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 senior cricket matches but not by the current first-class county or university clubs, whose grounds are listed in each club's own article as indicated below (e.g., The Oval is in List of Surrey County Cricket Club grounds). Senior cricket matches include first-class (pre-1895), first-class since 1895, single wicket, limited overs and Twenty20. Venues used only for junior or minor matches are excluded unless they have a special historic interest. Some of the venues are dated to the early 18th century and many are now defunct (marked by †).

International grounds

Domestic grounds in England

Bedfordshire

Berkshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Old Field†BrayBerkshire (1782–1794) [1]

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

Cornwall

Cumberland

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

Durham

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Portrack Lane†Stockton-on-TeesYorkshire and Durham (1858)
Yorkshire with Stockton-on-Tees (1861)		 [2]

Essex

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
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 town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club GroundCheltenhamGloucestershire Cricket Board (1999) [5]

Hampshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Bramshill ParkBramshillHampshire (1823–1826) tbc
Broadhalfpenny DownHambledonHambledon and Hampshire (1756–1781)
Hambledon XI (1908)		 tbc
Cheden Holt†HambledonHampshire (1776) tbc
Itchin Stoke Down†AlresfordHampshire (1778–1806) tbc
Windmill Down†HambledonHampshire (1782–1792) tbc

Herefordshire

Hertfordshire

Huntingdonshire

Isle of Wight

Kent

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Bishopsbourne Paddock†BishopsbourneKent and Sir Horatio Mann's XI (1766–1790) tbc
Blackheath†GreenwichKent (1730–69) [6]
Bowman's Lodge†DartfordKent (1806) tbc
Chislehurst CommonChislehurstChislehurst (1738–41)
Kent (1741–52)		 [7][8]
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
Penshurst ParkPenshurstKent (i.e., Edwin Stead's XI; 1724–29) tbc
Phillip's Field†BromleyKent (1840) tbc
Vine Cricket Ground
(Sevenoaks Vine)		SevenoaksKent (1773–1786 and 1827–1829) tbc

Lancashire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Ashton Club Ground†Ashton-under-LyneCambridgeshire/Yorkshire (1865) [9]
Botanical Gardens†ManchesterManchester (1848–1854)
Lancashire (1849–1851)		 [10]
Broughton Cricket Club Ground†SalfordNorth (1856 & 1859–1863)
Gentlemen of the North (1858–1860)		 [11]
GP Codie's Ground†EcclesManchester (1857–1858) [12]
Merefield Ground†RochdaleNorth (1860) [13]
Milnrow Road†RochdaleNorth (1876) [14]
Moss Lane†ManchesterManchester (1844–1846) [15]

Leicestershire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Barker's Ground†LeicesterNorth (1836–1846)
Midland Counties (1843)		 [16]
Ratcliffe CollegeCossingtonLeicestershire Cricket Board (2002) [17]
Tyler's Ground†LoughboroughNorth (1875) [18]

Lincolnshire

Middlesex

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Artillery GroundFinsburyLondon (1730–1778) tbc
Gray's InnLondonLondon (1730) [19]
Lamb's Conduit FieldHolbornLondon (1707–36) 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) [20]
Royal Air Force Sports GroundUxbridgeCombined Services (1964) [21]
W. Fennex's New Ground†UxbridgeMiddlesex (1789–90) tbc
Wembley Park†WembleyWembley Park Cricket Club (1896) [22]
White Conduit Fields†IslingtonLondon (1718–73)
White Conduit Club (1784–86)		 [23][24][25]
"Woolpack"†IslingtonMiddlesex (1729–1732) [26]

Norfolk

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
New Ground†NorwichNorfolk (1834–1836) tbc
Old Buckenham HallAttleboroughL Robinson's XI (1912–1921) [27]
Racecourse Ground†SwaffhamEarl of Winchilsea's XI (1797)

Northamptonshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Hatton Park†WellingboroughUnited North of England Eleven (1874) [28]
Racecourse Ground Promenade†NorthamptonUnited North of England Eleven (1872) [29]

Northumberland

Nottinghamshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Brackenhurst Cricket GroundSouthwellGentlemen of Southwell (1846) [30]
Forest New Ground†NottinghamNottingham (1771–1837) tbc
Meadow Road†BeestonGentlemen of the North (1870) [31]
West ParkWest BridgfordSir J Cahn's XI (1932–1935) [32]

Oxfordshire

Rutland

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
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 town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Burton-on-Trent Cricket Ground†Burton-on-TrentNorth (1840–1841) [33]

Suffolk

Surrey

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Aram's New Ground†WalworthSurrey and Middlesex (1797)
Lord Frederick Beauclerk's XI (1802)		 tbc
Caterham Common†CaterhamCaterham (1767–68) [34]
Cheam Cricket Club GroundCheamSurrey Cricket Board (1999–2001) [35]
Duppas HillCroydonCroydon (1707–98) tbc
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) [36]
Kennington CommonKenningtonLondon and Surrey (1724–85) tbc
Kew GreenKewLondon (1730–32) [37]
Laleham Burway†near ChertseySurrey (1773–1779)
Chertsey (1778)		 tbc
Merrow Down†GuildfordSurrey (1730–62) [38][39]
Mitcham Cricket GreenMitchamMitcham (1685 – present)
Surrey Second XI (1949–1973)		 tbc
Moulsey Hurst†West MoleseySurrey (1723–1806) [40]
Peper HarowGodalmingAlan Brodrick's XI (1727) [41]
Richmond GreenRichmondSurrey (1730–41)
Richmond (1743)		 [42][43][44]
Royal Military Academy Groundnear CamberleyArmy (1938) [45]
St Ann's Ground†BarnesLyric Club (1890) [46]
Sanderstead Common†SandersteadSurrey (1731) [47]
The Burys†GodalmingGodalming (1821–1825)
Surrey (1828–1830)		 tbc
Walworth Common†WalworthLondon (1730–1732) [48]
Wimbledon Cricket Club GroundWimbledonSurrey Cricket Board (1999) [49]

Sussex

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Bury Hill†ArundelArundel (1702)
Sussex (1745)		 [50]
Manor Ground†Bexhill-on-SeaEarl de la Warr's XI (1896) [51]
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) [52]
The Dripping PanLewes2nd Duke of Richmond's XI (1728–1730) [53][54]

Warwickshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Aston Park†BirminghamNorth (1861) [55]
Parr and Wisden's Ground†Leamington SpaNorth (1849–1850) [56]

Westmorland

Wiltshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Perriam Down†LudgershallT. A. Smith's XI (1787–96)
Hampshire (1788–1792)
Hampshire and Surrey (1790)		 tbc
W. H. Laverton's Ground†WestburyW. H. Laverton's XI (1890) [57]

Worcestershire

Yorkshire

Official name (known as) City or town County side/use span Ends/notes Ref
Army GroundCatterick GarrisonCombined Services (1954) [58]
Centre ValeTodmordenUnited North of England Eleven (1874) [59]
Darnall New Ground†SheffieldSheffield and Leicester (1826)
Yorkshire/Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire (1828)
Sheffield (1828–1829)		 tbc
Ferham Park†RotherhamNorth (1880) [60]
Hyde Park Ground†SheffieldSheffield (1830–1852)
Yorkshire (1833–1853)		 tbc
Mount PleasantBatleyT. Emmett's XI (1883) [61]
Victoria Ground†
(Royal Park)		LeedsUnited North of England Eleven (1872) [62]

† = Defunct venue

Domestic grounds in Wales

Glamorgan

Other Welsh counties

See also

References

  1. ↑ Haygarth, pp. 157–158.
  2. ↑ Portrack Lane, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Langton Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Toby Howe Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  5. ↑ Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 9 November 2011.
  6. ↑ Buckley (FL18), p. 4 and p. 52.
  7. ↑ Waghorn (CS), p. 20.
  8. ↑ Buckley (FL18), p. 28.
  9. ↑ Ashton Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  10. ↑ Botanical Gardens, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  11. ↑ Broughton Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  12. ↑ GP Codie's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  13. ↑ Merefield Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  14. ↑ Milnrow Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  15. ↑ Moss Lane, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  16. ↑ Barker's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  17. ↑ Ratcliffe College, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  18. ↑ Tyler's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 4 August 2010.
  19. ↑ Ashley-Cooper, p. 96.
  20. ↑ Orleans Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 6 August 2010.
  21. ↑ Royal Air Force Sports Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 6 August 2010.
  22. ↑ Wembley Park Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 6 August 2010.
  23. ↑ Waghorn (DC), p. 5.
  24. ↑ Buckley (FLPV), p. 11.
  25. ↑ Haygarth, p. 64.
  26. ↑ Maun, p. 57.
  27. ↑ Old Buckenham Hall Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  28. ↑ Hatton Park Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  29. ↑ Racecourse Ground Promenade, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  30. ↑ Brackenhurst Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  31. ↑ Meadow Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  32. ↑ West Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  33. ↑ Burton-on-Trent Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  34. ↑ Buckley, pp. 46–52.
  35. ↑ Cheam Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  36. ↑ JW Hobbs Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  37. ↑ Buckley (FL18), pp. 4–8.
  38. ↑ Waghorn (CS), p. 1 & 55.
  39. ↑ McCann, pp. 20–21.
  40. ↑ Maun, p. 27.
  41. ↑ McCann, pp. 6–7.
  42. ↑ Waghorn (CS), p. 1 & 27.
  43. ↑ Buckley (FL18), p. 6 & 12.
  44. ↑ Ashley-Cooper, p. 21.
  45. ↑ Royal Military Academy Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  46. ↑ St Ann's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  47. ↑ Buckley (FL18), p. 6.
  48. ↑ Buckley (FL18), p. 6.
  49. ↑ Wimbledon Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 3 August 2010.
  50. ↑ McCann, pp. 1–19.
  51. ↑ Manor Ground, Bexhill-on-Sea, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  52. ↑ Sheffield Park, Uckfield, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  53. ↑ Waghorn (CS), p. 1.
  54. ↑ McCann, p. 8.
  55. ↑ Aston Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  56. ↑ Parr and Wisden's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  57. ↑ WH Laverton's Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 31 July 2010.
  58. ↑ Army Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  59. ↑ Centre Vale, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  60. ↑ Ferham Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  61. ↑ Mount Pleasant, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.
  62. ↑ Victoria Ground, Leeds, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 1 August 2010.

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