The East Melbourne Cricket Ground (EMCG) was a sports venue located at the corner of Wellington Parade and Jolimont Parade, in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The ground adjoined the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and was not that far from Richmond Football Club's Punt Road Oval, all three grounds being cited in the area formerly known as Captain Lonsdale's Cow Paddock, now Yarra Park.
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