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Southern Cross Reserve
Ground information
Location Toowoomba, Australia
Establishment1972 (first recorded match)
Capacity10,000
Team information
Queensland (1994 & 2007)
As of 21 October 2011
Source: Ground profile

Southern Cross Reserve is a cricket and Australian Rules ground in the suburb of Mount Lofty, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The first recorded match on the ground came in 1972 when Toowoomba played Queensland. [1] It held its only first-class match in 1994 when Queensland played an England XI side, [2] with the match ending in a victory by 37 runs for the England XI. [3] The ground later held a Twenty20 match in the 2006–07 Big Bash when Queensland played Victoria, [4] with Queensland winning by 38 runs. [5]

A Youth Test match was held there in 1997 when Australia Under-19s played Pakistan Under-19s. [6]

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References

  1. "Other matches played on Heritage Oval, Toowoomba". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played on Heritage Oval, Toowoomba". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  3. "Queensland v England XI, 1994/95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  4. "Twenty20 Matches played on Heritage Oval, Toowoomba". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  5. "Queensland v Tasmania, 2006/07 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  6. "Youth Test Matches played on Heritage Oval, Toowoomba". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

Coordinates: 27°32′32.15″S151°57′47.62″E / 27.5422639°S 151.9632278°E / -27.5422639; 151.9632278