Junction Oval

Junction Oval
Victoria v South Australia cricket teams match at
the Junction Oval, September 2018
Map
LocationSt Kilda, Victoria
Coordinates37°51′21″S 144°58′48″E / 37.85583°S 144.98000°E / -37.85583; 144.98000
OwnerVictoria State Government
OperatorCricket Victoria
Capacity7,000[1]
Record attendance46,973 (VFL game, 20 May 1950)
SurfaceGrass (Oval)
Construction
Opened1856
Renovated2015–18
Construction cost$40 million (2015–18 redevelopment)
Tenants
Cricket

Victoria cricket team (2018–present)
Victoria women's cricket team (2018–present)
Melbourne Stars (WBBL; 2018–present)
Melbourne Renegades (WBBL; 2018–present)
St Kilda Cricket Club (VPC; 1856–present)
Melbourne Stars (BBL; 2022–present)

Australian rules football
St Kilda Football Club (Challenge Cup/VFA/VFL; 1873–1874, 1886–1915, 1918–1941, 1944–1964)
St Kilda/University Football Club (Challenge Cup; 1875)
South Melbourne Football Club (VFL; 1944–1946)
Fitzroy Football Club (VFL; 1970–1984)
Ground information
TenantsVictoria cricket team
International information
First women's Test21 February 1958:
 Australia v  England
Last women's Test5 February 1972:
 Australia v  New Zealand
First WODI9 February 2000:
 Australia v  New Zealand
Last WODI6 February 2022:
 Australia v  England
First WT20I22 January 2013:
 Australia v  New Zealand
Last WT20I2 March 2020:
 Bangladesh v  Sri Lanka
As of 6 February 2022
Source: Cricinfo

Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[2]

The oval's location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its name. It is located approximately five kilometres south from the centre of Melbourne and is in the southernmost part of the large Albert Park sporting precinct. The oval is the administrative headquarters of Cricket Victoria, and was redeveloped between 2015 and 2018 for that purpose.[2]

  1. ^ "Junction Oval the New Home of Victorian Cricket". Premier of Victoria. 24 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Junction Oval". Retrieved 18 March 2022.