Over 120 grounds have staged Test match cricket, many more one-day internationals and T20 Blasts, and most of these venues are far more than just places to play the game.
Some are blessed with glorious architecture, others stunning scenery, while a few are bestowed with a historical status that makes them as grand and significant as the game itself.
Here are 10 of the very finest stadiums to have ever staged international matches.
Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia (West Indies)
Cricket fans heading to the Caribbean will always hope a match is being staged at the scenic Darren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia.
Nestled among hills just outside the town of Gros Islet and with the sea a six hit away, this is a venue that has to be as close as it comes to cricketing paradise.
Not the biggest ground - it holds 15,000 people - but the atmosphere and views make it extra special.
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Known as The Bullring due to its design and intimidating atmosphere, Wanderers Stadium is the spiritual home of South African cricket.
Located just to the north of Johannesburg, Wanderers first staged a Test match in 1956 and is an iconic venue where a rich history combine with modern facilities to provide an intoxicating stage to watch drama unfold.
The pitch, incidentally, is also considered one of the fastest in the game.
HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala (India)
Few theatres in cricket are quite as picturesque as the Himachal Pradesh CA Stadium in Dharamshala.
The snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas provide the jaw-dropping backdrop for matches at this northern India outpost where Test cricket was first played in 2017.
The weather, the altitude and difficulty in preparing the outfield work against the HPCA Stadium, but for sheer scenic beauty few grounds anywhere in the world can match it.
Newlands, Cape Town (South Africa)
Few grounds can rival the setting of Newlands with the towering shadow of Table Mountain looming large over the venue below.
To that end Newlands could arguably be the most visually stunning in the game though there is far more to it than that.
The atmosphere is always electric at a ground where the history is rich, Newlands having first staged a Test match in the mists of time in 1889.
Galle International Stadium (Sri Lanka)
Few grounds are quite as enchanting as the International Stadium in Galle.
Fringed on two sides by the Indian Ocean and a Dutch fort on one of the others, this racecourse turned cricketing theatre remains one of the quirkiest and most charming Test grounds in the world.
For Sri Lankans it's their luckiest ground - for everyone who has been there it's one of the most joyful.
The Oval, London (England)
A stone's throw from the River Thames and in the lea of the iconic gasholder stands a hugely important venue in the global game.
The Oval was the first ground to host Test cricket in England way back in 1880 and is where the Ashes were born just a couple of years later.
The traditional home of England's final match of a summer it is a ground seeped in history and sacred to all lovers of the game.
Adelaide Oval (Australia)
The Adelaide Oval might be unrecognisable from the ground which first held a Test match in 1884, but its relevance and importance for all Aussies has never changed.
Many of Australia's finest hours were played out here at a stadium which has been modernised to reflect changes in the ways people watch and people play.
That said, not everything in sport has to change and for all the overhauls and alterations, the famous heritage-listed manually operated scoreboard still stands over the old place like a beacon of history.
MCG, Melbourne (Australia)
Capable of hosting over 100,000 fans, the world-renowned MCG isn't just important, it is colossal.
The scale of the place is staggering - even more staggering, indeed terrifying for opponents, is the noise that can be generated by those inside the old place.
It's where Sir Don Bradman played his last innings, where Shane Warne claimed his 700th Test wicket in front of his adoring home fans and where so many other remarkable moments in cricket folklore unfolded.
Lord's, London (England)
Quite simply, the Home of Cricket.
In the leafy suburb of St John's Wood in North-West London, cricket was first staged at Lord's in 1814 and a Test match in 1884.
Everything about Lord's screams splendour from the majesty of the pavilion, the grandeur of the Long Room and the symbolism of the honours boards, to the futuristic media centre crammed between the Compton and Edrich stands, named in honour of two of the game's greats.
Eden Gardens, Kolkata (India)
Known as the Mecca of Indian Cricket, few grounds buzz and electrify in quite the way Eden Gardens does.
Like the city of Kolkata which houses it, Eden Gardens is ragged, vibrant, noisy, steaming and never dull, a backdrop to Indian Test cricket since its first game there in 1934.
Once able to house 100,000, even a half full Eden Gardens is an astonishing sight where India fans live and breathe every delivery.
