What is the Adelaide Oval scoreboard?
The Adelaide Oval scoreboard is a heritage-listed, manually operated scoreboard built in 1911. It stands on the northern mound of the ground and is still updated by hand during cricket and football matches.
The scoreboard was designed by architect Kenneth Milne and features a distinctive clock tower. It was built with a wooden frame and has been carefully preserved during the ground's redevelopment.
Scorers inside the scoreboard change the numbers by hand, sliding metal plates into place to show runs, wickets and players' scores. The process requires concentration and teamwork, especially during busy periods of play.
Part of the ground's charm
The scoreboard is one of the features that give Adelaide Oval its traditional atmosphere. Along with the Moreton Bay fig trees on the northern mound and views of St Peter's Cathedral, it makes the ground one of the most attractive in the world.
Visitors can see inside the scoreboard as part of guided tours of Adelaide Oval. The tours explain how the scoreboard is operated and its history.
Adelaide Oval was redeveloped from 2011 to 2014 to host Australian rules football, but the historic scoreboard was kept. Electronic scoreboards elsewhere in the ground also provide replays and statistics.
Did You Know?
Adelaide Oval also hosts the RoofClimb, which allows visitors to climb the stadium's roof.