Notable Canadian Cricket Grounds
Please send us your pictures of Canadian grounds and details of why they are significant (history, importance, beauty).
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR |
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Feildian Grounds
St. John’s |

(image © Cricket N&L) |
- Inaugurated in 1920s
- Cricket played on site from 1920s to 1940s
- Re-opened for cricket 2011
- Home of N&L cricket league
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND |
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Tea Hill Park
Stratford |

(image © ?) |
- Home of PEI Cricket Association
- Features pavillion
- Opened 2011
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QUEBEC |
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The Candy Fields
Mont-Saint-Hilaire |

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- built in 2008
- shale wicket
- Privately owned
- Home of Pirates of the St. Lawrence CC
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ONTARIO |
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Maple Leaf Cricket Club
King City |

(image linked from Wikipedia) |
- established 1950s
- 4 turf wickets
- approved for ODIs in 2006
- Cricket Canada’s main facility for international matches
- site of 2018 Global T20 Canada tournament
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Toronto Cricket, Skating &
Curling Club
Toronto |

(image © Jon Harris) |
- created in 1950s
- turf wicket
- first Canadian ground to meet ODI requirements
- hosted Sahara Cup ODI series between India & Pakistan (1996-98)
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Rideau Hall
Ottawa |

(image © Jason Lamarmotte) |
- 2 cricket pitches on grounds of
Canadian Governor General’s residence
- cricket historically played on site since 1865
- current pavilion dates to 1893
- Ottawa Valley Cricket Council’s flagship ground
(Thanks to Rideau Hall CA for providing details) |
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Niagara Cricket Center
Thorold |

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- Opened 2012
- Slated to have 6 turf wickets in place for 2015
- Largest cricket facility in Canada (6 wickets, 16 acres)
- Site of Niagara Cricket Festival,
only Canadian stop on Cricket Council USA T20 series
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Iceland Oval
Mississauga |

(image © P. Gupta) |

(credit: unknown
Mississauga Ramblers website) |
- Opened 2005
- 5 turf wickets (initially added 2012),
1 artificial
- Home of Mississauga Ramblers CC – one of largest clubs in Canada
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** no longer used for cricket **
Inverhaugh Cricket Club
Inverhaugh |

(image © Mark Heine.) |
- in use 1995-2018
- privately-owned turf wicket facility
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** no longer used for cricket **
Ridley College
St. Catharines |

(images linked from Niagara Falls Public Library website) |

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- Located on site of Ridley College private school
- Major center of cricket in Niagara region from 1890 to 2008
- Home of Ridley College school team and St. Catharines CC until 2008
- Hosted MCC, teams from Australia, Bermuda,
Canadian Junior & Senior Interprovincials,
Canada vs. USA match (1971)
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** no longer used for cricket **
University of Guelph
Guelph |

(image credited to R.P. Brimmell,
linked from archeion.ca website) |

(image © R. Lachmansingh) |
- picturesque field on campus of University of Guelph
- cricket played on site from 1950s to mid-1980s
- initially grass wicket,
shale wicket (1980-) now removed
- one-time home of now-defunct U of G.C.C.
of Hamilton & District Cricket League
- hosted MCC vs Western Ontario, 1959
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MANITOBA |
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Assiniboine Park
Winnipeg |

(image © Ray Ramrattan) |
- Manitoba Cricket League’s premier facility
- 3 cricket pitches and pavillion on site
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ALBERTA |
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Riley Park
Calgary |

(image © “OldDogNewTrick”, linked from existing flickr® repository) |
- Cricket played on site since early 1900s
- Calgary & District Cricket League’s flagship ground
- 2 artificial wickets
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Victoria Park
Edmonton |

(image ownership unknown. Linked from existing repository.) |
- Edmonton & District Cricket League’s premier ground
- turf wicket completed 2011 – first turf wicket in Alberta
- Hosted 2014 Western Canada T20
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BRITISH COLUMBIA |
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Brockton Point
Vancouver |

(image © Jon Harris) |
- scenic location in Stanley Park, Vancouver
- 2 artificial wickets
- has hosted major foreign tours to BC since early 1900s,
most notably Donald Bradman’s 1932 Australians
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Beacon Hill Park
Victoria |

(image linked from BC Archives repository) |

(image © BlueAndWhiteArmy, linked from existing flickr® repository) |
- located in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria
- field dates back to 1800s
- clubhouse
- Victoria & District Cricket League’s main ground
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