Arden Street Oval

Arden Street Oval
Arden Street Oval from the air in 2007 (during redevelopment)
Map
Former namesHotham Cricket Ground
North Melbourne Recreation Reserve
Aegis Park
LocationArden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
Coordinates37°47′57″S 144°56′28″E / 37.79917°S 144.94111°E / -37.79917; 144.94111
OwnerMelbourne City Council
OperatorNorth Melbourne Football Club
Capacity4,000[1]
Record attendance35,116 (27 August 1949)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1850s
Opened1850s
Construction costA$16 m (Redevelopment)
ArchitectWilliams Ross Architects
Tenants
North Melbourne Football Club

Administration & Training (1882–1964), (1966–present)

VFL/AFL (1882–1964), (1966–1985)

AFLW (2018–present)

VFL (2018–present)

VFLW (2021–present)

Other Tenants
North Melbourne Cricket Club (1868–2008)
Irish Hurling (1930s)
Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association (1957–1962)
Ground information
International information
Only women's Test8 February 1996:
 Australia v  New Zealand
As of 8 September 2020
Source: CricketArchive

Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground or North Melbourne Recreation Reserve) is an inner-suburban sporting facility and sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australian rules football club. It has a long association with the club and league, with the club first moving to the ground in 1882; 142 years ago (1882)[2] and for 60 years between 1925 and the 1985 season it was used as the team's home ground for Victorian Football League (VFL) matches.

  1. ^ "Arden Street Oval". Austadiums. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Arden St History". North Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 2 January 2017.