Cricket - Test Grounds

In Antigua and Barbuda, West Indies. Was first used for Test cricket on 27th March 1981

In North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 13th February 1955

In Central Province, Sri Lanka. Was first used for Test cricket on 22 April 1983

In Punjab, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 29th January 1955

In Punjab, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 15th January 1955

In Dhaka, Bangladesh. First used by Pakistan for 8 Tests, later for 9 Tests by Bangladesh, including the inaugural home Test for both sides, on 1st January 1955 and 10th November 2000 respectively. Used exclusively for football since March 2005

In Orissa, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 4th January 1987

In Wellington, New Zealand. Was first used for Test cricket on 24th January 1930

In Saint Lucia, West Indies. Was first used for Test cricket on 20th June 2003

In Tasmania was first used for Test cricket on 16th December 1989

In Guyana, West Indies. Was first used for Test cricket on 21st February 1930

In Maharashtra, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 9th December 1948

In South Yorkshire, England staged only one test on 3rd July 1902. It has not been used for cricket since 1973.

East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Was first used for Test cricket on 18th October 2002.

In Queensland, Australia was first used for Test cricket on 25th July 2003

The Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Western Province, Sri Lanka was first used for Test cricket on 24th March 1984

The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Tamil Nadu, India was first used for Test cricket on 10th February 1934

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Karnataka, India was first used for Test cricket on 22nd November 1974

In Chittagong, Bangladesh. Was first used for Test cricket on 15th November 2001

The Defence Housing Authority Stadium, Sindh, Pakistan was first used for Test cricket on 1st December 1993

In West Bengal, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 5th January 1934

The Eden Park No. 1 ground in Auckland, New Zealand was first used for Test cricket on 14th February 1930

The County Cricket Ground in the West Midlands, England was first used for Test cricket on 29th May 1902

The Ellis Park Stadium, Gauteng was first used for Test cricket on 27th December 1948. If was used for 6 Tests from 1948 to 1954 and not used for first-class cricket since 1956; now used only for rugby

In Queensland, Australia was first used for Test cricket on 30th November 1928. Only one other Test was staged there in 1931

The Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Western Province, Sri Lanka was first used for Test cricket on 8th September 1992

In Otago, New Zealand. Was first used for Test cricket on 11th March 1955

The Brisbane Cricket Ground, Queensland, Australia was first used for Test cricket on 27th November 1931

In Punjab, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 21st November 1959

In Southern Province, Sri Lanka was first used for Test cricket on 3rd June 1998

In Punjab, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 24th September 1983

In Free State, South Africa. Was first used for Test cricket on 29th October 1999

In Uttar Pradesh, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 12th January 1952

The Bombay Gymkhana Ground in Maharashtra, India was first used for Test cricket on 15th December 1933

The County Cricket Ground in West Yorkshire, England was first used for Test cricket on 29th June 1899

In Punjab, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 30th December 1980

In Punjab, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 16th October 1978

In Canterbury, New Zealand. Was first used for Test cricket on 10th January 1930

In Punjab, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 20th December 1991

In Punjab, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 27th October 1985

In Uttar Pradesh, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 18th January 1994

In Barbados, West Indies. Was first used for Test cricket on 11th January 1930

The Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa was first used for Test cricket on 18th January 1923

The Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, India was first used for Test cricket on 10th November 1948

In Andhra Pradesh, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 19th November 1955

The Lord's No. 1 Ground in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa was first used for Test cricket on 21st January 1910. It was used for 4 Tests from 1910 to 1921 and not used for first-class cricket since 1922. It has since been demolished

Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England was first used for Test cricket on 21 July 1884

In Northern Territory, Australia was first used for Test cricket on 18th July 2003

The Melbourne Cricket Ground, Victoria, Australia was first used for Test cricket on 15th March 1877

In Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Was first used for Test cricket on 16th February 1979

The Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh, India was first used for Test cricket on 10th December 1994

The Sardar Patel Stadium, Gujarat, India was first used for Test cricket on 12th November 1983

In Sindh, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 26th February 1955

In Tamil Nadu, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 6th January 1956

Sahara Park Newlands, Western Cape, South Africa was first used for Test cricket on 25th March 1889

In Sindh, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 16th March 1973

In North West, South Africa. Was first used for Test cricket on 25th October 2002

The Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Greater Manchester, England was first used for Test cricket on 10 July 1884

The Old Wanderers No. 1 Ground, Gauteng, South Africa was first used for Test cricket on 2nd March 1896. It was used for 22 tests between 1896 and 1939 and not used for first class cricket since 1946. It has since been redeveloped as Johannesburg Railway Station

The BRIT Oval Cricket Ground in England was first used for Test cricket on 6th September 1880

In Punjab, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 27th March 1965

The Arnos Vale Ground in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies was first used for Test cricket on 20th June 1997

The Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Western Province, Sri Lanka was first used for Test cricket on 28th August 1992

In Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. Was first used for Test cricket on 1st February 1930

The National Cricket Stadium in Grenada, West Indies was first used for Test cricket on 28th June 2002

In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Was first used for Test cricket on 20th October 1994

The County Ground, County Durham, England was first used for Test cricket on 5th June 2003

In Jamaica, West Indies. Was first used for Test cricket on 3rd April 1930

Eastern Cape, South Africa was first used for Test cricket on 12th March 1889

The Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Western Province, Sri Lanka was first used for Test cricket on 17th February 1982

In Rajasthan, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 21st February 1987

The Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales, Australia was first used for Test cricket on 17th February 1882

The Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, United Arab Emirates was first used for Test cricket on 31st January 2002; hosted 4 Tests in 2002

In Chandigarh, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 23rd November 1990

In Punjab, Pakistan. Was first used for Test cricket on 17th October 1996

The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Western Province, Sri Lanka was first use for Test cricket on 16th March 1984

In Gauteng, South Africa. Was first used for Test cricket on 16th November 1995

Trent Bridge Ground in Nottinghamshire, England was first used for Test cricket on 1st June 1899

In Uttar Pradesh, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 23th October 1952

The Vidharba Cricket Association Ground, Maharashtra, India was first used for Test cricket on 3rd October 1969

The Western Australian Cricket Association Ground, Perth, Western Australia was first used for Test cricket on 11th December 1970

The New Wanderers Stadium, Gauteng, South Africa was first used for Test cricket on 24th December 1956

In Maharashtra, India. Was first used for Test cricket on 23rd January 1975

In Waikato, New Zealand. Was first used for Test cricket on 22nd February 1991