The MCG
| The MCG, The "G" | |
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Aerial view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 2010 AFL Grand Final Replay
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| Location | East Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′12″S 144°59′0″E / 37.82000°S 144.98333°ECoordinates: 37°49′12″S 144°59′0″E / 37.82000°S 144.98333°E |
| Owner | Government of Victoria |
| Operator | Melbourne Cricket Club |
| Executive suites | 109 |
| Capacity | 100,024 |
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| Field size | 171 m x 146 m |
| Surface | Grass (Oval) |
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| Opened | 1853 |
| Construction cost |
$150,000,000 (1992 Southern stand redevelopment) $460,000,000 (2006 Northern stand redevelopment) |
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Australia national cricket team (1877–present) Victorian Bushrangers (1851–present) Melbourne Football Club (AFL) (1858–present) Richmond Football Club (AFL) (1965–present) Collingwood Football Club (AFL) (1993–present) Hawthorn Football Club (AFL) (2000–present) Melbourne Stars (BBL) (2011–present) Carlton Football Club (AFL) (2014–present) Melbourne Stars (WBBL) (2015–present) |
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| Members End Great Southern Stand End |
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| International information | |
| First Test | 15–19 March 1877: Australia v  England |
| Last Test | 26–30 December 2016: Australia v  Pakistan |
| First ODI | 5 January 1971: Australia v England |
| Last ODI | 15 January 2017: Australia v Pakistan |
| First T20I | 1 February 2008: Australia v  India |
| Last T20I | 17 February 2017: Australia v  Sri Lanka |
| First women's Test | 18–20 January 1953: Australia v England |
| Last women's Test | 28–31 January 1949: Australia v England |
| First WODI | 18 December 1988: Australia v England |
| Last WODI | 23 January 2014: Australia v England |
| First WT20I | 1 February 2008: Australia v England |
| Last WT20I | 17 February 2017: Australia v  New Zealand |
| As of 26 April 2017 Source: Cricinfo |
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$150,000,000 (1992 Southern stand redevelopment)
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known simply as "The G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Home to the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the 10th-largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, the largest cricket ground by capacity, and has the tallest light towers of any sporting venue. The MCG is within walking distance of the city centre and is served by the Richmond railway station, Richmond, and the Jolimont railway station, East Melbourne. It is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct.
Since it was built in 1853, the MCG has been in a state of almost constant renewal. It served as the centrepiece stadium of the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and two Cricket World Cups: 1992 and 2015. It is also famous for its role in the development of international cricket; it was the venue for both the first Test match and the first One Day International, played between Australia and England in 1877 and 1971 respectively. The annual Boxing Day Test is one of the MCG's most popular events. Referred to as "the spiritual home of Australian rules football" for its strong association with the sport since it was codified in 1859, it hosts Australian Football League (AFL) matches in the winter, with at least one game held there in most (if not all) rounds of the premiership season. The stadium fills to capacity for the AFL Grand Final.
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