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Which Of The Following Is The Best Stadium?
Cricket Stadiums
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Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground
Location: St John's Wood, London
Establishment : 1814
Capacity: 28,000
Owner: Marylebone Cricket Club
Tenants: England and Wales Cricket Board
First Test: 21 July 1884: England v Australia
Last Test: 13 July 2010: Pakistan v Australia
Stands
The current stands at Lord's are as follows (in a clockwise direction):
* The Pavilion
* Warner Stand
* Grand Stand
* Compton Stand
* Media Centre
* Edrich Stand
* Mound Stand
* Tavern Stand
* Allen Stand
Location: St John's Wood, London
Establishment : 1814
Capacity: 28,000
Owner: Marylebone Cricket Club
Tenants: England and Wales Cricket Board
First Test: 21 July 1884: England v Australia
Last Test: 13 July 2010: Pakistan v Australia
Stands
The current stands at Lord's are as follows (in a clockwise direction):
* The Pavilion
* Warner Stand
* Grand Stand
* Compton Stand
* Media Centre
* Edrich Stand
* Mound Stand
* Tavern Stand
* Allen Stand
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MCG
MCG
Location: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria
Opened: 1854
Owner: Government of Victoria
Operator: Melbourne Cricket Club
Surface: Grass (Oval)
Construction cost: $150,000,000 (1992 Southern stand redevelopment)
$445,000,000 (2006 Northern stand redevelopment)
Architect: Various
Capacity: 100,018 (seating capacity)
Record attendance: 121,696 (1970 VFL Grand Final - Carlton v Collingwood)
Field dimensions : 171 m x 146 m
First ever Test Cricket match: (Australia v England) – 1877
First ever One day international Cricket match: – 1971
Location: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria
Opened: 1854
Owner: Government of Victoria
Operator: Melbourne Cricket Club
Surface: Grass (Oval)
Construction cost: $150,000,000 (1992 Southern stand redevelopment)
$445,000,000 (2006 Northern stand redevelopment)
Architect: Various
Capacity: 100,018 (seating capacity)
Record attendance: 121,696 (1970 VFL Grand Final - Carlton v Collingwood)
Field dimensions : 171 m x 146 m
First ever Test Cricket match: (Australia v England) – 1877
First ever One day international Cricket match: – 1971
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Eden Gardens
Eden Gardens
Location: Kolkata
Establishment: 1864
Capacity: 90,000 [1][2][3]
Owner: Cricket Association of Bengal
Operator: Cricket Association of Bengal
Tenants: Indian Cricket Team
Bengal cricket team
Kolkata Knight Riders
End names:High Court End
Pavilion End
First Test: 5 Jan - 8 Jan 1934: India v England
First ODI: 18 Feb 1987: India v Sri Lanka
Location: Kolkata
Establishment: 1864
Capacity: 90,000 [1][2][3]
Owner: Cricket Association of Bengal
Operator: Cricket Association of Bengal
Tenants: Indian Cricket Team
Bengal cricket team
Kolkata Knight Riders
End names:High Court End
Pavilion End
First Test: 5 Jan - 8 Jan 1934: India v England
First ODI: 18 Feb 1987: India v Sri Lanka
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Gaddafi Stadium
Gaddafi Stadium
Location: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Establishment: 1959
Capacity: 60,000
Owner: Pakistan Cricket Board
Operator: Lahore City Cricket Association
Tenants: Lahore cricket teams, Lahore Lions, Lahore Eagles Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan
End names:Pavilion End
College End
First Test: 21 Nov - 26 Nov 1959: Pakistan v Australia
First ODI: 13 Jan 1978: Pakistan v England
Location: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Establishment: 1959
Capacity: 60,000
Owner: Pakistan Cricket Board
Operator: Lahore City Cricket Association
Tenants: Lahore cricket teams, Lahore Lions, Lahore Eagles Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan
End names:Pavilion End
College End
First Test: 21 Nov - 26 Nov 1959: Pakistan v Australia
First ODI: 13 Jan 1978: Pakistan v England
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Eden Park
Eden Park
Location: Reimers Ave, Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand
Opened: 1900
Owner: Eden Park Trust Board
Operator: Eden Park Trust Board
Surface: Grass
Capacity: 50,000. (60,000 with temporary seating) [2]
Tenants: Blues (Super 14)
Auckland Rugby Football Union (Air New Zealand Cup)
Auckland Aces (State Championship/State Shield/State Twenty20)
Location: Reimers Ave, Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand
Opened: 1900
Owner: Eden Park Trust Board
Operator: Eden Park Trust Board
Surface: Grass
Capacity: 50,000. (60,000 with temporary seating) [2]
Tenants: Blues (Super 14)
Auckland Rugby Football Union (Air New Zealand Cup)
Auckland Aces (State Championship/State Shield/State Twenty20)
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Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Establishment: 2006
Capacity: 20,000
Operator: Pakistan Cricket Board
Tenants: Pakistan national cricket team
First Test: November 20th 2010: Pakistan v South Africa
First ODI: April 18th 2006: Pakistan v India
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Establishment: 2006
Capacity: 20,000
Operator: Pakistan Cricket Board
Tenants: Pakistan national cricket team
First Test: November 20th 2010: Pakistan v South Africa
First ODI: April 18th 2006: Pakistan v India
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SuperSport Park
SuperSport Park
Location: Centurion, Gauteng
Capacity: 22,000
End names:Pavilion End
Hennops River End
First Test: 16 November 1995: South Africa v England
First ODI 11 December 1992: South Africa v India
Location: Centurion, Gauteng
Capacity: 22,000
End names:Pavilion End
Hennops River End
First Test: 16 November 1995: South Africa v England
First ODI 11 December 1992: South Africa v India
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Bangabandhu National Stadium
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Location: Motijheel, Dhaka
Establishment: 1954
Capacity: 36,000
Owner: Dhaka Division
Operator: Bangladesh, Dhaka Abahani, Dhaka Mohammedan
End names:Pavilion End
Paltan End
First Test: 1 January - 4 January 1955: Pakistan v India
First ODI 27 October 1988: Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Location: Motijheel, Dhaka
Establishment: 1954
Capacity: 36,000
Owner: Dhaka Division
Operator: Bangladesh, Dhaka Abahani, Dhaka Mohammedan
End names:Pavilion End
Paltan End
First Test: 1 January - 4 January 1955: Pakistan v India
First ODI 27 October 1988: Pakistan v Sri Lanka
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SCG
SCG
Location: Moore Park, Sydney
Establishment: 1848
Capacity: 46,000
Owner: Government of New South Wales
Operator: Sydney Cricket Ground Trust
Tenants: New South Wales Blues (Cricket)
Sydney Swans (AFL)
Sydney Sixers (Cricket)
End names:Northern or Paddington End
Southern or Randwick End
Location: Moore Park, Sydney
Establishment: 1848
Capacity: 46,000
Owner: Government of New South Wales
Operator: Sydney Cricket Ground Trust
Tenants: New South Wales Blues (Cricket)
Sydney Swans (AFL)
Sydney Sixers (Cricket)
End names:Northern or Paddington End
Southern or Randwick End
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Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Location: Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo
Establishment: 1952
Capacity: 10,000
Owner : Sinhalese Sports Club
Tenants: Sri Lanka Cricket
End names:Tennis Courts End
South End
First Test : 16 March 1984: Sri Lanka v New Zealand
First ODI : 13 February 1982: Sri Lanka v England
Location: Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo
Establishment: 1952
Capacity: 10,000
Owner : Sinhalese Sports Club
Tenants: Sri Lanka Cricket
End names:Tennis Courts End
South End
First Test : 16 March 1984: Sri Lanka v New Zealand
First ODI : 13 February 1982: Sri Lanka v England
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Kenningston Oval
Location: Fontabelle, St. Michael, Barbados
Establishment: 1882
Capacity: 28,000
Operator: Kensington Oval Management Inc. (KOMI)[1]
Tenants: Barbados Cricket Association (BCA)
End names: Malcolm Marshall End
Joel Garner End
First Test: 11 January 1930: West Indies v England
First ODI: 23 April 1985: West Indies v New Zealand
Location: Fontabelle, St. Michael, Barbados
Establishment: 1882
Capacity: 28,000
Operator: Kensington Oval Management Inc. (KOMI)[1]
Tenants: Barbados Cricket Association (BCA)
End names: Malcolm Marshall End
Joel Garner End
First Test: 11 January 1930: West Indies v England
First ODI: 23 April 1985: West Indies v New Zealand
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National Stadium
National Stadium
Location: Karachi
Establishment: April 21, 1955
Capacity: 34,228
Owner : Pakistan Cricket Board
Operator: Karachi City Cricket Association
Tenants: Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan
End names:Pavilion End
University End
First Test: 26 Feb - 1 Mar 1955: Pakistan v India
First ODI: 21 Nov 1980: Pakistan v West Indies
Location: Karachi
Establishment: April 21, 1955
Capacity: 34,228
Owner : Pakistan Cricket Board
Operator: Karachi City Cricket Association
Tenants: Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan
End names:Pavilion End
University End
First Test: 26 Feb - 1 Mar 1955: Pakistan v India
First ODI: 21 Nov 1980: Pakistan v West Indies
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M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
Location: Chepauk, Chennai
Establishment: 1916
Capacity: 76,000
Owner: Madras Cricket Club
Architect: Natraj & Venkat Architects, Chennai / Hopkins Architects, England[1]
Operator: Quickcric8 Association
End names:Anna Pavilion End
V Pattabhiraman Gate End
First Test: 10 February 1934: India v England
First ODI: 9 October 1987: India v Australia
Location: Chepauk, Chennai
Establishment: 1916
Capacity: 76,000
Owner: Madras Cricket Club
Architect: Natraj & Venkat Architects, Chennai / Hopkins Architects, England[1]
Operator: Quickcric8 Association
End names:Anna Pavilion End
V Pattabhiraman Gate End
First Test: 10 February 1934: India v England
First ODI: 9 October 1987: India v Australia
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Sabina Park
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Establishment: 1930
Capacity: 16,000
End names:Blue Mountains End
Headley Stand End
First Test: 3 April 1930: West Indies v England
First ODI: 26 April 1984: West Indies v Australia
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Establishment: 1930
Capacity: 16,000
End names:Blue Mountains End
Headley Stand End
First Test: 3 April 1930: West Indies v England
First ODI: 26 April 1984: West Indies v Australia
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The Gabba
Location: Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland
Establishment: 1895
Capacity: 42,000
Owner : Queensland Government
Operator: Stadiums Queensland
Tenants: Queensland Bulls, Brisbane Lions, Cricket Australia
End names:Stanley Street End
Vulture Street End
First Test: 27 November 1931: Australia v South Africa
First ODI: 23 December 1979: England v West Indies
Location: Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland
Establishment: 1895
Capacity: 42,000
Owner : Queensland Government
Operator: Stadiums Queensland
Tenants: Queensland Bulls, Brisbane Lions, Cricket Australia
End names:Stanley Street End
Vulture Street End
First Test: 27 November 1931: Australia v South Africa
First ODI: 23 December 1979: England v West Indies
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DSC Cricket Stadium
Location: Dubai Sports City, Dubai
Establishment: 2009
Capacity: 25,000 (expandable to 30,000)
Owner: Dubai Properties
Architect: Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Operator: Pakistan Cricket Board
Tenants: Pakistan national cricket team
End names: Emirates Road End
Dubai Sports City End
First Test: November 12th 2010: Pakistan v South Africa
First ODI: April 22nd 2009: Pakistan v Australia
Location: Dubai Sports City, Dubai
Establishment: 2009
Capacity: 25,000 (expandable to 30,000)
Owner: Dubai Properties
Architect: Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Operator: Pakistan Cricket Board
Tenants: Pakistan national cricket team
End names: Emirates Road End
Dubai Sports City End
First Test: November 12th 2010: Pakistan v South Africa
First ODI: April 22nd 2009: Pakistan v Australia
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