35. Jarrod Kimber & The MCG

This week's guest is the broadcaster Jarrod Kimber and Jarrod has nominated The Melbourne Cricket Ground as his ground jewel.

A Melburnian to his core Jarrod was the perfect guest to discuss this iconic and important stadium. For a long time, the world'd largest cricket ground, the MCG has hosted two Cricket World Cup Finals and was the birth place of both Test cricket and ODI cricket.

Not content with being one of the world's most important cricket venues 'The G' as it's locally known is also the spiritual home of Aussie Rules football and was the first stadium in the Southern Hemisphere to host an Olympic Games. The MCG was known for its vast and partisan Great Southern Stand, and in particular the raucous Bay 13, where only the bravest opposition fieldsman would dare venture.

In recent times, the MCG has become world renowned for its Boxing Day Test match but Jarrod was able to tell us so much more as he kindly shared his experiences of watching Sheffield Shield cricket and VFL/AFL games at 'The G'.

I hope you enjoy this special episode.

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Hosted by sports author James Dixon ('The Fix' & 'World in Union') the Ground Jewels podcast is dedicated to celebrating the deep connections individuals have with their favorite sports grounds.

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