Australia-India Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria

You all know the India is going to Australia to play a Test Match series and Tri-Nation ODI series. Five matches will be held in Melbourne Cricket Ground. The statistics of the match are one Test match, one Twenty20 and three ODI of the tri-nation series. The first test will be held on 26 December 2007.

Melbourne Cricket Ground is an important among ground of Australian. Why it is important? I am giving some information about the ground.

1. Melbourne Cricket Ground was situated in Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria
2. It situated on 1854
3. The capacity of the Ground is 100000. But is was 125,000 before redevelop.
4. 90 days of cricket and football each year and attendances exceed 3.5 million people annually.
5. The Melbourne Cricket Club maintains the stadium
6. Various kinds of event arranged here such as International Cricket, Australian Rules Football, Rugby League & Union, Soccer, Concerts etc.
7. The route of Australia’s first steam train was to pass through the oval.
8. It was the venue of 1956 Olympic Games
9. The World Cup Venue of 1992.
10. The venue of the 2006 Commonwealth Games
11. Playing area of the ground is 172.9m long, 147.8m wide
12. The flood lights has been added on 1985
13. First Test was played between Australia and England on Mar 15-19, 1877
14. First ODI was played between Australia and England on Jan 5, 1971
15. Most Test matches at Melbourne Cricket Ground, AR Border (Aus) (20)
16. Most Test Captaincy at Melbourne Cricket Ground GS Chappell (Aus) (11 matches)
17. Highest total at Melbourne Cricket Ground 604 Australia, along with England
18. Highest total at Melbourne Cricket Ground along with India 575/8d,
19. Most match Umpire at MCG SA Bucknor (WI), 1989-2007, 119
20. Highest attendance records for cricket matches at the MCG, Australia v West Indies Test, 90,800, 11 February 1961