Robertson Oval
{{Short description|Sports ground in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Robertson Oval
| nickname =
| image = Aerial view of Robertson Oval in Wagga Wagga.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Aerial view of Robertson Oval, post redevelopment
| location = Edward Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|35|7|6|S|147|22|20|E|display=it}}
| opened = First recorded cricket match 1878
| renovated = 2013{{cite news|last=Malone|first=Matt|title=Power effusive about Robertson Oval upgrade|url=http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/1269484/power-effusive-about-robertson-oval-upgrade/|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Daily Advertiser|date=31 January 2013}}
| expanded =
| closed =
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| owner = Wagga Wagga City Council (grounds)
Wagga Tigers (clubrooms) {{cite web|url=http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/city-of-wagga-wagga/recreation/sports-grounds/robertson-oval|title=Robertson Oval|publisher=Wagga Wagga City Council}}
| operator = New South Wales Cricket Association
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost =
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| tenants = New South Wales cricket team
| seating_capacity = 9,000{{cite web |title=Robertson Oval |url=https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/robertson-oval |website=Austadiums |access-date=10 November 2022}}
}}
The Robertson Oval is a multi-use sports facility in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. It primarily hosts cricket, Australian rules football and rugby league matches. A grass embankment runs around three-quarters of the oval with a 350-seat grandstand and social club on western side of the ground. Plans are in place for a 3–5 million dollar redevelopment of the arena. As the oval is located in the heart of Wagga Wagga CBD, the AFL and New South Wales Cricket Association will use the oval after redevelopment preferring it to other regional venues.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/757399.html?CMP=chrome Wagga Wagga to make Sheffield Shield debut]
Teams
- Wagga Tigers – Aussie Rules, Riverina Football League
- Hosts matches for various teams from the Wagga Cricket League
NOTE: The playing surface is currently too small to host top-class cricket and AFL matches, something the redevelopment will address.{{cite web|url=http://www.waggaguide.com.au/?id=premiersportingvenue|title=Wagga Guide - Upgrade of Robertson Oval}}
History
File:Robertson Oval panorama.jpg of Robertson Oval in 2009]]
File:ANZAC Day Commemorative Games Wagga Tigers v Collingullie GP Demons at Robertson Oval (4).jpg
A cricket match between Wagga Wagga and an Australian XI on 8 March 1878 is the first recorded First-Grade cricket match at the Robertson Oval. 22 men of Wagga Wagga took on 11 Australians in a two-day match. The Australians, under their first captain, Dave Gregory won by an innings and 117 runs. The match was played in preparation for the 1878 Tour to England.
The ground was the venue for a Sheffield Shield game between New South Wales and Victoria from February 15 to 18, 2015, due to the unavailability of the Sydney Cricket Ground during the 2015 World Cup.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/757399.html?CMP=chrome Wagga Wagga to make Sheffield Shield debut]
The city will also host under-14 State Challenge matches in 2016 and 2017 and there will be funding set aside to help develop cricket at a grassroots level too.
The Australians scorecard is noted below:
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| Australians First Innings
! ! Runs |
|---|
| C Bannerman
| c Harris b Douglas | 2 |
| AC Bannerman
| c & b Douglas | 2 |
| TP Horan
| b Thompson | 8 |
| GH Bailey
| b Thompson | 16 |
| *DW Gregory
| c Black b Thompson | 36 |
| TW Garrett
| c Douglas b Harris | 73 |
| WL Murdoch
| b Nelson | 93 |
| +JM Blackham
| c Crocker b Blakeney | 14 |
| HF Boyle
| not out | 2 |
| FE Allan
| c Blakeney b Nelson | 0 |
| TK Kendall
| absent | |
| Sundries
| | 14 |
| Total
| (all out, 162.3 overs) | 260 |
Fall of Wickets:
1-? (C Bannerman), 2-? (AC Bannerman), 3-21 (Horan), 4-42 (Bailey), 5-98 (Gregory), 6-202 (Garrett), 7-253 (Blackham), 8-260 (Murdoch), 9-260 (Allan, 162.3 ov)
| class="wikitable" border="0" bg="#FFFFFF" | ||||
| Wagga Wagga Bowling
! Overs ! Maidens ! Runs ! Wkts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Thompson | 73 | 29 | 94 | 3 |
| | Douglas | 44 | 16 | 46 | 2 |
| | Howard | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | Fell | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| | Clayton | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | Troy | 5 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| | Harris | 23 | 6 | 36 | 1 |
| | Nelson | 4.3 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| | Blakeney | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Attendance records
- 11,000 in 1960 for an International Rugby league match (France 25 beat Riverina 14)
- 10,732 in 1954 for an International Rugby League match between Great Britain and a Riverina Invitational side.{{cite web|url=http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/sum/int1954.htm|title=International Competitions 1954 - British Tour of Australasia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070804161455/http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/sum/int1954.htm|archive-date=4 August 2007|df=dmy-all}}{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2009}} Great Britain were on a gruelling tour of Australia and New Zealand of over three months, including 32 matches. The British, captained by Willie Horne won narrowly 36–26.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk/subjects/view/the-lions-tour-1954|title=Up and Under - The Lions Tour 1954|date=4 November 2019 }} Great Britain would later go on to win the inaugural Rugby League World Cup, in France, later that year.
Notable cricket matches
{{Test match
|date = 10 and 12 December 1932 (2-day Match)
|team1 = 25px Southern New South Wales
|team2 = Marylebone Cricket Club 25px
|score-team1-inns1 = 226 (60.6 overs)
|runs-team1-inns1 = S Sly 67*
|wickets-team1-inns1 = Mitchell 7/77 (19.6)
|score-team2-inns1 = 313 (61.3 overs)
|runs-team2-inns1 = LEG Ames 91
|wickets-team2-inns1 = Rumble 5/73 (17.3)
|score-team1-inns2 = 68/7 (15 overs)
|runs-team1-inns2 = SL Josselyn
|wickets-team1-inns2 = Mitchell 5/26 (6)
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|result = Match Drawn
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|umpires = F Hamilton & D Mooney
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|report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/135/135945.html scorecard]
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{{Test match
|date = 9 February 1959 (Single Inning One Day Match)
|team1 = 25px Southern New South Wales
|team2 = Marylebone Cricket Club 25px
|score-team1-inns1 = 117 (35.7 overs)
|runs-team1-inns1 = M Rudd 24
|wickets-team1-inns1 = Laker 4/22 (12)
|score-team2-inns1 = 260/8 (35 overs)
|runs-team2-inns1 = PE Richardson 77
|wickets-team2-inns1 = Stuckings 3/96 (13)
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|result = MCC Won by 8 wickets and batted on
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|report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/137/137666.html scorecard]
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{{Test match
|date = 7 January 1971 (Single Inning One Day Match)
|team1 = 25px New South Wales Country
|team2 = Marylebone Cricket Club 25px
|score-team1-inns1 = 117 (39.2 overs)
|runs-team1-inns1 = M Shepherd 35
|wickets-team1-inns1 = Cowdrey 2/9 (1.2)
|score-team2-inns1 = 241/4 (37.1 overs)
|runs-team2-inns1 = G Boycott 76
|wickets-team2-inns1 = Dasey 2/40 (5)
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|result = MCC Won by 6 wickets and batted on
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|report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/139/139323.html scorecard]
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{{Test match
|date = 24 January 1979 (World Series Cricket Country Cup 50 Over Match)
|team1 = 25px WSC World XI
|team2 = WSC Cavaliers 25px
|score-team1-inns1 = 167 (49 overs)
|runs-team1-inns1 = Haroon Rasheed 51
|wickets-team1-inns1 = Prior 3/37 (10)
|score-team2-inns1 = 168/0 (47 overs)
|runs-team2-inns1 = RB McCosker 89
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|result = WSC Cavaliers won by 10 wickets
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|report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38848.html scorecard]
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{{Test match
|date = 5 December 1980 (50 Over Match)
|team1 = 25px New South Wales Country
|team2 = New Zealanders 25px
|score-team1-inns1 = 108 (48.4 overs)
|runs-team1-inns1 = G Bennett 25
|wickets-team1-inns1 = Boock 5/27 (11)
|score-team2-inns1 = 174/9 (50 overs)
|runs-team2-inns1 = JV Coney 46
|wickets-team2-inns1 = Regan 2/16 (7)
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|result = New Zealanders won by 66 runs
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{{Test match
|date = 21 November 1991 (50 Over Match)
|team1 = 25px New South Wales Country
|score-team1-inns1 = 220/7 (50 overs)
|runs-team1-inns1 = GG Geise 102
|wickets-team1-inns1 = Prabhakar 5/26 (9)
|score-team2-inns1 = 221/2 (47.2 overs)
|runs-team2-inns1 = Manjrekar 46
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|result = Indians won by 8 wickets
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|umpires = K Norris & KJ Pye
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|report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/131/131049.html scorecard]
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{{Test match | date = {{anchor|match19}} 15–18 February 2015 | team1 = {{cr-Aus|NSW-h|L}} | team2 = {{cr-Aus|Vic}}
| venue = Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga
| score-team1-inns1 = 206 (86.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = NJ Maddinson 49 (116)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = PM Siddle 2/37 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 114 (50.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = MP Stoinis 64 (138)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = SJN O'Keefe 4/46 (18.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 233 (47.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = NJ Maddinson 93 (85)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = SM Boland 3/41 (10 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 169 (67.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = PSP Handscomb 66 (167)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = SJN O'Keefe 4/40 (18 overs)
| toss = New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = SJN O'Keefe (NSW)
| umpires = Mick Martell and Phillip Gillespie
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/754917.html Scorecard]
| result = {{cr-Aus|NSW|R}} won by 156 runs
| rain =
| notes = Doug Bollinger (NSW) took a hat-trick in Victoria's first innings dismissing Peter Siddle, Chris Tremain and Scott Boland in consecutive deliveries
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References
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Category:Sports venues in New South Wales
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Category:North East Australian Football League grounds
Category:Australian rules football in New South Wales