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.[4]
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 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.
10,732 in 1954 for an International Rugby League match between Great Britain and a Riverina Invitational side.[8][unreliable source?] 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.[9] Great Britain would later go on to win the inaugural Rugby League World Cup, in France, later that year.
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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 4 Robertson OvalAerial view of Robertson Oval post redevelopmentLocationEdward Street Wagga Wagga New South Wales AustraliaCoordinates35 7 6 S 147 22 20 E 35 11833 S 147 37222 E 35 11833 147 37222 Coordinates 35 7 6 S 147 22 20 E 35 11833 S 147 37222 E 35 11833 147 37222OwnerWagga Wagga City Council grounds Wagga Tigers clubrooms 2 OperatorNew South Wales Cricket AssociationCapacity9 000 3 SurfaceGrassConstructionOpenedFirst recorded cricket match 1878Renovated2013 1 TenantsNew South Wales cricket team Contents 1 Teams 2 History 3 Attendance records 4 Notable cricket matches 5 ReferencesTeams EditWagga Tigers Aussie Rules Riverina Football League Hosts matches for various teams from the Wagga Cricket LeagueNOTE The playing surface is currently too small to host top class cricket and AFL matches something the redevelopment will address 5 History Edit Panorama of Robertson Oval in 2009 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 6 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 Australians First Innings RunsC Bannerman c Harris b Douglas 2AC Bannerman c amp b Douglas 2TP Horan b Thompson 8GH Bailey b Thompson 16 DW Gregory c Black b Thompson 36TW Garrett c Douglas b Harris 73WL Murdoch b Nelson 93 JM Blackham c Crocker b Blakeney 14HF Boyle not out 2FE Allan c Blakeney b Nelson 0TK Kendall absentSundries 14Total all out 162 3 overs 260Fall 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 Wagga Wagga Bowling Overs Maidens Runs WktsThompson 73 29 94 3Douglas 44 16 46 2Howard 4 0 6 0Fell 4 0 14 0Clayton 2 0 7 0Troy 5 1 22 0Harris 23 6 36 1Nelson 4 3 1 15 2Blakeney 3 0 7 1 7 Attendance records Edit11 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 8 unreliable source 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 9 Great Britain would later go on to win the inaugural Rugby League World Cup in France later that year Notable cricket matches Edit10 and 12 December 1932 2 day Match scorecard Southern New South Wales v Marylebone Cricket Club 226 60 6 overs S Sly 67 Mitchell 7 77 19 6 313 61 3 overs LEG Ames 91 Rumble 5 73 17 3 68 7 15 overs SL Josselyn Mitchell 5 26 6 Match Drawn Umpires F Hamilton amp D Mooney 9 February 1959 Single Inning One Day Match scorecard Southern New South Wales v Marylebone Cricket Club 117 35 7 overs M Rudd 24 Laker 4 22 12 260 8 35 overs PE Richardson 77 Stuckings 3 96 13 MCC Won by 8 wickets and batted on 7 January 1971 Single Inning One Day Match scorecard New South Wales Country v Marylebone Cricket Club 117 39 2 overs M Shepherd 35 Cowdrey 2 9 1 2 241 4 37 1 overs G Boycott 76 Dasey 2 40 5 MCC Won by 6 wickets and batted on 24 January 1979 World Series Cricket Country Cup 50 Over Match scorecard WSC World XI v WSC Cavaliers 167 49 overs Haroon Rasheed 51 Prior 3 37 10 168 0 47 overs RB McCosker 89WSC Cavaliers won by 10 wickets 5 December 1980 50 Over Match scorecard New South Wales Country v New Zealanders 108 48 4 overs G Bennett 25 Boock 5 27 11 174 9 50 overs JV Coney 46 Regan 2 16 7 New Zealanders won by 66 runs 21 November 1991 50 Over Match scorecard New South Wales Country v Indians 220 7 50 overs GG Geise 102 Prabhakar 5 26 9 221 2 47 2 overs Manjrekar 46Indians won by 8 wickets Umpires K Norris amp KJ Pye 15 18 February 2015 Scorecard H New South Wales v Victoria206 86 2 overs NJ Maddinson 49 116 PM Siddle 2 37 19 overs 114 50 1 overs MP Stoinis 64 138 SJN O Keefe 4 46 18 1 overs 233 47 3 overs NJ Maddinson 93 85 SM Boland 3 41 10 overs 169 67 3 overs PSP Handscomb 66 167 SJN O Keefe 4 40 18 overs New South Wales won by 156 runsRobertson Oval Wagga Wagga Umpires Mick Martell and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match SJN O Keefe NSW New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat Doug Bollinger NSW took a hat trick in Victoria s first innings dismissing Peter Siddle Chris Tremain and Scott Boland in consecutive deliveriesReferences Edit Malone Matt 31 January 2013 Power effusive about Robertson Oval upgrade The Daily Advertiser Retrieved 2 February 2013 Robertson Oval Wagga Wagga City Council Robertson Oval Austadiums Retrieved 10 November 2022 Wagga Wagga to make Sheffield Shield debut Wagga Guide Upgrade of Robertson Oval Wagga Wagga to make Sheffield Shield debut Cricket Archive Wagga Wagga v Australians 1878 International Competitions 1954 British Tour of Australasia Archived from the original on 4 August 2007 Up and Under The Lions Tour 1954 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robertson Oval 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