Riverway Stadium
Townsville Cricket Ground | |
 | |
| Former names | Tony Ireland Stadium Pioneer Park |
|---|---|
| Address | Australia |
| Location | 2 Sporting Drive,Thuringowa Central, Townsville, Queensland4817 |
| Coordinates | 19°19′2″S146°43′54″E/ 19.31722°S 146.73167°E |
| Owner | Townsville City Council |
| Capacity | 10,000 (1013 seated) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2007 |
| Construction cost | A$16.5m[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Thuringowa BulldogsAFL club Gold Coast Suns(AFL) (2019) Queensland Bulls | |
| Ground information | |
| Tenants | Queensland Cricket Association |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 8 November 2014: Hong Kongv Papua New Guinea |
| Last ODI | 3 September 2022: Australiav Zimbabwe |
| First T20I | 6 February 2016: IrelandvPapua New Guinea |
| Last T20I | 9 February 2016:IrelandvPapua New Guinea |
| As of 3 September 2022 Source:ESPN Cricinfo | |
Riverway Stadium,also known asTownsville Cricket Ground,is an international standardcricketandAFLstadium inThuringowa Central, Townsville, Queensland,Australia. The stadium is a part of theRiverwaysporting and cultural complex.
Facilities
[edit]The stadium includes the oval, a 1,013-seat grandstand and supporting facilities, a practice oval and cricket practice nets. The design was modeled on Brisbane'sGabbacricket ground specifications and has a six-turf wicket block.[2]Riverway Stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000+[3]This was achieved on New Year's Eve 2007 when 10,024 spectators attended aTwenty20cricket match betweenQueenslandandVictoria.[4]The stadium is also home to the Thuringowa Bulldogs AFL club, and the AFL's local regional office.[2]In June 2009, the stadium hosted a 4-day first class match between Pakistan A and theAustralia A cricket team.[5]The stadium also hosted some matches of the2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cupwhich was held in Australia from 11 August 2012. India emerged as the winner of Under-19 Cricket World Cup after beating Australia in the final at the Riverway Stadium.
In November 2014, the stadium hosted its first international match between debutantsPapua New GuineaandHong Kong.The Stadium became the 10th ODI venue inAustralia.
The stadium hosted Townsville's firstAFLgame for premiership points on 15 June 2019 when theGold Coast Sunstook a home game to Riverway Stadium againstSt Kilda.[6]
Lighting
[edit]In 2008, the inadequacy of the current "temporary" lighting was highlighted when a Queensland v Western Australia AFL representative match was rescheduled from dusk to mid afternoon.[7]Costs to install lighting adequate for televised sport have been estimated at five million dollars.[7]
Attendance records
[edit]Top 5 Sports Attendance Records
| No. | Date | Teams | Sport | Competition | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 December 2007 | Queensland Bullsv.Victoria Bushrangers | Cricket | T20 | 10,024 |
| 2 | 15 June 2019 | Gold Coast Sunsv.St Kilda | Australian Rules Football | AFL | 7,243 |
| 3 | 2 March 2013 | Gold Coast Sunsv.North Melbourne Kangaroos | Australian Rules Football | AFL(preseason) | 7,216 |
| 4 | 23 February 2014 | Gold Coast Sunsv.Brisbane Lions | Australian Rules Football | AFL(preseason) | 6,426 |
| 5 | 1 March 2015 | Gold Coast Sunsv.Geelong Cats | Australian Rules Football | AFL(preseason) | 4,431 |
Last updated on 15 June 2019
International cricket
[edit]In October 2014, Riverway Stadium receivedICC-accreditation as an international venue.[8]It hosted atwo-match ODI series featuring Hong Kong and Papua New Guineain November 2014, with the latter making their ODI debut.[9]PNG won the series 2–0.[10]
In February 2016, the stadium hosted athree-match T20I series featuring Ireland and Papua New Guinea,which was won by Ireland (2-1).[11]A2015-2017 ICC Intercontinental Cup matchwas also played between the two teams, which Ireland won by 145 runs.[12]
In 2022, the ground served as the venue forAustralia's home ODI series against Zimbabwe.[13]The hosts won the first two matches comfortably,[14][15]but were stunned in the final match, which Zimbabwe won by three wickets.[16]
In August 2026, the ground will host its first test match.
One Day Internationals hosted
[edit]As of September 2022, the stadium has hosted the followingODImatches.
| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea |
Hong Kong |
Papua New Guinea |
By 4 Wickets | 2014 | Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea |
Hong Kong |
Papua New Guinea |
By 3 Wickets | 2014 | Scorecard |
| Australia |
Zimbabwe |
Australia |
By 5 Wickets | 2022 | Scorecard |
| Australia |
Zimbabwe |
Australia |
By 8 Wickets | 2022 | Scorecard |
| Australia |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe |
By 3 Wickets | 2022 | Scorecard |
International centuries
[edit]One ODI century has been scored at the venue.[17]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 109 | Lega Siaka | Papua New Guinea |
114 | Hong Kong |
9 November 2014 | Won |
International five-wicket hauls
[edit]Two ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken at the venue.[18]
| No. | Figures | Player | Team | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5/33 | Cameron Green | Australia |
Zimbabwe |
28 August 2022 | Won |
| 2 | 5/10 | Ryan Burl | Zimbabwe |
Australia |
3 September 2022 | Won |
Twenty20 Internationals hosted
[edit]| Team (A) | Team (B) | Winner | Margin | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea |
Ireland |
Ireland |
By 5 Wickets | 2016 | Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea |
Ireland |
Ireland |
By 7 runs (D/L) | 2016 | Scorecard |
| Papua New Guinea |
Ireland |
Papua New Guinea |
By 11 runs | 2016 | Scorecard |
References
[edit]- ^Austadium: Tony Ireland Stadium 'first-class'
- ^abTony Ireland Stadium at Riverway[permanent dead link]
- ^"Riverway • Tony Ireland Stadium".Archived fromthe originalon 21 March 2009.Retrieved14 April2009.
- ^Austadiums: Tony Ireland Stadium
- ^The Bulletin: Voges mounts case to selectors
- ^"AFL: Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda | Austadiums".austadiums.Retrieved15 June2019.
- ^abRyan, Lendl (14 June 2008)."Venue not lit for elite sports".Townsville Bulletin.Retrieved9 May2024– via Newsbank.
- ^"Papua New Guinea set to make ODI debut".Retrieved10 October2022.
- ^"An ODI triumph years in the making for PNG".Retrieved4 October2022.
- ^"Siaka ton helps PNG to another win".Retrieved4 October2022.
- ^"PNG defend 116 for consolation win".Retrieved4 October2022.
- ^"O'Brien brothers carry Ireland past PNG".Retrieved10 October2022.
- ^"Aussies name strong squad to meet Zimbabwe, NZ".Retrieved4 October2022.
- ^"Cameron Green five-for, David Warner fifty take Australia 1-0 up".Retrieved4 October2022.
- ^"Mitchell Starc's spell crushes hapless Zimbabwe as Australia wrap up series".Retrieved4 October2022.
- ^"Ryan Burl the hero in Zimbabwe's historic win over Australia in Australia".Retrieved4 October2022.
- ^"Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records".Retrieved28 December2016.
- ^"Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records".Retrieved3 September2022.
External links
[edit]- Riverway Stadiumat Austadiums