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| Moore Park, Sydney, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) (built 1886 & 1896) |
The common, one-and-a-half miles (about 2,400m) wide, extending south from South Head Road (now Oxford St) to today's Randwick Racecourse.
Part of the Sydney Common south of Victoria Barracks was granted to the British Army in 1851, for a garden and cricket ground for the soldiers. The first recorded cricket match, however, in Australia, took place in Sydney in December 1803.
The 11th North Devonshire Regiment, the first users, flattened and graded the southern part of the rifle range adjacent to the Barracks.
Soon, the teams from Victoria Barracks were calling themselves the Garrison Club.
When Hyde Park in the city, was dedicated as public gardens in 1856, the cricket and football players had to find an alternative place to play.
Moore Park became one of Australia's earliest parks in 1866, and in the following year, it was named after Charles Moore, the Mayor of Sydney City Council.
In the 1870s, the NSW Cricket Association (NSWCA) began regularly using the Civil and Military Ground.
In 1875, the NSW Government began to upgrade the ground. And, in 1876, the ground was dedicated by Governor Sir Hercules Robinson.
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| Panorama of Moore Park and Surry Hills from the entrance gates to Moore Park, NSW, c. 1875 Interestingly, the site of Sydney's first Zoo, the Moore Park Zoological Gardens opened in 1884. Later, the zoo moved and became Taronga Zoo, when it opened in 1916. |
Australian Rules Football was played in 1880 in Moore Park.
On New Year's Day, 1880, the 12th Annual Highlands Games were held at the SCG.
On 17 February, 1882, the first Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, took place.
In 1886, the Members' Pavilion was rebuilt at a cost of £6,625.
The 1895–1896, the inter-colonial match between New South Wales and Victoria led to the construction of first SCG scoreboard, a very innovative model.
In 1896 the Ladies' Stand opened.
Australia's first ever motor race occurred at the SCG in 1898. |
| A Novel Cricket Match-Ladies v. Actors, at Sydney Cricket ground, NSW. Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Saturday 2 April 1898 |
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| Childrens' Day at Sydney Cricket Ground, NSW, Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), Wednesday 25 September 1907 |
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| THE NEW SOUTH WALES THIRTEEN.- SYDNEY CRICKET OROUND, DECEMBER 12. ' A. C. Jones, Umpire. A. Diamond. V. Ebsworth. J. Cuffe. A. M'Bcath. L. W. Pye. J. J{. Mackay. R. N. Hickson. Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), Wednesday 17 December 1902 |
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| Country Voluntary Workers Camped at Sydney Cricket Ground. They are willing to do any work required of them, and at the time of writing had already set a high standard. Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Wednesday 22 August 1917 |
In the 1920s and 1930s, large amounts of money and crowds came into the SCG, when Don Bradman played for New South Wales and Australia.
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| Scoring board officials during yesterday's Sheffield Shield play between New South Wales and Victoria (Sydney Cricket Ground). Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), Friday 25 January 1929 |
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| FILLING IN Time during the 'rain at Sydney Cricket Ground. — Gilbert, the popular Queensland Abo(riginal). bowler, being tried for signing "autograph books" without managerial consent. Mr. Green (centre) was the "judge". (in jest) Daily Pictorial (Sydney, NSW : 1930 - 1931), Tuesday 16 December 1930 |
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| Don Bradman in action at Sydney Cricket Ground, NSW, Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), Tuesday 7 January 1930 |
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| SPORTS AT SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND. Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Friday 31 October 1930 |
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| This photograph was taken in the stand enclosure of the Sydney Cricket Ground at 9 a.m.-six hours before the start of the England v. Australia Test match, last Monday. Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Saturday 4 July 1936 |
In 1978, World Series Cricket was created by Australian media magnate Kerry Packer, for his television network (Channel Nine).
The Cricket Ground hosted six State of Origin series games from 1982–1987.
In 1982 the SCG became home to the Sydney Swans.
Various changes and developments have occurred over the years, including various bronze sculpture statues that are placed around the grounds of the SCG and SFS.
The SCG has hosted 1,392 top-level premiership rugby league games, as of 2015.
Around Sydney Cricket Ground
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| Moore Park, Sydney, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) |
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| Moore Park, Sydney, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) |
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| Moore Park, Sydney, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) |
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| Moore Park, Sydney, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) |
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| Moore Park, Sydney, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Museum |
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| Moore Park, Sydney, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Museum |
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