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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Melbourne Cricket Ground (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		MCG may mean: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies Museums Computer Group, United Kingdom Mapping class group This page expands a three-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language.
		The MCG was one of the venues for the first bicycle race in Victoria, in July 1869.
		In a one-day international cricket match in the late 1990s, the behaviour of Bay 13 was so bad that Shane Warne had to enter the ground from his dressing rooms and tell the crowd to settle down at the request of opposing England captain Alec Stewart.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Melbourne-Cricket-Ground (9716 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Ground - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The MCG was one of the venues for the first bicycle race in Victoria, in July 1869.
		Donald Bradman's record at the MCG is an average of 128 runs in 17 innings.
		In a one-day international cricket match in the late 1990s, the behaviour of Bay 13 was so bad that Shane Warne had to enter the ground from his dressing rooms and tell the crowd to settle down at the request of opposing England captain Alec Stewart.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground (3060 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Melbourne Cricket Ground (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an enormous sporting ground based in inner Melbourne.
		The "MCG", or even sometimes referred to as the "G" by Melbourne residents, was also the primary venue for the 1956 Summer Olympics, and has held other events, from international rugby, through soccer World Cup qualifiers, to rock concerts.
		Current plans for the ground include the demolition of several stands, including the 1930s-era (but generally regarded as ugly) Members' stand, and the 1950s Olympic and Northern stands, to be replaced with a massive new structure in time for Melbourne to host the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/me/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground (304 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The MCC is responsible for management and development of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a power given to it by the government-appointed MCG Trust and an Act of Parliament.
		As well as cricket, the MCC is also an umbrella organisation for other sports - golf, lacrosse, baseball, tennis, lawn bowls, shooting, field hockey, and squash.
		On December 1, 1999, the MCC announced its cricket team of the century, with all players who had played at least one season for the club since 1906-07 being eligible for selection.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Club (265 words)

	Silchartoday :: Melbourn Cricket Club, Melbourn Cricket Ground
		Ground's present site (its fourth) in 1853, the MCC has approximately 92,000 members and currently there are between 10,000 and 15,000 people nominated for membership each year.
		An exhibition baseball match was played at the ground between two American teams in 1888, the club laid the country's first asphalt tennis courts in 1879 and bowling greens were established at the MCG in 1894.
		Management of the ground is vested in the MCC by the government-appointed MCG Trust and an Act of Parliament guarantees the club's occupation of about 20 per cent of the stadium for its Members Reserve.
	silchartoday.com /cricket/melborn_cricket_club.html (843 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Ground
		The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an enormous sporting ground based in inner Melbourne.
		The "MCG", or even sometimes referred to as the "G" by Melbourne residents, was also the primary venue for the 1956 Summer Olympics, and has held other events, from international rugby, through soccer World Cup qualifiers, to rock concerts.
		Current plans for the ground include the demolition of several stands, including the 1930s-era (but generally regarded as ugly) Members' stand, and the 1950s Olympic and Northern stands, to be replaced with a massive new structure in time for Melbourne to host the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mc/MCG.html (279 words)

	MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND (AMENDMENT) BILL 2003
		Melbourne Cricket Club may be Ground Manager 20 (1) The Trust may by agreement appoint the Melbourne Cricket Club as Ground Manager of the whole or part of the Ground during any period that the Melbourne Cricket Club is the lessee of the whole of the Ground.
		Melbourne Cricket Club may receive fees and charges (1) During any period that it is the Ground Manager of the whole of the Ground, the 5 Melbourne Cricket Club is entitled to receive and retain all entrance fees and charges and all revenue and income arising in the course of its management of the Ground.
		Further lands added to Melbourne Cricket Ground 25 (1) In this section "proposed MCG lands" means the lands shown hatched on the plans numbered LEGL./03-021 and LEGL./03-022 and lodged in the Central Plan Office of the Department of 30 Sustainability and Environment.
	www.austlii.edu.au /au/legis/vic/bill/mcgb2003342 (1328 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Ground, National Heritage Values
		The MCG is associated closely, both historically and in the public mind, with the development and history of both of these sports in Australia.
		The MCG is closely identified with the MCC, the biggest sporting club in Australia and one of the biggest in the world, with a membership in March 2005 of 91,200 and 156,200 on the waiting list for entry.
		Among those closely associated with the MCG are the nineteenth century sportsman Tom Wills, Secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club and Victorian cricket captain, who was influential in organising the first inter-colonial cricket match, played at the MCG in 1856, and also devised the rules for Australian Rules football in 1858.
	www.deh.gov.au /heritage/national/sites/mcg.html (893 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Ground
		The Melbourne Cricket Ground has hosted almost as many historic events as the LA Colosseum, including the first ever international cricket match (1877), the 1956 Olympic Games and 93 Grand Finals of the AFL.
		The Melbourne Cricket Club, as ground manager on behalf of the Victorian Government-appointed MCG Trust, has always been mindful of preserving the ground's wonderful heritage and devotes substantial funding to its various museum activities.
		The MCG is one of the few stadiums in the world to boast two information centres of such size, clarity and versatility.
	soccer.ballparks.com /Australia/Melbourne (2459 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Attractions of Melbourne Australia
		The first intercolonial cricket match to be played at the MCG was between the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria and took place on March 26 and 27 1856.
		The first cricket match deemed to be a Test was played at the MCG between Australia and England commencing on March 15, 1877 and was won by Australia by 45 runs.
		By 1882 the tradition of England-Australia cricket tours was well established with a total of eight Tests having been played, five of them at the MCG, two at the Sydney Cricket Ground and one at The Oval in London.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Australia/australia-interest-victoria-melbourne-cricketground.html (2339 words)

	Australian Cricket
		Cricket has been played at the ground from as long ago as the 1848, then known as the Garrison Ground, but many other sports, predominantly football codes, have established a presence, to such an extent no less that a bike track actually ringed the playing surface between the 1890s and 1920s.
		The WACA (Western Australian Cricket Ground), which is built on old swamp land, has been the home to many sports, including AFL, rugby (both codes) and soccer, but its real fame is as a cricket ground.
		The Brisbane Cricket Ground is better known as "The Gabba" and comes from the suburb of Woolloongabba in which the ground is situated.
	www.freewebs.com /cricketaus/grounds.htm (1587 words)

	MCG - Melbourne Cricket Ground
		The MCG - Melbourne Cricket Ground, popularly known as the 'G'.
		The ground is located close to the center of Melbourne city, a pleasant 15 minute walk from the main Flinders Street train station.
		The MCG was also the main stadium at the 1956 Olympic Games and the main stadium at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
	www.topendsports.com /sport/cricket/ground-mcg.htm (107 words)

	Melbourne Travel Guide \| Fodor's Online
		Melbourne is also known for its rich migrant influences, particularly those expressed through food: the espresso cafés on Lygon Street, Melbourne's "little Italy," Brunswick's Middle Eastern/Indian/Turkish enclave, Richmond's "little Vietnam," or the Chinatown district of the city center.
		Named after then-British Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, the city of 3.5 million was founded in 1835 when Englishman John Batman and a group of businessmen bought 600,000 acres of land from the local Aborigines for a few trinkets.
		After gold was discovered in Victoria in the 1850s, Melbourne soon became the fastest-growing city in the British empire, and a number of its finer buildings were constructed during this period.
	fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=melbourne@99&... (513 words)

	Official Ticketmaster site. Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Jolimont, VIC tickets . Directions, seating chart, events.
		The MCG is surrounded by the boundaries of Punt Road, Wellington Parade and Brunton Avenue, East Melbourne.
		Melbourne Cricket Club management reserves the right to refuse entryNo representations are made that there is seating availablePatrons are admitted to the stadium at their own risk.
		Melbourne Cricket Club will not be held responsible for any damages to, loss or theft of a patron*s personal property.
	www.ticketmaster.com.au /venue/155659 (1575 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Ground - Spectator sports - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
		The MCG is the 'super stage' of Australian sport and entertainment, having housed high profile events ranging from the 1956 Olympics to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and concerts by the likes of the Rolling Stones and Madonna.
		Victorians are more likely to refer to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as a cultural icon than one of the two most important cricket grounds in the world, but the hallowed turf in Jolimont is both.
		The MCG is within 15 minutes walking distance from the city centre and has two nearby railway stations, a tramway and bus links with all suburbs.
	www.visitvictoria.com /displayObject.cfm/objectid.000C1045-C220-1F8C-960A80C476A90000/vvt.vhtml (323 words)

	The Melbourne Cricket Ground
		As well as international and domestic cricket and Australian Rules football, the MCG was the centrepiece of the 1956 Olympic Games, the first Olympics held in the southern hemisphere.
		The Melbourne Olympics were held during a period of extreme international tension yet became known as the 'Friendly Games' and left an enduring legacy not only for Melbourne and Australia but for the Olympic movement as well.
		The MCG has outstanding heritage value to the nation as a place associated closely with the development and history of the two most popular spectator sports in Australia, and with many of Australia's most celebrated sportspeople.
	www.environment.gov.au /heritage/national/sites/mcg.html (854 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Ground - factsheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		As well as international and domestic cricket and Australian Rules football, the MCG was the centrepiece of the 1956 Olympic Games, the first Olympics held in the southern hemisphere.
		The Melbourne Olympics were held during a period of extreme international tension yet became known as the 'Friendly Games' and left an enduring legacy not only for Melbourne and Australia but for the Olympic movement as well.
		The MCG has outstanding heritage value to the nation as a place associated closely with the development and history of the two most popular spectator sports in Australia, and with many of Australia's most celebrated sportspeople.
	www.deh.gov.au /heritage/national/sites/mcg-factsheet.html (833 words)

	MCG - Article
		The Melbourne Cricket Club was founded in November 1838 when the population of the Port Phillip District was only about 2000.
		This was Melbourne's cricket ground until October 1846 when impending acquisition for railway use forced a transfer to the southern bank of the Yarra near the present Crown Casino site.
		The MCG was the venue for the first England-Australia combination match (Test Match) on March 15-17, 1877 which Australia won by 45 runs - a result to be duplicated precisely in the Centenary Test played on March 12-17, 1977.
	www.mcg.org.au /?pg=historydisplay&articleid=46 (1011 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Victoria, Australia
		Although the Melbourne Cricket Ground is arguably one of the two most important cricket grounds in the world, it is much more than a cricket ground to the people of Melbourne.
		Melbourne's great fascination with sport probably emanates from the city's resentment at having to play second fiddle to Sydney in terms of climate and spectacular harbour setting.
		Some of the greatest cricket matches of all time (including the Centenary Test Match played between Australia and England) have been played on the MCG and this is the biggest cricket ground in the world, its huge stadium one time accommodating more than 100,000 patrons.
	www.melbourne.com.au /mcg.htm (385 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Ground - Definition, explanation
		The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an enormous sporting ground located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne, home to the Melbourne Cricket Club.
		The "MCG", often referred to as "The G" by Melbourne residents, was also the primary venue for the 1956 Summer Olympics, and has held other events, from international rugby, through soccer World Cup qualifiers, to rock concerts.
		The first interstate cricket match (then between colonies) took place at the MCG in March 1856.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/me/melbourne_cricket_ground.php (415 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) - Grounds & Complexes - Sport & Recreation - Only Melbourne
		Internationally, the MCG is remembered as the centrepiece stadium of the 1956 Summer Olympics.
		The open-air stadium is also one of the world's most famous cricket venues, with a well-attended Test match held there every year, starting on Boxing Day.
		The MCG, often referred to as "The G" has also hosted other events, from International Rules between the Australian Football League and Gaelic Athletic Association, to international rugby, soccer World Cup qualifiers and even rock concerts.
	www.onlymelbourne.com.au /melbourne_details.php?id=233 (310 words)

	Sports Venue Technology - Melbourne Cricket Ground, Victoria, Australia
		In December 2001 the AUS$425 million redevelopment of the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia was given the go-ahead by the Minister for Sport and Recreation, Justin Madden.
		The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is situated in the Australian state of Victoria, within Yarra Park in the state capital, Melbourne.
		The former group was responsible for the Great Southern Stand of the MCG and the latter for Colonial Stadium, also in Melbourne.
	www.sportsvenue-technology.com /projects/melbourne (1114 words)

	Melbourne Cricket Ground (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Melbourne Cricket Ground had athletes from 68 countries participating in the 1956 Olympics.
		In the Melbourne Cricket Ground is the club library which is one of the best sport's Libraries in Australia and has books about all forms of sport.
		French Assistant Secretary M.C.G. The lights at the MCG were made in 1878 for one night of football, but it wasn't a success as the light was very poor and they did not use them again.
	teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /cyberfair2002/melbournecricketground.htm (365 words)

	Syed Amir Bashir's Blog : Melbourne Cricket Ground - Australia's Pride, Player's Joy, Syed Amir Bashir blogs on ...
		The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, opened in December 1996, is among the latest in the list of additions to the ground's attraction.
		The people's ground was preferred by 24 per cent of players, just three per cent behind the spiritual home of cricket in England.
		MCG would always hold a special place in the history of India's one day triumphs for they won the 'Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket' ('The Greatest show on Turf') on this very ground in 1985, defeating their archrivals, Pakistan in the finals.
	www.sulekha.com /blogs/blogdisplay.aspx?cid=4559 (953 words)

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