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This is a list of cricket groundsinAustralia. 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 Sydney Cricket Ground has hosted the most first-class games in Australia, with 655 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.
Ground Name | Location | First Used | Last Used | First-Class Games | List A Games | Twenty20 Games | Notes |
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Manuka Oval | Canberra | 1978–79 | current | 5 | 16 | 0 | * ACT Comets (Futures League) * ACT Meteors (WNCL Ruth Preddey Cup) Hosts the Prime Minister's XI game each year and also hosts ODI matches. |
Ground Name | Location | First Used | Last Used | First-Class Games | List A Games | Twenty20 Games | Notes |
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The Domain | Sydney | 1856–57 | 1868–69 | 6 | 0 | 0 | No longer used for cricket |
Albert Ground | Redfern | 1870–71 | 1876–77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | No longer exists. |
Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 1877–78 | current | 655 | 208 | 3 | Used for Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket |
Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2 | Sydney | 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] |
Oakes Oval | Lismore | 1979–80 | 2005–06 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Also hosted World Series Cricket games and one Women's ODI game. |
No. 1 Sports Ground | Newcastle | 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. |
Lavington Sports Ground | Albury | 1989–90 | 1991–92 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Hosted one ODI during the 1992 World Cup. |
North Sydney Oval | Sydney | 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 | Sydney | 1995–96 | current | 2 | 2 | 0 | Also hosted Women's ODI, Women's Twenty20 International and Youth ODI games. |
Bankstown Oval | Sydney | 1996–97 | current | 2 | 4 | 0 | Also hosted Women's Test, Women's ODI and Youth Test matches. |
North Dalton Park | Wollongong | 1996–97 | current | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Coffs Harbour International Stadium | Coffs Harbour | 1997–98 | current | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Drummoyne Oval | Sydney | 2002–03 | current | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
Bradman Oval | Bowral | 2003–04 | current | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Stadium Australia | Sydney | 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 | Sydney | 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 | Sydney | 2010–11 | current | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
University Oval | Sydney | 1898–99 | 2015–16 | Hosted single Women's test match. | |||
Central Coast Stadium | Gosford | Hosted single Women's Test match. |
Ground Name | Location | First used | Last used | First-Class games |
List A games |
Twenty20 games |
Notes |
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Marrara Oval | Darwin | 2003 | 2008 | 3 | 7 | 2 | Hosted Test and ODI games. |
Gardens Oval | Darwin | 2006 | current | 1 | 0 | 0 | Also hosted Women's ODI, Women's Twenty20 International and Youth ODI games. |
Traeger Park | Alice Springs | 1987–88 | 2019–20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Ground Name | Location | First Used | Last Used | First-Class Games | List A Games | Twenty20 Games | Notes |
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Brisbane Showgrounds | Brisbane | 1892–93 | 1930–31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | Hosted two Tests. No longer used for cricket |
The Gabba | Brisbane | 1897–98 | current | 462 | 192 | 15 | Used for Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket. |
Salter Oval | Bundaberg | 1982–83 | 1994–95 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Endeavour Park No. 1 | Townsville | 1986–87 | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hosted Youth ODI matches. |
Endeavour Park No. 2 | Townsville | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hosted Youth ODI matches. |
Carrara Stadium | Gold Coast | 1990–91 | current | 1 | 1 | 4 | Currently hosts T20I and Big Bash League Matches |
Kerrydale Oval | Gold Coast | Hosted several Women's Twenty20 matches. | |||||
Roy Henzell Oval | Caloundra | 1992–93 | 1992–93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Also hosted Youth ODI games. |
Heritage Oval | Toowoomba | 1994–95 | 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Also hosted Youth Test match. |
Newtown Oval | Maryborough | 1994–95 | 1994–95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Great Barrier Reef Arena | Mackay | 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. |
Barlow Park | Cairns | 1991–92 | 1995–96 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Cazalys Stadium | Cairns | 1997–98 | 2008–09 | 5 | 7 | 1 | Hosted two Test matches. |
Allan Border Field | Brisbane | 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. |
Fretwell Park | Cairns | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Riverway Stadium | Townsville | 2009 | current | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
Peter Burge Oval | Brisbane | 1999–00 | 2016–17 | Hosted Youth ODIs and Women's ODI matches. | |||
John Blanck Oval | Sunshine Coast | Hosted single Women's ODI match and several Youth ODI matches. |
Ground Name | Location | First Used | Last used | First-Class Games | List A Games | Twenty20 Games | Notes |
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Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 1877–78 | current | 583 | 189 | 16 | Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket. |
Unley Oval | Adelaide | 1902–03 | 1902–03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Karen Rolton Oval | Adelaide | 2018–19 | current | 1 | Hosted single Women’s ODI match | ||
Park 25/Gladys Elphick Park | Adelaide | 2020–21 | current | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Glenelg Oval | Adelaide | 2013–14 | current | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Football Park | Adelaide | 1986–87 | 1986–87 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Also hosted World Series Cricket matches |
Berri Oval | Berri | 1992 | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Hosted one ODI during the 1992 World Cup. |
Adelaide Oval No. 2 | Adelaide | 1996–97 | 1996–97 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Kensington Oval | Adelaide | ||||||
Barton Oval | Adelaide | Hosted single Women's Test match. | |||||
Woodville Oval | Adelaide | Hosted single Women's ODI match. |
Ground Name | Location | First Used | Last Used | First-Class Games | List A Games | Twenty20 Games | Notes |
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NTCA Ground | Launceston | 1850–51 | 2009–10 | 81 | 21 | 1 | Hosted first ever first-class game in Australia. Also hosted one ODI and Youth ODI games. |
Lower Domain Ground | Hobart | 1857–58 | 1857–58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | No longer exists. |
TCA Ground | Hobart | 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 | Devonport | 1977–78 | 1997–98 | 27 | 10 | 1 | Also known as the Formby Recreation Ground. Also hosted a Youth ODI match. |
Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 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. |
West Park Oval | Burnie | 2010–11 | 2010–11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Also known as Burnie Oval. |
York Park | Launceston | 2016–17 | current | 0 | 0 | 8 | Hosts some Hobart Hurricanes home games in the Big Bash League[3] |
Ground Name | Location | First Used | Last Used | First-Class Games | List A Games | Twenty20 Games | Notes |
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Emerald Hill Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1851–52 | 1851–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Hosted second first-class game in Australia. No longer exists. |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1855–56 | current | 663 | 245 | 32 | Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket. |
East Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1880–81 | 1888–89 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Closed in 1921 and demolished. |
Lakeside Stadium | Melbourne | 1907–08 | 1931–32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Also hosted a Women's ODI game. Converted to a soccer stadium. |
Brunswick Street Oval | Melbourne | 1925–26 | 1925–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Punt Road Oval | Melbourne | 1932–33 | 2001–02 | 6 | 5 | 0 | Located next to the MCG. Also hosted Women's Test and Women's ODI matches. |
Princes Park | Melbourne | 1945–46 | 1997–98 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
Junction Oval | Melbourne | 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. |
Waverley Park | Melbourne | 1979–80 | 1979–80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Also hosted twenty World Series Cricket matches. No longer exists. |
Wangaratta Showgrounds | Wangaratta | 1986–87 | 2005–06 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Sale Oval | Sale | 1989–90 | 1989–90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Eastern Oval | Ballarat | 1990–91 | 2004–05 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Hosted one ODI during the 1992 World Cup. |
Queen Elizabeth Oval | Bendigo | 1991–92 | 2012–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Hosted a Women's Test match. |
Docklands Stadium | Melbourne | 2000–01 | current | 0 | 12 | 12 | |
Albert Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 2002–03 | 2002–03 | 0 | 0* | 0 | One List A match was abandoned due to rain |
Central Reserve | Melbourne | 2005–06 | 2005–06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Deakin Reserve | Shepparton | 2005–06 | 2005–06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Also hosted Youth Test and ODI matches. |
Traralgon Showgrounds | Traralgon | 2007–08 | 2007–08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Ted Summerton Reserve | Moe | 2018–19 | Current | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Geelong Cricket Ground | Geelong | 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 | Melbourne | 1977–78 | 1984–85 | Hosted several Women's ODI matches. | |||
Arden Street Oval | Melbourne | Hosted single Women's Test match. | |||||
Melbourne Grammar School | Melbourne | Hosted single Women's ODI match. |
Match totals current up to 21 April 2014 (except Kardinia Park; See Notes section)
Ground Name | Location | First Used | Last Used | First-Class Games | List A Games | Twenty20 Games | Notes |
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Perth Stadium | Perth | 2017–18 | current | 2 | 2 | 5 | Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket |
WACA Ground | Perth | 1898–99 | current | 424 | 220 | 16 | Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket. |
Fremantle Oval | Fremantle | 1905–06 | 1909–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | No longer used for cricket. |
Hands Oval | Bunbury | 2008–09 | 2010–11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Lilac Hill | Perth | 1990–91 | 2017–18 | Hosted single Women's ODI match. | |||
Hale School | Perth | Hosted single Women's Test match. | |||||
Willetton Sports Club No 1 | Perth | Hosted several Women's ODI matches. | |||||
Willetton Sports Club No 2 | Perth | Hosted several Women's ODI matches. |
Total Matches Held | Ground Name | City | First Game |
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884 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1855–56 |
866 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 1877–78 |
788 | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 1877–78 |
669 | The Gabba | Brisbane | 1897–98 |
660 | WACA Ground | Perth | 1898–99 |
235 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | 1987–88 |
103 | NTCA Ground | Launceston | 1850–51 |
99 | TCA Ground | Hobart | 1906–07 |
50 | Junction Oval | Melbourne | 1977–78 |
38 | Devonport Oval | Devonport | 1977–78 |
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