Sydney Cricket Ground

Sydney Cricket Ground
SCG
During the fifth ODI between Australia and India.
Ground information
LocationMoore Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Coordinates33°53′30″S 151°13′29″E / 33.89167°S 151.22472°E / -33.89167; 151.22472
Establishment1851; 173 years ago (1851)
Capacity48,000[1][2]
OwnerGovernment of New South Wales via Venues NSW
OperatorVenues NSW
TenantsCricket
Australia national cricket team
New South Wales cricket team
Sydney Sixers (BBL)
Sydney Sixers (WBBL)
Australian Rules
Sydney Swans (AFL)
End names
Paddington End (Northern End)
Randwick End (Southern End)
International information
First Test17–21 February 1882:
 Australia v  England
Last Test3–6 January 2024:
 Australia v  Pakistan
First ODI13 January 1979:
 Australia v  England
Last ODI4 February 2024:
 Australia v  West Indies
First T20I9 January 2007:
 Australia v  England
Last T20I9 November 2022:
 New Zealand v  Pakistan
First women's Test4–8 January 1935:
 Australia v  England
Last women's Test19–22 February 1949:
 Australia v  England
First WODI29 January 2000:
 Australia v  England
Last WODI12 December 2012:
 Australia v  New Zealand
First WT20I15 February 2009:
 Australia v  New Zealand
Last WT20I5 March 2020:
 Australia v  South Africa
Team information
New South Wales Blues (1878–present)
Sydney Swans (AFL) (1982–present)
Sydney Sixers (BBL) (2011–present)
Sydney Sixers (WBBL) (2015–present)
NSW Waratahs (Super Rugby) (2018–2022)
Sydney Roosters (NRL) (2019–2022)
North Melbourne (AFL) (1999–2002)
As of 4 February 2024
Source: Cricinfo

The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a sports stadium in the Moore Park suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used for Test, One Day International and Twenty20 cricket, as well as, Australian rules football and occasionally for rugby league, rugby union and association football. It is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team, the Sydney Sixers of the Big Bash League and the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League. It is owned and operated by Venues NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales who also hold responsibility for Stadium Australia and the Sydney Football Stadium.

  1. ^ "Seating Capacities". sydneycricketground.com.au. Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Sydney Cricket Ground". Austadiums.com. Austadiums. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.