Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an enormous sporting ground located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne, home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It holds the world record for the highest light towers. It is an easy walk from the city centre, and is serviced by Richmond and Jolimont train stations. The open-air stadium is one of the world's most famous cricket venues, with a massively attended Test match held there every year, starting on Boxing Day. Throughout the winter, it serves as the home of Australian Rules Football, with at least one game held there every week (usually more), and in late September the Grand Final fills the stadium to capacity. Up until the 1970s upwards of 120,000 people were occasionally crammed in - the record crowd standing at 121,696 for the 1970 VFL Grand Final - but contemporary regulations limit the current capacity to approximately 99,000.

See also

• List of Test cricket grounds
• History of Test cricket (to 1883)
• History of Test cricket (1884 to 1889)
• History of Test cricket (1890 to 1900)
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