2011/12 MCG Trust Annual Report - Melbourne Cricket Ground
2011/12 MCG Trust Annual Report - Melbourne Cricket Ground
2011/12 MCG Trust Annual Report - Melbourne Cricket Ground
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MAJOR EVENTS of past 150 years at the mcg<br />
On the Field<br />
1859 First Australian football match on the current site of the <strong>MCG</strong>, between <strong>Melbourne</strong><br />
and South Yarra<br />
1862 First international cricket match in Australia<br />
1877 First cricket Test between Australia and England<br />
1902 First VFL Grand Final at the <strong>MCG</strong><br />
1942-45 <strong>MCG</strong> a wartime base for US Marines, US Air Force and RAAF<br />
1954 First visit to <strong>MCG</strong> by a reigning sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II<br />
1956 Games of the XVI Olympiad based at the <strong>MCG</strong> – “the Friendly Games”<br />
1959 Billy Graham sets all-time <strong>MCG</strong> attendance record of 130,000<br />
1961 World record test match crowd of 90,800 for Day 2, Fifth Test, Australia v West Indies<br />
1970 Record VFL/AFL Grand Final attendance of <strong>12</strong>1,696, Carlton-Collingwood<br />
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1971 First one day international cricket match at <strong>MCG</strong><br />
1977 Centenary Test at the <strong>MCG</strong> – won by Australia by 45 runs, the same margin as 100 years earlier<br />
1986 Pope John Paul II’s visit and service at <strong>MCG</strong><br />
1992 <strong>Cricket</strong> World Cup Final at <strong>MCG</strong>, won by Pakistan<br />
2005 100th AFL/VFL Grand Final at <strong>MCG</strong><br />
2006 XVIII Commonwealth Games based at the <strong>MCG</strong><br />
OFF the Field<br />
1838 Formation of the <strong>Melbourne</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong> Club (MCC)<br />
1853 The <strong>Melbourne</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong> <strong>Ground</strong> founded on the site now known as Yarra Park<br />
1861 Inaugural <strong>MCG</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> constituted<br />
1905 <strong>MCG</strong> becomes subject to overall direction and control of <strong>MCG</strong> <strong>Trust</strong><br />
1928 New Members Pavilion opened – the third MCC Members Pavilion<br />
1933 <strong>MCG</strong> Act gives statutory recognition to <strong>MCG</strong> <strong>Trust</strong><br />
1956 Olympic Stand completed for the opening of the <strong>Melbourne</strong> Olympic Games<br />
<strong>Melbourne</strong> <strong>Cricket</strong> <strong>Ground</strong> <strong>Trust</strong><br />
1985 Permanent light towers first used at a major sporting event<br />
1992 40 year agreement commences between the <strong>MCG</strong> and Government guaranteeing<br />
four Finals including the Grand Final - Great Southern Stand completed<br />
1998 <strong>MCG</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> restructured under <strong>MCG</strong> (Amendment) Act 1998<br />
2006 New Northern Stand completed for the opening of the <strong>Melbourne</strong> Commonwealth Games<br />
2008 National Sports Museum opened at the <strong>MCG</strong><br />
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