Hands Oval
| JE Hands Memorial Park | |
| Former names | South Bunbury Showgrounds |
|---|---|
| Location | Blair Street, South Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°20′46″S 115°38′34″E / 33.34611°S 115.64278°ECoordinates: 33°20′46″S 115°38′34″E / 33.34611°S 115.64278°E |
| Owner | City of Bunbury |
| Operator | South Bunbury Football Club |
| Capacity | 5000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | circa 1954 |
| Tenants | |
| South Bunbury Football Club | |
JE Hands Memorial Park, more commonly known as Hands Oval, is a stadium in South Bunbury, Western Australia. The ground is mainly used for cricket and football matches, but has also hosted soccer and rugby union games.
Uses
Australian rules football
The oval has been the home ground of South Bunbury Football Club in the SWFL since the early 1950s.[1] Hands Oval has also hosted five West Australian Football League matches, with the first being held on 1 April 1984 with East Perth defeating Swan Districts by 14 points. The record attendance for the ground was set during this match, with 6573 spectactors attending the game.[2]
The ground also hosted two Fremantle Dockers pre-season NAB Challenge in 2009 and 2011:[3]
| 2009 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 March 2009 | Fremantle 20.6 (126) | def. | Carlton 12.11 (83) | Hands Oval (crowd: 5000 est.) | Report |
| 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 March 2011 | Fremantle 9.14 (68) | def. | Western Bulldogs 14.14(98) | Hands Oval (crowd: 4000 est.) | |
Cricket
Hands Oval has hosted three List A cricket matches with the Western Warriors as the home team:[4]
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South Australia won by 8 wickets. |
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Western Australia won by 5 wickets. |
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Western Australia won by 66 runs. |
Soccer
Hands Oval hosted an A-League pre-season match between Perth Glory and Gold Coast United at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, with Gold Coast defeating Perth 1-0.[5] A crowd of 2985 people attended the match:
25 July 2009 |
| Perth Glory | 0 - 1 | Gold Coast United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Porter  23' |
Attendance: 2985 Referee: David Costello |
References
- ↑ History - South Bunbury Football Club
- ↑ WAFLOnline
- ↑ Hands Oval - Austadiums
- ↑ Hands Oval, Bunbury - CricketArchive
- ↑ Glory go close in battle of Bunbury - PerthGlory.com.au.