Matches (11)
IPL (3)
SL vs AFG [A-Team] (1)
ENG v PAK (W) (1)
County DIV1 (4)
County DIV2 (2)
Day-night cricket was a Packer innovation and one which saved World Series Cricket. The first such match took place on December 14, 1977 and was sparsely attended, but the idea caught on quickly and by the second season – 1978-79 – even the Supertestswere played partially under lights.
Day-night cricket at Melbourne's VFL ParkESPNcricinfo Ltd
A drop-in pitch at Melbourne's VFL Park. One of the main innovations forced on Packer by the unavailability of major grounds was the hiring of non-cricket stadia. To get round the problems of pitch quality, Packer's groundsmen devised drop-in pitches, November 1977
A drop-in pitch at Melbourne's VFL ParkESPNcricinfo Ltd