Park | Roseau | Dominica | 7 June 2011 | 12 July 2023 | 6 |
| 107 | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium | Khulna | Bangladesh | 21 November 2012 | 28 April 2015 | 3 |
| 108 | Hagley Oval | Christchurch | New Zealand | 26 December 2014 | 2 December 2025 | 15 |
| 109 | Holkar Stadium | Indore | India | 8 October 2016 | 1 March 2023 | 3 |
| 110 | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | Rajkot | India | 9 November 2016 | 15 February 2024 | 3 |
| 111 | Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium | Visakhapatnam | India | 17 November 2016 | 2 February 2024 | 3 |
| 112 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | Pune | India | 23 February 2017 | 24 October 2024 | 3 |
| 113 | JSCA International Stadium Complex | Ranchi | India | 16 March 2017 | 22 February 2024 | 3 |
| 114 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium | Dharamshala | India | 25 March 2017 | 25 March 2024 | 2 |
| 115 | Malahide Cricket Club Ground | Dublin | Ireland | 11 May 2018 | 11 May 2018 | 1 |
| 116 | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | Sylhet | Bangladesh | 3 November 2018 | 11 November 2025 | 5 |
| 117 | Perth Stadium | Perth | Australia | 14 December 2018 | 21 November 2025 | 6 |
| 118 | Manuka Oval | Canberra | Australia | 1 February 2019 | 1 February 2019 | 1 |
| 119 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Dehradun | India | 15 March 2019 | 15 March 2019 | 1 |
| 120 | Bay Oval | Mount Maunganui | New Zealand | 21 November 2019 | 4 February 2024 | 5 |
| 121 | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium | Lucknow | India | 27 November 2019 | 27 November 2019 | 1 |
| 122 | Tolerance Oval | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 28 February 2024 | 28 February 2024 | 1 |
| 123 | Stormont | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 25 July 2024 | 25 July 2024 | 1 |
| 124 | Barsapara Cricket Stadium | Guwahati | India | 22 November 2025 | 22 November 2025 | 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 – Hosted the first Day-Night Test match on 27 November 2015.
Grounds by country
List of number of grounds by country up to 17 December 2025 (Test 2613):
| 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 | 453 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | National Stadium | Dhaka | 1 January 1955 | 83 |
| 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 | 30 | Bombay Gymkhana Ground | Mumbai | 15 December 1933 | 300 |
| 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 | 237 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | Stormont | Belfast | 25 July 2024 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 16 | Bahawal Stadium | Bahawalpur | 15 January 1955 | 173 |
| 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 | 73 |
- 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
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