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Boundary dimensions and six-scoring for every major ground.

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Cricket grounds in Australia

The 11 grounds listed in Australia average 76.1 m straight and 74.4 m square, enclosing a mean playing area of 17,798 m² — 28% above the global mean of 13,957 m².

The largest is MCG in Melbourne (83.4 × 86.2 m); the smallest is Kardinia Park in Geelong (68 × 66 m).

Six-hitting difficulty across these grounds averages 69/100 against a global 40, so sixes are harder to clear here than at the average ground on the site.

Grounds
11
Mean straight
76.1m
Mean square
74.4m
Mean playing area
17,798
+28% vs global
Mean six difficulty
69/100
+29 vs global

Every ground in Australia

Sorted by playing area. Select a column heading to re-sort.

Two kinds of figure in this table. 5 of these 11 grounds were measured here from satellite imagery; the other 6 are figures published by the ground or its governing body.

The two are not measured to quite the same edge of the field, so a satellite-measured ground and a published one can look closer in size than they really are. Comparing grounds of the same kind is sound. Comparing across the two is not, until every ground has been re-measured on one basis — work that is under way.

Cricket grounds, sortable by column
MCGMelbourne83.486.222,585100 very hardPublished
SCGSydney93.772.821,43095 very hardPublished
GabbaBrisbane807619,10178 very hardPublished
WACAPerth728218,54875 hardPublished
Cazalys StadiumCairns738018,34773 hardSatellite
Adelaide OvalAdelaide807218,09671 hardPublished
Manuka OvalCanberra678117,04965 hardSatellite
Optus StadiumPerth70.576.516,94363 hardSatellite
Bellerive OvalHobart816015,26854 moderateSatellite
Junction OvalMelbourne696614,30744 moderateSatellite
Kardinia ParkGeelong686614,09942 moderatePublished

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