Trumper Park Oval

Trumper Park Oval is a sporting oval in Paddington, New South Wales.

The oval is located at the corner of Glenmore Road & Hampden Street, Paddington and is named in honour of Victor Trumper. The oval caters for cricket as well as Australian Rules and athletics. A series of walking trails connect surrounding streets.

History

Originally named Hampden Park Oval, the ground was built on a reclaimed swamp (Glenmore Brook runs down and under its middle), an old quarry and a garbage dump. It had to be built up by as much as 13 feet in some places in order to turn it into a cricket oval. It was named in honour of Viscount Hampden, Governor of New South Wales (1895-99) - Hampden Street alongside the park was originally named Ebenezer Street.

At the opening of the oval there was a great demonstration of community feeling - the owners of produce stores gave bags of potatoes, butchers in the district gave a sheep each, bakers gave bread and grocers gave jams and tea. A bullock was roasted whole and various games were held, including a fancy dress cricket match in which Trumper played.

The name of park was changed in 1931 to honour one of Paddington's cricketing heroes, Victor Trumper ( 1877-1915).

Current Sporting Teams

The oval is currently home to the following sporting goups;
* UTS Australian Football Club
* Eastern Suburbs Juniors
* Eastern Suburbs Junior Athletics
* Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club

tands

In its present configuration the Frank Dixon grandstand is a single, ground level grandstand. The grandstand was reduced in size in the mid 80's to refelct the current useage.
* Frank Dixon Stand - Built 1936 - General public admission.

External links

* [http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/services/parks/parks_and_playgrounds_by_alphabet/trumper_park_oval Woollahra Municipal Council - Trumper Park Oval]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=trumper+park&sll=-33.88228,151.233952&sspn=0.014768,0.025578&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17 Google Maps satellite image of Trumper Park]