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Bellerive Oval
Bellerive,
Hobart, Tasmania
Blundstone Arena
16200
175.0m long, 135.5m wide
Yes, 2009
Church Street End, River End
Tasmania
Australian Rules (Clarence 'Roos [SFL], Tasmanian Devils [VFL])
Marcus Pamplin
20:15, Wed Jun 19, 2013 (UTC +1000)
16200
175.0m long, 135.5m wide
Yes, 2009
Church Street End, River End
Tasmania
Australian Rules (Clarence 'Roos [SFL], Tasmanian Devils [VFL])
Marcus Pamplin
20:15, Wed Jun 19, 2013 (UTC +1000)
Records and statistics
| Australia v Sri Lanka - Dec 16-20, 1989 | Scorecard | |
| Australia v Sri Lanka - Dec 14-18, 2012 | Scorecard | |
| Statsguru Tests | Match results | Highest totals | Most runs | Most wickets | ||
| New Zealand v Sri Lanka - Jan 12, 1988 | Scorecard | |
| Australia v Sri Lanka - Jan 23, 2013 | Scorecard | |
| Statsguru ODIs | Match results | Highest totals | Most runs | Most wickets | ||
| Australia v West Indies - Feb 21, 2010 | Scorecard | |
| Statsguru T20Is | Match results | Highest totals | Most runs | Most wickets | ||
Profile
The headquarters of Tasmanian cricket relocated from the old TCA ground on Hobart's Queen's Domain to the scenic Bellerive Oval on the eastern shore of the Derwent River in 1987. The former community-based sports field has been progressively upgraded since with a major redevelopment completed during 2000-02. The venue consists of three principal stands - the Southern Stand (capacity 5800) and the Members and Players Pavilions; there are two smaller stands and a traditional hill on the eastern boundary which collectively contribute to a capacity crowd of 16,000. The dimensions of the playing surface are 175m x 135m - slightly longer but somewhat narrower than the MCG.
Turf wickets were first laid at Bellerive in 1957 and since then the arena has undergone a significant enhancement with the removal of a noticeable camber and leveling of the oval. The ten-strip centre wicket area consists of couch grass, which has been successfully propagated in the colder southern climate, and English rye in the perimeter pitches. Traditionally, the Bellerive wicket has provided bowlers with early movement, but the pitch tends to become a batting paradise as the match progresses, and the ground is influenced by afternoon sea-breezes off the Derwent River. Tasmania's first Test, between Australia and Sri Lanka, was played here in 1989.
TopLatest Articles
- Paine returns after broken finger (Dec 11, 2009)
- Bellerive to have lights by next season (Apr 3, 2009)
- Bellerive plans to build floodlights (Sep 23, 2008)
- 'I'm feeling really set at the crease' - Hayden (Nov 18, 2005)
- A prince and his struggles (Nov 17, 2005)
Latest Photos
Sachin Tendulkar leaves the field
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The new lights at Bellerive Oval for the ground's first day-night international
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How the lights at Bellerive Oval could look
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An ariel view of the Bellerive Oval
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