Australia · Established 1853 · Capacity 100,024

MCG

Melbourne also known as Melbourne Cricket GroundPublished data

Straight

83.4m

Square

86.2m

Playing area

22,585m²

Six difficulty

100/100 · very hard

MCG in Melbourne, Australia has a straight boundary of 83.4 m and a square boundary of 86.2 m, enclosing roughly 22,585 m² of playing area. Its six-hitting difficulty scores 100/100 (very hard) against the global field of 120 grounds. Compare it in the overlay →

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Records

Highest team totals · internationals

TestAUS 624 (2006)

ODIAUS 371/5 (2007)

T20IAUS 209/3 (2006)

Highest individual scores · internationals

TestRM Cowper 307 (AUS, 1966)

ODIM Waugh 173 (AUS, 2002)

T20IA Finch 172 (AUS, 2013)

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Where it sits

MCG stands in Melbourne, Australia. Imagery: Esri World Imagery. Pin placed at the pitch centre, -37.8200°, 144.9834°. Open in Google Earth →

Provenance

Dimensions for MCG are taken from published authority — typically the ground's ICC inspection record, broadcast graphics, or its host association's own measurements. Where broadcast and fence figures diverge, the figure shown is the typical play‑on rope position, averaged across both ends. Figures describe the boundary in play — the rope where one was set when the ground was measured, and the perimeter where no rope was in use. Ropes are positioned per fixture, so a figure can sit inside the ICC's 59.44 m minimum for internationals without being wrong: that minimum binds international fixtures, not domestic ones, and it is measured to the rope in use on the day.

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Related grounds

Grounds whose boundaries measure closest to MCG.

SCGSydney, Australia93.7 × 72.8 m
GabbaBrisbane, Australia80 × 76 m
WACAPerth, Australia72 × 82 m
SSC GroundColombo, Sri Lanka86.1 × 77 m
Hagley OvalChristchurch, New Zealand83.5 × 77.5 m

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