Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia

Victoria
Yarra Park, Jolimont, VIC, 3002

Phone No. +61 3 9657 8867
Also or formerly known as MCG
Established 1854
Capacity 100,000
Flood Light Yes
End Name Members End, Great Southern Stand End

Records and statistics

First Test	Australia v England, 15-19, Mar 1877
Last Test	Australia v India, 26-29, Dec 2020
First ODI	Australia v England, 05-Jan-1971
Last ODI	Australia v India, 18-Jan-2019
First T20I	Australia v India, 01-Feb-2008
Last T20I	Australia v Sri Lanka, 01-Nov-2019

Curator: Tony Ware
Playing area: 172.9m long, 147.8m wide

One of the world's largest and most famous sporting venues, the 100,000-seat MCG was originally built for cricket in 1854 and was the main stadium for the 1956 Olympics and the venue for the 1992 World Cup final which saw Pakistan beat England.

Australia played their first test against England at the MCG in 1877, winning by 45 runs, and the hosts. The ground also brought a test record crowd of 91,112 on Boxing Day, 2013.