Berri Oval Explained

Ground Name:Berri Oval
Country:Australia
Location:Berri, Australia
Establishment:1961 (first recorded match)
International:true
Onlyodidate:13 March
Onlyodiyear:1992
Onlyodihome:Sri Lanka
Onlyodiaway:West Indies
Date:21 October
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/37.html Ground profile

Berri Oval is a cricket ground in the town of Berri, South Australia, Australia.

The first recorded match on the ground came when South Australia Country XI played the touring West Indians in 1961.[1] A number of Youth One Day Internationals were held at the ground in the late 1980s.[2]

Having never previously held a senior cricket match, it was selected as venue for the 1992 Cricket World Cup, staging a One Day International between Sri Lanka and the West Indies.[3] This match, which is also the only List A game to be staged there,[4] resulted in a West Indies win by 91 runs.[5] Senior cricket hasn't returned to the ground since.

In the summer, it is home to the local cricket club the Berri Demons, while in the winter, the football club (also known as the Demons) plays there.

In August 2003, Greek football club Panathinaikos played the Australian Australs at the ground as part of the International Soccer Challenge.[6]

The oval has also seen three Australian Football League (AFL) preseason games played, all three of which featured Adelaide. The opponents were Geelong (1998), Port Adelaide (2004) and Hawthorn (2009).

Numerous SANFL matches have also been played at the Berri Oval.

ODI centuries

The following table summarises the ODI centuries scored at Berri Oval.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . Other matches played on Berri Oval. CricketArchive. 20 October 2011.
  2. Web site: subscription . Youth One-Day International Matches played on Berri Oval. CricketArchive. 21 October 2011.
  3. Web site: subscription . One-Day International Matches played on Berri Oval. CricketArchive. 21 October 2011.
  4. Web site: subscription . List A Matches played on Berri Oval. CricketArchive. 21 October 2011.
  5. Web site: subscription . Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1992 Cricket World Cup. CricketArchive. 21 October 2011.
  6. Web site: Greek soccer challenge to draw a crowd. ABC News. 4 December 2017.