Play cricket in Melbourne

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is one place where you can watch people play cricket in Melbourne in the summer. But this stadium also hosts Australian rules football games which is just as popular, if not more so, among Melbourne residents. Australian rules football may be said to have been introduced to help keep cricket players fit in the Australian winter time, based on an 1858 request by cricket player Thomas Wills.

Australian rules football

Though you may find many people willing to play cricket in Melbourne, Australian rules football probably takes the cake for originality in Melbourne sports. Australian rules football traces its origins to Victoria, at the time of the Victorian Gold Rush. When it cropped up in Melbourne, cricket players used Australian rules football to cross-train with during the winter season. The Australian Football League is in charge of professional Australian rules football at the moment.