Queen Elizabeth Oval

at 193 Barnard St, Bendigo , 3550 Australia

1. Sports Venue & Stadium

Description

Queen Elizabeth Oval is a sports stadium located in Bendigo, Australia primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket.HistoryCricketThe Oval, originally known as Upper Reserve, hosted touring cricket teams as early as 1897.The ground hosted two World Series Cricket exhibition matches in 1977 and 1979.During the 1990s one List A and two first-class matches were held at the ground.Australian rules footballBendigo Football League (BFL) teams Sandhurst and South Bendigo play home games at the stadium. The ground is also used for BFL finals series.The oval hosted the Bendigo Football Club throughout its time in the Victorian Football League (VFL), from 1998 until 2014.Other usesIn 1988 the oval hosted an international soccer match between Australia and New Zealand. The venue is also used every year for a reward ceremony for the Australian weetbix fun run where many famous Australian athletes show up to give out awards. The venue also played host to the Rugby sevens competition at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games.

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Summary

Queen Elizabeth Oval is Bendigo based place and this enity listed in Sports Venue & Stadium category. Located at 193 Barnard St VIC 3550.