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Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney, Australia · 70 BBL matches here
Laid out as the Garrison Ground in 1854 and named the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1894, it held its first Test in February 1882.
- Opened
- 1854
- Capacity
- 48,000 seats
- Ends
- Paddington End · Randwick End
- Home to
- Sydney Sixers (BBL)
Batting first here
7 of 14 won batting first over the last three years. All-time 46% (33 of 72). BBL and T20Is.
Every first innings here
23 of 81reached par (180). Median 164.
Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 3% above their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 158, 2018–2022 164, 2023 onward 157.
Weather: dry, like 27 Dec 2022
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
27 December 2022 at Sydney Cricket Ground: 26 °C, humidity 62%, wind 18 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 54 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 10 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Cricket Ground during these hours.
These conditions are dry, like 27 December 2022 at the SCG: 26 °C, humidity in the high 50s to high 60s and no rain during the hours of play. Only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out, so rain should not be a factor. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring.
During play: 25.9 °C on average, humidity 62%, wind 18 km/h gusting to 41. Humidity climbs from 58% to 68%; at Australian BBL grounds, chasing success hasn't varied with humidity.
Weather: wet, like 30 Jan 2025
Rain risk
of games in wet weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out (37 of 101).
30 January 2025 at Sydney Cricket Ground: 23 °C, humidity 83%, wind 13 km/h and 2 mm of rain during the hours of play. 54 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 10 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Cricket Ground during these hours.
These conditions carry a medium rain risk: 2 mm is expected during play, with the wettest spell from 14:00 to 18:00 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 first-innings scoring at those grounds.
During play: 23.1 °C on average, humidity 83%, wind 13 km/h gusting to 31.
Heaviest rain 14:00–18:00, mostly over both innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down.
Weather: hot, like 28 Dec 2018
Rain risk
of games in dry weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened (26 of 639).
28 December 2018 at Sydney Cricket Ground: 30 °C, humidity 54%, wind 22 km/h and 0 mm of rain during the hours of play. 54 of 430 evenings within three weeks of 10 January in the last 10 years had at least 1 mm of rain at Sydney Cricket Ground during these hours.
Rain is unlikely: 0 mm fell during the hours of play in the reference evening, and only 4% of games in similar weather at Australian BBL grounds were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to first-innings scoring at those grounds.
During play: 29.8 °C on average, humidity 54%, wind 22 km/h gusting to 46.