Capacity: 100,000 Melbourne,Australia
Cricket was first played on the MCG in 1856. Since then, the ground has been the scene of many cricket firsts, according to the MCG website, The world record first-class score (1107 – Victoria v NSW, 1926);
The First Test match (Australia v England, 1877); First century in Test cricket (Charles Bannerman); World’s first cricket scoreboard showing batsman’s name andmethod of dismissal; First full-colour cricket scoreboard with instant replays, The first major stadium to use “Super Sopper” to dry surface; and The world’s first one-day international cricket match (January 5, 1971)
The MCG hosted the historic 1992 Cricket World Cup final between Pakistan and England with a crowd of more than 87,000. Pakistan won the match after sterling all-round performance by Wasim Akram who scored 33 runs and picked up 3 crucial wickets to make Pakistan cricket world champions for the first and as of yet only time. The match was also Imran Khan's last match after which he retired.
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Cricket was first played on the MCG in 1856. Since then, the ground has been the scene of many cricket firsts, according to the MCG website, The world record first-class score (1107 – Victoria v NSW, 1926);
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