Google Earth - cricket grounds

[pasag]

16TOS gave me this idea. Here are the 5 main Australian ones:


MCG

Adelaide Oval

The Gabba

The WACA

The SCG

Yours?

 

[alternative]

Nice one Zac.

Mine looks exactly like the above

 

[Langeveldt]

Here is my local ground at the moment in SA.. Looks like the photo was taken in the winter though, as the football pitches are out.. Nets at the top of the ground

 

[Dasa]

Good idea for a thread. MCG pic looks like it was taken around late 05/early 06.
Here are a couple more:

Telstra Dome

Eden Gardens

 

[The Baconator]

Edgbaston:

Rectory Park, home of Sutton Coldfield CC:

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[cover drive man]

Wow! can someone post a link.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Old Trafford, Manchester


Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka


MA Aziz Ground, Chittagong


The biggest ground in the world? Azad Maidan, Mumbai

 

[Dick Rockett]

16TOS gave me this idea. Here are the 5 main Australian ones:

MCG

Adelaide Oval

The Gabba

The WACA

The SCG

No Bellerive, saggers?

 

[Natman20]

Here Are some New Zealand ones

Eden Park, Both Wellingtons, Christchurch, Queenstown, Hamilton (a fair blurry distance)

 

[Langeveldt]

Centurion Park

 

[Dick Rockett]

If you've ever wondered exactly how big the respective grounds are, I've measured them. My results can be found here.

 

[PhoenixFire]

If you've ever wondered exactly how big the respective grounds are, I've measured them. My results can be found here.

I'm not in a mathematic mood, which was the biggest, and which was the smallest?

 

[Dick Rockett]

I'm not in a mathematic mood, which was the biggest, and which was the smallest?

It doesn't really require any maths, but anyway. By far the biggest ground overall is Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, a circle of 185m diameter. The smallest by the look of it is Bourda in Georgetown, a mere 124m x 121m.

A very general average for the whole world I would say is length and width both in the 140s.

Was surprised to note that a minority of grounds are actually ovals, which is the generally assumed shape. Most grounds seem to be rectangles with the corners rounded off. There's probably slightly more circles than ovals also.

 

[nightprowler10]

Didn't know Lahore had the biggest one in the world. Makes sense what with the way Lahoris have the biggest everything. I'm assuming you've only done the test grounds?

 

[Dick Rockett]

I'm assuming you've only done the test grounds?

I didn't really approach it scientifically. At one stage I thought I'd limit it to the grounds that have hosted more than five ODIs or tests, and that have been used this century. But basically I ended up knocking it back to places I'd heard of - it was a big enough job anyway. If there's any others that people are interested in, I can have a look.

 

[nightprowler10]

I didn't really approach it scientifically. At one stage I thought I'd limit it to the grounds that have hosted more than five ODIs or tests, and that have been used this century. But basically I ended up knocking it back to places I'd heard of - it was a big enough job anyway. If there's any others that people are interested in, I can have a look.

Would love to see which one's the biggest of all, tbh. Totally appreciate the work btw.

 

[Dick Rockett]

Even though my list is not comprehensive, I find it hard to imagine that any grounds I've left out would be bigger than Gaddafi Stadium. It's almost as long as Adelaide Oval (the longest), and just wider than the MCG - the ground I assumed would be the biggest before I started this little project.

 

[nightprowler10]

Yeah I always thought MCG was bigger as well, which is why I was a bit surprised.

 

[pasag]

No Bellerive, saggers?

Not part of Australia tbh

 

[Dick Rockett]

So you'll be calling for Ricky Ponting's immediate explusion from the Australian team then?