1864 Melbourne Cricket GroundA lively illustration of an early cricket match on 1st January 1864 at the MCG. The match depicted was between the Victoria cricket team and George Parr's touring All England Eleven. This was the second tour by an English team to Australia. Judging by the size of the crowd this was a much anticipated event. In 1862 the first match between England and Victoria at the MCG attracted a crowd estimated to be around 25,000. The grandstand accommodated 6,000

A group of three boys

Published as part of Victoria's sesquicentenary celebrations

At the end of Bourke Street is Parliament House with St

A little further on the right we see Elgin House (still there)

and the ES&A Gothic Bank on the corner of Collins and Queen Streets over to the left

Onkaparinga

through the Turning Basin

Flinders Lane is also visible running parallel with Flinders Street

with Flinders Street in the foreground

Crossing from left to right at the southern end of Flagstaff Gardens is La Trobe Street

This is over brick walls

Several men are working on the dredges and another man wearing a hat is standing on boardwalk l