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The oldest cricket grounds
202 grounds with a known opening or foundation year, oldest first. Where a ground was rebuilt, the year is the one recorded for the site.
| Year | Ground | Country | City / area | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800–1849 | ||||
| 1814 | Lord's Cricket Ground | United Kingdom | City of Westminster | 31,100 |
| 1821 | University Ground, Barnwell | United Kingdom | — | — |
| 1830 | Spianada Cricket Ground | Greece | Corfu | — |
| 1830 | Trent Bridge | United Kingdom | Nottinghamshire | 15,350 |
| 1832 | The Grange Club | United Kingdom | City of Edinburgh | 3,000 |
| 1845 | The Oval | United Kingdom | Kennington | 23,500 |
| 1848 | Parr and Wisden's Ground | United Kingdom | Leamington Spa | — |
| 1850–1899 | ||||
| 1851 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia | Sydney | 43,649 |
| 1853 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia | City of Melbourne | 100,024 |
| 1854 | Raeburn Place | United Kingdom | City of Edinburgh | 2,500 |
| 1855 | The Showgrounds, Wangaratta | Australia | Wangaratta | — |
| 1856 | Junction Oval | Australia | Victoria | 10,000 |
| 1856 | Punt Road Oval | Australia | Victoria | 4,000 |
| 1857 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground | United Kingdom | Trafford | 19,000 |
| 1860 | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia | Victoria | — |
| 1862 | Hamilton Crescent | United Kingdom | Glasgow City | 4,000 |
| 1864 | Eden Gardens | India | Kolkata | 68,000 |
| 1864 | Buenos Aires Cricket Club Ground | Argentina | Buenos Aires | — |
| 1867 | North Sydney Oval | Australia | North Sydney | 20,000 |
| 1869 | Trent College Cricket Ground | United Kingdom | Erewash | — |
| 1871 | Adelaide Oval | Australia | South Australia | 53,500 |
| 1873 | St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground | United Kingdom | Brynmill | 4,500 |
| 1876 | Galle International Stadium | Sri Lanka | — | — |
| 1877 | Rodney Parade | United Kingdom | Newport | 9,097 |
| 1877 | Alberton Oval | Australia | Alberton | 17,000 |
| 1878 | Robertson Oval | Australia | Wagga Wagga | 8,000 |
| 1878 | Lakeside Stadium | Australia | Albert Park | 15,000 |
| 1878 | Thorneyholme Road | United Kingdom | Hyndburn | — |
| 1880 | North Road | United Kingdom | Newton Heath | 15,000 |
| 1881 | Lancaster Park | New Zealand | Christchurch City | 38,628 |
| 1881 | Queen Elizabeth Park | New Zealand | Masterton District | — |
| 1882 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | United Kingdom | Birmingham | 21,000 |
| 1882 | Kensington Oval | Barbados | Bridgetown | 28,000 |
| 1882 | Sydney Showground | Australia | Moore Park | 40,000 |
| 1882 | TCA Ground | Australia | Queens Domain | — |
| 1883 | Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium | India | Jangpura tehsil | 35,200 |
| 1883 | Brunswick Street Oval | Australia | Victoria | 15,000 |
| 1884 | Napier Recreation Ground | New Zealand | Napier City | — |
| 1886 | Brisbane Showgrounds | Australia | Bowen Hills | 25,490 |
| 1889 | County Cricket Ground, Bristol | United Kingdom | Bristol | — |
| 1890 | Headingley Stadium | United Kingdom | Headingley | 21,062 |
| 1890 | Headingley Cricket Ground | United Kingdom | Headingley | 17,000 |
| 1893 | WACA Ground | Australia | City of Perth | 20,000 |
| 1894 | Recreation Ground | United Kingdom | Bath | 12,300 |
| 1895 | Brisbane Cricket Ground | Australia | City of Brisbane | 42,000 |
| 1895 | Fremantle Oval | Australia | City of Fremantle | 17,500 |
| 1896 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 25,000 |
| 1898 | Prospect Oval | Australia | Prospect | 20,000 |
| 1898 | Queen's Park, Chesterfield | United Kingdom | Chesterfield | — |
| 1900–1949 | ||||
| 1900 | West Park Oval | Australia | City of Burnie | 13,000 |
| 1901 | Norwood Oval | Australia | The Parade, Adelaide | 22,000 |
| 1902 | Belgrano Athletic Stadium | Argentina | Buenos Aires | — |
| 1902 | Dhyanchand Stadium | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1903 | Eden Park | New Zealand | Auckland Region | 50,000 |
| 1904 | Kowloon Cricket Club | People's Republic of China | — | — |
| 1906 | Whitestone Park | United Kingdom | Scottish Borders | — |
| 1911 | McLean Park | New Zealand | Napier City | 19,700 |
| 1911 | Riley Park | Canada | Calgary | — |
| 1912 | Pratten Park | Australia | Ashfield | — |
| 1914 | Bellerive Oval | Australia | Bellerive | 16,200 |
| 1916 | Guido y Sarmiento Stadium | Argentina | Quilmes | — |
| 1919 | Eugene Cross Park | United Kingdom | Blaenau Gwent | 8,000 |
| 1920 | University Oval | New Zealand | Dunedin City | 3,500 |
| 1921 | York Park | Australia | Launceston | 19,500 |
| 1925 | Jarry Park | Canada | Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension | — |
| 1931 | Drummoyne Oval | Australia | Drummoyne | 6,000 |
| 1931 | Staten Island Cricket Club | United States | Livingston, Staten Island | — |
| 1933 | Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium | India | New Delhi | 20,000 |
| 1933 | Cricket Club of India | India | Mumbai City district | — |
| 1934 | Niaz Mohammad Stadium | Bangladesh | — | 15,000 |
| 1934 | Oakes Oval | Australia | New South Wales | — |
| 1935 | Gujarat College Ground | India | — | — |
| 1937 | Devonport Oval | Australia | City of Devonport | 13,000 |
| 1939 | Sportpark Klein Zwitserland | Netherlands | The Hague | — |
| 1940 | LCPE Ground | India | — | — |
| 1946 | Courtaulds Ground | United Kingdom | — | — |
| 1949 | RN Shetty Stadium | India | — | 20,000 |
| 1950–1999 | ||||
| 1950 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | India | Hyderabad | 30,000 |
| 1950 | Seddon Park | New Zealand | Waikato Region | 10,000 |
| 1952 | Rajendrasinhji Stadium, Pune | India | — | — |
| 1953 | Garrison Ground | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1954 | Bugti Stadium | Pakistan | — | — |
| 1954 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium | India | Margao | 5,000 |
| 1954 | Hands Oval | Australia | Western Australia | 5,000 |
| 1955 | National Stadium | Pakistan | — | — |
| 1956 | Wanderers Stadium | South Africa | Johannesburg | 34,000 |
| 1957 | Wadia Park Ground | India | — | 30,000 |
| 1957 | Cazaly's Stadium | Australia | Queensland | 12,000 |
| 1958 | Nehru Stadium, Hubli | India | — | 15,000 |
| 1959 | Gaddafi Stadium | Pakistan | Lahore | 60,000 |
| 1959 | Niaz Stadium | Pakistan | — | — |
| 1960 | Vikram University Sports Complex | India | — | 1,000 |
| 1960 | Centro Sportivo Giulio Onesti | Italy | Rome | — |
| 1960 | Endeavour Field | Australia | Woolooware | 22,000 |
| 1961 | Salk Oval | Australia | City of Gold Coast | — |
| 1962 | Western Railway Stadium | India | Bhavnagar | 5,000 |
| 1963 | Garrison Ground, Shillong | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1963 | Railway Cricket Ground, Jaipur | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1963 | Vellyani Agricultural College Ground | India | — | — |
| 1965 | FACT Stadium | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1965 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Ground | India | — | — |
| 1967 | SWALEC Stadium | United Kingdom | — | — |
| 1968 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Tiruchirappalli | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1969 | Ispat Stadium | India | — | 30,000 |
| 1969 | Northern Railway Cricket Ground, Jodhpur | India | Jodhpur | 5,000 |
| 1970 | Waverley Park | Australia | Mulgrave | 2,000 |
| 1971 | MRF Pachyappas Ground | India | — | — |
| 1971 | Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground | United Kingdom | — | — |
| 1972 | Welagedara Stadium | Sri Lanka | — | — |
| 1973 | Nehru Stadium, Tumkur | India | — | 20,000 |
| 1973 | Nehru Stadium, Shimoga | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1974 | Nehru Stadium, Durgapur | India | — | 10,000 |
| 1974 | Football Park | Australia | West Lakes | 51,240 |
| 1975 | Wankhede Stadium | India | Mumbai | 33,108 |
| 1975 | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium | Pakistan | Multan | 18,000 |
| 1976 | Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium | India | — | 10,000 |
| 1976 | Northern Railway Stadium | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1976 | Ravishankar Shukla Stadium | India | — | 15,000 |
| 1977 | EMS Stadium | India | Kozhikode | 53,000 |
| 1979 | Danie Craven Stadium | South Africa | Stellenbosch Local Municipality | 17,000 |
| 1980 | Lahore City Cricket Association Ground | Pakistan | Lahore | — |
| 1980 | Sportpark 't Loopveld | Netherlands | Amstelveen | — |
| 1982 | University Teaching Department Ground | India | Sagar | — |
| 1982 | Eastern Railway Divisional Stadium | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1982 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | India | Jangpura tehsil | 60,254 |
| 1983 | Awadhesh Pratap Singh University Stadium | India | Rewa | 5,000 |
| 1983 | Narendra Modi Stadium | India | Ahmedabad district | 132,000 |
| 1984 | Metallurgical & Engineering Consultant Ltd Sail Stadium | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1986 | R. Premadasa Stadium | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 35,000 |
| 1986 | Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers Company Ground | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1986 | Parramatta Stadium | Australia | Parramatta | 21,500 |
| 1987 | Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd Sports Complex | India | — | — |
| 1987 | Carrara Stadium | Australia | Carrara | 25,000 |
| 1988 | Digvijay Stadium | India | Rajnandgaon | 5,000 |
| 1989 | Fatorda Stadium | India | Margao | 19,000 |
| 1989 | Fankhauser Reserve | Australia | Queensland | 8,000 |
| 1990 | Eklavya Sports Stadium | India | Agra | 5,000 |
| 1990 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad | India | — | 2,000 |
| 1991 | Telco Club Ground | India | — | — |
| 1991 | Marrara Stadium | Australia | Northern Territory | 15,000 |
| 1991 | Traeger Park | Australia | Northern Territory | 10,000 |
| 1992 | Rosedale Oval | Australia | New South Wales | — |
| 1992 | Cochin Refineries Limited Ground | India | — | 3,000 |
| 1992 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 42,056 |
| 1992 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Pakistan | — | — |
| 1993 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai | India | — | 40,000 |
| 1994 | Prince George's Stadium | United States | Bowie | 10,000 |
| 1994 | BCU International Stadium | Australia | Coffs Harbour | 20,000 |
| 1995 | Riverside Ground | United Kingdom | — | — |
| 1995 | Seebarn Cricket Ground | Austria | Harmannsdorf | — |
| 1995 | Sukhadia Stadium | India | — | 16,000 |
| 1995 | Vizzy Stadium | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1996 | Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium | India | Kochi | 60,000 |
| 1997 | Ramakrishna Stadium | India | — | 5,000 |
| 1998 | Sydney Showground Stadium | Australia | Sydney Olympic Park | 25,000 |
| 1998 | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | Nepal | Kathmandu | — |
| 1999 | Peter Burge Oval | Australia | Queensland | — |
| 1999 | Blacktown Baseball Stadium | Australia | Sydney | 3,000 |
| 1999 | Accor Stadium | Australia | Sydney | 83,500 |
| 1999 | Wintrust Field | United States | Schaumburg | 7,365 |
| 2000–2049 | ||||
| 2000 | Wellington Regional Stadium | New Zealand | Wellington City | 34,500 |
| 2000 | Najafgarh Stadium | India | — | — |
| 2000 | Salem Oval | United Kingdom | British Overseas Territories | — |
| 2000 | Tau Devi Lal Stadium | India | Gurgaon | 12,000 |
| 2000 | Docklands Stadium | Australia | City of Melbourne | 56,771 |
| 2001 | Multan Cricket Stadium | Pakistan | Multan | 30,000 |
| 2002 | Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Bangladesh | — | 20,000 |
| 2002 | National Cricket Stadium, Tangier | Morocco | Tangier | 5,000 |
| 2002 | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | Saint Lucia | — | 20,000 |
| 2004 | KIIT Stadium | India | — | — |
| 2004 | Jadavpur University Campus Ground | India | — | 5,000 |
| 2005 | MIT Ground | India | — | 5,000 |
| 2005 | Bay Oval | New Zealand | Tauranga City | — |
| 2006 | Providence Stadium | Guyana | — | 20,000 |
| 2006 | Mardan Sports Complex Pakistan | Pakistan | — | — |
| 2007 | Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium | India | — | 7,000 |
| 2007 | Tony Ireland Stadium | Australia | Queensland | 10,000 |
| 2008 | DY Patil Stadium | India | Navi Mumbai | 45,300 |
| 2008 | The Sevens | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 50,000 |
| 2008 | Abhimanyu Cricket Academy | India | — | 5,000 |
| 2008 | Cooch Behar Stadium | India | Cooch Behar | 5,000 |
| 2008 | Grand Prairie Stadium | United States | Grand Prairie | 5,445 |
| 2009 | Blacktown ISP Oval | Australia | Rooty Hill | 10,000 |
| 2009 | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 35,000 |
| 2009 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | Sri Lanka | Kandy | 35,000 |
| 2010 | Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground | India | Sagar | 5,000 |
| 2011 | ACA Women's Cricket Academy Ground | India | — | 5,000 |
| 2012 | MPCA Ground | India | — | 5,000 |
| 2013 | Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex | India | — | 5,000 |
| 2013 | Calicut Medical College Stadium | India | — | 10,000 |
| 2014 | Kerava National Cricket Ground | Finland | Kerava | — |
| 2016 | Hayatabad Sports Complex | Pakistan | Peshawar | — |
| 2016 | Abdul Wali Khan Sports Complex | Pakistan | — | — |
| 2017 | Ekana Cricket Stadium | India | Lucknow | 50,100 |
| 2017 | Goa Cricket Association Stadium | India | — | — |
| 2017 | Perth Stadium | Australia | Western Australia | 60,000 |
| 2019 | Europa Sports Park | United Kingdom | Gibraltar | — |
| 2019 | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium | India | Ayodhya district | 30,000 |
| 2020 | Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium | India | Salem district | 25,000 |
| 2023 | Vadodara International Cricket Stadium | India | — | — |
| 2023 | Rafi Cricket Stadium | Pakistan | — | 50,000 |
| 2026 | Farington Cricket Ground | United Kingdom | South Ribble | — |