Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground
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Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground is a multi-use stadium
located in Newcastle, New South Wales
, and has a nominated capacity of approximately 20,000.
It is currently used mostly for cricket
matches. In recent years the ground has hosted 3 Australian domestic fixtures including Pura Cup games between NSW and W.A., NSW and Victoria, and an ING fixture against Tasmania. The highlight being a Dave Hussey double century to help Victoria chase down over 400 on the final day against NSW.
No. 1 Sports Ground is currently used for Australian Rules Football
, cricket and Rugby League
and has been used for Athletics and Rugby Union at various times. It also hosts the local Rugby League and AFL grand finals each year, and is currently used as a home ground by the Newcastle City AFL and cricket clubs.
Newcastle District Cricket Association also use the Sports Ground for 1st grade matches. It is used primely for the Grand Final set about in March. In March 2009, Belmont DCC defeated Toronto Workers Kookaburras at the ground to win the premiership.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
located in Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, and has a nominated capacity of approximately 20,000.
It is currently used mostly for cricket
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...
matches. In recent years the ground has hosted 3 Australian domestic fixtures including Pura Cup games between NSW and W.A., NSW and Victoria, and an ING fixture against Tasmania. The highlight being a Dave Hussey double century to help Victoria chase down over 400 on the final day against NSW.
No. 1 Sports Ground is currently used for Australian Rules Football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
, cricket and Rugby League
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
and has been used for Athletics and Rugby Union at various times. It also hosts the local Rugby League and AFL grand finals each year, and is currently used as a home ground by the Newcastle City AFL and cricket clubs.
Newcastle District Cricket Association also use the Sports Ground for 1st grade matches. It is used primely for the Grand Final set about in March. In March 2009, Belmont DCC defeated Toronto Workers Kookaburras at the ground to win the premiership.