Albert Cricket Ground

Coordinates: 37°50′43″S 144°58′39″E / 37.84528°S 144.97750°E / -37.84528; 144.97750
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Albert Cricket Ground, also known as the Albert Reserveand Warehouseman's Cricket Ground , is the home of the Victoria cricket team, in St Kilda, in Melbourne, Victoria.

Tennis

In 1905 the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground hosted the first edition of the Australian Open. Rodney Heath defeated fellow Australian Arthur Curtis in four sets to claim the title.

Matches

Albert Cricket Ground has hosted a number of first class cricket and one day cricket matches involving international touring sides. The first was in December 1925, between the Victoria and New South Wales Colts. No further first-class matches were played there until the 1970s when Women's Cricket came the ground.[1] The Ground has also hosted Rose Bowl series Women's One Day International matches in 1988-89,[2] 1990-91,[3] and on three occasions in 1999-2000.[4][5][6][7][8] The ground has also hosted one Women'ss Test match, in January 1979.[9]

In 2003, the ground hosted a tour match for South Africa A,[10] and a two-match series between Bushrangers and South Australia.[11] The Tasmanian Tigers also faced Victoria later that year.[12] Australia and New Zealand faced each other in the Rose bowl series in 2004, each team securing one victory.[13][14] A Youth Test was also played there between New Zealand Young Crickets and Australia Under-19s in February 1986,[15] and two Youth-ODI matches.[16]

Records

The highest partnership scored on the ground was 77 for the seventh wicket in 1978,[17] and one five-wicket haul has been taken that same year, 6/119,[18] with 10/137 being the most wickets taken in a match.[19]

Notes

  1. ^ "Other matches played on Albert Ground, Melbourne". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  2. ^ "12th match: Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Melbourne, Dec 10, 1988". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. ^ "3rd ODI: Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Melbourne, Jan 20, 1991". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  4. ^ "1st ODI: Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Melbourne, Feb 6, 2000". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  5. ^ "2nd ODI: Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Perth, Feb 8, 2000". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  6. ^ "3rd ODI: Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Perth, Feb 9, 2000". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  7. ^ Eyre, Rick (February 6, 2000). "Australia go one-up in Rose Bowl". CricInfo. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  8. ^ Eyre, Rick (February 8, 2000). "Australia regain the Rose Bowl". CricInfo. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  9. ^ "Women's Test Matches played on Albert Ground, Melbourne". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  10. ^ "South Africa A to travel to Australia for April series". CricInfo. February 6, 2003. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  11. ^ "Bushrangers to play South Australia". CricInfo. October 27, 2003. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  12. ^ "Selectors name Cricket Australia Cup team". CricInfo. November 27, 2003. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  13. ^ "Australia secure the Rose Bowl". CricInfo. February 25, 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  14. ^ "New Zealanders complete 34-run win". CricInfo. December 2, 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  15. ^ "Youth Test Matches played on Albert Ground, Melbourne". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  16. ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played on Albert Ground, Melbourne". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  17. ^ "Albert Ground, Melbourne - Highest Partnership for Each Wicket in Women's Test cricket". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  18. ^ "Albert Ground, Melbourne - Five Wickets in an Innings in Women's Test cricket". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  19. ^ "Albert Ground, Melbourne - Most Wickets in a Match in Women's Test cricket". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-26.

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