A cricket stadium or a cricket field is the venue where the game of cricket is played. The stadium comprises of a large grassy ground either circular or oval in shape. The game is played on this grassy ground which is surrounded on all sides (mostly) by the spectator seating area.
Though the diameter of a cricket field generally varies between 450 feet (i.e. 137 m) and 500 feet (i.e. 150m), there are no fixed dimensions set for the field. Because there is no definite shape/ dimension for the field the sizes of the stadium may vary.
There are various bases depending on which the stadiums can be classified for example the capacity of the stadium, use of stadium and the time when the stadium was opened etc. A list of the oldest cricket stadiums can hence be compiled.
The oldest cricket stadium in the world was established in 1814 and the name of the stadium is Lord’s Cricket Ground located in St. John’s Wood, London England. The second oldest cricket stadium- Trent Bridge Ground (Trent Bridge), was established in 1830s and is located in Nottinghamshire, England.
The Oval Cricket Ground (1845) in London, the Sydney Cricket Ground (1848) in Australia and Eden Gardens (1864) Kolkata, India are also in the list of the oldest cricket stadiums in the world.