List of women's Test cricket grounds
In total, 73 venues have hosted at least one match of women's Test cricket. Test matches are both the oldest and rarest form of international women's cricket – although the first Test was held in 1934, only 138 Tests have been held in total,[1] compared to over 900 One Day International (ODI) matches and over 300 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2][3] This imbalance is reflected in the number of venues used in those other two forms – almost 300 for ODIs and nearly 100 for T20Is.[4][5]
Ten countries have hosted at least one women's Test match, which corresponds to the number of teams that have played at least one Test. However, four of those countries – Ireland, the Netherlands, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka – have hosted only a single match, while two others, Jamaica and South Africa, have hosted only two and eight, respectively. Consequently, the vast majority of Test venues have been located in only four countries – Australia, England, India, and New Zealand. Australian and English venues alone make up over half of the list.[1] Most of the grounds have hosted only a single Test match, with multiple Tests at one venue being the exception rather than the rule. Only three venues have hosted more than five Tests, all located in England – Worcester's New Road ground has hosted nine games, London's Kennington Oval has hosted six, and Scarborough's North Marine Road ground has hosted five.[6]
List of grounds
Last updated: 22 October 2015.
№ | Ground | City | Country | First Test | Total |
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1 | Exhibition Ground | Brisbane | Australia | 28 December 1934 | 1 |
2 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | Australia | 4 January 1935 | 2 |
3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Australia | 18 January 1935 | 2 |
4 | Lancaster Park | Christchurch | New Zealand | 16 February 1935 | 2 |
5 | County Ground, Northampton | Northampton | England | 12 January 1937 | 1 |
6 | Stanley Park | Blackpool | England | 26 June 1937 | 2 |
7 | The Oval | London | England | 10 July 1937 | 6 |
8 | Basin Reserve | Wellington | New Zealand | 20 March 1948 | 4 |
9 | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | Australia | 15 January 1949 | 4 |
10 | Eden Park | Auckland | New Zealand | 26 March 1949 | 2 |
11 | North Marine Road Ground | Scarborough | England | 16 June 1951 | 5 |
12 | New Road | Worcester | England | 30 June 1951 | 9 |
13 | Headingley | Leeds | England | 12 June 1954 | 3 |
14 | King's College | Adelaide | Australia | 18 January 1957 | 1 |
15 | St Kilda Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Australia | 21 February 1958 | 3 |
16 | WACA Ground | Perth | Australia | 21 March 1958 | 3 |
17 | St George's Oval | Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 2 December 1960 | 1 |
18 | Wanderers | Johannesburg | South Africa | 17 December 1960 | 2 |
19 | Kingsmead | Durban | South Africa | 31 December 1960 | 2 |
20 | Newlands | Cape Town | South Africa | 13 January 1961 | 2 |
21 | Carisbrook | Dunedin | New Zealand | 17 March 1961 | 2 |
22 | Edgbaston | Birmingham | England | 15 June 1963 | 4 |
23 | Barton Oval | Adelaide | Australia | 27 December 1968 | 1 |
24 | North Sydney Oval | Sydney | Australia | 25 January 1969 | 3 |
25 | Hagley Oval | Christchurch | New Zealand | 7 March 1969 | 3 |
26 | Cornwall Park | Auckland | New Zealand | 28 March 1969 | 3 |
27 | Jarrett Park | Montego Bay | Jamaica | 7 May 1976 | 1 |
28 | Sabina Park | Kingston | Jamaica | 14 May 1976 | 1 |
29 | Old Trafford | Manchester | England | 19 June 1976 | 1 |
30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bangalore | India | 31 October 1976 | 1 |
31 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai | India | 7 November 1976 | 1 |
32 | Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi | India | 12 November 1976 | 2 |
33 | Moin-ul-Haq Stadium | Patna | India | 17 November 1976 | 1 |
34 | K. D. Singh Babu Stadium | Lucknow | India | 21 November 1976 | 4 |
35 | Hale School | Perth | Australia | 15 January 1977 | 1 |
36 | University Oval | Sydney | Australia | 12 January 1979 | 1 |
37 | Unley Oval | Adelaide | Australia | 19 January 1979 | 1 |
38 | Albert Reserve | Melbourne | Australia | 26 January 1979 | 1 |
39 | St Lawrence Ground | Canterbury | England | 16 June 1979 | 3 |
40 | Trent Bridge | Nottingham | England | 23 June 1979 | 1 |
41 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium | Ahmedabad | India | 3 February 1984 | 2 |
42 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | India | 10 February 1984 | 1 |
43 | The Gabba | Brisbane | Australia | 1 January 1985 | 2 |
44 | Grahame Park | Gosford | Australia | 12 January 1985 | 1 |
45 | Queen Elizabeth Oval | Bendigo | Australia | 25 January 1985 | 1 |
46 | Barabati Stadium | Cuttack | India | 7 March 1985 | 1 |
47 | Harewood Road | Collingham | England | 26 June 1986 | 2 |
48 | County Ground, Hove | Hove | England | 29 August 1987 | 2 |
49 | St Peter's College | Adelaide | Australia | 2 February 1991 | 1 |
50 | Richmond Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Australia | 9 February 1991 | 1 |
51 | Cooks Gardens | Wanganui | New Zealand | 6 February 1992 | 1 |
52 | Pukekura Park | New Plymouth | New Zealand | 12 February 1992 | 1 |
53 | Trafalgar Park | Nelson | New Zealand | 7 February 1995 | 1 |
54 | Calcutta Cricket and Football Club | Kolkata | India | 17 November 1995 | 1 |
55 | Keenan Stadium | Jamshedpur | India | 24 November 1995 | 1 |
56 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | Hyderabad | India | 10 December 1995 | 1 |
57 | North Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Australia | 8 February 1996 | 1 |
58 | Woodbridge Road | Guildford | England | 12 July 1996 | 2 |
59 | Colts Cricket Club | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 17 April 1998 | 1 |
60 | St George's Road | Harrogate | England | 11 August 1998 | 1 |
61 | Denis Compton Oval | Shenley | England | 15 July 1999 | 3 |
62 | College Park | Dublin | Ireland | 30 July 2000 | 1 |
63 | Boland Bank Park | Paarl | South Africa | 19 March 2002 | 1 |
64 | County Ground, Taunton | Taunton | England | 14 August 2002 | 3 |
65 | Bankstown Oval | Sydney | Australia | 22 February 2003 | 2 |
66 | Bilakhiya Stadium | Vapi | India | 28 November 2003 | 1 |
67 | National Stadium | Karachi | Pakistan | 15 March 2004 | 1 |
68 | Jamia Millia Ground | Delhi | India | 21 November 2005 | 1 |
69 | Grace Road | Leicester | England | 8 August 2006 | 1 |
70 | Hazelaarweg Stadion | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 28 July 2007 | 1 |
71 | Bradman Oval | Bowral | Australia | 15 February 2008 | 1 |
72 | Sir Paul Getty's Ground | Wormsley Park | England | 11 August 2013 | 2 |
73 | Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground | Mysore | India | 16 November 2014 | 1 |
Grounds by country
Country | Grounds | First ground used | Date |
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Australia | 21 | Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | 28 December 1934 |
England | 18 | County Ground, Northampton | 12 January 1937 |
India | 14 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 31 October 1976 |
Ireland | 1 | College Park, Dublin | 30 July 2000 |
Jamaica | 2 | Jarrett Park, Montego Bay | 7 May 1976 |
Netherlands | 1 | Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam | 28 July 2007 |
New Zealand | 9 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 16 February 1935 |
Pakistan | 1 | National Stadium, Karachi | 15 March 2004 |
South Africa | 5 | St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth | 2 December 1960 |
Sri Lanka | 1 | Colts Cricket Club, Colombo | 17 April 1998 |
See also
- List of Test cricket grounds
- List of One Day International cricket grounds
- List of women's One Day International cricket grounds
- List of Twenty20 International cricket grounds
- List of women's Twenty20 International cricket grounds
References
- 1 2 Women's Test list of matches – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ Women's ODI list of matches – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ Women's Int Twenty20 list of matches – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ Women's ODI grounds – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ Women's Int Twenty20 grounds – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ Records / Women's Test matches / Team records / Most matches on a single ground – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.