International men's cricket was first played in England in 1868 by the touring Australian Aboriginal cricket team, although it would not be until 1878 that the first tour by a team termed as representative was made by the touring Australians. The first Test match to be played in England came two years later in 1880 between England and Australia at The Oval. The same two sides played in the first One Day International to be held in England at Old Trafford during Australia's 1972 tour. In 2005, the Rose Bowl hosted the first Twenty20 International to be played in England during Australia's 2005 tour.
Men's international grounds Current Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International grounds Current ODI & T20I grounds Former Test Ground Former ODI & T20I grounds
Active venues Below is a complete list of grounds used for men's international cricket in England and Wales, listed in order of first use. Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs Test One Day International Twenty20 International The Oval Kennington, London 6 September 1880England v Australia 31 July 2025England v India 7 September 1973England v West Indies 3 June 2025England v West Indies 28 June 2007England v West Indies 30 May 2024England v Pakistan Hosted the first Test match in England in 1880. Old Trafford Stretford, near Manchester 10 July 1884England v Australia 23 July 2025England v India 24 August 1972England v Australia 22 July 2022England v South Africa 13 June 2008England v New Zealand 12 September 2025England v South Africa Lord's St John's Wood, London 21 July 1884England v Australia 10 July 2025England v India 26 August 1972England v Australia 4 September 2025England v South Africa 5 June 2009England v Netherlands 29 July 2018Nepal v Netherlands Trent Bridge West Bridgford, near Nottingham 1 June 1899England v Australia 22 May 2025England v Zimbabwe 31 August 1974England v Pakistan 19 September 2024England v Australia 6 June 2009Bangladesh v India 14 September 2025England v South Africa Headingley Headingley, Leeds 29 June 1899England v Australia 20 June 2025England v India 5 September 1973England v West Indies 2 September 2025England v South Africa 18 July 2021England v Pakistan 22 May 2024 England v Pakistan Edgbaston Edgbaston, Birmingham 29 May 1902England v Australia 2 July 2025England v India 28 August 1972England v Australia 29 May 2025England v West Indies 5 July 2010Australia v Pakistan 25 May 2024England v Pakistan ODI & T20I grounds Riverside Ground Chester-le-Street 5 June 2003England v Zimbabwe 27 May 2016England v Sri Lanka 20 May 1999Pakistan v Scotland 24 September 2024England v Australia 8 September 2012England v South Africa 6 June 2025England v West Indies Sophia Gardens Cardiff 8 July 2009England v Australia 8 July 2015England v Australia 20 May 1999Australia v New Zealand 1 June 2025England v West Indies 5 September 2010England v Pakistan 10 September 2025England v South Africa Rose Bowl West End, near Southampton 16 June 2011England v Sri Lanka 18 June 2021New Zealand v IndiaICC World Test Championship Final 10 July 2003South Africa v Zimbabwe 7 September 2025England v South Africa 13 June 2005England v Australia 10 June 2025England v West Indies County Ground Bristol – – 13 June 1983New Zealand v Sri Lanka 29 September 2024England v Australia 28 August 2006England v Pakistan 8 June 2025 England v West Indies
Former venues Below is a complete list of grounds used for men's international cricket in England and Wales, listed in order of first use. Name Location First Last Matches First Last Matches First Last Matches Refs Test One Day International Twenty20 International Former Test Ground Bramall Lane Sheffield only match:3 July 1902England v Australia – – – – Former ODI & T20I grounds St Helen's Swansea – – 18 July 1973England v New Zealand 9 June 1983Pakistan v Sri Lanka – – North Marine Road Scarborough – – 26 August 1976England v West Indies 15 July 1978England v New Zealand – – County Ground Northampton – – 11 June 1983England v Sri Lanka 26 May 1999India v Sri Lanka – – New Road Worcester – – 13 June 1983West Indies v Zimbabwe 22 May 1999Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe – – Grace Road Leicester – – 11 June 1983India v Zimbabwe 27 May 1999Scotland v West Indies – – County Ground Southampton – – 16 June 1983Australia v Zimbabwe 30 May 1999Kenya v Sri Lanka – – County Ground Derby – – 18 June 1983New Zealand v Sri Lanka 28 May 1999New Zealand v Pakistan – – Nevill Ground Tunbridge Wells – – only match:18 June 1983India v Zimbabwe – – County Ground Chelmsford – – 20 June 1983Australia v India 14 May 2023Ireland v Bangladesh – – County Ground Hove – – only match:15 May 1999India v South Africa – – St Lawrence Ground Canterbury – – 18 May 1999England v Kenya 30 June 2005Australia v Bangladesh – – County Ground Taunton – – 11 June 1983South Africa v Sri Lanka 31 May 1999Bangladesh v Pakistan only match:23 June 2017England v South Africa
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