Grounds where tests have been staged

(done until 2011-12-26 : 2026 tests - 21 countries - 80 cities - 106 grounds)

on 2011-12-17, Bangladesh joined Jamaica in 11th place
on 2011-11-01, Zimbabwe joined Barbados in 9th place
on 2011-09-01, Zimbabwe moved ahead of Jamaica back into 10th place
on 2011-07-06, Dominica became the 21st country, Roseau the 80th city, Windsor Park the 106th ground
on 2011-06-19, Jamaica moved ahead of Zimababwe into 10th place
on 2011-06-16, the Rose Bowl, Southampton, became the 105th ground in the 79th city
on 2010-12-01, Pallekele became the 104th ground
on 2010-11-20, Abu Dhabi became the 78th city, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium the 103rd ground
on 2010-11-12, Dubai became the 77th city, the International Cricket Stadium the 102nd ground
on 2010-11-12, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad became the 101st ground
on 2009-07-08, Wales became the 20th country, Cardiff the 76th city, and Sophia Gardens the 100th ground
on 2009-02-26, Barbados passed Zimbabwe into 9th place
on 2008-11-06, Vidarbha CA Stadium, Nagpur became the 99th ground
on 2008-05-30, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua became the 98th ground
on 2008-03-22, Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana became the 97th ground
on 2008-01-04, University Oval, Dunedin became the 96th ground
on 2006-07-23, Shere Bangla National Stadium became the 95th ground, and Bangladesh lone 12th
on 2006-07-18, Bangladesh joined Guyana in 12th place
on 2006-06-23, St. Kitts became the 19th country, Basseterre the 74th city, Warner Park the 94th ground
on 2006-04-09, Fatullah became the 74th city, the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium the 93rd ground
on 2006-03-08, Bogra became the 73rd city, the Shaheed Chandu Stadium the 92nd ground
on 2006-02-28, the Divisional Stadium at Chittagong became the 91st ground
on 2005-09-13, Zimbabwe joined Barbados in 9th place, then on 09-20 passed them into lone 9th place
on 2005-08-06, Zimbabwe rejoined Jamaica on 10th place, then passed them into lone 10th place
on 2005-06-03, Jamaica left Zimbabwe behind on lone 10th place
on 2004-05-28, St. Lucia staged their second test, leaving Saint Vincent and Grenada behind at 1
on 2004-05-06, Zimbabwe joined Jamaica with 39 tests on 10th place of countries, the next week both moving on to 40 tests, still equal 10th
on 2003-10-27, Bangladesh joined Antigua with 18 tests on 13th place of countries, and later the same week passed them into lone 13th place
on 2003-07-25, Cairns became the 72nd city, the Bundaburg Rum Stadium the 90th ground
on 2003-07-18, Darwin became the 71st city, the Marrara Cricket Ground the 89th ground
on 2003-06-20, St. Lucia became the 18th country, Gros Islet the 70th city, Beausejour Stadium the 88th ground
on 2003-06-05, Chester-le-Street became the 69th city, the Riverside Stadium the 87th ground
on 2002-10-25, Potchefstroom became the 68th city, North West Cricket Stadium the 86th ground
on 2002-10-18, East London became the 67th city, Buffalo Park the 85th ground
on 2002-06-28, Grenada became the 17th country, St.George's the 66th city, Queen's Park (New) the 84th ground
on 2002-01-31, the United Arab Emirates became the 16th country, Sharjah the 65th city, the Sharjah Stadium the 83rd ground
on 2001-11-15, Chittagong became the 64th city, Chittagong Stadium the 82nd stadium
on 2001-08-29, Multan Cricket Stadium became the 81st Stadium
on 2001-06-18, Zimbabwe surpassed Guyana when hosting their 28th Test, becoming the 11th most visited country
on 1999-10-29, Bloemfontein became the 63rd city, Goodyear Park the 80th ground
on 1998-06-06, Galle became the 62nd city, the international stadium the 79th ground
on 1997-06-20, St. Vincent became the 15th country, Kingstown the 61st city, Arnos Vale the 78th ground
(Dhaka and thus Bangladesh have hosted test matches since 1955)

Italicized Stadiums are no longer used for test matches.

  1. 466 - England (2-1880)
  2. 330 - Australia (1-1877)
  3. 234 - India (9-1933)
  4. 197 - South Africa (3-1889)
  5. 180 - New Zealand (4-1930)
  6. 144 - Pakistan (11-1955)
  7. 103 - Sri Lanka (13-1982)
  8. 57 - Trinidad & Tobago (6-1930)
  9. 47 - Barbados (5-1930)
  10. 47 - Zimbabwe (14-1992)
  11. 45 - Jamaica (8-1930)
  12. 45 - Bangladesh (10-1955)
  13. 32 - Guyana (7-1930)
  14. 24 - Antigua and Barbuda (12-1981)
  15. 9 - United Arab Emirates (16-2002)
  16. 3 - Saint-Lucia (18-2003)
  17. 3 - St. Kitts (19-2006)
  18. 2 - Saint Vincent (15-1997)
  19. 2 - Grenada (17-2002)
  20. 2 - Wales (20-2009)
  21. 1 - Dominica (21-2011)

The following encounters have been staged 10 times or more at the same venue:

10 grounds had seen all three test sides before 1928 (ranked by when they had their second visitor)

  1. Newlands - AUS nov 1902
  2. Lord's - RSA jul 1907
  3. Headingley - RSA jul 1907
  4. The Oval - RSA aug 1907
  5. Sydney CG - RSA dec 1910
  6. Melbourne CC - RSA dec 1910
  7. Adelaide Oval - RSA jan 1911
  8. Old Trafford - RSA may 1912 (against AUS)
  9. Trent Bridge - RSA aug 1912 (against AUS)
  10. Edgbaston - RSA jun 1924

Only three grounds saw all five visitors before 1940: (fifth visitor and date)

  1. Lord's - IND jun 1932
  2. Old Trafford - IND jul 1936
  3. The Oval - IND aug 1936

12 grounds reached all six visitors, including Pakistan, before 1981 (sixth and date)

  1. Lord's - PAK jun 1954
  2. Old Trafford - PAK jul 1954
  3. The Oval - PAK aug 1954
  4. Headingley - PAK jul 1962
  5. Edgbaston - IND jul 1967
  6. Basin Reserve Wellington - IND feb 1968
  7. Trent Bridge - NZL jun 1973
  8. Melbourne CC - NZL dec 1973
  9. Sydney CG - NZL jan 1974
  10. Adelaide Oval - NZL jan 1974
  11. Lancaster Park Christchurch - AUS mar 1974
  12. Eden Park Auckland - AUS mar 1974

These grounds reached all seven visitors, including Sri Lanka, before 1992 (seventh and date)

  1. Lancaster Park Christchurch - SRI mar 1983
  2. Basin Reserve Wellington - SRI mar 1983
  3. Lord's - SRI aug 1984
  4. Eden Park Auckland - SRI mar 1991

Before December 2000, the following grounds had seen all nine test teams (excl. BAN) appear (with eighth visitor and date)

  1. Eden Park Auckland - jan 1996 ZIM
  2. Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad - oct 1997 RSA
  3. Basin Reserve Wellington - feb 1998 ZIM
  4. Lord's - may 2000 ZIM

Wellington and Lord's have since hosted Bangladesh as well.

The following grounds have seen all ten test teams appear: (last visitor and date)

  1. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo - WIN nov 2001
  2. Basin Reserve, Wellington - BAN dec 2001
  3. Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka - ENG oct 2003
    Australia (1959) and New Zealand (1955 and 1969) have played Pakistan there, but never Bangladesh
    Sri Lanka (1999) played Pakistan there in the final of the ATC, but never Bangladesh
    the five others have played Bangladesh there
  4. Harare Sports Club - WIN nov 2003
  5. Sabina Park, Kingston - BAN jun 2004
  6. Lord's, London - BAN may 2005
  7. Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy - BAN jul 2007
  8. Seddon Park, Hamilton - AUS mar 2010
  9. SuperSport Park, Centurion  - IND dec 2010

The following grounds have seen nine teams (with missing visitor)

  1. Eden Park, Auckland (BAN) (all eight visitors since jan 1996 ZIM)
  2. Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (BAN) (all eight visitors since oct 1997 RSA)
  3. Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo (AUS) (eighth was sep 2001 RSA)
  4. International Stadium, Galle (BAN) (eighth was jan 2002 ZIM)
  5. Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (BAN) (eighth was oct 2003 RSA)
  6. Newlands, Cape Town (BAN) (eighth was mar 2005 ZIM)
  7. WACA, Perth (BAN) (eighth was dec 2005 RSA)
  8. Trent Bridge, Nottingham (BAN) (eighth was jun 2006 SRI)
  9. National Stadium, Karachi (ZIM) (eighth was oct 2007 RSA)
  10. Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain (BAN) (eighth was apr 2008 SRI)
  11. Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong (ZIM) (eighth was dec 2011 PAK)

top ten of grounds : (2011-12-26):

  1. 123 - Lord's, London
  2. 104 - Melbourne Cricket Ground
  3. 99 - Sydney Cricket Ground (No 1)
  4. 94 - The Oval, London
  5. 74 - Old Trafford, Manchester
  6. 70 - Headingley, Leeds
  7. 69 - Adelaide Oval
  8. 57 - Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain
  9. 57 - Trent Bridge, Nottingham
  10. 53 - Woolloongabba, Brisbane
  11. 50 - Basin Reserve, Wellington
  12. 48 - Eden Park, Auckland

top ten of cities : (2011-12-26):

  1. 217 - London
  2. 104 - Melbourne
  3. 99 - Sydney
  4. 74 - Manchester
  5. 70 - Leeds
  6. 69 - Adelaide
  7. 61 - Johannesburg
  8. 59 - Colombo
  9. 57 - Port-of-Spain
  10. 57 - Nottingham
  11. 55 - Brisbane
  12. 50 - Wellington
  13. 48 - Auckland

Written : 2000-12-12 - Last Modified : 2011-12-26

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