List of cricket grounds in Australia
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 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.
Australian Capital Territory
Ground Name | Location | First Used | Last Used | First-Class Games | List A Games | Twenty20 Games | Notes |
Manuka Oval | Canberra | 1978–79 | current | 5 | 16 | 0 | * ACT Comets ' * ACT Meteors ' Hosts the Prime Minister's XI game each year and also hosts ODI matches. |
New South Wales
Ground Name | Location | First Used | Last Used | First-Class Games | List A Games | Twenty20 Games | Notes |
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. |
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. Also hosted Women's ODI, Youth Test and Youth ODI games. |
Lavington Sports Ground/Lavington Sports Oval ' ' ' | 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/C.ex Coffs International Stadium | Coffs Harbour | 1997–98 | current | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Drummoyne Oval | Sydney | 2002–03 | current | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Bradman Oval | Bowral | 2003–04 | current | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Stadium Australia/ANZ Stadium/Sydney Olympic Stadium/Homebush Stadium ' | 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/Blacktown Olympic Park | 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. |
Northern Territory
Ground Name | Location | First used | Last used | First-Class games | List A games | Twenty20 games | Notes |
Marrara Oval/TIO Stadium | 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 |
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Match totals current up to 21 April 2014Western Australia
Ground Name | Location | First Used | Last Used | First-Class Games | List A Games | Twenty20 Games | Notes |
Optus Stadium/Perth Stadium | Perth | 2017-18 | current | 2 | 2 | 5 | Hosted Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket |
WACA Ground/Western Australia Cricket Association 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. |
Top 10 most games hosted
Total Matches Held | Ground Name | City | First Game |
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 | St. Kilda Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 1977–78 |
38 | Devonport Oval | Devonport | 1977–78 |
- Total matches held refers to the combined number of first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches held at one ground.