Arden Street Oval
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 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.
Arden Street Oval from the air in 2007 (during redevelopment) | |
| Former names | Hotham Cricket Ground North Melbourne Recreation Reserve Aegis Park |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | |
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