Berri Oval

{{Short description|Cricket ground in South Australia}}

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{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Berri Oval

| nickname =

| country = Australia

| image = BerriFromScenicLookout.JPG

| location = Berri, Australia

| establishment = 1961 (first recorded match)

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| international = true

| onlyodidate = 13 March

| onlyodiyear = 1992

| onlyodihome = Sri Lanka

| onlyodiaway = West Indies

| end1 =

| end2 =

| club1 =

| year1 =

| date = 21 October

| year = 2011

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/37.html Ground profile

}}

Berri Oval is a cricket ground in the town of Berri, South Australia, Australia.

The first recorded match on the ground came when South Australia Country XI played the touring West Indians in 1961.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/37_misc.html|title=Other matches played on Berri Oval|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=20 October 2011}} A number of Youth One Day Internationals were held at the ground in the late 1980s.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/37_uo.html|title=Youth One-Day International Matches played on Berri Oval|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 October 2011}}

Having never previously held a senior cricket match, it was selected as venue for the 1992 Cricket World Cup, staging a One Day International between Sri Lanka and the West Indies.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/37_o.html|title=One-Day International Matches played on Berri Oval|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 October 2011}} This match, which is also the only List A game to be staged there,{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/37_a.html|title=List A Matches played on Berri Oval|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 October 2011}} resulted in a West Indies win by 91 runs.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/55/55590.html|title=Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1992 Cricket World Cup|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 October 2011}} Senior cricket hasn't returned to the ground since.

In the summer, it is home to the local cricket club the Berri Demons, while in the winter, the football club (also known as the Demons) plays there.

In August 2003, Greek football club Panathinaikos played the Australian Australs at the ground as part of the International Soccer Challenge.{{cite web |url=http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2003-04-14/greek-soccer-challenge-to-draw-a-crowd/1836272?pfm=sm|title=Greek soccer challenge to draw a crowd|work=ABC News|access-date=4 December 2017}}

The oval has also seen three Australian Football League (AFL) preseason games played, all three of which featured Adelaide. The opponents were Geelong (1998), Port Adelaide (2004) and Hawthorn (2009).

Numerous SANFL matches have also been played at the Berri Oval.