List of cricket grounds in the United States

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This is a list of cricket grounds in the United States. The grounds included in this list have held first-class, List-A and Twenty20 matches. Additionally, one has also hosted Twenty20 Internationals. Included in the list is St George's Cricket Club Ground, which is notable for holding the first international cricket match.

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International Grounds

Official name (known as)City or townCapacityEndsRef
Central Broward Park Lauderhill 25,000
  • North End
  • Pavilion End
Grand Prairie Stadium Grand Prairie 15,000
Nassau County International Cricket Stadium East Meadow 34,000
  • Charlie Whitaker End
  • Sir Sam Clark End
Prairie View Cricket Complex Prairie View 10,000
  • Forest End
  • Highway End

Other Grounds

Official name (known as)City or townCapacityEnds/notesRef
The Ditch Bridgewater 50Home ground of Ten Broek Premier League
Belmont Cricket Club Ground Philadelphia [1]
Brian Piccolo Park Cooper City [2]
Citi Field New York City 41,922hosted match of Cricket All-Stars Series 2015 [3]
Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 56,000hosted match of Cricket All-Stars Series 2015 [4]
Indianapolis World Sports Park Indianapolis [5]
Germantown Cricket Club Ground Philadelphia [6]
Merion Cricket Club Ground Haverford [7]
Minute Maid Park Houston 41,574hosted match of Cricket All-Stars Series 2015 [8]
Philadelphia Cricket Club Ground Philadelphia [9]
Smart Choice Moosa Stadium Pearland 4,000Home ground of the Austin Athletics [10]
St George's Cricket Club Ground New York City [11]
Leo Magnus Cricket Complex Los Angeles Home ground of the Hollywood Master Blasters & SoCal Lashings Cricket [12]
Church Street Park Morrisville Hosted ICC Americas Sub Regional T20 Qualifiers 2018 [13]

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References

  1. Belmont Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 15 July 2010.
  2. Brian Piccolo Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 15 July 2010.
  3. Citi Field, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 04 November 2015.
  4. Dodger Stadium, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 04 November 2015.
  5. "Don't say India, say Indianapolis". ESPNcricinfo. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. Germantown Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 15 July 2010.
  7. Merion Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 15 July 2010.
  8. Minute Maid Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 04 November 2015.
  9. Philadelphia Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 15 July 2010.
  10. Smart Choice Moosa Stadium, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 04 November 2015.
  11. St George's Cricket Club Ground, Cricinfo.com Retrieved on 15 July 2010.
  12. Woodley Cricket Field, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 15 July 2010.
  13. Church Street Park, espncricinfo.com Retrieved on 10 May 2019.