CRICKET GROUND · AUSTRALIA

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne

Australia’s largest cricket ground, in Yarra Park, and the home of the Boxing Day Test, which starts on 26 December each year.

Source: Wikipedia ↗ · Checked 28 Sep 2026

History and famous moments

The first Test match was played here, in 1877.
The first One Day International was also played here, on 5 January 1971, between Australia and England, on what had been scheduled as the fifth day of a Test; Australia won the 40-over match by 5 wickets.
In the 1960–61 series, West Indies’ Joe Solomon was given out after his hat fell on the stumps while facing Richie Benaud; the crowd sided with the West Indies.
The Centenary Test of March 1977 marked 100 years since the first Test: Derek Randall made 174, Rod Marsh a century, Dennis Lillee took 11 wickets, and David Hookes, in his first Test, hit five fours in a row off Tony Greig. Rick McCosker batted again with a fractured jaw. Australia won by 45 runs, the same margin as in 1877.
More than 87,000 watched the 1992 World Cup final, won by Pakistan against England after Wasim Akram’s 33 runs and 3 wickets.
The Great Southern Stand, finished for the 1992 World Cup, was renamed the Shane Warne Stand in 2022.
Since 1982 the MCG has hosted one Test each summer, the Boxing Day Test.

From the ground’s Wikipedia article ↗ · Checked 4 Oct 2026

For the 7 upcoming matches at Melbourne Cricket Ground in our listings, by country (each match page has the source and check date):

Australia: Fox Cricket (Foxtel), Seven Network (free-to-air), Kayo Sports, 7plus
Canada: Willow TV (1 of the 7 matches), Willow by Cricbuzz (1 of the 7 matches)
United Kingdom: Sky Sports Cricket (6 of the 7 matches)
United States: Willow TV (1 of the 7 matches), Willow by Cricbuzz (1 of the 7 matches)