Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia · 75 BBL matches here
The first Test match was played here in March 1877 and the first one-day international in January 1971.
- Opened
- 1853
- Capacity
- 100,024 seats
- Ends
- Members End · Shane Warne Stand End
- Home to
- Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades (BBL)
Batting first here
3 of 12 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 37% (33 of 89). BBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
19 of 92reached par (173). Median 153.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 1% below their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 149, 2018–2022 154, 2023 onward 156.
Weather: dry, like 8 Jan 2018
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
8 January 2018 at Melbourne Cricket Ground: 21 °C, humidity 62%, wind 17 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 24 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 4 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Melbourne Cricket Ground during these hours.
These conditions are dry, with no rain expected during the match. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds have been shortened or washed out, so rain is unlikely to interfere with either innings. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to scoring here.
During play: 20.7 °C on average, humidity 62%, wind 17 km/h gusting to 39.
Weather: wet, like 12 Jan 2018
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
12 January 2018 at Melbourne Cricket Ground: 19 °C, humidity 86%, wind 13 km/h and 3.4 mm of rain during the hours of play. 24 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 4 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Melbourne Cricket Ground during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk, with 3.4 mm of rain during the hours of play and the wettest spell from 18:00 to 22:00 overlapping both innings. At Australian BBL grounds, 37% of games in similar wet weather were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to scoring here.
During play: 19.4 °C on average, humidity 86%, wind 13 km/h gusting to 57.
Heaviest rain 18:00–22:00, mostly over both innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 31 Dec 2021
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
31 December 2021 at Melbourne Cricket Ground: 29 °C, humidity 49%, wind 9 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 24 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 4 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Melbourne Cricket Ground during these hours.
These conditions are hot and dry, with no rain expected during the match. Only 4% of games at Australian BBL grounds in similar weather have been shortened or washed out, so rain should not be a factor. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at these grounds.
During play: 28.6 °C on average, humidity 49%, wind 9 km/h gusting to 27. Humidity climbs from 32% to 53%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.