List of cricket grounds in Australia explained

This is a list of cricket grounds in Australia. The list includes all grounds that have been used for Test, One Day International, Twenty20 International, first-class, List A and domestic Twenty20 cricket matches. Grounds that have hosted international cricket games are listed in bold. The Melbourne Cricket Ground has hosted the most first-class games in Australia, with 663 games as of the 2010–11 season. The Melbourne Cricket Ground has hosted the most List A games, with 228, and the Adelaide Oval and the WACA Ground have both hosted 16 Twenty20 games. The Melbourne Cricket Ground has hosted 884 games overall, an Australian record.

New South Wales

Ground Name	First Used	Last Used	First-Class Games	List A Games	Twenty20 Games	Notes
	1856–57	1868–69	6	0	0	No longer used for cricket
	1870–71	1876–77	5	0	0	No longer exists.
Sydney Cricket Ground	1877–78	current	655	208	3	Used for Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket
	1966–67	1966–67	1	0	0	Located between the SCG and the Sydney Sports Ground. Hosted one game in 1966–67. Demolished along with the Sports Ground in 1986 to make for the Sydney Football Stadium.^[1]
	1979–80	2005–06	3	1	0	Also hosted World Series Cricket games and one Women's ODI game.
No. 1 Sports Ground	1981–82	2009–10	20	1	1	Damaged by the 1989 Newcastle earthquake. Record crowd of 10 652 for a 2007 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash game.^[2] Also hosted Women's ODI, Youth Test and Youth ODI games.
	1989–90	1991–92	2	1	0	Hosted one ODI during the 1992 World Cup.
North Sydney Oval	1989–90	current	3	24	2	Also hosted Women's Test, Women's ODI and Youth Test matches, as well as the 2007 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash final between New South Wales and Victoria.
Hurstville Oval	1995–96	current	2	2	0	Also hosted Women's ODI, Women's Twenty20 International and Youth ODI games.
Bankstown Oval	1996–97	current	2	4	0	Also hosted Women's Test, Women's ODI and Youth Test matches.
	1996–97	current	0	3	0
Coffs Harbour International Stadium	1997–98	current	0	4	1
Drummoyne Oval	2002–03	current	1	4	0
Bradman Oval	2003–04	current	0	1	0
Stadium Australia	2002–03	current	0	3	10	Hosted the 2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Final. Also hosted both Men's and Women's Twenty20 International matches.
Sydney Showground Stadium	2014-15	current	0	0	20	Used for Sydney Thunder home games in the Big Bash League. Also hosted matches in the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Blacktown International Sportspark	2010–11	current	1	0	0
University Oval	1898–99	2015–16				Hosted single Women's test match.
Central Coast Stadium						Hosted single Women's Test match.

Northern Territory

Ground Name	First used	Last used	First-Class games	List A games	Twenty20 games	Notes
Marrara Oval	2003	2008	3	7	2	Hosted Test and ODI games.
Gardens Oval	2006	current	1	0	0	Also hosted Women's ODI, Women's Twenty20 International and Youth ODI games.
	1987–88	2019–20	0	2	2

Queensland

Ground Name	First Used	Last Used	First-Class Games	List A Games	Twenty20 Games	Notes
Brisbane Showgrounds	1892–93	1930–31	28	0	0	Hosted two Tests. No longer used for cricket
The Gabba	1897–98	current	462	192	15	Used for Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket.
	1982–83	1994–95	1	2	0
Endeavour Park No. 1	1986–87	2012–13	0	0	0	Hosted Youth ODI matches.
Endeavour Park No. 2	2012–13	2012–13	0	0	0	Hosted Youth ODI matches.
Carrara Stadium	1990–91	current	1	1	4	Currently hosts T20I and Big Bash League Matches
Kerrydale Oval						Hosted several Women's Twenty20 matches.
Roy Henzell Oval	1992–93	1992–93	1	0	0	Also hosted Youth ODI games.
Heritage Oval	1994–95	2006–07	1	0	1	Also hosted Youth Test match.
	1994–95	1994–95	1	0	0
Great Barrier Reef Arena	1988–89	current	4	2	0	Hosted one ODI during the 1992 World Cup that was abandoned after two balls. Used for WODI games between Australia and India in 2021.
	1991–92	1995–96	0	2	0
Cazalys Stadium	1997–98	2008–09	5	7	1	Hosted two Test matches.
Allan Border Field	1999–2000	current	12	5	1	Hosted the 2002–03 Sheffield Shield final when the Gabba was unavailable. Also hosted Women's ODI, Women's Twenty20 International and Youth ODI games.
	2006	2006	1	2	0
Riverway Stadium	2009	current	3	4	0
Peter Burge Oval	1999–00	2016–17				Hosted Youth ODIs and Women's ODI matches.
John Blanck Oval						Hosted single Women's ODI match and several Youth ODI matches.

South Australia

Ground Name	First Used	Last used	First-Class Games	List A Games	Twenty20 Games	Notes
Adelaide Oval	1877–78	current	583	189	16	Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket.
	1902–03	1902–03	1	0	0
Karen Rolton Oval	2018–19	current	1			Hosted single Women’s ODI match
	2020–21	current	0	0	0
	2013–14	current	9	0	0
	1986–87	1986–87	0	2	0	Also hosted World Series Cricket matches
Berri Oval	1992	1992	0	1	0	Hosted one ODI during the 1992 World Cup.
	1996–97	1996–97	0	1	0

						Hosted single Women's Test match.
Woodville Oval						Hosted single Women's ODI match.

Tasmania

Ground Name	First Used	Last Used	First-Class Games	List A Games	Twenty20 Games	Notes
NTCA Ground	1850–51	2009–10	81	21	1	Hosted first ever first-class game in Australia. Also hosted one ODI and Youth ODI games.
	1857–58	1857–58	1	0	0	No longer exists.
TCA Ground	1906–07	1986–87	86	13	0	Hosted one ODI in 1985 between Sri Lanka and West Indies. Also hosted a Youth Test match.
Devonport Oval	1977–78	1997–98	27	10	1	Also known as the Formby Recreation Ground. Also hosted a Youth ODI match.
Bellerive Oval	1987–88	current	133	92	10	The only ground in Tasmania to have held Test matches. Also held Women's Tests, Women's ODI, Youth Test and Youth ODI matches.
	2010–11	2010–11	0	1	0	Also known as Burnie Oval.
	2016–17	current	0	0	8	Hosts some Hobart Hurricanes home games in the Big Bash League^[3]

Victoria

Ground Name	Location	First Used	Last Used	First-Class Games	List A Games	Twenty20 Games	Notes
		1851–52	1851–52	1	0	0	Hosted second first-class game in Australia. No longer exists.
Melbourne Cricket Ground		1855–56	current	663	245	32	Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket.
		1880–81	1888–89	4	0	0	Closed in 1921 and demolished.
Lakeside Stadium		1907–08	1931–32	2	0	0	Also hosted a Women's ODI game. Converted to a soccer stadium.
		1925–26	1925–26	1	0	0
Punt Road Oval		1932–33	2001–02	6	5	0	Located next to the MCG. Also hosted Women's Test and Women's ODI matches.
		1945–46	1997–98	7	2	0
Junction Oval		1945–46	current	41	9	1	Hosted the 2008–09 Sheffield Shield Final. Also hosted Women's Test, Women's ODI and Youth Test matches.
		1979–80	1979–80	0	1	0	Also hosted twenty World Series Cricket matches. No longer exists.
		1986–87	2005–06	2	1	0
		1989–90	1989–90	1	0	0
Eastern Oval		1990–91	2004–05	1	4	0	Hosted one ODI during the 1992 World Cup.
Queen Elizabeth Oval		1991–92	2012–13	3	1	0	Hosted a Women's Test match.
Docklands Stadium		2000–01	current	0	12	12
Albert Cricket Ground		2002–03	2002–03	0	0*	0	One List A match was abandoned due to rain
		2005–06	2005–06	0	1	0
Deakin Reserve		2005–06	2005–06	0	1	0	Also hosted Youth Test and ODI matches.
		2007–08	2007–08	0	1	0
		2018–19	Current	0	0	1
		2010–11	2010–11	0	1	0	Built to replace Kardinia Park as a cricket venue.
Kardinia Park	Geelong	2016–17	Current	0	0	1	Updated 19/02/2017
Aberfeldie Park		1977–78	1984–85				Hosted several Women's ODI matches.
Arden Street Oval							Hosted single Women's Test match.
Melbourne Grammar School							Hosted single Women's ODI match.

Match totals current up to 21 April 2014 (except Kardinia Park; See Notes section)

Western Australia

Ground Name	First Used	Last Used	First-Class Games	List A Games	Twenty20 Games	Notes
Perth Stadium	2017–18	current	2	2	5	Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket
WACA Ground	1898–99	current	424	220	16	Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket.
	1905–06	1909–10	5	0	0	No longer used for cricket.
	2008–09	2010–11	0	3	0
Lilac Hill	1990–91	2017–18				Hosted single Women's ODI match.
Hale School						Hosted single Women's Test match.
Willetton Sports Club No 1						Hosted several Women's ODI matches.
Willetton Sports Club No 2						Hosted several Women's ODI matches.

Top 10 most games hosted

Total Matches Held	Ground Name	First Game
884	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1855–56
866	Sydney Cricket Ground	1877–78
788	Adelaide Oval	1877–78
669	The Gabba	1897–98
660	WACA Ground	1898–99
235	Bellerive Oval	1987–88
103	NTCA Ground	1850–51
99	TCA Ground	1906–07
50	Junction Oval	1977–78
38	Devonport Oval	1977–78

Total matches held refers to the combined number of first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches held at one ground.

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Adelaide SuperDrome | Austadiums.
Web site: Newcastle No.1 Sportsground - Austadiums.
Web site: Twenty20 Matches played on York Park, Launceston . 2022-01-18 . CricketArchive.