Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)

he Sydney cricket Ground or SCG is one of the oldest cricket grounds in Australia. The stadium was established in 1848 and has since played host to a great number of historical test and ODI cricket matches as well as rugby and Australian Rules football matches.

The first official game of cricket was played at the SCG in 1879. From then on the ground has been witness to a number of great cricket matches and innings including Sir Donald Bradman's historic innings of 452* against Queensland in 1929-'30 and Brian Lara's skillful 227 in 1992-'93.
Though the pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground was once ideally suited for the batsmen to score big runs, it has now become a spinners paradise. Among the most memorable displays of spin bowling seen at the SCG is Allan Border's amazing 11-wicket haul in 1988-'89 against the West Indies.

The stadium has a seating capacity of over 40,000 and has many stands, including the famous Members Stand and Ladies Stand. Like most other cricket grounds in Australia, the Sydney Cricket Ground too has hosted many concerts and is a very popular venue for concerts as well. In January 2005 the WaveAid concert was held at the SCG to raise funds for the Tsunami victims.

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