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

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.

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 LocationFirstLastMatchesFirstLastMatchesFirstLastMatchesRefs
TestOne Day InternationalTwenty20 International
The Oval
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Old Trafford
[6] [7] [8] [9]
Lord's
[10] [11] [12] [13]
Trent Bridge
[14] [15] [16] [17]
Headingley
 [18] [19] [20]
Edgbaston
16 June 2023
England v Australia		[21] [22] [23] [24]
ODI & T20I grounds
Riverside Ground
[25] [26] [27] [28]
Sophia Gardens
[29] [30] [31] [32]
Rose Bowl
18 June 2021
New Zealand v India

ICC World Test Championship Final 		[33] [34] [35] [36]
County Ground
 -  - [37] [38] [39]

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 LocationFirstLastMatchesFirstLastMatchesFirstLastMatchesRefs
TestOne Day InternationalTwenty20 International
Former Test Grounds
   -  -  -  - [40] [41]
Former ODI & T20I grounds
St Helen's
 -  -  -  - [42] [43]
North Marine Road
 -  -  -  - [44] [45]
County Ground
 -  -  -  - [46] [47]
New Road
 -  -  -  - [48] [49]
Grace Road
 -  -  -  - [50] [51]
 -  -  -  - [52] [53]
County Ground
 -  -  -  - [54] [55]
Nevill Ground
 -  -    -  - [56] [57]
County Ground
 -  -  -  - [58] [59]
County Ground
 -  -    -  - [60] [61]
St Lawrence Ground
 -  -  -  - [62] [63]
County Ground
 -  - [64] [65] [66]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Oval, Kennington . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  2. Web site: Test Matches played on The Oval, Kennington (97) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  3. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on Kennington Oval, Kennington (57) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  4. Web site: International Twenty20 Matches played on The Oval, Kennington (16) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  5. Hosted the first Test match in England in 1880.
  6. Web site: Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  7. Web site: Test Matches played on Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester (76) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  8. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester (42) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  9. Web site: International Twenty20 Matches played on Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester (4) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  10. Web site: Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  11. Web site: Test Matches played on Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood (129) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  12. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood (56) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  13. Web site: International Twenty20 Matches played on Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood (8) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  14. Web site: Trent Bridge, Nottingham . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  15. Web site: Test Matches played on Trent Bridge, Nottingham (60) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  16. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on Trent Bridge, Nottingham (38) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  17. Web site: International Twenty20 Matches played on Trent Bridge, Nottingham (11) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  18. Web site: Headingley, Leeds . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  19. Web site: Test Matches played on Headingley, Leeds (73) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  20. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on Headingley, Leeds (36) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  21. Web site: Edgbaston, Birmingham . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  22. Web site: Test Matches played on Edgbaston, Birmingham (47) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  23. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on Edgbaston, Birmingham (51) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  24. Web site: International Twenty20 Matches played on Edgbaston, Birmingham (4) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  25. Web site: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  26. Web site: Test Matches played on Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street (5) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  27. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street (14) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  28. Web site: International Twenty20 Matches played on Edgbaston, Birmingham (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  29. Web site: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  30. Web site: Test Matches played on Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  31. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (17) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  32. Web site: International Twenty20 Matches played on Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  33. Web site: The Rose Bowl, Southampton . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  34. Web site: Test Matches played on The Rose Bowl, Southampton (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  35. Web site: One-Day International Matches played The Rose Bowl, Southampton (17) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  36. Web site: International Twenty20 Matches played on The Rose Bowl, Southampton (3) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  37. Web site: County Ground, Bristol . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  38. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on County Ground, Bristol (13) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  39. Web site: Twenty20 International Matches played on County Ground, Bristol (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  40. Web site: Bramall Lane, Sheffield . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  41. Web site: Test Matches played on Bramall Lane, Sheffield (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  42. Web site: St Helen's, Swansea . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  43. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on St Helen's, Swansea (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  44. Web site: North Marine Road, Scarborough . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  45. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on North Marine Road, Scarborough (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  46. Web site: County Ground, Northampton. CricketArchive . 2020-09-05.
  47. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on County Ground, Northampton (3) . CricketArchive . 2020-09-05.
  48. Web site: New Road, Worcester . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  49. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on New Road, Worcester (3) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  50. Web site: Grace Road, Leicester . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  51. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on Grace Road, Leicester (3) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  52. Web site: County Ground, Southampton . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  53. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on County Ground, Southampton (3) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  54. Web site: County Ground, Derby . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  55. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on County Ground, Derby (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  56. Web site: The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  57. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  58. Web site: County Ground, Chelmsford . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  59. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on County Ground, Chelmsford (2) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  60. Web site: County Ground, Hove . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  61. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on County Ground, Hove (1) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  62. Web site: St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  63. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury (4) . CricketArchive . 2015-03-08.
  64. Web site: County Ground, Taunton . CricketArchive . 2020-09-05.
  65. Web site: One-Day International Matches played on County Ground, Taunton (6) . CricketArchive . 2020-09-05.
  66. Web site: Twenty20 International Matches played on County Ground, Taunton (1) . CricketArchive . 2020-09-05.

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