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Scottroo
12 Dec 2003, 18:22
You hear in Adelaide that Adelaide is the most picturess ground in the world for cricket...do you agree
the_big_sav
12 Dec 2003, 18:34
well ive been to the gabba and sydney for footy but ive only been at the mcg for cricket but i reakon thats the best ground when it has all its stands up
dr nick
12 Dec 2003, 19:05
the best ground i have ever played on is St Joseph's College Oval at Hunters Hill. The outfield is easily up to test match standard (with the criss cross mowing and billiard table outfield) and so is the pitch.
The best ground i have ever watched cricket is the SCG (only been to the one test venue to watch a gameof cricket),
whilst the ones i love watching on TV are at the Eden Gardens, Calcutta.
As far as Australian grounds are concerned, the MCG matches are best to watch on tv, providing there is a big crowd. Bellerieve is like watching park cricket.
As far as club/school grounds go in Adelaide, St Peter's #1 and Uni #1 are the go... and also, glorious Buffalo Park.
Originally posted by Scottroo
You hear in Adelaide that Adelaide is the most picturess ground in the world for cricket...do you agree
I would have thought Cape Town would be the most picturess ground in the world.
Thunderstruck
13 Dec 2003, 15:02
Originally posted by Bresh
As far as club/school grounds go in Adelaide, St Peter's #1 and Uni #1 are the go... and also, glorious Buffalo Park.
Yep the Main Oval at St.Peter's is a wicked ground at its best and was chosen for the AUS under 19's v Sri Lanka I think it was and also the AUS under 17's V England. Pitch was just like the Adelaide Oval, perfect.
I like the GABBA the best tho, fantastic ground, brilliant outfield with brilliant drainage system and due to the heavy amount of rain they egt with thunderstorms, more nitrogen falls from the rain due to being fixed by the lighting, hence greener grass.
All of the grounds are damn good tho, Adelaide I reckon has the best pitch.
thewhippersnapper
13 Dec 2003, 15:17
MCG
PrideofSA
13 Dec 2003, 15:23
how can u compare a beautiful ground like the Adelaide Oval to a full house MCG?
You can't....both are awesome in different ways.
Backatlast
13 Dec 2003, 15:27
Best cricket ground - MCG
Best Football ground - MCG
Best soccer ground - MCG
Best rugby ground - MCG
Best tiddlywinks ground - MCG
NICK THE PIE MAN
13 Dec 2003, 15:38
Originally posted by Backatlast
Best soccer ground - MCG
Best rugby ground - MCG
Now that is bullsh*t.
Backatlast
13 Dec 2003, 15:55
OK - maybe Wembley is better for soccer and Cardiff Arms for rugby
PrideofSA
13 Dec 2003, 16:12
yeh but you put 20000 in the MCG and it sucks as a venue....the MCG is only good with a good crowd there......while the Adelaide oval kicks ass no matter the crowd.
GoalsFrom50Out
13 Dec 2003, 16:34
Originally posted by Backatlast
Best soccer ground - MCG
I can name at least fifteen grounds that shit all over the MCG for Soccer.
Backatlast
13 Dec 2003, 17:07
Alright - maybe Anfield as well but only on a Merseyside derby when the mighty reds win!!!
Go the Kop
Ahhhh - the memories
MightyFighting
13 Dec 2003, 17:23
Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
I can name at least fifteen grounds that shit all over the MCG for Soccer. You obviously weren't at Australia Vs Iran, then. :D
GoalsFrom50Out
13 Dec 2003, 17:52
Of course not. I don't even care about our national team.
San Siro, Highbury, Bernabeu, Parkhead, Der Meer, Westfalenstadion, Nou Camp, Olimpico, Der Kuip, Delle Alpi, Old Trafford, Maracana, La Bombonera, Ibrox, Wembley, Calderón >>>>>>> MCG
Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
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San Siro,
now ur talking
MightyFighting
13 Dec 2003, 18:03
Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
Of course not. I don't even care about our national team. Just thug-infested english clubs, then?
Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
San Siro, Highbury, Bernabeu, Parkhead, Der Meer, Westfalenstadion, Nou Camp, Olimpico, Der Kuip, Delle Alpi, Old Trafford, Maracana, La Bombonera, Ibrox, Wembley, Calderón >>>>>>> MCG So you're saying that out of whole world the MCG is the 17th best soccer ground? That's not bad considering it's an oval.:eek:
GoalsFrom50Out
13 Dec 2003, 18:06
Originally posted by MightyFighting
Just thug-infested english clubs, then?
They may be thugs, but even they could qualify for a World Cup.
So you're saying that out of whole world the MCG is the 17th best soccer ground? That's not bad considering it's an oval.:eek:
I'm saying that those stadia's are better than the MCG, they're just off the top of my head.
The Olimpico and Delle Alpi are ovals too ;)
MightyFighting
13 Dec 2003, 18:12
Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
They may be thugs, but even they could qualify for a World Cup. I was refuring to their supporters.:p
Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
The Olimpico and Delle Alpi are ovals too ;) I suspect their surfaces are a lot smaller than the MCG.
GoalsFrom50Out
13 Dec 2003, 18:16
I was refuring to their supporters.
Yeah, okay ... we're definitely the worst in the world. Here that, Lazio and Turkish fans? You've been beaten.
I suspect their surface is a lot smaller than the MCG.
The Olimpico was built for the Olympics ... you'd find it probably has the same surface size as the MCG, or somewhere very close to it.
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/oceania/australia/victoria/melbourne_cricket.jpg
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/italy/lazio/roma_olimpico2.jpg
Doesn't look too much bigger to me.
MightyFighting
13 Dec 2003, 18:23
Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
Doesn't look too much bigger to me. It's fairly clear that the distance from the sidelines to the stands is a lot further at the MCG. That athletics track would fit inside the MCG with a lot of empty space on the wings.
GoalsFrom50Out
13 Dec 2003, 18:28
Wasn't the MCG wings also extended for Football when the Great Southern Stand was built? The Olimpico hasn't been touched since the Rome Olympics.
MightyFighting
13 Dec 2003, 18:36
Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
Wasn't the MCG wings also extended for Football when the Great Southern Stand was built? The Olimpico hasn't been touched since the Rome Olympics. I don't know.
But fortunately, it has no relevance to the issue, so we can all get on with our lives in blissfull ignorance.
GoalsFrom50Out
13 Dec 2003, 18:39
Yep.
MCG when full is unbelievable.
Would like to go Eden Gardens and Lords and experience them both.
Crooked Rain
13 Dec 2003, 21:05
SCG for Cricket, Aussie Rules and Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park) for football (rugby league, rah rahs).
cr.
Brett Li
14 Dec 2003, 01:52
Put the flags down.....
H.Q.
London, NW8 8QN
dr nick
14 Dec 2003, 11:18
Originally posted by Brett Li
Put the flags down.....
H.Q.
London, NW8 8QN
is that St. John's Wood?
lufc618
14 Dec 2003, 12:27
Adelaide oval and the Gabba for cricket in Australia.
Backatlast
14 Dec 2003, 12:33
GABBA -FFS are you on drugs???
Hmmmm maybe thats it - it's the multi-colourd seats that set you off.:rolleyes:
Front Turf, Wesley College, St Kilda Rd Prahran.
2nd or 3rd best ground in Melbourne behind MCG. :D
Adelaide Hawk
19 Dec 2003, 17:27
Best 5 cricket grounds:
1 Adelaide Oval
2 Adelaide Oval
3 Adelaide Oval
4 MCG
5 Adelaide Oval
Portmagpies
19 Dec 2003, 18:29
The Adelaide Oval is brilliant to watch any sport - more footy should be played there I say.
BUT
The SACA are destroying the ground! What's the story with all those glorified tents? Each year, we see another piece of the hill gobbled up and it's destroying the aesthetic of the ground.
What the hell have the heritage trust been doing? Sitting on their fat clackers while money-hungry administrators vandalise the Adelaide Oval? Correct me if I'm wrong, and I hope I am, but I even thought I saw a modified Richardson gates?
The way it's going, the Adelaide Oval will resemble the SCG in a couple of years - an ad-hoc assembly of ugly, oversized toilet blocks.
There was an English Cricketer, I can't remember who (it may have been Gooch) who said that the Eastern Oval here in Ballarat was his favourite Australian ground for Cricket.
(England played a tour match agaist Vic here when the Southern Stand was being built, and also a world cup match v Sri Lanka in 1992)
It is nice, and one of the parts of Ballarat I'm very proud of.
Aussie-Basher
20 Dec 2003, 05:04
1. Lords
2. The Oval
3. Old Trafford
4. Trent Bridge
5. Headingley
6. Edgbaston
utility
20 Dec 2003, 08:22
Anyone for the Bullring?
Also, some of grounds in the Windies are quite nice, though nothing beats a packed MCG!
Footnote... I have a friend who is planning on moving to England to play there... many nice ovals...
Cupestar
21 Dec 2003, 19:21
I dare say that the MCG and Eden Gardens in Kolkata would have to tie for the honours of best atmosphere.