JE Hands Memorial Park | |
Former names | South Bunbury Showgrounds |
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Location | Blair Street, South Bunbury, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 33°20′46″S115°38′34″E / 33.34611°S 115.64278°E Coordinates: 33°20′46″S115°38′34″E / 33.34611°S 115.64278°E |
Owner | City of Bunbury |
Operator | South Bunbury Football Club |
Capacity | 5000 |
Record attendance | 6573 (1 April 1984 - WAFL match between East Perth and Swan Districts) |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | c.1954 |
Tenants | |
[South West Football League][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 football matches, but has also hosted soccer and rugby union games and for a short time cricket.
The oval has been the home ground of South Bunbury Football Club and 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 spectators attending the game. [2]
The ground also hosted two Fremantle Dockers pre-season NAB Challenge in 2009 and 2011: [3]
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Saturday, 14 March 2009 | Fremantle 20.6 (126) | def. | Carlton 12.11 (83) | Hands Oval (crowd: 5000 est.) | Report |
2011 | |||||
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Saturday, 5 March 2011 | Fremantle 9.14 (68) | def. | Western Bulldogs 14.14(98) | Hands Oval (crowd: 4000 est.) | |
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. |
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:
Perth Glory | 0 - 1 | Gold Coast United |
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Report | Porter 23' |
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