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Poll Question: Best cricket ground in the world?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
18 [35.29%]
2 [3.92%]
1 [1.96%]
15 [29.41%]
1 [1.96%]
3 [5.88%]
7 [13.73%]
1 [1.96%]
0 [0.00%]
3 [5.88%]
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Quote cricket_mstr Replybullet Topic: Best cricket ground in the world?
    Posted: 15 March 2006 at 9:39am

What is the best cricket ground in the world?

Looking at pitch, stadium and ground size

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Plz ignore choice 10 (small mistake), not an actual cricket ground, unless you reference it with Tasmania



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Quote Sledger Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 9:57am
Unbelievable , South Africa doesn't feature and many players say that Newlands is the most stunning ground on the planet.

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Quote RightHandBat Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 10:04am
The MCG is the best ground, if you ask me.
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Quote Clobber Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 10:18am
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Quote crownmethod Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 10:24am
MCG is the best ground ever(because its the only one that I can go to)
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Quote MiNiWaRnEy Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 10:39am
MCG no.1 then Lords
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Quote Clobber Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 11:18am
On that list I've only been to Lords. All being well I should be visiting those at Melbourne and Sydney in 2010 (talk about long term planning)
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Quote Titan Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 2:58pm
Newlands is the best,your poll is incomplete!
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Quote ANIL KUMBLE Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 3:52pm
mcg and eden gardens
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Quote quicky Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 4:21pm

i dont care about the massive australian grounds, they lack spirit and tradition, australian cricket has been turned in rock concerts no offence aus(good players though), the best ground is old father time, the home of cricket, LORDS, may not be the biggest ground in the world but it is certainly the best.
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Quote daisy77 Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 8:01pm

Well....I don't know what is the best ground but my favourite ground is the Antigua Recreational Ground because that was the ground that Lara broke his 400 not out record on as well as the 375 record on the same ground.

The Sydney Cricket ground is good too....as well as the one in Adelaide...(if that is how to spell it).
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Quote henjam Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 8:52pm
PErsonally it has to be lords, home of cricket! although being an english supporter, i really like edgebaston as it has a lively, buzzy feel!
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Quote Roscoe Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 9:57pm
The only thing traditional at Lord's is the pavilion, and it is flanked by an architectural monstrosity in that block of flats. The rest of the stands are of a weird, disjointed design, and the new futuristic media centre sticks out like a sore thumb. I honestly can't think of an uglier ground anywhere in the world.
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Quote abubakar52 Replybullet Posted: 15 March 2006 at 11:15pm
Wich ground is wtf?? I am kind of confused.
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Quote spin wizard Replybullet Posted: 16 March 2006 at 12:21am
the best is lords cricket ground. Look at the grass of the outfield, it also have a wonderful pitch and the stadium isn't too bad. eden gardens is very good as well as Johannesburg, mcg is huge and beautiful on tv, i don't know if channel nine makes it look prettier, but the outfield looks outstanding.
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Quote cricket_mstr Replybullet Posted: 16 March 2006 at 12:38am

sorry about that last choice I was supposed to type that in the a friend on MSN afterseeing a tram with wings on the Commonwealth Games openning ceromony

Sorry about South Africa but I did some research and I only listed the grounds which have held the most tests

The MCG is changing all the time these days because of the Commonwealth Games, I don't see the point because if you sit up in the top stand in a ground that big you can't see a thing
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Quote ANIL KUMBLE Replybullet Posted: 16 March 2006 at 12:42am
why the hell did they have a flying tram at the mcg i saw that it was stupid was it suppose to mean anything
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Quote -JP- Replybullet Posted: 16 March 2006 at 12:49am

3 and a half tonnes of fireworks. It was all a bit mental really.
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Quote ANIL KUMBLE Replybullet Posted: 16 March 2006 at 12:53am
them commonwealth games are boring there taking over all the good programs on tv
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Quote cricket_mstr Replybullet Posted: 16 March 2006 at 12:55am

The tram was supposed to be Melbourne's local transport system, us Aussies thought it was stupid aswell because they don't run on time and are packed with people.

You all would have got a good look at the MCG that night, what did you think. Many millions $$$ went into that

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Quote -JP- Replybullet Posted: 16 March 2006 at 12:56am

There's never anything worth watching apart from sport on the BBC anyway. (With a couple of exceptions.)
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Quote Clobber Replybullet Posted: 16 March 2006 at 12:17pm
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Quote cricket_mstr Replybullet Posted: 17 March 2006 at 12:45am
There's definately extra room for the Barmy Army this Summer in Melbourne
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Quote mazzybabe.uk Replybullet Posted: 22 April 2006 at 2:34pm
what about Newlands huh best view
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Quote razzaq_fan Replybullet Posted: 23 April 2006 at 5:11am
the new one in abu dhabi sheik zayed bin staduim

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Quote jumbo Replybullet Posted: 23 April 2006 at 5:41am
well its pitch is affected by the heat cause in the second match one of the patch came out when dravid stepped on it. luckily it was not in the middle of the pitch.
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Quote razzaq_fan Replybullet Posted: 23 April 2006 at 6:05pm
well aside from tht mishap i think its a beautifull staduim

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Quote jumbo Replybullet Posted: 23 April 2006 at 6:12pm

well the stadium's infrastructure was lookin excellent but it won't match the crowd of india or pakistan in near future. the people in india and pakistan r mad abt cricket and they can do anything to buy the tickets. the stadium in abu-dhabi was empty in some parts whereas in india-pakistan u can't get any emty stadiums in the odi's.

and pls why r u leaving so much space after your message
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Quote razzaq_fan Replybullet Posted: 23 April 2006 at 6:24pm
it just happens its not my fault im sorry.
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Quote jumbo Replybullet Posted: 23 April 2006 at 6:26pm
okay mate u can also press the edit button in every of your messages and try reducing the space as it is lookig very odd.
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