Sydney Cricket Ground was situated at the Moore Park of the east side in Sydney. Although it is a sports ground, the Ground mostly used for Test cricket and ODI Cricket. The Ground also used for Rugby League home cricket series and Australian Football League too. It is also the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team. At this moment I am writing about the because the second Test between Australia and India of 2007-08 series will be held on 2nd January 2008, and also three ODI matches of The Commonwealth Bank Series 2008 (One Day International). The first Test Match will be held at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). I am giving twenty important information on the Ground below.
- Sydney Cricket Ground was situated in 1848.
- Location of the Ground is Moore Park, Sydney
- Capacity of the Sydney Ground is 43,649
- Owner of Sydney Cricket Ground: Government of New South Wales
- Operator: Sydney Cricket Ground Trust
- Tenants :New South Wales Cricket Association Sydney Swans (AFL)
- First Test Australia v England - Feb 17-21, 1882
- Last Test Australia v England - Jan 2-5, 2007
- First ODI Australia v England - Jan 13, 1979
- Last ODI Australia v New Zealand - Dec 16, 2007
- Only T20 Australia v England - Jan 9, 2007
- Playing area 156.0m long, 154.0m wide
- Floodlights Yes
- The first Test Match with India Dec 12-18, 1947
- The result of the First Test Drawn
- Australia beat India by 144 runs on Jan 26-31, 1968
- India beat Australia first time by 2 runs on Jan 7-12, 1978
- 95 Test Matches have been Played in this ground with different countries
- Most Run at Sydney Cricket Ground in Test matches RT Ponting (Aus) 1226
- Most Run, India, 705 against Australia on 2 Jan 2004
Source:
www.circinfo.com
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.austadiums.com
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