FACTS Opened 1854 Capacity 48,000 Dimensions 156.00m long, 154.00m wide Ends Paddington End, Randwick End Location Sydney, Australia Time Zone UTC +11:00 Home to New South Wales, Sydney Sixers Floodlights Yes Curator Tom Parker Venue description: One of the oldest Test venues, Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) hosted its first Test an Ashes encounter between Australia and England, way back in 1882. A Test regular, Sydney usually holds the popular 'New Year Test' that is generally played in the first week of January. The ground is also a pre-dominant ODI venue and has hosted numerous final matches as well as the crucial semi-final in the 1992 World Cup. How does the pitch play? Sydney is known to be a good batting wicket, with the spinners coming into the picture on days 4 and 5 of a Test match. It doesn't offer the true bounce of the Gabba or the raw pace of the WACA, but turns which ensures spinners have one venue in Australia to look forward to rolling their arm over. Trivia: Sir Don Bradman made his highest ever first class score of 452, for New South Wales against Queensland in 1928-29. STATS - TEST Total matches 106 Matches won batting first 46 Matches won bowling first 41 Average 1st Inns scores 313 Average 2nd Inns scores 314 Average 3rd Inns scores 254 Average 4th Inns scores 168 Highest total recorded 705/7 (187.3 Ov) by IND vs AUS Lowest total recorded 42/10 (37.3 Ov) by AUS vs Eng STATS - ODI Total matches 155 Matches won batting first 86 Matches won bowling first 62 Highest total recorded 408/5 (50 Ov) by RSA vs WI Lowest total recorded 63/10 (25.5 Ov) by IND vs AUS Highest score chased 334/8 (49.2 Ov) by AUS vs Eng Lowest score defended 101/9 (30 Ov) by AUS vs WI Go to article to know more...
