Manuka Oval

Manuka Oval hosts AFL matches in winter and cricket in summer.

Manuka Oval is a 15,000 capacity stadium (10,000 seated) located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital. The stadium is home to many events throughout the year, including cricket matches in the summer months and Australian rules football matches in the winter months.

Work began on Manuka Oval to erect a fence, level the ground and other improvements in 1929, the field had previously been used to casually play rugby league and AFL football. The first cricket pitch was played on in April 1930. In 2004, Manuka Oval celebrated the 75th anniversary of it being formally established.

Sports Played

Cricket

The Prime Minister's XI is played at the oval each year, and in 1992 the ground hosted a one-day international between South Africa and Zimbabwe, as part of the 1992 Cricket World Cup. It's also home to the Canberra Comets who played in the Mercantile Mutual Cup from the 1997/98 season to the 1999/2000 season, they now play in the Cricket Australia Cup.

Australian Rules

The stadium is a home venue to the Kangaroos Football Club, a Melbourne based club in the Australian Football League who play three games at the ground each year. However 2006 will be the final year with the Kangaroos playing at Manuka after playng games in Canberra since 1998, this is because they have agreed to play games on the Gold Coast instead of Canberra. However the AFL is looking to still have games in Canberra. Manuka also hosts games in the AFL Canberra competition.

Other

Manuka has also hosted Rugby union and league with the Canberra Raiders playing a home game there, in 2001.

2006 Schedule

The following matches are scheduled for 2006 at Manuka Oval.

Date	Teams	Sport	Competition	Crowd
25 February	Kangaroos Football Club v. Sydney Swans	Australian rules football	NAB Cup	5,336
23 April	Kangaroos Football Club v. West Coast Eagles	Australian rules football	AFL premiership	9,541
4 June	Kangaroos Football Club v. Sydney Swans	Australian rules football	AFL premiership	14,992*
30 July	Kangaroos Football Club v. Geelong Cats	Australian rules football	AFL premiership	9,561
10 November	Prime Minister's XI v. England	Cricket	Friendly

* - Record crowd

Curator's residence

A two-storey curator's residence is attached to the oval. It was built in the 1930s in the style typically used by the Federal Capital Commission.

External links

• AUStadiums: Manuka Oval
• 75 year anniversary
• ACT Cricket history, including history of Manuka oval
• Satellite image of Manuka Oval