Top Ten Cricket Stadiums

1. Lord’s Cricket Ground (LORDS): Established in 1814 in St John’s Wood, London is named after its founder Thomas Lord. Lords is the oldest cricket ground

2. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG): As the name signifies, this ground is in Sydney Australia. SCG was established in 1844 and currently SCG Trust owns and operates it.

3. The Oval Cricket Ground (THE OVAL): Founded in 1845 in Kennington, London, it was used to be known as Fosters Oval. Currently this ground is known as Brit Oval due to the commercial sponsorship by Brit Insurance Co.

4. Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG): The home of Melbourne Cricket Club is the largest Stadium of Australia with world’s highest flood lights towers erected at any sport venue. MCG was established in 1854.

5. Old Trafford: Established in 1864 in Old Trafford England. One of the beautiful cricket grounds England have.

6. Adelaide Oval: Founded in 1871, a fine-looking ground in Adelaide, South Australia.

7. Sahara Park Newlands: A historical and stunning South African Cricket ground erected in 1889 in the valley of Table Mountain and Devil’s Peak.

8. Queen’s Park Oval: The pride of Port of Spain, Trinidad was constructed in 1896 has the honour to host the most number of test matches in the Caribbean.

9. Eden Gardens: Situated in Kolkata, it is the largest cricket stadium in India which was founded in 1865.

10. Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium: Formerly a citadel constructed in Delhi by Sultan Ferozshah Tughlaq, which was later converted into the cricket stadium in 1883.

Gunn and Moore Cricketing Equipment

Gunn and Moore is one of the most famous names in the world of cricketing equipment manufacturers. They are a company based in Colwick, Nottinghamshire in England. They are basically a sports and apparel company which specialize in cricket. Tracing back its history, Gunn and Moore was founded way back in 1885 when English test batsman William Gunn and local businessman Thomas James Moore got together to form this company. They are primarily known for the high quality cricket bats they manufacture though they have vested interests in apparel and other cricketing equipment as well. Over the years, it has developed into one of the biggest names in the world of cricketing equipment manufacturers with a number of international players endorsing its products. For instance, the current South African captain Graeme Smith is one of the main names signed on by this company to endorse their bats. Apart from Smith, there is also Michael Vaughan, who was a former England captain as well as Anil Kumble who is the highest wicket-taker from India. The current lot of bats which are produced by Gunn and Moore are Catalyst, Hero DXM, Icon DXM, and Purist II.