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Richmond Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Victoria
Ground profile
Cnr Punt Road & Brunton Avenue
Richmond, VIC, 3121
Telephone: 03 9429 2681
Also or formerly known as Punt Road Oval
End names Scoreboard End, Social Club End
Home team(s) Victoria
Current local time 03:53, Tue Oct 07, 2008 (UTC +1100)
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Located in a relatively open, grassy setting bordered on its eastern side by
Punt Road (one of the city's major arterial routes) and by the parklands
that lead to the Melbourne Cricket Ground on its western frontage, the
Richmond Cricket Ground is one of Melbourne's more highly rated cricket
venues. The latest in a relatively long line of backup venues to the MCG,
the facility has been the headquarters of the Richmond Cricket Club - a
member of Melbourne's premier district competition - since 1856. However,
occasions in its history on which it has hosted anything more prestigious
than club cricket matches have been few and far between. The 1999-2000
summer, during which it served as the venue for two first class matches and
one interstate one-day fixture, has been by far its busiest in this sense.
Prior to that, one first class contest (a game between Victoria and Tasmania
in 1932-33 in which spinner Chuck Fleetwood-Smith's fourteen wickets led the
locals to a six wicket victory); a women's one-day international between
Australia and England in 1988; and a women's Test between the same two
nations in 1991, have been its only fleeting dalliances with such games. In
keeping with its limited experience in hosting major matches, formal
amenities at the oval still remain sparse (there is only one significant
stand for instance); nevertheless, it is an attractive ground and one that
may well grow in importance and stature during forthcoming seasons. From
its history as a setting for many matches of Australian Rules Football over
the years and as the base for the Richmond Football Club (one of Australia's
most famous footballing establishments), it has also come to be known simply
as the Punt Road ground. (John Polack, June 2000)
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