Worst ground for Test Cricket in Australia?

[dogs105]

Which city should lose their test match first?

 

[King_Steele]

Hobart by far

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

Sydney can * right off with their garbage pitches

 

[Seedsfan]

Sydney by far. It is always the worst test of the year. The WACA and Gabba were my favourites

 

[Slysh]

Perth was a s**t crowd, Gabba was a bad pitch, Sydney rain, Melbourne had a road like 5 years ago, Adelaide is in South Australia. All equally awful.

Only solution is to play all test matches at Hobart.

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

 

[Crocodile Dumbdee]

And the winner is...................SIIIIIDDDDENY!!!!

Thats the answer you were after dogs105 ?

 

[Crocodile Dumbdee]

Personally I reckon Darwin should never host a Test Match again.

 

[dogs105]

Personally I reckon Darwin should never host a Test Match again.

The drop in they had was a bit slow

 

[JackOutback]

Perth was a s**t crowd, Gabba was a bad pitch, Sydney rain, Melbourne had a road like 5 years ago, Adelaide is in South Australia. All equally awful.

Only solution is to play all test matches at Hobart.

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

Perth gets 10,000 to day 1 in the middle of the week, during school term, against mediocre opposition and it's a disaster. Brisbane gets 30,000 on a Saturday against superior opposition and apparently it's a roaring success. Go figure.

 

[Cmarsh]

Love how questions in the poll lead you to tell you what to think.

 

[Slysh]

Perth gets 10,000 to day 1 in the middle of the week, during school term, against mediocre opposition and it's a disaster. Brisbane gets 30,000 on a Saturday against superior opposition and apparently it's a roaring success. Go figure.

It wasn’t that deep, but you want bigger games turn out.

As a Tasmanian is frustrates me when we don’t turn out for the rare tests we get.

You want bigger games prove you will show up and watch

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Which ground in the country has the most results?

 

[dogs105]

Love how questions in the poll lead you to tell you what to think.

Thank you

 

[Crocodile Dumbdee]

Which ground in the country has the most results?

Draws are usually rare now anyway, faster run rates and extended times.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Draws are usually rare now anyway, faster run rates and extended times.

Still doesn't answer my question.

And times are only extended if 90 overs in a day aren't bowled.

 

[Crocodile Dumbdee]

Still doesn't answer my question.

And times are only extended if 90 overs in a day aren't bowled.

I wouldnt put my house on it, and going by gut feel. I'd say Adelaide over many many years would have the most draws.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

I wouldnt put my house on it, and going by gut feel. I'd say Adelaide over many many years would have the most draws.

I'm thinking the SCG has had the most results.

 

[Crocodile Dumbdee]

I'm thinking the SCG has had the most results.

Apologies for some reason I was thinking you meant non results. I didnt read your initial post properly.

I'd think the same, SCG or WACA?

 

[dogs105]

I wouldnt put my house on it, and going by gut feel. I'd say Adelaide over many many years would have the most draws.

85 matches. 19 draws.

No idea about anywhere else.

 

[dogs105]

85 matches. 19 draws.

No idea about anywhere else.

Just found : Brisbane 65 matches, 13 draws.
Melbourne 115, 17
Sydney 110, 22
Bellerive 14, 2

 

[Crocodile Dumbdee]

Just found : Brisbane 65 matches, 13 draws.
Melbourne 115, 17
Sydney 110, 22
Bellerive 14, 2

Wow, can ya be bothered converting that into percentages. That would be interesting. I've had too many beers to be faffed

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Perth was a s**t crowd, Gabba was a bad pitch, Sydney rain, Melbourne had a road like 5 years ago, Adelaide is in South Australia. All equally awful.

Only solution is to play all test matches at Hobart.

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

You've got sherb vote

 

[Cainozz]

As a WA man, I'd have to say Optus. Awesome footy and T20 (scorchers) stadium, but it feels really soul-less as a test cricket venue. I wish they upgraded the facilities at the WACA sooner to make it a state of the art boutique stadium of 15-20k for test and shield cricket.

 

[Gough]

As a WA man, I'd have to say Optus. Awesome footy and T20 (scorchers) stadium, but it feels really soul-less as a test cricket venue. I wish they upgraded the facilities at the WACA sooner to make it a state of the art boutique stadium of 15-20k for test and shield cricket.

It looks a bit like an MCG lite on the television.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Perth needs pitches not autobahns. Expats make up most of the crowds v poms, Indians or Saffies.

Ditto Adelaide. The Burdett tradition has been a disaster through to pitch prep in Grade Cricket. produces batsmen whose technique is not challenged and broken hearted military medium bowlers. Good crowds for Tests

The Gabba is a fine ground to watch cricket and offers bowlers a bit. Decent crowds.

Bellerive also suffers road mania but mostly gets results

MCG has the best crowds and little cricket is lost coz of weather. Pitch now offers a fair examination of bat and ball.

Sydney gets fair crowds and the ground has its charms. Oldies like miss the hill. The pitch there favours batsmen. The weather there is unspeakably bad. The NSW Govt needs to pony up and build a covered stadium with bigger capacity than the SCG.