I'm bloody proud of Adelaide Oval

[am Bays]

The scoreboard is Heriatge listed.

So is the old SCG scoreboard, didn't stop them from building stands in front of it, let me know if you can still see it after they build the new Hill stand.

[MagicKiwi]

Anything with a heritage disk stuck on it can't be touched. Can be quite a headache if you want to and in the scoreboard's case, welcome.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Adelaide Oval on Australia Day is the favorite day of the year for me.Sure i am on the hill and a bit intoxicated by the end of it, but it also resembles to me what Australia is about. Laid back, careless, free speech enjoying a beer in a warm climate and checking out and chatting up some of the worlds f*****g finest looking ladies. Cheers to the oval!

[RustyCage]

From Iain O'Briens blog...

http://iainobrien.blogspot.com/
Friday, 28 November 2008
NZ vs Aust - Adelaide Oval - The Day Before

As always, the night before, I'll kick of my Test match blog.


Adelaide now, and this IS the prettiest ground I have ever been to. The Adelaide Oval has a wonderful feel to it. The grass embankment that surrounds one end (similar to McLean Park, Napier, NZ) and another grassy area at the other end give it a real honest cricket ground feel. The grandstands are not huge concrete structures that over shadow the impose themselves on the park, they are the size that we all wish they would be. That's not to say that we don't want to play in front of crowds in excess of 45,000 people, but grounds like this should be embraced and held as sanctuaries to the cricketing world. I am honored to be able to train here and, tomorrow, play here. This is a treat, a real thrill.