List of cricket grounds in England and Wales

This is a list of cricket grounds in England and Wales, listed in alphabetical order and based on each traditional English and Welsh county. The venues in this list have all been used for first-class matches. The venues have all staged first-class (from 1772), limited overs (from 1963) or Twenty20 (from 2003) matches. Venues used only for junior or minor matches are excluded. Some of the venues are dated to the 17th and 18th centuries and many are now defunct (marked by †).

Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within England and Wales

International grounds

Domestic grounds in England

Bedfordshire

Berkshire
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Old Field†BrayBerkshire (1782–1794)[1]

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

Cornwall

Cumberland

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

Durham
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Portrack Lane†Stockton-on-TeesYorkshire and Durham (1858)
Yorkshire with Stockton-on-Tees (1861)		[2]

Essex
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Langton Park†HornchurchHornchurch Cricket Club (1787–1793)
Essex (1792)		[3]
The Green Man†NavestockRN Newman's XI (1793)tbc
Toby Howe Cricket GroundBillericayEssex Cricket Board (2000)[4]

Gloucestershire
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club GroundCheltenhamGloucestershire Cricket Board (1999)[5]

Hampshire

Herefordshire

Hertfordshire

Huntingdonshire

Isle of Wight

Kent
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Bourne Paddock†BishopsbourneKent and Sir Horatio Mann's XI (1766–1790)tbc
Bowman's Lodge†DartfordKent (1806)tbc
Cobham Park†CobhamKent (1792)tbc
Coxheath Common (including Star Inn)†CoxheathKent and Sir Horatio Mann's XI (1728–1789)tbc
Dandelion Paddock†MargateSir Horatio Mann's XI (1795)
All-England (1796)		tbc
Dartford Brent†DartfordDartford and Kent (1709–1795)tbc
Hawkhurst Moor†HawkhurstKent (1825–1826)tbc
Napps†WrothamKent (1815)tbc
Penenden Heath†MaidstoneKent (1795)tbc
Vine Cricket Ground
(Sevenoaks Vine)		SevenoaksKent (1773–1786 and 1827–1829)tbc

Lancashire
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Ashton Club Ground†Ashton-under-LyneCambridgeshire/Yorkshire (1865)[6]
Botanical Gardens†ManchesterManchester (1848–1854)
Lancashire (1849–1851)		[7]
Broughton Cricket Club Ground†SalfordNorth (1856 & 1859–1863)
Gentlemen of the North (1858–1860)		[8]
GP Codie's Ground†EcclesManchester (1857–1858)[9]
Merefield Ground†RochdaleNorth (1860)[10]
Milnrow Road†RochdaleNorth (1876)[11]
Moss Lane†ManchesterManchester (1844–1846)[12]

Leicestershire
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Barker's Ground†LeicesterNorth (1836–1846)
Midland Counties (1843)		[13]
Ratcliffe CollegeCossingtonLeicestershire Cricket Board (2002)[14]
Tyler's Ground†LoughboroughNorth (1875)[15]

Lincolnshire

Middlesex
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Artillery GroundFinsburyLondon (1730–1778)tbc
Lord's Middle Ground†St John's WoodB Aislabie's XI (1811)
Lord F Beauclerk's XI (1812–1813)		tbc
Lord's Old Ground†MaryleboneMiddlesex (1787–1796)
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC; 1789–1809)		tbc
Orleans Club Ground†TwickenhamOrleans Club (1878–1883)[16]
Royal Air Force Sports GroundUxbridgeCombined Services (1964)[17]
W. Fennex's New Ground†UxbridgeMiddlesex (1789–90)tbc
Wembley Park†WembleyWembley Park Cricket Club (1896)[18]
White Conduit Fields†IslingtonLondon (1718–73)
White Conduit Club (1784–86)		[19][20][21]

Norfolk
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
New Ground†NorwichNorfolk (1834–1836)tbc
Old Buckenham HallAttleboroughL Robinson's XI (1912–1921)[22]
Racecourse Ground†SwaffhamEarl of Winchilsea's XI (1797)

Northamptonshire
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Hatton Park†WellingboroughUnited North of England Eleven (1874)[23]
Racecourse Ground Promenade†NorthamptonUnited North of England Eleven (1872)[24]

Northumberland

Nottinghamshire
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Brackenhurst Cricket GroundSouthwellGentlemen of Southwell (1846)[25]
Forest New Ground†NottinghamNottingham (1771–1837)[26]
King's Meadow†NottinghamNottingham (1791)[27]
Meadow Road†BeestonGentlemen of the North (1870)[28]
West ParkWest BridgfordSir J Cahn's XI (1932–1935)[29]

Oxfordshire

Rutland
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
The Park†Burley-on-the-HillAll-England (1790–1793)
Old Etonians (1791)
Earl of Winchilsea's XI (1792–1793)		tbc

Shropshire

Somerset

Staffordshire
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Burton-on-Trent Cricket Ground†Burton-on-TrentNorth (1840–1841)[30]

Suffolk

Surrey
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Aram's New Ground†WalworthSurrey and Middlesex (1797)
Lord Frederick Beauclerk's XI (1802)		tbc
Cheam Cricket Club GroundCheamSurrey Cricket Board (1999–2001)[31]
Epsom Down†EpsomEpsom (1816–1819)tbc
Guildford Bason†GuildfordSurrey (1774)tbc
Holt Pound†WreccleshamSurrey (1791–1809)tbc
J. W. Hobbs' Ground†
(Barclays Bank Ground)		NorburyC. I. Thornton's XI (1888)[32]
Kew GreenKewLondon (1730–32)[33]
Laleham Burway†near ChertseySurrey (1773–1779)
Chertsey (1778)		tbc
Moulsey Hurst†West MoleseySurrey (1723–1806)[34]
Royal Military Academy Groundnear CamberleyArmy (1938)[35]
St Ann's Ground†BarnesLyric Club (1890)[36]
The Burys†GodalmingGodalming (1821–1825)
Surrey (1828–1830)		tbc
Wimbledon Cricket Club GroundWimbledonSurrey Cricket Board (1999)[37]

Sussex
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Manor Ground†Bexhill-on-SeaEarl de la Warr's XI (1896)[38]
Midhurst Cricket Ground†MidhurstSussex (1830)tbc
Petworth Park†PetworthSussex (1824–1826)tbc
Prince of Wales Ground†BrightonBrighton (1791–1792)tbc
Sheffield Parknear UckfieldLord Sheffield's XI (1881–1896)[39]
The Dripping PanLewes2nd Duke of Richmond's XI (1728–1730)[40][41]

Warwickshire
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Aston Park†BirminghamNorth (1861)[42]
Parr and Wisden's Ground†Leamington SpaNorth (1849–1850)[43]

Westmorland

Wiltshire
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Perriam Down†LudgershallT. A. Smith's XI (1787–96)
Hampshire (1788–1792)
Hampshire and Surrey (1790)		tbc

Worcestershire

Yorkshire
Official name (known as)City or townCounty side/use spanEnds/notesRef
Army GroundCatterick GarrisonCombined Services (1954)[44]
Centre ValeTodmordenUnited North of England Eleven (1874)[45]
Darnall New Ground†SheffieldSheffield and Leicester (1826)
Yorkshire/Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire (1828)
Sheffield (1828–1829)		tbc
Ferham Park†RotherhamNorth (1880)[46]
Hyde Park Ground†SheffieldSheffield (1830–1852)
Yorkshire (1833–1853)		tbc
Mount PleasantBatleyT. Emmett's XI (1883)[47]

† = Defunct venue

Domestic grounds in Wales

Glamorgan

Other Welsh counties

See also

References
  1. Haygarth, pp. 157–158.
  2. Portrack Lane, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 16 October 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  3. Langton Park, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 29 June 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  4. Toby Howe Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 23 September 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  5. Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 16 November 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 9 November 2011.
  6. Ashton Club Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 14 December 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  7. Botanical Gardens, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  8. Broughton Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  9. GP Codie's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  10. Merefield Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  11. Milnrow Road, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 1 December 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  12. Moss Lane, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  13. Barker's Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 14 December 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  14. Ratcliffe College, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 25 June 2016, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  15. Tyler's Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 13 November 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  16. Orleans Club Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 14 December 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 6 August 2010.
  17. Royal Air Force Sports Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 16 November 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 6 August 2010.
  18. Wembley Park Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 6 August 2010.
  19. Waghorn (DC), p. 5.
  20. Buckley (FLPV), p. 11.
  21. Haygarth, p. 64.
  22. Old Buckenham Hall Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 23 September 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  23. Hatton Park Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 14 December 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  24. Racecourse Ground Promenade, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 14 December 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  25. Brackenhurst Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 14 December 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  26. Haygarth, p. 2.
  27. Haygarth, p. 123.
  28. Meadow Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  29. West Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  30. Burton-on-Trent Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  31. Cheam Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 16 November 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  32. JW Hobbs Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  33. Buckley (FL18), pp. 4–8.
  34. Maun, p. 27.
  35. Royal Military Academy Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  36. St Ann's Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 14 December 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  37. Wimbledon Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  38. Manor Ground, Bexhill-on-Sea, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  39. Sheffield Park, Uckfield, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  40. Waghorn (CS), p. 1.
  41. McCann, p. 8.
  42. Aston Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  43. Parr and Wisden's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  44. Army Ground, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 13 November 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  45. Centre Vale, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 20 September 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  46. Ferham Park, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 13 November 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  47. Mount Pleasant, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 24 September 2017, retrieved 29 October 2017 Retrieved on 1 August 2010.

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