Riverway Stadium

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Riverway Stadium
Townsville Cricket Ground
Riverway Stadium
Former namesTony Ireland Stadium
Pioneer Park
AddressAustralia
Location2 Sporting Drive, Thuringowa Central, Townsville, Queensland 4817
Coordinates 19°19′2″S146°43′54″E / 19.31722°S 146.73167°E / -19.31722; 146.73167
Owner Townsville City Council
Capacity 10,000 (1013 seated)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened2007
Construction cost A$16.5m [1]
Tenants
Thuringowa Bulldogs AFL club
Gold Coast Suns (AFL) (2019)
Queensland Bulls
Ground information
Tenants Queensland Cricket Association
International information
First ODI8 November 2014:
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong v Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Last ODI3 September 2022:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia v Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
First T20I6 February 2016:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Last T20I9 February 2016:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
As of 3 September 2022
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Riverway Stadium, also known as Townsville Cricket Ground, is an international standard cricket and AFL stadium in Thuringowa Central, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The stadium is a part of the Riverway sporting and cultural complex.

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Facilities

The stadium includes the oval, a 1,013-seat grandstand and supporting facilities, a practice oval and cricket practice nets. The design was modeled on Brisbane's Gabba cricket ground specifications and has a six-turf wicket block. [2] Riverway Stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000+ [3] This was achieved on New Year's Eve 2007 when 10,024 spectators attended a Twenty20 cricket match between Queensland and Victoria. [4] The stadium is also home to the Thuringowa Bulldogs AFL club, and the AFL's local regional office. [2] In June 2009, the stadium hosted a 4-day first class match between Pakistan A and the Australia A cricket team. [5] The stadium also hosted some matches of the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup which was held in Australia from 11 August 2012. India emerged as the winner of Under-19 Cricket World Cup after beating Australia in the final at the Riverway Stadium.

In November 2014, the stadium hosted its first international match between debutants Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong. The Stadium became the 10th ODI venue in Australia.

The stadium hosted Townsville's first AFL game for premiership points on 15 June 2019 when the Gold Coast Suns took a home game to Riverway Stadium against St Kilda. [6]

Lighting

In 2008, the inadequacy of the current "temporary" lighting was highlighted when a Queensland v Western Australia AFL representative match was rescheduled from dusk to mid afternoon. [7] Costs to install lighting adequate for televised sport have been estimated at five million dollars. [7] [ dead link ]

Attendance records

Top 5 Sports Attendance Records

No.DateTeamsSportCompetitionCrowd
131 December 2007 Queensland Bulls v. Victoria Bushrangers Cricket T20 10,024
215 June 2019 Gold Coast Suns v. St Kilda Australian Rules Football AFL 7,243
32 March 2013 Gold Coast Suns v. North Melbourne Kangaroos Australian Rules Football AFL (preseason)7,216
423 February 2014 Gold Coast Suns v. Brisbane Lions Australian Rules Football AFL (preseason)6,426
51 March 2015 Gold Coast Suns v. Geelong Cats Australian Rules Football AFL (preseason)4,431

Last updated on 15 June 2019

International cricket

In October 2014, Riverway Stadium received ICC-accreditation as an international venue. [8] It hosted a two-match ODI series featuring Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea in November 2014, with the latter making their ODI debut. [9] PNG won the series 2–0. [10]

In February 2016, the stadium hosted a three-match T20I series featuring Ireland and Papua New Guinea, which was won by Ireland (2-1). [11] A 2015-2017 ICC Intercontinental Cup match was also played between the two teams, which Ireland won by 145 runs. [12]

In 2022, the ground served as the venue for Australia's home ODI series against Zimbabwe. [13] The hosts won the first two matches comfortably, [14] [15] but were stunned in the final match, which Zimbabwe won by three wickets. [16]

In August 2026, the ground will host its first test match.

One Day Internationals hosted

As of September 2022, the stadium has hosted the following ODI matches.

Team (A)Team (B)WinnerMarginYearNote
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea By 4 Wickets2014 Scorecard
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea By 3 Wickets2014 Scorecard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia By 5 Wickets2022 Scorecard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia By 8 Wickets2022 Scorecard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe By 3 Wickets2022 Scorecard

International centuries

One ODI century has been scored at the venue. [17]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1109 Lega Siaka Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 9 November 2014Won

International five-wicket hauls

Two ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken at the venue. [18]

No.FiguresPlayerTeamOpposing teamDateResult
15/33 Cameron Green Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 28 August 2022Won
25/10 Ryan Burl Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3 September 2022Won

Twenty20 Internationals hosted

Team (A)Team (B)WinnerMarginYearNote
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland By 5 Wickets2016 Scorecard
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland By 7 runs (D/L)2016 Scorecard
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea By 11 runs2016 Scorecard

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References

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  2. 1 2 Tony Ireland Stadium at Riverway [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Riverway • Tony Ireland Stadium". Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
  4. ↑ Austadiums: Tony Ireland Stadium
  5. ↑ The Bulletin: Voges mounts case to selectors
  6. ↑ "AFL: Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda | Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  7. 1 2 Pitchcare.com: Tony Ireland Stadium Not Lit for Elite Sports
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  9. ↑ "An ODI triumph years in the making for PNG" . Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Siaka ton helps PNG to another win" . Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "PNG defend 116 for consolation win" . Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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  13. ↑ "Aussies name strong squad to meet Zimbabwe, NZ" . Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Cameron Green five-for, David Warner fifty take Australia 1-0 up" . Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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