Central Reserve
Encyclopedia
Central Reserve is a cricket
ground in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1991 when the Victoria Institute of Sport played the Victoria Second XI. A List A match was later held on the ground in 2006 when Victoria played the touring Sri Lankans. Victoria won the game by 7 wickets, thanks to 5 wickets from Allan Wise
during the Sri Lankans innings of 120 all out. Michael Klinger
then scored 51 not out
alongside Andrew McDonald
who scored 45 not out, with Victoria reaching 3/121.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ground in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1991 when the Victoria Institute of Sport played the Victoria Second XI. A List A match was later held on the ground in 2006 when Victoria played the touring Sri Lankans. Victoria won the game by 7 wickets, thanks to 5 wickets from Allan Wise
Allan Wise
Allan Wise is an Australian cricketer playing first-class cricket with the Victorian Bushrangers....
during the Sri Lankans innings of 120 all out. Michael Klinger
Michael Klinger
Michael Klinger is a first-class cricketer with the South Australia Redbacks. His nickname is "Maxy", after the M*A*S*H character Maxwell Klinger....
then scored 51 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
alongside Andrew McDonald
Andrew McDonald (cricketer)
Andrew Barry McDonald is an Australian Test cricketer who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers, and who made his Test debut in Sydney on 3 January 2009, against South Africa. McDonald also represented Australia at under 19 level and has played for the Prime Minister's XI...
who scored 45 not out, with Victoria reaching 3/121.
External links
- Central Reserve at ESPNcricinfo
- Central Reserve at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...