Allan Border Field
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Allan Border Field is a small cricket ground in the Brisbane
suburb of Albion
in Queensland
. The Australian Cricket Academy
has been based at the oval since 2004 using it as a base for the development of elite cricketers throughout Australia.
It was formerly known as Neumann Oval and was home to Fortitude Valley Diehards
rugby league team from 1909 until 1995. The oval was named for Fred "Firpo" Neumann, Valley's club captain (and later president) and Queensland and Australian representative footballer. Queensland Cricket
purchased the ground not long after Valley's relocation and named it in honour of former Australian cricket captain Allan Border
. The capacity of the ground is 6,300.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
suburb of Albion
Albion, Queensland
Albion is an inner north-eastern suburb of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.-Geography:Albion is bounded by Wooloowin in the north, Ascot in the east, Newstead in the south, and Windsor to the west, with Breakfast Creek defining the suburb border in its south and south-west...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. The Australian Cricket Academy
Australian Cricket Academy
The Australian Cricket Academy, originally located at Henley Beach in Adelaide, was formed in 1987 as a joint initiative of the Australian Institute of Sport and the Australian Cricket Board . It was designed to be a finishing school for leading young cricketers and is a program within the AIS...
has been based at the oval since 2004 using it as a base for the development of elite cricketers throughout Australia.
It was formerly known as Neumann Oval and was home to Fortitude Valley Diehards
Fortitude Valley Diehards
The Fortitude Valley Diehards were an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley.-History:...
rugby league team from 1909 until 1995. The oval was named for Fred "Firpo" Neumann, Valley's club captain (and later president) and Queensland and Australian representative footballer. Queensland Cricket
Queensland Cricket
Queensland Cricket, formerly known as the Queensland Cricket Association, was formed in 1876 and is the governing body of Cricket in Queensland, Australia...
purchased the ground not long after Valley's relocation and named it in honour of former Australian cricket captain Allan Border
Allan Border
Allan Robert Border AO is a former Australian cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the captain of the Australian team. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Test matches in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh...
. The capacity of the ground is 6,300.