Let's Talk About Cricket Grounds Better Than The Sydney Cricket Ground

[Spikey]

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[Burgey]

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Awta.

 

[vic_orthdox]

As supported by the devil.

The SCG is hallowed turf | Herald Sun

 

[Crazy Sam]

Gabba used to be good when you'd be stuck in traffic on the side that allowed you to see all the action through the gaping hole in the stadium. Not the worst traffic jam to be in, tbh.

 

[Flem274*]

Pukekura Park. Basin Reserve. Hobart when it has a green top.

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[Hurricane]

Be interested to see a ranking of the world's best cricket grounds.

Top 10 List of Test Cricket Grounds In The WorldTOPZ10S | TOPZ10S

This list puts it (SCG) into the top ten.

Travesty the basin is omitted.

 

[Flem274*]

Be interested to see a ranking of the world's best cricket grounds.

Top 10 List of Test Cricket Grounds In The WorldTOPZ10S | TOPZ10S

This list puts it (SCG) into the top ten.

Travesty the basin is omitted.

The article was clearly written by an Aussie or a pom.

EDIT: An Aussie, since Lords is fifth. My other guess was a troll/idiot but then I remembered Aussie covers this nicely as well.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

The Basin!

 

[G.I.Joe]

The Kotla has no business being on that list. It's a skeletal monstrosity.

Honestly, it's got a face only an architect who's lost his spirit-level could love.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Bankstown Oval

Basin is THE best ground I've been to for watching cricket. However, the stands are incredibly ugly and I could quite imagine that for your average fan walking in for the first time, you'd think urgh. Of the grounds I've been to:

Cricket Watching Experience

1. Basin Reserve
2. Pukekura Park
3. Lord's
4. MCG
5. The Oval
6. SCG
7. Old Trafford
8. The County Ground, Chelmsford
9. The Rose Bowl, Southampton
10. McLean Park
11. Lancaster Park
12. WetSpac Stadium
13. Eden Park

The Basin has a lot of things going for it. Taking in your own food, being able to play on the turf in the lunch break, the variety of seating. No big signs telling you what you're not allowed to do. Pukekura Park is similarly fantastic, but it is a little small for a really good match. Lord's a clear 3rd for mine. MCG, The Oval and SCG fairly close. MCG in particular depends on your seats somewhat. SCG let down by (certainly when I went there) not selling any alcohol at all and some of the stands have pretty poor views from what should be decent seats. The MCG walkup is superb, a real build up to the action ahead with people walking up from all directions. 7 -- 10 are all decent, but have significant flaws. McLean Park should be good, but it doesn't quite work for my money. The Rose Bowl was an absolute bitch to get to, meaning you often missed the start of the game.

9,10 and 11 a long way adrift. Cricket shouldn't be played there IMO.

 

[SeamUp]

NEWLANDS CRICKET GROUND, CAPE TOWN. CASE CLOSED

 

[Burgey]

Pretty =/= better though, tbf.

 

[Tricia McMillan]

Colin Maiden Park tbh

 

[JBMAC]

None exist. Close and sticky thread. Thank you.

Sorry mate. Having played on both the SCG and The Gabba..........





THE GABBA

 

[Howe_zat]

I was under the impression that my favourite ground was better than your favourite ground. But after reading this thread, I've come to realise that your favourite ground is actually better than my favourite ground.

 

[Uppercut]

Find it hard to argue with SeamUp tbh, Newlands is just absolutely stunning. When I get rich the first thing I'll do is ditch my family for Christmas and go to a full five days at every one of these grounds.

 

[BoyBrumby]

For a watching experience and a consistently fair to both bat & ball pitch, Trent Bridge is hard to top.

 

[zaremba]

Speaking of English grounds, Edgbaston is really good fun, usually a decent pitch, and the crowds are enthusiatic and for the most part genuinely entertaining. Really didn't like Headingley though, also quite boisterous but in a more aggressively alcoholic way. The prettiest ground is Arundel.

 

[Burgey]

Speaking of English grounds, Edgbaston is really good fun, usually a decent pitch, and the crowds are enthusiatic and for the most part genuinely entertaining. Really didn't like Headingley though, also quite boisterous but in a more aggressively alcoholic way. The prettiest ground is Arundel.

It's in Birmingham though.

 

[Cabinet96]

Newlands always looks stunning. Like a ground with a quick pitch as well. Only ever been to Lords, the Oval and St Lucia.