Cricket Grounds...

[Durham_CCC]

Why have certain grounds stopped being used for international cricket ?

Nagpur being one

 

[Richard]

India played Australia at Nagpur barely a year ago. Indian grounds always have to go a little while between games, as there's lots and lots of them, and Tests and ODIs have to be shared around.

Anyway there's all sorts of reasons grounds can stop being used - falling into disrepair, being superseded by new and\or improved grounds, reduction in international cricket for the country, etc. Sometimes after cricket hasn't been played at a ground for a long time the place will be demolished or start being used for other sports or private functions. Brammall Lane, Sheffield was once a cricket ground but hasn't been for a loooooooooong time now.

If you name us a ground there's a decent chance someone will be able to tell you why it's stopped being used, but there's no one rule that applies to every ground ever to cease being used.

 

[fredfertang]

I should think £$£$£$£ is the invariable answer - Bradman's debut was at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground as was the WIndies test in 1930 but the Queensland Cricket Association didn't own that and didn't get as much revenue as they wanted and they switched to the Gabba where every Queensland test has been played since

 

[Evilhoopler]

There are so many grounds in India that they get swapped around.

Australia has been the same test venues cosistently

 

[Richard]

So, until very recently, had England and West Indies.

Every year, Tests would be at Edgbaston, Lord's, Old Trafford, Trent Bridge, Headingley and The Oval. And at Sabina Park, Queen's Park Oval, Kensington Oval, Bourda and The ARG. Now there are new grounds, in WI both replacing old ones and competing and in England competing.

In SA of course there's a few newish ones but they're all very much minor - the big five are still the same, The Wanderers, St.George's Park, Kingsmead, Newlands and Centurion Park.

 

[Arjun]

In India, the one big switch is in Mumbai. Wankhede Stadium is being renovated and all action, domestic and international, are shifted to Brabourne Stadium, though the newly-built DY Patil ground is also in with a chance. How Wankhede started getting more matches than Brabourne is another story.

Another case of a cricket ground no longer in use in India is the Green Park, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. That ground is not owned by the UPCA, but by the Government of the state, so they can't hold matches there anymore. The KD Singh Babu Stadium in Lucknow may carry on from there.

An older case is in Hyderabad, where the Visaka (?) stadium is now replaced by the Uppal Stadium, though I don't know why that has happened. Likewise in Nagpur, where the recent match was played (maybe thankfully) on a new ground. Eden Gardens in Kolkata, a much-loved venue among fans, is out of international (non-IPL) action for over a year, possibly because the balance of power in Indian cricket has shifted from Kolkata to Mumbai. Strangely, no international cricket was played in Delhi during the renovation of the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium.

 

[GIMH]

Because the ECB are taking cricket away from the Northwest, where sport is a bigger part of the culture than any other part of England

 

[laksh_01]

In India, the one big switch is in Mumbai. Wankhede Stadium is being renovated and all action, domestic and international, are shifted to Brabourne Stadium, though the newly-built DY Patil ground is also in with a chance. How Wankhede started getting more matches than Brabourne is another story.

Another case of a cricket ground no longer in use in India is the Green Park, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. That ground is not owned by the UPCA, but by the Government of the state, so they can't hold matches there anymore. The KD Singh Babu Stadium in Lucknow may carry on from there.

An older case is in Hyderabad, where the Visaka (?) stadium is now replaced by the Uppal Stadium, though I don't know why that has happened. Likewise in Nagpur, where the recent match was played (maybe thankfully) on a new ground. Eden Gardens in Kolkata, a much-loved venue among fans, is out of international (non-IPL) action for over a year, possibly because the balance of power in Indian cricket has shifted from Kolkata to Mumbai. Strangely, no international cricket was played in Delhi during the renovation of the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium.

Arjun correcting U: Both Visaka & Uppal Stadium are the same. Visaka Stadium has replaced Lal Bahadur Stadium (L.B.Stadium) cause of traffic & security problems... Even capacity wise L.B.Stadium is only 25000 where as Visaka is 45000.

 

[Richard]

Another case of a cricket ground no longer in use in India is the Green Park, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. That ground is not owned by the UPCA, but by the Government of the state, so they can't hold matches there anymore.

Thought there was a game there like 5 minutes ago?

If it's no longer on the circuit that's a crying shame as I always thought it one of the best-looking grounds around.

 

[Jamee999]

So, until very recently, had England and West Indies.

Every year, Tests would be at Edgbaston, Lord's, Old Trafford, Trent Bridge, Headingley and The Oval. And at Sabina Park, Queen's Park Oval, Kensington Oval, Bourda and The ARG. Now there are new grounds, in WI both replacing old ones and competing and in England competing.

In SA of course there's a few newish ones but they're all very much minor - the big five are still the same, The Wanderers, St.George's Park, Kingsmead, Newlands and Centurion Park.

Wasn't there a Test at Sheffield United's ground once?

 

[Richard]

Brammall Lane, Sheffield was once a cricket ground but hasn't been for a loooooooooong time now.

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