Old Xaverians Oval

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Old Xaverians Oval
Old Xaverians Oval
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Location Yarra Park, Melbourne
Coordinates 37°49′22″S144°58′54″E / 37.82278°S 144.98167°E / -37.82278; 144.98167
Construction
Opened1959;67 years ago (1959)
Closed1999;27 years ago (1999)
Demolished2000;26 years ago (2000)
Tenants
Old Xaverians Football Club (1959–1994)

Old Xaverians Oval was an Australian rules football and cricket venue located within Yarra Park in Melbourne. [1] It was the home ground of the Old Xaverians Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). [2]

History

Old Xaverians Oval was constructed next to Old Scotch Oval in 1959. [3] It was officially given its name in 1978. [3]

In the 1980s, the Victorian state government, under then-premier John Cain, sought to establish a new tennis centre which would replace Kooyong Stadium as the venue of the Australian Open. [4] The newly developed Flinders Park (later renamed to Melbourne Park) precinct was opened on 11 January 1988. [5] [6]

The second stage of the new tennis centre saw the construction of the Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue (later renamed to John Cain Arena). [7] Old Xaverians remained at the ground until the end of the 1994 VAFA season, when it moved to Toorak Park in 1995 after Prahran withdrew from the Victorian Football Association (VFA). [8] [9]

Cricket matches continued to be played at Old Scotch Oval throughout the 1990s. [10] [11] The Melbourne Cricket Club's third and fourth grade sides played their final matches at the ground in early 1999. [3] After this, the ground was removed when construction of the Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue was completed in 2000. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Photograph of Yarra Park, c1990–91". Australian Sports Museum. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Amateur Footballer, Week 20, 1980" (PDF). VAFA. 23 August 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "MCC Historical Timeline". Melbourne Cricket Club. 2022. Archived from the original on 9 November 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Le Grand, Chip; Fox Koob, Simone; Millar, Royce (23 December 2019). "John Cain: A reformer lauded for his virtue". The Age. Archived from the original on 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Trollope, Matt (15 January 2023). "The kings and queens of Rod Laver Arena". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Westbrook, Hugh (10 January 2002). "Guide to Melbourne Park". BBC News. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "National tennis centre to almost double size". The Canberra Times. 22 December 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "A NEW TOORAK PARK". Old Xaverians Football Club. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Prahran Junior Football Club". Prahran Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "MCC XXIX Club Players who have taken five wickets in an innings" (PDF). Melbourne Cricket Club. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "MCC XXIX CLUB Matches – Abbreviated Scores (1956 to 2020)" (PDF). Melbourne Cricket Club. 11 March 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Vodafone Arena becomes Hisense Arena". Austadiums. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
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