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Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Sports stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Key facts
- Address
- 120 Barassi Way, East Melbourne , Victoria, Australia
- Owner
- Victoria State Government
- Operator
- Melbourne Cricket Club
- Capacity
- 100,024 (95,000 seats + 5,000 standing room)
- Surface
- Grass
- Record attendance
- 109,500 – Ed Sheeran +–=÷× Tour 143,000 – Billy Graham Crusade (pre-configuration)
- Field size
- 174 metres x 149 metres (general) , 160 metres x 141 metres (AFL) , 172.9 metres x 147.8 metres (cricket)
- Public transit
- Richmond , Jolimont
- Opened
- 1853 ; 173 years ago ( 1853 )
- Renovated
- 1992 (Southern Stand redevelopment), 2006 (Northern Stand redevelopment), 2032 (Proposed Shane Warne Stand redevelopment)
- Construction cost
- Estimated A$725 million (excluding original 1853 construction)
- Country
- Australia
- First men s test
- 15–19 March 1877:, Australia v England
- Last men s test
- 26–29 December 2025:, Australia v England
- First men s odi
- 5 January 1971:, Australia v England
- Last men s odi
- 4 November 2024:, Australia v Pakistan
- First men s t20i
- 1 February 2008:, Australia v India
- Last men s t20i
- 31 October 2025:, Australia v India
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Website mcg.org.au
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G', is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Australia. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the eleventh-largest stadium globally and the second-largest cricket stadium by capacity. The MCG is within walking distance of the Melbourne central business district and is served by Richmond and Jolimont railway stations, as well as the route 70, 75 and 48 trams. It is adjacent to Melbourne Park and is an integral part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melbourne Cricket Ground” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.