Sydney Cricket Ground Trust
Former agency of the New South Wales Government
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The Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust (popularly known as the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust or SCG Trust) was an agency of the Government of New South Wales that operated the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was merged into Venues NSW on 1 December 2020.[1][2]
- The Sheridan Building, Driver Avenue, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| Merged into | Venues NSW |
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| Dissolved | 1 December 2020 |
| Type | Government agency |
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| Coordinates | 33°53′S 151°13′E |
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Chairman | Tony Shepherd |
Deputy Chairman | Rod McGeoch |
Chief Executive Officer | Kerrie Mather |
Parent organization | Government of New South Wales |
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| Website | www |
The SCG Trust operated the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and Sydney Football Stadium (SFS), and former Sydney Sports Ground and SCG No.2 at Rugby League Tables at Moore Park in Sydney. In mid-2008, its head office The Sheridan Building opened, making it the third building to be built in the Gold Members Car Park, alongside the headquarters of Sydney City Roosters and New South Wales Rugby Union. These buildings were demolished during the 2018 redevelopment of the SFS. The headquarters of the National Rugby League and Rugby Australia remain adjacent to the 2022-opened[3] Allianz Stadium.
In 2007 the UTS-Balmain club formed a partnership with the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust and are now known as Sydney CC or Sydney Cricket Club or just simply Sydney Tigers.[4]
Sculptures
Under former Chairman Rodney Cavalier, the Trust commissioned bronze sculptures to be placed around the grounds of the SCG and SFS. The sculptures were funded by Australian philanthropist Basil Sellers and the collection is known as the Basil Sellers SCG Sculpture Project.
| Order | Date | Honouree | Sport, location | Notes |
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| 1 | January 2008 | Richie Benaud | Cricket, bowler | [5] |
| 2 | 30 March 2008 | Dally Messenger | Rugby League, located outside of the SFS | [6] |
| 3 | 5 January 2009 | Fred Spofforth | Cricket, fast bowler | [7] |
| 4 | 6 June 2009 | Trevor Allan | Rugby union and rugby league footballer | [8] |
| 5 | 29 August 2009 | Paul Roos | Australian rules football | [9] |
| 6 | 7 December 2009 | Stephen Yabba Gascoign | Famous spectator | Located inside the grounds, taking over two seats on the concourse in front of the new Victor Trumper stand.[10] |
| 7 | 5 January 2010 | Stan McCabe | Cricket, batsman | [11] |
| 8 | 9 August 2010 | Reg Gasnier | Rugby league and rugby union | Part of the Basil Sellers Sports Sculpture project.[12] |
| Ken Catchpole | Rugby union | Relocated in 2017 to outside the Rugby Australia House | ||
| Paul Kelly | Australian rules football | |||
| Steve Waugh | Cricket, batsman | |||
| 12 | 2016 | Johnny Warren | Football | [13] |
| 13 | 3 January 2018 | Betty Cuthbert and Marlene Mathews | Athletics | The first female athletes to be honoured.[14][15] |
Media Hall of Honour
In 2014 the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust opened the Media Hall of Honour at the MA Noble Stand's media centre with fifteen inaugural inductees:[16][17]
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See also
- Business Events Sydney, responsible for promoting the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust & its properties
- Centennial Park & Moore Park Trust