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Seating was restricted in the Victor Trumper Stand and the Clive Churchill Stand due to eye-line restrictions caused by the outfield fence and the need for a batter's eye space in centre field. Its dimensions were 328 feet (99.974 m) to foul lines, 370 feet (112.776 m) to power alleys, and 400 feet (121.920 m) to centre field.
In 1903, legendary cricketer Victor Trumper played at the ground and reportedly hit a ball out of the field which went through the second-floor window of the boot factory across the road where a block of apartments now stand. It was not until 1946 that South Sydney made a formal proposal to make Redfern Oval as their permanent home ground.
Trumper was buried in Waverley Cemetery after the largest funeral procession ever seen in Sydney (with 250,000 mourners lining the route) [10] and was survived by his wife Sarah, his son Victor and daughter Nancy. Trumper's son, Victor Trumper Jr (1913–1981), played seven first-class games for New South Wales in 1940–41; he was also the ...
Located inside the grounds, taking over two seats on the concourse in front of the new Victor Trumper stand. [9] 7: 5 January 2010: Stan McCabe: Cricket, batsman [10] 8: 9 August 2010: Reg Gasnier: Rugby league and rugby union: Part of the Basil Sellers Sports Sculpture project. [11] Ken Catchpole: Rugby union: Relocated in 2017 to outside the ...
The SCG during the 2006/07 Ashes series. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a sports stadium in Sydney. The ground hosted its first Test match in 1882. [1] The first One Day International played at the ground was in 1979.
Trumper Park Oval is a sporting oval in Paddington, New South Wales. The oval is located at the corner of Glenmore Road & Hampden Street, Paddington and is named in honour of Victor Trumper . The oval has a long history of catering for Australian Football in the form of NSWFL foundation club, East Sydney, as well as catering for cricket and ...
Macartney was affectionately known by Chatswood residents as "our Governor General". His friend, another local resident Victor Trumper played here, and was a crowd favourite. The Trumper Pavilion was named in his honour. Bert Oldfield played regularly at Chatswood Oval. [5] Macartney, Trumper and Oldfield were all Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
"The Hill" area was replaced with seating in the early 1990s. The new area was then formally named Yabba's Hill in honour of his colourful comments, several of which have passed into cricketing folklore. In 2007 the Doug Walters Stand and Yabba's Hill were demolished to make way for the new Victor Trumper Stand.