Oakes Oval

Oakes Oval

Ground information
Location	Lismore, Australia
Establishment	1934 (first recorded match)
Capacity	10,000-12,000[1]
End names
Northern End Southern End
Domestic team information
New South Wales (1979–2006)
As of 21 October 2011 Source: Ground profile

Oakes Oval (known prior to 1957 as the Recreation Ground) is a cricket ground in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. The first recorded match on the ground came in 1934 when Richmond River Colts played New South Wales Colts.^[2] The ground held matches in the 1978 and 1979 World Series Cricket.^[2] It held its first first-class match in 1979 when New South Wales played Queenslands in the Sheffield Shield. The next first-class match to be staged there came in 1991 when New South Wales played the touring Indians. A further first-class match was held there in the 2006 Pura Cup between New South Wales and Victoria.^[3] A single List A match has been played there, which came in 1992 when New South Wales played the touring West Indians.^[4]

A single Women's One Day International was played there in 1993 when Australia Women played New Zealand Women.^[5] Other sports to be played at the ground include both rugby union and rugby league, as well as soccer.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Ground profile: Oakes Oval". ESPNcricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/ground/56423.html. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Other matches played on Oakes Oval, Lismore". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/102_misc.html. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
3. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Oakes Oval, Lismore". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/102_f.html. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
4. ^ "List A Matches played on Oakes Oval, Lismore". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/102_a.html. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
5. ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Oakes Oval, Lismore". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/102_wo.html. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 

External links

• Oakes Oval at ESPNcricinfo
• Oakes Oval at CricketArchive

Coordinates: 28°48′38.28″S 153°16′52.88″E / 28.8106333°S 153.2813556°E / -28.8106333; 153.2813556