MCC Sporting Sections

MCC Sporting Sections

The Melbourne Cricket Club was founded on November 15, 1838 when five men agreed to form a cricket club to be known as the Melbourne Cricket Club.

The MCC always has been the foremost promoter of sport in Australia. In 1859 the MCC drew up the first set of rules for Victorian (later Australian) football. It hosted the first tour by an English cricket team in 1862, the first Test match in 1877 and the first one-day international match in 1971.

Along with the playing of cricket, today’s MCC is an umbrella organisation for hundreds of participants in 12 sports – baseball, bowls, croquet, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, netball, real tennis, target shooting, squash and tennis. MCC also holds responsibility for the management and development of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. To find out more about the MCC Sporting Sections visit the MCC Sporting Sections Page.