Melbourne Cricket Ground

Melbourne Cricket Ground in numbers

Melbourne Cricket Ground, in Melbourne, Australia, has staged 116 Tests and 152 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between Australia and England in 1877, and the most recent international here was in 2024. Its Tests span 140 years and more.

Of the 116 Tests played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 17 were drawn (15%), 57 won by the side batting first and 42 by the side batting second. That is 58% of decided Tests to the side batting first, a ground where setting the pace has paid. Australia have played 116 of those Tests and won 67, lost 32 and drawn or tied 17, a win rate of 58%. The most frequent visitors have been England (57) and West Indies (15). The average first-innings total was 160 in the 1870s (3 Tests) and 222 in the 2020s (4 Tests), peaking at 475 in the 1920s. Its busiest decade was the 1970s, with 13 Tests, against 12 in the 1980s. Donald Bradman has made more Test runs here than anyone, 1,671 in 17 innings with 9 hundreds, and Dennis Lillee has taken the most wickets, 82 in 14 Tests. The highest total is Australia's 624 for 8 in 2016; the lowest completed innings South Africa's 36 in 1932; the highest individual score Bob Cowper's 307 against England in 1966; the best bowling Sarfraz Nawaz's 9 for 86 in 1979. The heaviest defeat was Australia's, by an innings and 225 runs against England in 1912. The closest finishes: England won by 3 runs (1982) and Australia won by 1 wicket (1951).

Of the 152 ODIs played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, sides batting first have won 73 and chasing sides 75, with 1 tie; 3 produced no result. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. Australia have played 127 of those ODIs and won 77, lost 46 and tied or had no result in 4, a win rate of 61%. The most frequent visitors have been West Indies (39) and England (32). The average first-innings total was 181 in the 1970s (7 ODIs) and 263 in the 2020s (3 ODIs), peaking at 273 in the 2010s. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 55 ODIs, against 38 in the 1990s. Ricky Ponting has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 2,108 in 41 innings with 7 hundreds, and Shane Warne has taken the most wickets, 46 in 28 ODIs. The highest total is Australia's 355 for 5 in 2022; the lowest completed innings England's 94 in 1979; the highest individual score Jason Roy's 180 against Australia in 2018; the best bowling Ajit Agarkar's 6 for 42 in 2004. The widest margin by runs was Australia's 221-run win over England in 2022. The closest finishes: Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (2010) and Australia won by 2 runs (1989).

Tests at Melbourne Cricket Ground

116 Tests, 1877 to 2023. The first was Australia v England on 15 March 1877: Australia won by 45 runs.

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• England won by 3 runs (1982)
• Australia won by 1 wicket (1951)
• England won by 1 wicket (1908)

ODIs at Melbourne Cricket Ground

152 ODIs, 1971 to 2024. The first was England v Australia on 5 January 1971: Australia won by 5 wickets (with 42 balls remaining).

First-innings totals by decade

Closest finishes

• Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (with 34 balls remaining) (2010)
• Australia won by 2 runs (1989)
• Match tied (1984)
• New Zealand won by 2 runs (1983)
• West Indies won by 2 runs (1980)

Most recent matches

• Pakistan v Australia (ODI, 4 November 2024): Australia won by 2 wickets
• West Indies v Australia (ODI, 2 February 2024): Australia won by 8 wickets (with 69 balls remaining)
• Australia v Pakistan (Test, 26 December 2023): Australia won by 79 runs
• South Africa v Australia (Test, 26 December 2022): Australia won by an innings and 182 runs
• Australia v England (ODI, 22 November 2022): Australia won by 221 runs (D/L method)
• England v Australia (Test, 26 December 2021): Australia won by an innings and 14 runs
• Australia v India (Test, 26 December 2020): India won by 8 wickets
• Australia v New Zealand (Test, 26 December 2019): Australia won by 247 runs
• Australia v India (ODI, 18 January 2019): India won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
• India v Australia (Test, 26 December 2018): India won by 137 runs