The Wanderers Grounds were originally part of the Halifax Commons. The land was used in the 1880s by the Halifax Wanderers Amateur Athletic Club

Halifax Wanderers

The Halifax Wanderers, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada were the amateur athletic teams of the Wanderers Amateur Athletic Club, organized in 1882, and in existence until 1982.-History:...

 (WAAC) and was their home grounds for the sports of rugby

Rugby football

Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...

, lawn bowling and others. Leased to the club in the 1800s, the club failed to pay its lease fees during the second world war (WWII) and the land's use reverted to the City Of Halifax (Halifax Regional Municipality) who have maintained it until today as the Wanderers Grounds.

The field house, built by the club in 1896, was destroyed by fire. It was replaced by the Navy League Dry Canteen, which is being rehabilitated.

Sports usage

The field has been used for matches of 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 of rugby football

Rugby football

Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...

 and track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

championships among other sports.