The Adelaide Oval Scoreboard, completed in 1911, is an excellent example of an architect's solution to a potentially mundane commission. The highlight of a 90 minute tour of the Adelaide Oval is the ten-minute visit into the gizzards of the historic scoreboard. Adelaide Oval’s new blend of heritage and modern facilities is striking and memorable. The redeveloped Adelaide Oval offers a unique blend of new and old, carefully integrating the latest in stadium design with famous features such as the heritage scoreboard, century-old Moreton Bay Fig trees, the grassed northern mound and more. Adelaide has been a revelation of sorts for cricket stadiums, where its features have gradually improved. The Adelaide Oval remains one of cricket's most picturesque Test venues despite recent developments to increase the capacity and upgrade the facilities. (If anyone's wondering about Clem Hill's nose operation, apparently he had had surgery while on tour in England. In 1884, it played host to its first Test cricket match, between Australia and England (unfortunately, we lost!) Born 145 years ago in 1871, the Adelaide Oval was born after the formation of the South Australian Cricket Association. Explore the wide range of experiences on offer at Adelaide Oval. The Adelaide Oval scoreboard operates over four storeys and represented a significant innovation in the detail and layout of the match information. Photo and info sourced from The Turbulent Years of Australian Cricket, 1893 - 1917 by Jack Pollard. Adelaide Oval is known for its heritage scoreboard and a multi-million dollar transformation into a modern stadium. 'He lost weight and strength during an extended stay in hospital and was only a shadow… Yet, in the case of the football finals, it takes up a huge amount of space when 53,000 people are jammed into the rest of the Oval. Adelaide Oval is widely regarded as the most picturesque sporting grounds in the world with the northern aspect featuring St Peters Cathedral rising behind the famous heritage scoreboard. The Adelaide Oval scoreboard, designed by architect Kenneth Milne, began service on November 3, 1911. The Cathedral end vista, including the scoreboard, is what identifies the ground as Adelaide’s. Also in 1911, South Australia flexed its Australian football muscle at Adelaide Oval by winning the Australasian Football Council Carnival by beating Victoria 11-11 to 5-4 in the final match. Humble beginnings. Nothing more. Experience Adelaide Oval. The manually operated scoreboard was designed by architect Kenneth Milne and began service on 3 November 1911. The Adelaide Oval was among the first to have got a picket fence surrounding the stadium as early as 1900. (Angus & Robertson, 1987.) The Adelaide Oval scoreboard tells us the score. Go behind the scenes on a Stadium Tour, embark on a thrilling RoofClimb adventure or book into Oval Hotel, a one of a kind accommodation experience anywhere in the world.