Sydney Cricket Ground facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports field in Sydney. Many professional sporting events take place there. These sports include cricket, rugby, and the Australian Football League.

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  • Sydney Cricket Ground (24509044622)

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  • Cricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 12 December 1903

    Sydney Cricket Ground, 12 December 1903.

  • Sydney Cricket Ground 1930s

    A crowded SCG during a 1930s cricket match.

  • Scg scoreboard 1900

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  • Scg scoreboard 1950

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  • Moore Park Sydney Cricket Ground 1

    Sydney Cricket Ground entrance.

  • Sydney cricket ground at night

    The Sydney Cricket Ground at night after a rugby match.

  • Sydney Cricket Ground, Warne final balls, 2007

    Shane Warne is pictured bowling one of his last balls in Test cricket

  • Pm cricket shots09 6040

    South Africa playing against Australia in 2009

  • Australia won the Ashes 5-0

    Celebrations at the SCG after Australia won the Ashes 5-0 in 2014

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    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.

  • Marking contest between the Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs @ SCG

    Sydney Swans playing the Western Bulldogs.

  • Major League Baseball at Sydney Cricket Ground, 2014

    Major League Baseball starts its 2014 season at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

  • SCG floodlight, Jan 2006

    Large light towers were added to the ground in the late 1970s to capitalise on "night cricket".

  • SCG members

    The historic Members Pavilion under lights with the Sydney skyline behind.

  • The Hill - Day 4, 5thTest SCG - 6 Jan 1983 (2400 dpi)

    Sydney Cricket Ground looking over Yabba's Hill and the Pat Hills Stand before redevelopment, during 5th Test, 1982–83 Ashes Series.


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