Best cricket ground!

[Scottroo]

You hear in Adelaide that Adelaide is the most picturess ground in the world for cricket...do you agree

 

[the_big_sav]

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]

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.

 

[Portmanteau]

As far as club/school grounds go in Adelaide, St Peter's #1 and Uni #1 are the go... and also, glorious Buffalo Park.

 

[marcuz]

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]

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.

 

[mjm28]

Three letters MCG

 

[thewhippersnapper]

MCG

 

[PrideofSA]

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]

Best cricket ground - MCG
Best Football ground - MCG
Best soccer ground - MCG
Best rugby ground - MCG
Best tiddlywinks ground - MCG

 

[NICK THE PIE MAN]

Originally posted by Backatlast

Best soccer ground - MCG
Best rugby ground - MCG

Now that is bullsh*t.

 

[Backatlast]

OK - maybe Wembley is better for soccer and Cardiff Arms for rugby

 

[PrideofSA]

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]

Originally posted by Backatlast
Best soccer ground - MCG

I can name at least fifteen grounds that shit all over the MCG for Soccer.

 

[Backatlast]

Alright - maybe Anfield as well but only on a Merseyside derby when the mighty reds win!!!

Go the Kop

Ahhhh - the memories

 

[MightyFighting]

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.

 

[GoalsFrom50Out]

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

 

[mik]

Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
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San Siro,

now ur talking

 

[MightyFighting]

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.

 

[GoalsFrom50Out]

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.

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]

Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
They may be thugs, but even they could qualify for a World Cup.

I was refuring to their supporters.

Originally posted by GoalsFrom50Out
The Olimpico and Delle Alpi are ovals too

I suspect their surfaces are a lot smaller than the MCG.

 

[GoalsFrom50Out]

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.

Doesn't look too much bigger to me.

 

[MightyFighting]

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]

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]

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.