Sydney Cricket Ground facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Sydney Cricket Ground
	During the 2015 Cricket World Cup Semi-final between Australia and India
Ground information
Location	Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Coordinates	33°53′30″S 151°13′29″E / 33.89167°S 151.22472°ECoordinates: 33°53′30″S 151°13′29″E / 33.89167°S 151.22472°E
Establishment	1848; 173 years ago
Capacity	48,601
Owner	Government of New South Wales via the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust
Operator	Sydney Cricket Ground Trust
Tenants	Cricket; Australia national cricket team; New South Wales cricket team; Sydney Sixers (BBL); Sydney Sixers (WBBL); Australian Rules; Sydney Swans (AFL); Rugby Union; NSW Waratahs (Super Rugby); Rugby League; Sydney Roosters (NRL);
	End names
	Paddington End (Northern End); Randwick End (Southern End)
International information
First Test	17–21 February 1882: Australia v England
Last Test	3–7 January 2020: Australia v New Zealand
First ODI	13 January 1979: Australia v England
Last ODI	13 March 2020: Australia v New Zealand
First T20I	9 January 2007: Australia v England
Last T20I	3 November 2019: Australia v Pakistan
Domestic 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–present); Sydney Roosters (NRL) (2019–present); North Melbourne (AFL) (1999–2002)

The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a sports stadium in Sydney, Australia. It is used for Test, One Day International and Twenty20 cricket, as well as Australian rules football, rugby league football, 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 also the temporary home of the Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League and the NSW Waratahs of Super Rugby, during the redevelopment of the Sydney Football Stadium. It is owned and operated by the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust. Until the 44,000 seat Sydney Football Stadium opened in 1988, the Sydney Cricket Ground was the major rugby league venue in Sydney.

Images for kids

Sydney Cricket Ground, 12 December 1903.
A crowded SCG during a 1930s cricket match.
The SCG scoreboard in January 1901.
The SCG scoreboard in 1950.
Sydney Cricket Ground entrance.
The Sydney Cricket Ground at night after a rugby match.
Shane Warne is pictured bowling one of his last balls in Test cricket
South Africa playing against Australia in 2009
Celebrations at the SCG after Australia won the Ashes 5-0 in 2014
A New South Wales player marks over a West Australian opponent in the goal square at the 1933 Australian Football Carnival. The old Sydney Showground is in the background.
Sydney Swans playing the Western Bulldogs.
Major League Baseball starts its 2014 season at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Large light towers were added to the ground in the late 1970s to capitalise on "night cricket".
The historic Members Pavilion under lights with the Sydney skyline behind.
Sydney Cricket Ground looking over Yabba's Hill and the Pat Hills Stand before redevelopment, during 5th Test, 1982–83 Ashes Series.