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Melbourne Cricket Club - Definition and Overview

The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) is a sporting club based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1838.

It's principal role is management and development of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, control of which is vested in the MCC by the government appointed MCG Trust and an Act of Parliament. This also guarantees the club's occupation of about 20 per cent of the stadium for its Members Reserve.

As well as cricket, the MCC is also an umbrella organisation for other sports - golf, lacrosse, baseball, tennis, lawn bowls, shooting, hockey and squash.

Membership

It has the biggest membership of any sporting club in Australia, with more than 80,000 members and between 10,000 and 15,000 people nominated for membership annually. There are nearly 190,000 people on the waiting list.

Example Usage of Melbourne

FairyDcarl: Melbourne score five late tries to finally put away plucky Cronulla - Fox Sports http://bit.ly/YHRJb
AJLawang: Lovin the freebiez! my stomach and my mo thank you @GrilldBurgers #Melbourne
bookmein_com: See Melbourne come alive this evening @ the official christmas tree lighting ceremony. 6.30pm, City Square. Kate Ceberano, Ricki Lee & Santa
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