Sydney Cricket Ground an International Cricket Venue of Australia

Sydney Cricket Ground an International Cricket Venue of Australia

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 2^nd 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.

1. Sydney Cricket Ground was situated in 1848.
2. Location of the Ground is Moore Park, Sydney
3. Capacity of the Sydney Ground is 43,649
4. Owner of Sydney Cricket Ground: Government of New South Wales
5. Operator: Sydney Cricket Ground Trust
6. Tenants :New South Wales Cricket Association Sydney Swans (AFL)
7. First Test Australia v England - Feb 17-21, 1882
8. Last Test Australia v England - Jan 2-5, 2007
9. First ODI Australia v England - Jan 13, 1979
10. Last ODI Australia v New Zealand - Dec 16, 2007
11. Only T20 Australia v England - Jan 9, 2007
12. Playing area 156.0m long, 154.0m wide
13. Floodlights Yes
14. The first Test Match with India Dec 12-18, 1947
15. The result of the First Test Drawn
16. Australia beat India by 144 runs on Jan 26-31, 1968
17. India beat Australia first time by 2 runs on Jan 7-12, 1978
18. 95 Test Matches have been Played in this ground with different countries
19. Most Run at Sydney Cricket Ground in Test matches RT Ponting (Aus) 1226
20. Most Run, India, 705 against Australia on 2 Jan 2004

Source:
www.circinfo.com
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.austadiums.com