Best/Favourite Cricketing Venues?

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Lords and SCG for Tests.

MCG is overrated IMO.

Ive been to 4 AFL Grand Finals and 2 Boxing Day Tests and it loses something because it is just too big.

Lords and SCG are smaller and reek of atmosphere and history.

Must say that Im looking forward to a few rums in the stands of the WI at the next World Cup. My opinion will probably change as the day goes on.

 

[Blaze]

Probably a better question would be - What ground would you like to play on if given the choice of playing a game of cricket on any ground in the world?

 

[Link]

in that case lords

 

[Langeveldt]

Favourite grounds..

NorthWest Stadium, Potchefstroom
Centurion Park, Pretoria
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein (Donald's home turf, lovely ground and city IMO)
Boland Bank Park, Paarl (stunning place)
Derby (bit of a hole but its the only ground in England with big grass banks)
Newlands, Cape Town (because SA always win!)
New Wanderers, Johannesburg
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Millfield School, Glastonbury (superb views, great facilities)
Canford College, Bournemouth (goregous backdrop)
Bridgtown Oval, England (Famous club ground in a really deep valley)

 

[Langeveldt]

Probably a better question would be - What ground would you like to play on if given the choice of playing a game of cricket on any ground in the world?

Wanderers, Full house.. Not if I'm playing for England though!

 

[Link]

ahh how could i forget my home away from home, my beloved yorkshire. I wouldnt mind playing at headingley

 

[xan_pro]

my pick would be Antigua in the West Indies.

 

[Link]

my pick would be Antigua in the West Indies.

hmm, i hope your a batsmen

 

[Sudeep]

Queenstown maybe, that's where I myself would love to play cricket.

But for watching, umm... I've only been to 3-4, so I'll try picking only from them - The Oval.

 

[Sudeep]

Boland Park in SAF is another favourite, purely from the aesthetic point of view...

 

[Langeveldt]

Boland Park in SAF is another favourite, purely from the aesthetic point of view...

I was just going to say that "Looks like Queenstown!" Most beautiful place in SA I reckon

 

[Sudeep]

Bellerive too...

 

[Link]

ahh, that is a great shot

 

[Sudeep]

I was just going to say that "Looks like Queenstown!" Most beautiful place in SA I reckon

Absolutely amazing pics...

Pity they're not available in large size...

 

[Sudeep]

Some Queenstown pics as well..

Notice the plane!

 

[Link]

i would still not mind laying at lords, just for the meaning of the occasion, and hey, it does not look so bad

 

[Langeveldt]

Uh, Sudeep if you hit OT, Ill shove some slightly better pics from the area (Paarl, Worcester) up in the "Places of the World" thread before the night is out..

 

[lord_of_darkness]

Boland Park in SAF is another favourite, purely from the aesthetic point of view...

is that those famous mountains behind.. damn it i keep forgettin the name..

 

[Smudge]

I've watched cricket at Queenstown - no better place on a nice day.
I like the new ground in Dunedin - University Oval - they've done a very nice job with it.

Carisbrook is good if my belly is packed full of booze.

 

[Sudeep]

is that those famous mountains behind.. damn it i keep forgettin the name..

Table mountains?