Bankstown Oval

Bankstown Oval

Bankstown Oval in 2015
Ground information
Location	Bankstown, New South Wales
Capacity	8,000
Tenants	Bankstown DCC (1951–present)
International information
First women's Test	22 February 2003:  Australia v  England
Last women's Test	22 February 2011:  Australia v  England
First WODI	5 November 1997:  Australia v  New Zealand
Last WODI	21 March 2009:  Australia v  India
As of 7 September 2020 Source: Cricinfo

Bankstown Oval (also known as Bankstown Memorial Oval)^[1] is a multi-purpose stadium located in Bankstown, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and has been used by New South Wales, particularly for one day matches. It has also hosted 4 first class games in the Sheffield Shield. Its pavilion is named after Australian Test batsmen Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh, who both appeared for the Bankstown District Cricket Club. It hosted a Women's Ashes test on England's 2002/3 tour and again in January 2010. The ground has also been used for local AFL matches. The stadium currently has a capacity of 8,000 people.

In the 1940s and 1950s it was the home ground of Bankstown Soccer Club, the predecessor to Bankstown City FC.

References

1. Bankstown Council Sporting Facilities Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Bankstown Council

External links

• Bankstown Oval at Austadiums

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