List of Test cricket grounds
One hundred and twenty-one grounds have hosted Test cricket since the first officially recognised Test match between Australia and England in Melbourne in March 1877. The grounds are listed in the order in which they were first used as a venue for Test cricket. The list excludes World Series Cricket and South African rebel tours venues.
On 8 July 2009, Sophia Gardens in Cardiff became the 100th Test venue. The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in India became the 121st and most recent Test venue when it staged a match between Afghanistan and West Indies in November 2019.
List of Test cricket grounds
Last updated on 24 July 2020 :| No. | Stadium | City | Country | First Match | Last Match | No. of Tests |
| 1 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Australia | 15 3 1877 | 26.12.2019 | 112 |
| 2 | The Oval | London | England | 6 9 1880 | 12 9 2019 | 102 |
| 3 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | Australia | 17 2 1882 | 3 1 2020 | 108 |
| 4 | Old Trafford | Manchester | England | 10 7 1884 | 24 7 2020 | 81 |
| 5 | Lord's | London | England | 21 7 1884 | 14 8 2019 | 139 |
| 6 | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | Australia | 12.12.1884 | 29.11.2019 | 78 |
| 7 | St George's Park | Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 12 3 1889 | 16 1 2020 | 31 |
| 8 | Newlands | Cape Town | South Africa | 25 3 1889 | 3 1 2020 | 58 |
| 9 | Old Wanderers | Johannesburg | South Africa | 2 3 1896 | 18 2 1939 | 22 |
| 10 | Trent Bridge | Nottingham | England | 1 6 1899 | 18 8 2018 | 63 |
| 11 | Headingley | Leeds | England | 29 6 1899 | 22 8 2019 | 78 |
| 12 | Edgbaston | Birmingham | England | 29 5 1902 | 1 8 2019 | 52 |
| 13 | Bramall Lane | Sheffield | England | 3 7 1902 | 3 7 1902 | 1 |
| 14 | Lord's No. 1 Ground | Durban | South Africa | 21 1 1910 | 5 11 1921 | 4 |
| 15 | Kingsmead | Durban | South Africa | 18 1 1923 | 13 2 2019 | 44 |
| 16 | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Brisbane | Australia | 30.11.1928 | 16 1 1931 | 2 |
| 17 | Lancaster Park | Christchurch | New Zealand | 10 1 1930 | 7 12 2006 | 40 |
| 18 | Kensington Oval | Bridgetown | Barbados | 11 1 1930 | 23 1 2019 | 54 |
| 19 | Basin Reserve | Wellington | New Zealand | 24 1 1930 | 21 2 2020 | 64 |
| 20 | Queen's Park Oval | Port of Spain | Trinidad & Tobago | 1 2 1930 | 6 6 2018 | 61 |
| 21 | Eden Park | Auckland | New Zealand | 14 2 1930 | 22 3 2018 | 50 |
| 22 | Bourda | Georgetown | Guyana | 21 2 1930 | 31 3 2005 | 30 |
| 23 | Sabina Park | Kingston | Jamaica | 3 4 1930 | 30 8 2019 | 52 |
| 24 | The Gabba | Brisbane | Australia | 27.11.1931 | 21.11.2019 | 62 |
| 25 | Bombay Gymkhana Ground | Mumbai | India | 15.12.1933 | 15.12.1933 | 1 |
| 26 | Eden Gardens | Kolkata | India | 5 1 1934 | 22.11.2019 | 42 |
| 27 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai | India | 10 2 1934 | 16.12.2016 | 32 |
| 28 | Arun Jaitley Stadium | New Delhi | India | 10.11.1948 | 2 12 2017 | 34 |
| 29 | Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai | India | 9 12 1948 | 2 12 2009 | 18 |
| 30 | Ellis Park Stadium | Johannesburg | South Africa | 27.12.1948 | 29 1 1954 | 6 |
| 31 | Green Park Stadium | Kanpur | India | 12 1 1952 | 22 9 2016 | 22 |
| 32 | University Ground | Lucknow | India | 23.10.1952 | 23.10.1952 | 1 |
| 33 | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1 1 1955 | 14 1 2005 | 17 |
| 34 | Bahawal Stadium | Bahawalpur | Pakistan | 15 1 1955 | 15 1 1955 | 1 |
| 35 | Bagh-e-Jinnah | Lahore | Pakistan | 29 1 1955 | 26 3 1959 | 3 |
| 36 | Peshawar Club Ground | Peshawar | Pakistan | 13 2 1955 | 13 2 1955 | 1 |
| 37 | National Stadium | Karachi | Pakistan | 26 2 1955 | 18.12.2019 | 42 |
| 38 | Carisbrook | Dunedin | New Zealand | 11 3 1955 | 7 3 1997 | 10 |
| 39 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | Hyderabad | India | 19.11.1955 | 2 12 1988 | 3 |
| 40 | Nehru Stadium | Chennai | India | 6 1 1956 | 27 2 1965 | 9 |
| 41 | New Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | South Africa | 24.12.1956 | 24 1 2020 | 41 |
| 42 | Gaddafi Stadium | Lahore | Pakistan | 21.11.1959 | 1 3 2009 | 40 |
| 43 | Pindi Club Ground | Rawalpindi | Pakistan | 27 3 1965 | 27 3 1965 | 1 |
| 44 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | Nagpur | India | 3 10 1969 | 1 3 2006 | 9 |
| 45 | WACA Ground | Perth | Australia | 11.12.1970 | 14.12.2017 | 44 |
| 46 | Niaz Stadium | Hyderabad | Pakistan | 16 3 1973 | 25.11.1984 | 5 |
| 47 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bangalore | India | 22.11.1974 | 14 6 2018 | 23 |
| 48 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | India | 23 1 1975 | 8 12 2016 | 25 |
| 49 | Iqbal Stadium | Faisalabad | Pakistan | 16.11.1978 | 21 1 2006 | 24 |
| 50 | McLean Park | Napier | New Zealand | 16 2 1979 | 26 1 2012 | 10 |
| 51 | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium | Multan | Pakistan | 30.12.1980 | 30.12.1980 | 1 |
| 52 | Antigua Recreation Ground | St. John's | Antigua & Barbuda | 27 3 1981 | 15 2 2009 | 22 |
| 53 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 17 2 1982 | 22 8 2019 | 22 |
| 54 | Asgiriya Stadium | Kandy | Sri Lanka | 22 4 1983 | 1 12 2007 | 21 |
| 55 | Gandhi Stadium | Jalandhar | India | 24 9 1983 | 24 9 1983 | 1 |
| 56 | Sardar Patel Stadium | Ahmedabad | India | 12.11.1983 | 15.11.2012 | 12 |
| 57 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 16 3 1984 | 23.11.2018 | 43 |
| 58 | Colombo Cricket Club Ground | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 24 3 1984 | 16 4 1987 | 3 |
| 59 | Jinnah Stadium | Sialkot | Pakistan | 27.10.1985 | 22 9 1995 | 4 |
| 60 | Barabati Stadium | Cuttack | India | 4 1 1987 | 8 11 1995 | 2 |
| 61 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur | India | 21 2 1987 | 21 2 1987 | 1 |
| 62 | Bellerive Oval | Hobart | Australia | 16.12.1989 | 12.11.2016 | 13 |
| 63 | Sector 16 Stadium | Chandigarh | India | 23.11.1990 | 23.11.1990 | 1 |
| 64 | Seddon Park | Hamilton | New Zealand | 22 2 1991 | 29.11.2019 | 26 |
| 65 | Jinnah Stadium | Gujranwala | Pakistan | 20.12.1991 | 20.12.1991 | 1 |
| 66 | Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 28 8 1992 | 14 7 2017 | 9 |
| 67 | Tyronne Fernando Stadium | Moratuwa | Sri Lanka | 8 9 1992 | 8 12 1993 | 4 |
| 68 | Harare Sports Club | Harare | Zimbabwe | 18.10.1992 | 27 1 2020 | 36 |
| 69 | Bulawayo Athletic Club | Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | 1 11 1992 | 1 11 1992 | 1 |
| 70 | Southend Club Cricket Stadium | Karachi | Pakistan | 1 12 1993 | 1 12 1993 | 1 |
| 71 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Rawalpindi | Pakistan | 9 12 1993 | 7 2 2020 | 10 |
| 72 | K.D. Singh Babu Stadium | Lucknow | India | 18 1 1994 | 18 1 1994 | 1 |
| 73 | Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | 20.10.1994 | 29.10.2017 | 23 |
| 74 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | Mohali | India | 10.12.1994 | 26.11.2016 | 13 |
| 75 | Arbab Niaz Stadium | Peshawar | Pakistan | 8 9 1995 | 27 8 2003 | 6 |
| 76 | Centurion Park | Centurion | South Africa | 16.11.1995 | 26.12.2019 | 25 |
| 77 | Sheikhupura Stadium | Sheikhupura | Pakistan | 17.10.1996 | 17.10.1997 | 2 |
| 78 | Arnos Vale Stadium | Kingstown | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20 6 1997 | 5 9 2014 | 3 |
| 79 | Galle International Stadium | Galle | Sri Lanka | 3 6 1998 | 14 8 2019 | 33 |
| 80 | Mangaung Oval | Bloemfontein | South Africa | 29.10.1999 | 6 10 2017 | 5 |
| 81 | Multan Cricket Stadium | Multan | Pakistan | 29 8 2001 | 19.11.2006 | 5 |
| 82 | M. A. Aziz Stadium | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 15.11.2001 | 6 1 2005 | 8 |
| 83 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sharjah | UAE | 31 1 2002 | 30.10.2016 | 9 |
| 84 | National Cricket Stadium /Queen's Park | St. George's | Grenada | 28 6 2002 | 21 4 2015 | 3 |
| 85 | Buffalo Park | East London | South Africa | 18.10.2002 | 18.10.2002 | 1 |
| 86 | Senwes Park | Potchefstroom | South Africa | 25.10.2002 | 28 9 2017 | 2 |
| 87 | Riverside Ground | Chester-le-Street | England | 5 6 2003 | 27 5 2016 | 6 |
| 88 | Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium | Gros Islet | Saint Lucia | 20 6 2003 | 9 2 2019 | 7 |
| 89 | Marrara Oval | Darwin | Australia | 18 7 2003 | 1 7 2004 | 2 |
| 90 | Cazaly's Stadium | Cairns | Australia | 25 7 2003 | 9 7 2004 | 2 |
| 91 | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 28 2 2006 | 5 9 2019 | 19 |
| 92 | Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Bogra | Bangladesh | 8 3 2006 | 8 3 2006 | 1 |
| 93 | Fatullah Osmani Stadium | Fatullah | Bangladesh | 9 4 2006 | 10 6 2015 | 2 |
| 94 | Warner Park | Basseterre | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22 6 2006 | 20 5 2011 | 3 |
| 95 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Mirpur | Bangladesh | 25 5 2007 | 22 2 2020 | 20 |
| 96 | University Oval | Dunedin | New Zealand | 4 1 2008 | 8 3 2017 | 8 |
| 97 | Providence Stadium | Providence | Guyana | 22 3 2008 | 12 5 2011 | 2 |
| 98 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | St. John's | Antigua & Barbuda | 30 5 2008 | 22 8 2019 | 8 |
| 99 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | Nagpur | India | 6 11 2008 | 24.11.2017 | 6 |
| 100 | Sophia Gardens | Cardiff | Wales | 8 7 2009 | 8 7 2015 | 3 |
| 101 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad | India | 12.11.2010 | 12.10.2018 | 5 |
| 102 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Dubai | UAE | 12.11.2010 | 24.11.2018 | 13 |
| 103 | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | UAE | 20.11.2010 | 3 12 2018 | 13 |
| 104 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | Pallekele | Sri Lanka | 1 12 2010 | 14.11.2018 | 7 |
| 105 | Rose Bowl | Southampton | England | 16 6 2011 | 8 7 2020 | 4 |
| 106 | Windsor Park | Roseau | Dominica | 7 6 2011 | 10 5 2017 | 5 |
| 107 | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium | Khulna | Bangladesh | 21.11.2012 | 28 4 2015 | 3 |
| 108 | Hagley Oval | Christchurch | New Zealand | 26.12.2014 | 29 2 2020 | 7 |
| 109 | Holkar Stadium | Indore | India | 8 10 2016 | 14.11.2019 | 2 |
| 110 | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | Rajkot | India | 9 11 2016 | 4 10 2018 | 2 |
| 111 | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | Visakhapatnam | India | 17.11.2016 | 2 10 2019 | 2 |
| 112 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | Pune | India | 23 2 2017 | 10.10.2019 | 2 |
| 113 | JSCA International Stadium Complex | Ranchi | India | 16 3 2017 | 19.10.2019 | 2 |
| 114 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium | Dharamshala | India | 25 3 2017 | 25 3 2017 | 1 |
| 115 | Malahide Cricket Club Ground | Dublin | Ireland | 11 5 2018 | 11 5 2018 | 1 |
| 116 | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | Sylhet | Bangladesh | 3 11 2018 | 3 11 2018 | 1 |
| 117 | Optus Stadium | Perth | Australia | 14.12.2018 | 12.12.2019 | 2 |
| 118 | Manuka Oval | Canberra | Australia | 1 2 2019 | 1 2 2019 | 1 |
| 119 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Dehradun | India | 15 3 2019 | 15 3 2019 | 1 |
| 120 | Bay Oval | Tauranga | New Zealand | 21.11.2019 | 21.11.2019 | 1 |
| 121 | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium | Lucknow | India | 27.11.2019 | 27.11.2019 | 1 |
, England – used for the first time by England in June 2011.
– 22 Tests from 1896 to 1939; not used for first-class cricket since 1946; redeveloped as Johannesburg Railway Station.
– Staged only one Test; not used for cricket since 1973; home ground of Sheffield United F.C.
– 4 Tests from 1910 to 1921; not used for first-class cricket since 1922; demolished.
– Staged two Tests, one in 1928 and the other in 1931; not used for first-class cricket since 1931.
– 6 Tests from 1948 to 1954; not used for first-class cricket since 1956; now used only for rugby union.
– First used by Pakistan for 8 Tests, later for 9 Tests by Bangladesh, including the inaugural home Test for both sides, on 1 January 1955 and 10 November 2000 respectively. Used exclusively for football since March 2005.
– Staged only one Test in 1992; subsequent Tests in Bulawayo played at the Queens Sports Club.
– Hosted the first Day-Night Test match on 27 November 2015.
Grounds by country
List of number of grounds by country up to 24 July 2020 :| No. | Country | No. of Stadiums | Location of First Match | City | Date of First Match | No. of Tests |
| 1 | Australia | 11 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 15 March 1877 | 426 |
| 2 | England | 9 | The Oval Cricket Ground | London | 6 September 1880 | 526 |
| 3 | South Africa | 11 | Axxess DSL St. Georges | Port Elizabeth | 12 March 1889 | 239 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 9 | Lancaster Park | Christchurch | 10 January 1930 | 216 |
| 5 | Barbados | 1 | Kensington Oval | Bridgetown | 11 January 1930 | 54 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | Queen's Park Oval | Port of Spain | 1 February 1930 | 61 |
| 7 | Guyana | 2 | Bourda | Georgetown | 21 February 1930 | 32 |
| 8 | Jamaica | 1 | Sabina Park | Kingston | 3 April 1930 | 52 |
| 9 | India | 29 | Bombay Gymkhana Ground | Mumbai | 15 December 1933 | 274 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 8 | Bangabandhu National Stadium | Dhaka | 1 January 1955 | 71* |
| 11 | Pakistan | 20 | Bahawal Stadium | Bahawalpur | 15 January 1955 | 147* |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | Antigua Recreation Ground | St. John's | 27 March 1981 | 30 |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 8 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium | Colombo | 17 February 1982 | 142 |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 3 | Harare Sports Club | Harare | 18 October 1992 | 60 |
| 15 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | The Playing Fields | Kingstown | 20 June 1997 | 3 |
| 16 | UAE | 3 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium | Sharjah | 31 January 2002 | 35 |
| 17 | Grenada | 1 | National Cricket Stadium | St. George's | 28 June 2002 | 3 |
| 18 | Saint Lucia | 1 | Beausejour Stadium | Gros Islet | 20 June 2003 | 7 |
| 19 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | Warner Park | Basseterre | 22 June 2006 | 3 |
| 20 | Wales | 1 | Sophia Gardens | Cardiff | 8 July 2009 | 3 |
| 21 | Dominica | 1 | Windsor Park | Roseau | 7 June 2011 | 5 |
| 22 | Ireland | 1 | Malahide Cricket Club Ground | Dublin | 11 May 2018 | 1 |
- Figures for eight matches played in Dhaka, Bangladesh while it was part of Pakistan are included in statistics for Bangladesh.
If the figures for these countries and territories were grouped and listed according to their national teams in ICC tournaments/ICC membership, the statistics would appear thus:
| No. | National Team | No. of Stadiums | Venue of First Match | City | Country | Date of First Match | No. of Tests |
| 1 | West Indies | 12 | Kensington Oval | Bridgetown | Barbados | 11 January 1930 | 250 |
| 2 | England | 10 | The Oval Cricket Ground | London | England | 6 September 1880 | 527 |
| 3 | Ireland | 1 | Malahide Cricket Club Ground | Dublin | Ireland | 11 May 2018 | 1 |