Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Establishment | 1876 [1] |
| Capacity | 20,000[2] |
| Owner | Newcastle District Cricket Association |
| Operator | Cricket NSW |
| Tenants | New South Wales |
| End names | |
| Parry Street End National Park End |
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| International information | |
| As of August 19, 2014 Source: No. 1 Sports Ground |
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Number 1 Sports Ground is a multi-use stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, and has a nominated capacity of approximately 20,000.
Cricket
It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The ground first hosted First-class cricket in 1981 when New South Wales played Queensland. Ground was for many years a stopover on the tour itinerary for many visiting teams as they faced the Northern New South Wales XI. In 1981/82 the ground was allocated a Sheffield Shield match when the SCG was unavailable, and healthy crowds saw No.1 then become host to at least one first-class fixture per year.[3]
Newcastle District Cricket Association also use the Sports Ground for 1st grade matches. It is used primarily for the grand final held every March. In March 2009, Belmont DCC defeated Toronto Workers Kookaburras at the ground to win the premiership.[4]
As of 2014, 20 First-class matches had been played at the ground, the last in 2009.[5] Ground will play host to a match between New South Wales Blues against Western Australia Warriors in Sheffield Shield played from February 25 to 28 .
Other Sports
No. 1 Sports Ground is currently used for Australian rules football, cricket and rugby league and has been used for athletics, rugby union and association football at various times. It also hosts the local rugby league and Australian rules football grand finals each year, and is currently used as a home ground by the Newcastle City Australian rules football and cricket clubs.
Attendance records
Top 5 Sports Attendance Records
| No. | Date | Teams | Sport | Competition | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 February 2007 | New South Wales v. South Australia | Cricket | T20 | 10,652 |
| 2 | 12 March 2005 | Sydney Swans v. Collingwood Magpies | Australian rules football | AFL (preseason) | 5,002 |
| 3 | 24 October 2004 | New South Wales v. Tasmania | Cricket | ING Cup | 3,816 |
| 4 | 13 March 2004 | Sydney Swans v. Essendon Bombers | Australian rules football | AFL (preseason) | 3,405 |
| 5 | 18 March 2006 | Sydney Swans v. St Kilda Saints | Australian rules football | AFL (preseason) | 3,203 |
Last updated on the 13 of July 2014
References
- ↑ Other matches played
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Venues confirmed for 2003-04 domestic season
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground at Austadiums
- cricinfo
- cricketarchive
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