Emerald Hill Cricket Ground
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| Location | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Establishment | 1852 (first recorded match) | ||
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Emerald Hill Cricket Ground (also known as the Melbourne Cricket Club Ground and South Yarra Ground) was a cricket ground in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The ground held the second ever first-class match to be played in Australia when Victoria played Tasmania in March 1852.[1] The match was won by Victoria by 61 runs.[2] The last recorded match came on 5 January 1888 when Yarra Bend played GF Vernon's XI.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Emerald Hill, Melbourne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Victoria v Tasmania, 1851/52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Yarra Bend v GF Vernon's XI, 1887/88". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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