Major Adelaide Oval upgrade announced

Adelaide Oval will boost its seating capacity to 50,000 after a deal was struck to provide the ground with a major upgrade. The venue will retain the hill at the northern end, the century-old scoreboard and the pavilion-style nature of the ground.

One of the major developments from the agreement between the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA), the South Australian government and the South Australian National Football League, is that it should lead to AFL matches being played at the ground.

"The agreement is a great result for cricket," Ian McLachlan, the SACA president, said. "Adelaide Oval is internationally recognised as one of the greatest Test grounds in the world and an increased capacity of 50,000 will better position SACA to secure more international cricket matches, including Twenty20."