Arden Street Oval
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Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground or North Melbourne Recreation Reserve) is an inner-suburban sporting facility and sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australian rules football club. It has a long association with the club and league, with the club first moving to the ground in 1882; 142 years ago (1882)[2] and for 60 years between 1925 and the 1985 season it was used as the team's home ground for Victorian Football League (VFL) matches.
Former names | Hotham Cricket Ground North Melbourne Recreation Reserve Aegis Park |
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Location | Arden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Coordinates | 37°47′57″S 144°56′28″E |
Owner | Melbourne City Council |
Operator | North Melbourne Football Club |
Capacity | 4,000[1] |
Record attendance | 35,116 (27 August 1949) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1850s |
Opened | 1850s |
Construction cost | A$16 m (Redevelopment) |
Architect | Williams Ross Architects |
Tenants | |
Administration & Training (1882–1964), (1966–present) VFL/AFL (1882–1964), (1966–1985) AFLW (2018–present) VFL (2018–present) VFLW (2021–present)
Irish Hurling (1930s) Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association (1957–1962) | |
Ground information | |
International information | |
Only women's Test | 8 February 1996: Australia v New Zealand |
As of 8 September 2020 Source: CricketArchive | |