1864 Melbourne Cricket Ground Scots' Church both with unfinished roads

both with unfinished roads

Further down Bourke Street at 249 we can see the building with the large ball on top

which was added in August 1874)

The building was completed in 1872 and the first Melbourne sovereign was minted on the 8th of July that year

1864 Melbourne Cricket Ground Scots' Church both with unfinished roadsA lively illustration of an early cricket match on 1st January 1864 at the MCG. The match depicted was between the Victoria cricket team and George Parr's touring All England Eleven. This was the second tour by an English team to Australia. Judging by the size of the crowd this was a much anticipated event. In 1862 the first match between England and Victoria at the MCG attracted a crowd estimated to be around 25,000. The grandstand accommodated 6,000