Craig Oval

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Craig Oval
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Football and cricket ground
Ground information
Location Wembley Downs, Perth
Coordinates 31°54′39″S115°46′51″E / 31.9109°S 115.7809°E / -31.9109; 115.7809
Home clubHale School
Last used22 December 2006
International information
Only Test15 January 1977:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia v Flag of India.svg  India
As of 12 January 2017
Source: cricketarchive

The Craig Oval is a cricket ground in Wembley Downs, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. [1] [2] It is owned by, and part of, Hale School. [3] It hosted the first Women's Test match between Australia and India. [4]

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  2. "Profile". Espncricinfo.
  3. Hale School Campus Map (PDF), Hale School, 9 December 2016, retrieved 13 January 2017
  4. "Matches between India and Australia". Cricketarchive.