Most beautiful Cricket Grounds

[Langeveldt]

I know there is a thread on this but I could not find it anywhere!

Having just got back from these two grounds, which are within about half an hour by car of each other, I wondered if others would agree, and if not which grounds beat them?

1. Boland Bank Park, Paarl

2. Newlands, Cape Town

While the brewery spoils the view, the chicks up front more than make up for it..

 

[deeps]

Waca

 

[imagine]

i love nz grounds. very picturesque

 

[Sudeep]

Queenstown, obviously.

 

[open365]

Edgbaston

 

[Matteh]

I'm going to have to say the majority of the village cricket grounds that i've played at in my league....
no stands so therefore everything is green with fields all around....

 

[aussie]

Queenstown, obviously.

word, with that superb mountain backdrop, just superb

 

[Neil Pickup]

Valley of the Rocks ground, Lynmouth

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Yes I've seen that ground in Lynmouth, is it the one thats next to the cliffs? My favourite grounds are:
Himachal Prasad (Dharamshala) in the Himalayas
Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore
and the Azad Maidan in Mumbai (yes it's not even a FC ground but it is spectacular)

 

[Neil Pickup]

Yup, fingers crossed Exeter Uni IV will get a trip there at some point - a new place to add to my list of duck venues...

 

[Sudeep]

I've always liked Hobart too.

 

[jack_sparrow]

Does not compare with Hawaii's cricket ground. Perfect weather year round, mountains on one side, clear water on teh other...cruise ships pass by every little bit. Never hot. Ill try to find a pic.

 

[jack_sparrow]

 

[vic_orthdox]

Dharmashala.

The WACA is the best place I've been to to watch cricket.

 

[Smudge]

I made my Voltman debut at Queenstown - stunning ground.

The University Oval in Dunedin is also very nice.

 

[superkingdave]

one for Neil as i know he likes trains

 

[vic_orthdox]

^Isn't that the bridge Thomas the Tank Engine drives over?

 

[James]

I don't think any ground in the world can beat John Davies Oval (Queenstown).

The Basin Reserve comes close for me as its one of the few true cricket grounds around the world these days.

 

[James90]

It's good that no-one's mentioned Adelaide yet as personally I don't think it's a cricket ground at all. Perth is my favourite ground in Australia.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

^Isn't that the bridge Thomas the Tank Engine drives over?

Well spotted.