Salter Oval

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Salter Oval
Ground information
Location Bundaberg, Australia
Establishmentcirca 1945
Capacity8,500 (600 seated)
Team information
Queensland (19821995)
As of 21 October 2011
Source: Ground profile

Salter Oval (known prior to 1945 as the West End Recreation Reserve) is a cricket ground in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. The first recorded match on the ground came in 1948 when Queensland Country Women played England Women. [1] It held its only first-class match in 1981 when Queensland played the touring New Zealanders. [2] Two List A matches have been played there. The first came in 1991 when Queensland played the touring West Indians, while the second saw Queensland play the touring Zimbabweans in 1995. [3]

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In February 2016, Brisbane Broncos played North Queensland Cowboys in a National Rugby League trial fixture, with the attendance figure reported at 8,122. [4]

Salter Oval hosted Bundaberg's first National Rugby League match for premiership points on August 7, 2022 when the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs took on the North Queensland Cowboys. [5]

NRL Games

DateResultAttendance
7 August 2022 Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs 14–28 North Queensland colours.svg Cowboys 8,521
30 July 2023 Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs 23–22 Dolphins colours.png Dolphins 5,130
17 August 2024 Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs vs Dolphins colours.png Dolphins

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References

  1. "Other matches played on Salter Oval, Bundaberg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played on Salter Oval, Bundaberg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  3. "List A Matches played on Salter Oval, Bundaberg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  4. "NRL Trial: Broncos d Cowboys". austadiums.com. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. "Cowboys rally late to overcome Bulldogs in Bundaberg". nrl.com. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

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