• 1915 – Birth of Melville Crombie (ACT 1936/37-1938/39)
• 1972 – Birth of Lea Hansen (ACT 1998/99-1999/00)
• 1990 – Birth of Brendan Duffy (ACT 2017/18-2019/20)
• 2007 – Em Preston makes her ACT Debut
• 2017 – Aiden Blizzard makes his debut as ACT Captain

• 1909 – Birth of John Roseby (ACT 1936/37)
• 1967 – Terry Booth and David Myers make their ACT Debut
• 1993 – Death of Tom O’Connor (ACT 1925/26-1937/38)
• 1993 – 17th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being South Africa
• 1997 – 20th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being South Africa
• 2005 – 28th Prime Minister’s XI match with the opponent being West Indies
• 2012 – New South Wales play Queensland in a Sheffield Shield match at Manuka Oval
• 2018 – Erica Kershaw makes her WBBL Debut

• 1896 – Birth of Babe Curran (ACT 1925/26)
• 1968 – Jack Caldwell and Don Hegarty make their ACT Debut
• 1968 – Graeme Smith makes his debut as ACT Captain
• 1970 – Birth of Chris Cassin (ACT Umpire)
• 1988 – Death of Jack Caldwell (ACT 1968/69)
• 1996 – Michael Dawn makes his ACT Debut
• 1996 – Greg Lemin makes his debut as ACT Captain

Most Runs Australian Premier 1st Grade 2021/22:
631 H Burdon (GC)
601 DR Drew (WT)
540 AM Hardie (Wil)
540 KR Smith (WT)
520 A Grewal (NSb)
501 SJ Truloff (WSQ)
501 HW Wood (Ips)
491 J Cooper (SR)
478 JJ Clayton (UQ)
452 J Brown (NSQ)

Highest Scores Australian Premier 1st Grade 2021/22:
214* DR Drew (WT)
206* KR Smith (WT)
205* NS Virk (Gle)
199 BT Capel (WT)
187* SM Whiteman (Fre)
182* E Peterson (SB)
181 BE Maher (SC)
180* DR Drew (WT)
179* AM Hardie (Wil)
176* BR McDermott (Lin)

Most Wickets Australian Premier 1st Grade 2021/22:
31 SA Milenko (Red)
26 W Sanders (UQ)
23 H McKenzie (SF)
22 L Hope-Shackley (WM), CJ Boyce (Val), DJ Turkich (CN), DM Whyte (Val)
20 MG Spoors (Stu), H Sardar (NSQ)
19 LN O’Connor (BM), W Dhillon (Wil), CD Hinchliffe (ML)

Most Wickets Australian Premier 1st Grade 2021/22:
7-40 HJ Manenti (NT)
7-41 C Kaluthanthri (SR)
7-55 CT Valente (SHSB)
6-24 MJ Turner (Mel)
6-32 HA Martin (Woo)
6-35 AJ Tye (Sca)
6-36 SA Milenko (Red)
6-37 J Wilde (BM)
6-40 JD Chislett (UWA)
6-44 DOD White (UNSW)

Most Dismissals Australian Premier 1st Grade 2021/22:
24 TA Healy (NSQ)
19 LD Pfeffer (Val)
18 AJ Bottega (ML)
17 B Tredget (SF)
16 GD Barnes (Fre), J Curtis (Per), B Faber (SB)
15 R Strickland (SP), H Walker (UQ)
14 L Farrow (Mel), TP Cummins (SU)

 

• 1932 – Harrie Alderton, Ted Gill, Courtney Gribble, Lorne Lees and Norman Parkes make their ACT Debut
• 1982 – Steve Marshall and Peter Woods make their ACT Debut
• 1982 – Birth of Andrew Maher (ACT 2010/11-2012/13)
• 1986 – Birth of Kate Owen (ACT Debut 2009/10)
• 1992 – James Peterson and Scott Vidler make their ACT Debut
• 1993 – Jamie Haynes makes his ACT Debut
• 1993 – Birth of Robbie Trickett (ACT 2019/20)
• 1994 – Paul Gambale makes his ACT Debut
• 1998 – Evan Kellar makes his ACT Debut
• 2000 – Grant Miller makes his ACT Debut
• 2012 – New South Wales play Queensland in a Sheffield Shield match at Manuka Oval
• 2016 – Ben Mitchell makes his ACT Debut
• 2019 – WBBL match at Manuka Oval between Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars

103 years ago the guns fell silent around the world and what was then known as the Great War or the War to end all Wars had come to a conclusion. Today we remember the five ACT cricketers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the defence of their nation.

Cricket in the ACT has had a strong link with the armed forces. In 1916 it was reported that seven members and the scorer of the former Ainslie club had enlisted and either were serving at Gallipoli or in training camps.

ACT Cricketers have served in conflicts starting back to the Boer War through to Vietnam. Two players who later went on to play for the ACT served in the Boer War while another 29 served in World War I. 117 ACT Cricketers served in World War II, four served in Korea, one in Peace Keeping Forces and seven served in Vietnam.

A larger number of ACT 1st Grade cricketers also served in all conflicts including a significant number who played for the Royal Military College while they were part of the ACT 1st Grade competition.

Five ACT Cricketers paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving their nation. Four during World War II and one during the peacekeeping mission in Pakistan.

Mel Crombie

Melville Mahon Crombie was one of the first Canberrans to enlist in the Second World War. He was a qualified accountant who joined the Department of the Interior after gaining first-class honours in mathematics in his leaving certificate.

He was well known in Canberra cricket circles being both the secretary of the Northbourne Cricket Club and the assistant secretary of the ACT Cricket Association. He made his ACT debut in 1936/37 and played six times for the Territory including being a member of the 1938/39 Country Week squad.

On active service he was a member of the 2/19 Battalion after serving as a member of the 3rd Battalion Militia in Australia. After he escaped capture after the fall of Singapore but was later captured in Java. He was made a prisoner of war in Burma and passed away working on the Burma Railway in 1943.

William Worthy

William John Worthy made his ACT debut at the age of just 18 in 1934/35. Born in Yass in 1916, he played for Hall and Ainslie up until the suspension of the grade competition in 1939/40.

He was a bus driver in Canberra and enlisted in the Army in August 1940. He fought on the Kokoda Track with his battalion and rose to the rank of Corporal. Serving in the 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion in Papua New Guinea, he was killed on active service on 26 November 1942 when the Australian force attacked the Japanese stronghold of Gona in Papua.

He is buried in the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery. His twin brother, Leslie Charles Worthy had also died on active service in Papua New Guinea in March of 1942.

Edward Jones

Flight Sargent Edward Lloyd Jones died while flying a RAAF Boomerang operating out of the Strathpine airfield in southern Queensland. He crashed into the sea east of Caloundra on 10 November 1943. He was buried at the Lutwyche Cemetery in Brisbane.

Born in 1917, he played for the ACT in 1940/41 in the final match before representative matches were suspended for the rest of the war. He played for the Ainslie club in the grade competition.

He was formerly a member of the Parliamentary Hansard Staff in the Federal Parliament before moving to Hobart and was formerly a journalist with the Canberra Times and Wagga Advertiser.

Wally “Faf” Hall

Born in Footscray in 1917, Wally “Faf” Hall came to Canberra at the age of 10 when he moved to the capital in 1927 with his parents. His father was part of the Public Service Board on it’s relocation from Melbourne. He attended Telopea Park High School and was a gifted athlete while at and just after leaving school. On several occasions he ran 100 yards in just over 11 seconds at Manuka Oval and also represented the ACT National Football side in Melbourne on one occasion. He played cricket for the St Andrew’s Cricket Club in the sub-district side and from there was selected to play for the ACT on a single occasion in 1934 against Cooma in Cooma.

After he left school he joined the Commonwealth Bank and served in Canberra, Queanbeyan and Darwin. After which he enlisted in the Army in 1940 after being a member of the militia in Canberra after leaving school. He served in the 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion embarking for the Middle East in 1941. He moved with the AIF to Papua where he saw action on the Owen Stanley Ranges on the Kokoda Track. He was killed during combat on 18 November 1942 and he is now buried in the Kokoda War Cemetery.

Robert Nimmo

Robert Harold Nimmo was a member of the first ACT (then Federal Territory) side that played Cooma on Australia Day in 1923. He played for Duntroon in the initial grade competition.

He entered the Royal Military College at Duntroon in 1912 in the second intake. He was awarded the sword of honour as the top student in his intake. He landed on Gallipoli as a troop commander in May 1915 and was evacuated due to illness in August. He served throughout the Palestine campaign in a variety of command appointments.

He returned to Duntroon in 1920 was an instructor at the RMC. He also served in various command positions as a Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel and Brigadier in New Guinea. He was promoted to Major General after the War and appointed a CBE in 1950.

Nimmo died in his sleep of a heart attack in 1966 at Rawalpindi, Pakistan while he was acting as the Chief Military Observer to the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan. He had served in this role from 1950 until his death. He was buried in the ANZAC section of Mount Gravatt cemetery in Brisbane with full military and UN honours.

Manuka Oval Timeline

• 1924 – First recorded sporting event at Manuka Circle Park when Canberra played Duntroon in an Australian Football match. Canberra won 7-9-51 to Duntroon’s 3-8-24.
• 1925 – Concept for Manuka Oval approved by Parliament.
• 1927 – First Soccer match held at Manuka Oval between the Federal Capital Territory and members of the HMS Renown.
• 1927 – First Rugby League match held at Manuka Oval when Federal Rovers played West Queanbeyan.
• 1929 – Manuka Circle Park was transformed into a sports ground a fence was built around the ground.
• 1930 – First cricket match held at the Oval when Dr Neil Blue’s XI played the Federal Capital Territory.
• 1937 – Caretaker’s Cottage constructed.
• 1938 – New Zealand All Blacks play a Canberra representative side in August.
• 1945 – National Sheepdog trials held for the first time at the ground.
• 1947 – Boxing and Wrestling bouts held at the ground.
• 1948 – Great Britain Rugby League side played local side Group 8.
• 1954 – 16,000 schoolchildren attended Manuka Oval for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II.
• 1959 – Exhibition Tennis Matches played at the ground which included Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall.
• 1959 – 10,000 attend the Billy Graham Crusade at the ground.
• 1962 – The original Bradman Pavilion was opened by Sir Donald Bradman at the Prime Minister’s XI match.
• 1979 – ACT Administration decided to develop Manuka Oval primarily for cricket.
• 1983 – The Jack Fingleton Scoreboard was relocated from the MCG and erected at the ground.
• 1987 – Sir Robert Menzies Stand built.
• 1988 – First Women’s One Day International held at the ground – Australia v New Zealand at the 1988 World Cup.
• 1989 – Turf practice wickets laid outside of the Oval.
• 1992 – Bob Hawke Stand built.
• 1992 – First One Day International held at the ground during the World Cup.
• 1996 – ACT Brumbies play a Super 12 match at the venue
• 1998 – First AFL Premiership Match held at the venue when North Melbourne played Port Adelaide.
• 2000 – The new Sir Donald Bradman Stand was completed.
• 2001 – Canberra Raiders play a NRL match at the ground.
• 2012 – Floodlights installed at the ground.
• 2013 – New playing surface installed with improved drainage and irrigation.
• 2015 – WBBL and Big Bash Finals held at the ground.
• 2018 – New Media Centre finished.
• 2019 – First Test Match held at the ground.

Manuka Oval Trivia

• Manuka Oval was originally called Blandfordia Recreation Reserve and then called Manuka Circle Park which was an open field.
• Manuka Oval was only developed as an interim ground pending the development of a National Oval. This Oval was to be developed between Northbourne Avenue and Black Mountain, roughly around where the CSIRO and Barry Drive is now. Construction of the National Oval was started in October 1927 but the Great Depression put a hold on the development as well as many other pieces of construction in the capital. Construction restarted on a “National Sports Ground” in 1937 where members of the FCT Cricket Association and the visiting English side were to plant a tree to commemorate their visit. World War II then stopped the construction again and then the area was acquired by the fledgling Australian National University.
• The Jack Fingleton Scoreboard at Manuka Oval was acquired from the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1982 by the Department of the Capital Territory in 1982. The scoreboard was dedicated by the Governor-General, Sir Ninian Stephen on January 24, 1983 during a match between the ACT and the touring New Zealanders. The scoreboard was resurrected and transported to Manuka Oval for the cost of $110,000 after it was decommissioned at the Melbourne Cricket Ground following the installation of the first electronic scoreboard. It was originally built in 1907 and was initially located at the eastern end of the MCG at a total cost of 852 pounds. The scoreboard was dismantled in January 1982 and then transported to Canberra. The scoreboard has three floors, connected by a staircase and a number changing system featuring a handle driving a bicycle chain around a sprocket that turned over numbers on a fabric roll.
• Manuka Oval has hosted 1 Test Match, 10 Men’s One Day Internationals including 4 World Cup Matches, 8 Women’s One Day Internationals including 1 World Cup Match, 2 Men’s Twenty20 Internationals, 14 Women’s T20 Internationals including 5 World Cup Matches, 11 First-Class Matches, 26 List A Matches, 21 Twenty20 Matches, 5 Youth Test Matches, 1 Youth ODI Match, 3 Women’s First-Class Matches, 41 Women’s List A Matches, and 39 Women’s Twenty20 Matches.
• Manuka Oval is the 118th International Test Match Venue and the 11th Test Match Venue in Australia. The ACT is the final Australian state or territory to host a Test Match.
• Manuka Oval is the 95th International Male ODI Venue and the 12th Male ODI Venue in Australia.
• Manuka Oval is the 67th International Female ODI Venue and the 8th Female ODI Venue in Australia.
• Manuka Oval is the 134th International Male T20 International Venue and the 11th Male T20I Venue in Australia.
• The field size is 167.5m x 138.2m

Highest Manuka Oval Match Attendances

1. PM’s XI v West Indies (22/1/1985)             15,807
2. PM’s XI v West Indies (24/1/1984)             14,484
3. PM’s XI v New Zealand (22/1/1986)          12,700
4. PM’s XI v England (10/11/2006)                 11,859
5. Big Bash League Final (28/1/2015)            11,837
6. Thunder v Hurricanes (9/2/2019)              11,557
7. Australia v West Indies (6/2/2013)            11,548
8. Australia v Sri Lanka (2/2/2019)                 11,388
9. Thunder v Renegades (24/1/2018)            11,319
10. PM’s XI v India (28/1/2004)                         11,300
11. PM’s XI v M.C.C. (6/2/1963)                        11,000
12. Afghanistan v Bangladesh (18/2/2015)     10,972
13. PM’s XI v England (14/1/2014)                    10,939
14. Australia v India (20/1/2016)                      10,922
15. PM’s XI v West Indies (12/12/1996)          10,843
16. Australia v South Africa (19/11/2014)       10,583
17. PM’s XI v West Indies (7/12/2000)             10,498
18. PM’s XI v West Indies (18/2/1961)             10,000

Manuka Oval Curators

1. 1930-1940 – Mr McFurland
2. 1940-1948 – Bill Tickner
3. 1948-1962 – Jack Plummer
4. 1962-1984 – Jim Thompson
5. 1984-1990 – Ron Winter
6. 1990-1994 – Richard Winter
7. 1994-2004 – Greg Brearley
8. 2004-2008 – Marcus Pamplin
9. 2008-2021 – Brad van Dam
10. 2021-Current – Tom Fahey

The following grounds have been used for 1st Grade matches in the ACT Premier Cricket Competitions.

Acton Sports Ground

Other Names: Acton Hockey Ground

Suburb/Locality: Acton

1st Grade Matches: 1922/23-1933/34

Home Teams: Canberra, Acton

Notes: Located inside the old Canberra Racecourse and now resides underneath Lake Burley Griffin in the area between Acton Peninsula and Springbank Island.

 

Acton Sports Ground No.2

Other Names: Acton Flats Sports Field

Suburb/Locality: Acton

1st Grade Matches: 1932/33

Home Teams: Acton

Notes: Now located under Lake Burley Griffin in the area of the West Basin.

 

Ainslie Ground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: in the area now known as Lyneham

1st Grade Matches: 1922/23-1925/26

Home Teams: Ainslie

Notes: The initial Ainslie Cricket Club ground, located on what is now the Lyneham Primary School.

 

Ainslie Oval

Other Names: Alan Ray Oval.

Suburb/Locality: Ainslie

1st Grade Matches: 1938/39-1960/61

Home Teams: Ainslie

Notes: The Ainslie was established in 1935 but only with a concrete wicket. It wasn’t until 1948 that a turf wicket was installed at the ground. The ground wasn’t used for cricket after 1961 as the ground was leased to the Athletics Association. The ground was then used by rugby union and most recently Australian Football. The ground was renamed after Alan Ray, a long time stalwart of the Ainslie Football Club who incidentally also played cricket for the ACT.

 

Albert Park

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Cootamundra (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 2006/07-2007/08

Home Teams: Northern Riverina

Notes: The ground is main cricket ground in Cootamundra.

 

Alexandra Park

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: East Albury (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 1999/00-2006/07

Home Teams: Albury Wodonga

Notes: The ground is the home ground of the East Albury Cricket Club.

 

 

ANU North Oval

Other Names: ANU No.2 Oval

Suburb/Locality: Turner

1st Grade Matches: 1976/77-2020/21

Home Teams: ANU

Notes: Established by the ANU in 1968 in open parklands on the northside of Barry Drive. The area was open parkland established by the Griffin plan in the exact opposite position of Northbourne Oval on the other side of Northbourne Avenue.

 

ANU South Oval

Other Names: University Oval

Suburb/Locality: Acton

1st Grade Matches: 1963/64-2020/21

Home Teams: ANU

Notes: Established by the Australian National University in 1962.

 

Bilson Park

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: North Albury (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 1999/00-2006/07

Home Teams: Albury Wodonga

Notes: The ground is the home ground of the Albury Cricket Club.

 

Birallee Park

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Wodonga (Vic)

Initial 1st Grade Match: 2000/01

Home Teams: Albury & Border

Notes: The ground is the home ground of the Wodonga Raiders Cricket Club.

 

Boomanulla Oval

Other Names: Narrabundah South Oval

Suburb/Locality: Narrabundah

1st Grade Matches: 1965/66-2006/07

Home Teams: Queanbeyan, Ginninderra, Western District

Notes: The ground is named after Indigenous advocate Mervin John “Boominulla” Williams.

 

Brad Haddin Oval

Other Names: Queanbeyan Park, Queanbeyan Town Park

Suburb/Locality: Queanbeyan (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 1923/24-2005/06

Home Teams: Queanbeyan

Notes:  The ground was named after former Australian cricketer Brad Haddin in October 2016.

 

 

 

Bruce Stadium

Other Names: National Athletics Stadium, Canberra Stadium, GIO Stadium

Suburb/Locality: Bruce

1st Grade Matches: 1992/93

Home Teams: N/A

Notes: Hosted only two 1st Grade matches, one as a test for the upcoming Limited Overs Final and the Limited Overs Final itself. The ground was later renamed Canberra Stadium and then GIO Stadium when they took on the naming rights sponsorship of the stadium. The Stadium was built in 1977 for the Pacific Conference Games. The Stadium was converted to it’s current rectangular format in 1990.

 

Bunton Park

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: North Albury (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 1999/00-2001/02

Home Teams: Albury & Border, North Albury

Notes: The ground is home to the North Albury Cricket Club.

 

Canberra Grammar School Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Red Hill

1st Grade Matches: 2003/04-2011/12

Home Teams: ACT Under 19s

 

Capitol Hill Camp Ground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: area now known as Capitol Hill

1st Grade Matches: 1928/29

Home Teams: Manuka

Notes: The Capitol Hill Camp was located on the southern side of Capitol Hill and has now been replaced by the southern entrance to New Parliament House. The Capitol Hill Ground is located in what is now York Park in Barton.

 

Chisholm No.1 Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Chisholm

1st Grade Matches: 1987/88-2020/21

Home Teams: Tuggeranong Valley

 

Curtin Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Curtin

1st Grade Matches: 1969/70

Home Teams: South Woden

 

 

 

Deakin Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Deakin

1st Grade Matches: 1964/65-1986/87

Home Teams: Woden, Tuggeranong Valley

Notes: The ground is no longer used for cricket after being converted to a rectangular ground for exclusive use by Association Football.

 

Deakin West Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Deakin

1st Grade Matches: 1987/88-1988/89

Home Teams: Woden Valley, Eastlake (lower grades)

 

Dickson Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Dickson

1st Grade Matches: 1967/68-1973/74

Home Teams: Northern Suburbs, North Canberra-Gungahlin (lower grades). The ground has since had it’s turf pitches removed.

 

East Queanbeyan Park

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: East Queanbeyan (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 1946/47

Home Teams: Queanbeyan

Notes: A concrete cricket pitch was established in 1935.

 

Ex-Servicemen’s No.1 Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Griffith (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 2007/08-2009/10

Home Teams: Griffith & Leeton, Riverina Colts

 

Fernhill Ground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: the area now known as Lyneham

1st Grade Matches: 1926/27-1929/30

Home Teams: Ainslie United, Ainslie

Notes: The Fernhill property was located along Mackennal Street in Lyneham at the back of the current St Ninian’s Church in Lyneham. The property was resumed by the government in 1958 to make way for the development of Lyneham.

 

 

 

Freebody Oval

Other Names: Freebody No.1 Oval

Suburb/Locality: Queanbeyan (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 1991/92-2020/21

Home Teams: Queanbeyan

Notes: The Freebody Oval precinct was named after former Mayor W.B. Freebody.

 

Haig Park

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Ainslie

1st Grade Matches: 1932/33-1937/38

Home Teams: Ainslie

Notes: Haig Park was established in 1921 as the “East-West Shelter Break” with it’s prime function to protect the new Civic Centre from wind and dust. The park was named after Earl Douglas Haig who commanded the British Empire Forces in World War I. The ground is now located in the grounds of Merici College.

 

Hall Showground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Hall

1st Grade Matches: 1922/23-1939/40

Home Teams: Hall

Notes: The ground still exists and is located on the corner of Victoria and Gladstone Streets in the village of Hall. The Hall Showgrounds hosted the Canberra Show from 1927 to 1963.

 

Harrison No.2 Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Harrison

1st Grade Matches: 2013/14-2018/19

Home Teams: North Canberra-Gungahlin

 

Hostel Camp Ground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: In the area now known as Yarralumla, then known as Westlake.

1st Grade Matches: 1923/24-1925/26

Home Teams: Hostel

Notes: The Hostel Camp was located in what is now known as Stirling Park and the current embassy sites. The camp was pulled down in 1927.

 

Jamison Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Macquarie

1st Grade Matches: 2004/05-2020/21

Home Teams: Western District

 

 

 

Kaleen Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Kaleen

1st Grade Matches: 1984/85-2008/09

Home Teams: Ginninderra, Western District

 

Keith Tournier Memorial Oval

Other Names: Majura Oval

Suburb/Locality: Ainslie

1st Grade Matches: 1973/74-2020/21

Home Teams: Northern Suburbs, North Canberra-Gungahlin

Notes: The ground was named after Keith Tournier in 2007. Keith was a stalwart of the Northern Suburbs and North Canberra-Gungahlin Cricket Clubs.

 

Kenmore Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Kenmore (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 2004/05-2007/08

Home Teams: Goulburn

Notes: The ground is located in the grounds of the old Kenmore Hospital.

 

Kingston Oval

Other Names: Eastlake Oval

Suburb/Locality: Kingston

1st Grade Matches: 1922/23-2020/21

Home Teams: Eastlake, Kingston, Eastern Suburbs, South Canberra/Eastlake

Notes: The ground was renamed Kingston Oval after the area was renamed to Kingston from Eastlake.

 

Kippax No.1 Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Holt

1st Grade Matches: 1979/80-2020/21

Home Teams: Ginninderra

 

Kippax No.2 Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Holt

1st Grade Matches: 2007/08-2016/17

Home Teams: Ginninderra

 

Lavington Sports Ground

Other Names: Lavington Panthers Oval

Suburb/Locality: Lavington (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 2005/06-2008/09

Home Teams: Albury Wodonga

Notes: The ground is the home to the Lavington Panthers Cricket Club.

 

Lindwall Oval

Other Names: Marist College Oval

Suburb/Locality: Pearce

1st Grade Matches: 2011/12-2019/20

Home Teams: Eastlake

Note: The ground is located in the grounds of Marist College. It was named after former Australian fast bowler Ray Lindwall in 1990.

 

Manuka Oval

Other Names: Manuka Circle Park, StarTrack Oval, UNSW Canberra Oval

Suburb/Locality: Manuka

1st Grade Matches: 1929/30-2019/20

Home Teams: Manuka

 

Margaret Donoghue Sportsground

Other Names: Dairy Farmers Park, Margaret Donoghue Oval

Suburb/Locality: Queanbeyan (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 1979/80-1988/89

Home Teams: Queanbeyan

Notes: The ground is now solely used by Australian Football.

 

Mark Taylor Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Leeton (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 2006/07-2009/10

Home Teams: Griffith & Leeton, Leeton, Riverina Colts

 

Martin Park

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Wodonga

1st Grade Matches: 1999/00

Home Teams: Albury & Border

Notes: The ground is home to the Wodonga Cricket Club.

 

Narrabundah Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Narrabundah

1st Grade Matches: 1957/58-1963/64

Home Teams: Kingston

Notes: Part of the ground was resumed to build the Narrabundah Primary School.

 

Neil Bulger Oval

Other Names: Freebody No.2 Oval

Suburb/Locality: Queanbeyan

1st Grade Matches: 2012/13-2020/21

Home Teams: Queanbeyan

Notes: The ground was renamed after Neil Bulger, former ACT and Queanbeyan allrounder in 2015.

 

No.2 STT Ground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Kingston

1st Grade Matches: 1946/47

Home Teams: Kingston

Notes: The ground was used by the No.2 School of Technical Training (RAAF) located in Kingston which operated from 1939 to 1945. The No.2 STT used the facilities of the Canberra Technical Workshops located in the Kingston Workshops along Wentworth Avenue.

 

North Canberra Recreation Ground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: South Ainslie

1st Grade Matches: 1930/31-1932/33

Home Teams: Ainslie

Notes: Although the exact location of the ground is unknown, it is believed to be in the vicinity of the Ainslie Primary School around Elder Street in Ainslie.

 

Northbourne Camp Ground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Braddon

1st Grade Matches: 1926/27

Home Teams: Ainslie United

Notes: The Northbourne Camps were located near the trees located in Haig Park on the northside of the Civic Centre. The camp was established in March 1926 and dismantled in 1928. The ground is now part of the grounds of Merici College.

 

Northbourne Oval

Other Names: Northbourne Sports Ground, Rugby League Park

Suburb/Locality: Braddon

1st Grade Matches: 1925/26-1975/76

Home Teams: Northbourne, City

Notes: The first enclosed ground established in Canberra. The ground was leased by Rugby League in 1976 and then longer used for cricket. The ground now serves as the headquarters of the Canberra Raiders Rugby League team.

 

O’Connor Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: O’Connor

1st Grade Matches: 1968/69-1994/95

Home Teams: Western District, ANU (lower grades)

 

 

 

Phillip District Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Phillip

1st Grade Matches: 1974/75-1978/79

Home Teams: South Woden, Weston Creek Molonglo (lower grades)

Notes: The grandstand at the ground was built in 1989 and named after Michael O’Connor, the former dual international footballer. The grandstand was designed by Enrico Taglietti, the award winning architect.

 

Phillip Oval

Other Names: Football Park, EPC Solar Park

Suburb/Locality: Phillip

1st Grade Matches: 1974/75-2020/21

Home Teams: South Woden, Woden, Woden Valley

Notes: Now the home of Cricket ACT, the ground was renamed EPC Solar Park in 2020.

 

Queanbeyan Showground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Queanbeyan (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 1930/31-1932/33

Home Teams: Queanbeyan

Notes: The Showground was originally laid out in plans in 1863.

 

Raby No.2 Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Raby (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 2009/10

Home Teams: Newcastle XI

 

Red Hill Ground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Red Hill

1st Grade Matches: 1925/26

Home Teams: McCarthy’s XI

Notes: The Red Hill Ground was situated at the northern end of what is Latrobe Park located in what is now Deakin.

 

Reid Oval

Other Names: Reid Park

Suburb/Locality: Reid

1st Grade Matches: 1933/34-1988/89

Home Teams: Northbourne, Turner, City, North Canberra-Gungahlin (lower grades), Ginninderra (lower grades)

 

 

 

RMC Oval No.1

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Duntroon

1st Grade Matches: 1922/23-1985/86

Home Teams: Cadets, Duntroon, RMC, Combined Services, RMC Staff

Notes: The ground held the first turf wicket in the ACT. The turf wicket was removed in 2015 when the ground was used as a base for the construction of the Majura Parkway. The turf wicket was replaced with a synthetic wicket.

 

RMC Oval No.2

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Duntroon

1st Grade Matches: 1948/49-1955/56

Home Teams: RMC, Combined Services, RMC Staff

Notes: The ground has been replaced with touch football fields.

 

RMC Oval No.3

Other Names: Alamein Oval

Suburb/Locality: Duntroon

1st Grade Matches: 1949/50-1956/57

Home Teams: RMC, RMC Staff, Combined Services

 

RMC Oval No.4

Other Names: Scheyville Field

Suburb/Locality: Duntroon

1st Grade Matches: 1962/63

Home Teams: N/A

 

Robertson Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Wagga Wagga (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 2000/01-2009/10

Home Teams: Wagga Wagga

Notes: The ground is the premier cricket ground in Wagga Wagga and has been used for first-class cricket.

 

Rosedale Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Warwick Farm (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 2009/10

Home Teams: Newcastle XI

Notes: The ground is the home ground of the Fairfield-Liverpool Cricket Club.

 

 

 

Rowen Park

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Tallangatta (Vic)

1st Grade Matches: 1999/00

Home Teams: Albury & Border

Notes: The ground is the home ground of the Tallangatta Cricket Club.

 

Seiffert Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Goulburn (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 1999/00-2008/09

Home Teams: Goulburn

Notes: The ground is the main cricket ground located in Goulburn.

 

South Eastlake Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Eastlake

1st Grade Matches: 1927/28

Home Teams: South Eastlake

Notes: The South Eastlake Oval was located near the present day intersection of Leeton and Mildura Streets in Kingston.

 

Stirling Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Stirling

1st Grade Matches: 1979/80-2020/21

Home Teams: Weston Creek Molonglo

 

Telopea Park School Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Barton

1st Grade Matches: 1926/27-1946/47

Home Teams: Capitol Hill, Kingston

 

Tim Doolan Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Harden (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 2006/07-2007/08

Home Teams: Northern Riverina

 

 

 

Turner Oval

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Turner

1st Grade Matches: 1947/48-1964/65

Home Teams: Turner

Notes: The ground was established as part of the proposed National Sports Centre but the rest of the complex was never developed. The ground was located in the corner of what is now the ANU Campus at the intersection of what is now Barry Drive and Clunies Ross Street. In 1965 the ground was redeveloped and is now part of the ANU’s Science Precinct. The David Craig Building was built on the site of the oval.

 

Victoria Park

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Yass (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 2000/01

Home Teams: N/A

 

Wagga Wagga Cricket Ground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Wagga Wagga (NSW)

1st Grade Matches: 1999/00-2006/07

Home Teams: 1999/00-2006/07

 

Westlake Camp Ground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: In the area now known as Yarralumla

1st Grade Matches: 1926/27-1927/28

Home Teams: Westlake

Notes: The Westlake Camp Ground is now located under Lake Burley Griffin in the West Basin.

 

Westridge Ground

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: In the area now known as Yarralumla

1st Grade Matches: 1922/23-1926/27

Home Teams: Westridge

Notes: The Westridge Ground was located along the Cotter Road, 2 miles from the Hotel Canberra (now the Hyatt Hotel Canberra). The present location for the ground is between Weston Street and the current Forestry Oval in Yarralumla.

 

York Park

Other Names: N/A

Suburb/Locality: Barton

1st Grade Matches: 1929/30-1948/49

Home Teams: Manuka

Notes: York Park was named to commemorate the visit of the Duke of York (later King George VI) to Canberra in 1927 to open the provisional Parliament House. The ground originally contained three cricket grounds but is now the home to office development and car parks.