Ground

The ground at St Johns Wood in London is the spiritual home of cricket, with the famous slope running across the outfield. It host...

The Oval in Kennington is the Surrey home and hosted the first Test on English soil in September 1880, won by England over Austral...

The Manchester ground is famous for humid swing conditions and the sight of the ball hooping in cloud cover. Shane Warne delivered...

Headingley has staged two of the greatest Ashes comebacks. Ian Botham scored 149 not out and Bob Willis took 8 for 43 to win the 1...

Edgbaston in Birmingham hosted the 2005 Ashes Test England won by two runs, the closest and most celebrated of that famous series....

Trent Bridge is a bowlers paradise when clouds gather over the Trent. Stuart Broad took 8 for 15 as Australia collapsed to 60 all ...

The MCG staged the first ever Test in 1877 and the first one day international in 1971, both against England. The Boxing Day Test ...

The SCG is the traditional New Year venue and the most historic ground in Australia, with the hill and the old Members Stand prese...

Adelaide Oval blends heritage stands with a modern redevelopment and the backdrop of St Peters Cathedral. The first day night Test...

The Gabba was long Australia fortress, unbeaten in Test cricket at the ground from 1988 until January 2021, when India chased 328 ...

The WACA was the fastest pitch in world cricket, where Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson terrified visiting teams in the 1970s. Adam ...

Eden Gardens is the most atmospheric ground in India, host of the 1987 World Cup final. In 2001, VVS Laxman made 281 and Harbhajan...

The Wankhede beside the Arabian Sea in Mumbai staged the 2011 World Cup final, where MS Dhoni sealed the trophy with a soaring six...

Chepauk in Chennai is one of the oldest international venues in India and a spinners paradise in southern heat. The second ever ti...

The rebuilt Motera stadium in Ahmedabad opened in 2021 as the biggest cricket venue on earth. The 2023 World Cup final between Ind...

Eden Park is the main cricket ground of New Zealand and doubles as the national rugby fortress next door. The 2015 World Cup semi-...

Newlands in Cape Town is regularly voted among the most beautiful grounds in the world, with Devil Peak and Table Mountain framing...

The Bullring hosted the 2003 World Cup final, won by Australia over India. In 2006 it staged the greatest run chase in history, So...

Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is the heart of Pakistan cricket, redesigned in the 1990s with the distinctive red brick minarets. The 1...

Galle sits beside the 17th century Dutch fort and is the most picturesque ground in Sri Lanka. The 2004 tsunami devastated the sta...

The Premadasa at Khettarama brought floodlit cricket to Sri Lanka. It hosted the 2011 World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand an...

Sher-e-Bangla at Mirpur became the home of Bangladesh cricket after 2006, hosting World Cup matches in 2011. The 2012 Asia Cup fin...

Harare Sports Club staged the first Zimbabwe Test in 1992, against India. The small, tree lined ground sits beside a racecourse in...

Queens Sports Club is the second Test venue of Zimbabwe and traditionally the livelier of the two pitches. It hosted its first Tes...

Kensington Oval staged the 2007 World Cup final, where Australia beat Sri Lanka in fading light. The Party Stand and the Bajan cro...

Sabina Park in Jamaica was feared in the 1970s and 1980s for pace and bounce, the fastest surface in the Caribbean. England were b...

Sharjah became the neutral desert home of Pakistan and India cricket in the 1980s and 1990s, hosting famous Austral Asia Cup night...

Dubai International became the adopted home of Pakistan cricket after 2009 and hosted the 2021 T20 World Cup final, won by Austral...

The Basin Reserve sits inside a busy traffic roundabout in central Wellington and has hosted cricket since 1868. It staged its fir...

Kingsmead in Durban has hosted Test cricket since the 1920s and is known for humid conditions that help seam and swing bowling. In...

The Queens Park Oval in Trinidad has long been one of the largest cricket grounds in the Caribbean, with the hills of the Northern...