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| Location | Queens Domain, Tasmania |
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| Coordinates | 42°52′19″S 147°19′41″E / 42.87194°S 147.32806°E |
| Owner | Hobart City Council |
| Operator | Tasmanian Cricket Association (TCA) |
| Capacity | 8,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1882 |
| Tenants | |
| North Hobart Cricket Club (Cricket) Hobart Football Club (SFL) DOSA Football Club (OSFA) Southern Tasmanian Junior Football League (AFL) Former: Tasmanian Tigers (Sheffield Shield) | |
| Ground information | |
| International information | |
| Only ODI | 10 January 1985: Sri Lanka v  West Indies |
| As of 7 September 2020 Source: Cricinfo | |
The TCA Ground, or Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground, is one of two first-class standard cricket grounds in Hobart, Tasmania. It is located on the Queens Domain less than one kilometre from the CBD.
The TCA Ground is a picturesque ground with a village feel and white picket boundary which could easily belong in the English countryside, except for the typical Australian Eucalypt bushland which hugs the boundary line. Due to its elevated position on the Domain the ground has commanding views over the River Derwent and city, as well as being dominated by views of Mount Wellington. This elevated position also exposes the ground to strong sea breezes which can provide excellent assistance for bowlers. During a match between the touring South African team and a Combined XI in December 1963, South African captain Trevor Goddard appealed to the umpires about the strength of the wind, which led to play being suspended.[2]
The ground is regularly used for local Grade competition cricket in the summer, and Australian rules football in the winter. It has both synthetic and grass nets, and an indoor bowling practice area.[3]
The other first-class standard ground in Tasmania is the now preferred Bellerive Oval in the City of Clarence which has since the late 1970s overtaken the TCA Ground as the home of the Tasmanian cricket team and the TCA, and the ground which hosts Australia's international matches when they play in Hobart. No first-class cricket has been played at the TCA Ground since 1987.[4]
It currently hosts Hobart Football Club (SFL) and DOSA Football Club (Old Scholars FA) and Southern Tasmanian Junior FA Australian Rules football matches each Winter and North Hobart Cricket Club matches in TCA cricket each Summer.[5]
- ^ "TCA Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Brodribb, Gerald, Next Man In, Souvenir Press, London, 1995
- ^ "TCA Ground Information". Hobart City Council. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "TCA Ground History". Cricket Tasmania. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "TCA Ground Facilities". Austadiums. Retrieved 24 October 2024.