Timeline
FIRST MEMBERS PAVILION
Erected 1854
Internal capacity 60 people.
Clock gable added in 1860s. Purchased for £55 by Mr J Maguire and Removed in March 1882.
FIRST GRAND STAND
Also known as the Reversible Stand seating
Reversed in winter to face the football games in Yarra Park)
Erected 1876
Architect, George Browne
Builder, Peter Cunningham
Cost £4500
Capacity 2000
Destroyed by fire 1884
SECOND MEMBERS PAVILION
Erected 1881
Architect, William Salway
Builder, Goss and Masson
Foundation stone laid by
Princes George and Edward of Wales, July 4, 1881
Original Cost £3875
Capacity 500
Extended 1887 Total Cost £5928
Demolished 1927 for the building of the Third Members Pavilion
SECOND GRAND STAND
Erected 1884
Architect, William Salway
Builder, Joseph Holloway
Cost £13,719
Capacity 450 members, 4500 general public
Extension - double deck added 1897
Additional cost £15,094
Additional capacity 900 members, 1100 public
Demolished 1955 for building of Northern Stand
SMOKERS STAND
Erected 1884
Roofed structure open on all sides
Seating or standing capacity unknown
Seats added by William Salway 1886
Removed in 1905 for the building of the Members Reserve (Grey Smith) Stand and presented to Richmond Cricket Club.
MEMBERS RESERVE STAND
Renamed in 1912 after former MCC President
Francis Grey Smith
Erected 1906
Architect, William Pitt
Builder, Mr. R. McDonald
Cost £15,700
Capacity 2500
Demolished 1966 for building of Western (Ponsford) Stand
OPEN WOODEN STAND
Erected circa 1904
Builders: MCC’s ground men
Cost £206 18s. 8d.
Capacity: designed for approx 2000, held 1920.
Demolished 1936 for building of Southern Stand
HARRISON STAND
Named after MCC Vice-President HCA Harrison
Erected 1908
Architect, William Pitt
Cost £1850
Capacity 4000
Demolished 1936 for the building of the Southern Stand
WARDILL STAND
Named after MCC Secretary Major Ben Wardill
Erected 1911
Architect, William Pitt
Cost £5256
Enlarged 1920s
Capacity 8000
Demolished 1936 for building of Southern Stand
OPEN CONCRETE STAND
Erected 1926
Architects, Mr Knox with Mr BA Smith
Builders, T.Donald & Co.
Cost £9842
Capacity 10,000
Demolished 1966 for building of Western (Ponsford) Stand
THIRD MEMBERS PAVILION
Erected 1928
Architects, Stephenson and Meldrum
Builders, T.Donald and Co.
Foundation Stone laid by MCC President Sir Leo
Cussen February 25, 1928
Cost £60,000
Capacity 5000
Demolished 2003/04 for northern side Redevelopment
SOUTHERN STAND
Erected 1936-37
Architects, Stephenson and Meldrum
Builder, E.A.Watts
Cost £100,000
Capacity 48,000 with 18,200 under cover
Demolished 1990 to allow for the building of the Great Southern Stand.
NORTHERN STAND
Erected 1955-56
Renamed the Olympic Stand in 1987
Architect, AW Purnell and Associates
Builder, EA Watts Pty. Ltd.
Cost £700,000
Capacity 43,200
Demolished December 2003/04
WESTERN STAND
Erected 1967-68
Renamed WH Ponsford Stand on December 6, 1986 for former Test and MCC cricketer Bill Ponsford.
Architects, Tompkins, Shaw and Evans with Milton Johnson and Associates
Builder, A.V. Jennings Industries Ltd.
Foundation Stone laid by The Duke of Edinburgh March 3, 1967
Opened by Lt Governor Sir Edmund Herring August 9, 1968
Cost £2,315,656 contract price
Capacity 31,000
Demolished in 2002
GREAT SOUTHERN STAND
Erected 1991-92
Architects, Tompkins, Shaw and Evans with Daryl Jackson.
Builder, John Holland Constructions Pty. Ltd.
Opened March 25, 1992 by MCC President Dr Donald Cordner
Cost $142,000,000
Capacity 47,500 including 2000 standing
Still in use
NORTHEN SIDE STAND
Erected 2003-2006
Opened February 17, 2006
Architects, MCG
Builder, Grocon Constructions
Rebuilding of Ponsford Stand, Members Pavilion and Olympic Stand
Capacity 52,500 including 3000 standing
Cost: $465 million
Still in use
Erected 1854
Internal capacity 60 people.
Clock gable added in 1860s. Purchased for £55 by Mr J Maguire and Removed in March 1882.
FIRST GRAND STAND
Also known as the Reversible Stand seating
Reversed in winter to face the football games in Yarra Park)
Erected 1876
Architect, George Browne
Builder, Peter Cunningham
Cost £4500
Capacity 2000
Destroyed by fire 1884
SECOND MEMBERS PAVILION
Erected 1881
Architect, William Salway
Builder, Goss and Masson
Foundation stone laid by
Princes George and Edward of Wales, July 4, 1881
Original Cost £3875
Capacity 500
Extended 1887 Total Cost £5928
Demolished 1927 for the building of the Third Members Pavilion
SECOND GRAND STAND
Erected 1884
Architect, William Salway
Builder, Joseph Holloway
Cost £13,719
Capacity 450 members, 4500 general public
Extension - double deck added 1897
Additional cost £15,094
Additional capacity 900 members, 1100 public
Demolished 1955 for building of Northern Stand
SMOKERS STAND
Erected 1884
Roofed structure open on all sides
Seating or standing capacity unknown
Seats added by William Salway 1886
Removed in 1905 for the building of the Members Reserve (Grey Smith) Stand and presented to Richmond Cricket Club.
MEMBERS RESERVE STAND
Renamed in 1912 after former MCC President
Francis Grey Smith
Erected 1906
Architect, William Pitt
Builder, Mr. R. McDonald
Cost £15,700
Capacity 2500
Demolished 1966 for building of Western (Ponsford) Stand
OPEN WOODEN STAND
Erected circa 1904
Builders: MCC’s ground men
Cost £206 18s. 8d.
Capacity: designed for approx 2000, held 1920.
Demolished 1936 for building of Southern Stand
HARRISON STAND
Named after MCC Vice-President HCA Harrison
Erected 1908
Architect, William Pitt
Cost £1850
Capacity 4000
Demolished 1936 for the building of the Southern Stand
WARDILL STAND
Named after MCC Secretary Major Ben Wardill
Erected 1911
Architect, William Pitt
Cost £5256
Enlarged 1920s
Capacity 8000
Demolished 1936 for building of Southern Stand
OPEN CONCRETE STAND
Erected 1926
Architects, Mr Knox with Mr BA Smith
Builders, T.Donald & Co.
Cost £9842
Capacity 10,000
Demolished 1966 for building of Western (Ponsford) Stand
THIRD MEMBERS PAVILION
Erected 1928
Architects, Stephenson and Meldrum
Builders, T.Donald and Co.
Foundation Stone laid by MCC President Sir Leo
Cussen February 25, 1928
Cost £60,000
Capacity 5000
Demolished 2003/04 for northern side Redevelopment
SOUTHERN STAND
Erected 1936-37
Architects, Stephenson and Meldrum
Builder, E.A.Watts
Cost £100,000
Capacity 48,000 with 18,200 under cover
Demolished 1990 to allow for the building of the Great Southern Stand.
NORTHERN STAND
Erected 1955-56
Renamed the Olympic Stand in 1987
Architect, AW Purnell and Associates
Builder, EA Watts Pty. Ltd.
Cost £700,000
Capacity 43,200
Demolished December 2003/04
WESTERN STAND
Erected 1967-68
Renamed WH Ponsford Stand on December 6, 1986 for former Test and MCC cricketer Bill Ponsford.
Architects, Tompkins, Shaw and Evans with Milton Johnson and Associates
Builder, A.V. Jennings Industries Ltd.
Foundation Stone laid by The Duke of Edinburgh March 3, 1967
Opened by Lt Governor Sir Edmund Herring August 9, 1968
Cost £2,315,656 contract price
Capacity 31,000
Demolished in 2002
GREAT SOUTHERN STAND
Erected 1991-92
Architects, Tompkins, Shaw and Evans with Daryl Jackson.
Builder, John Holland Constructions Pty. Ltd.
Opened March 25, 1992 by MCC President Dr Donald Cordner
Cost $142,000,000
Capacity 47,500 including 2000 standing
Still in use
NORTHEN SIDE STAND
Erected 2003-2006
Opened February 17, 2006
Architects, MCG
Builder, Grocon Constructions
Rebuilding of Ponsford Stand, Members Pavilion and Olympic Stand
Capacity 52,500 including 3000 standing
Cost: $465 million
Still in use