Hands Oval
JE Hands Memorial Park, more commonly known as Hands Oval, is a stadium in South Bunbury, Western Australia. The ground is mainly used for football matches, but has also hosted soccer and rugby union games and for a short time cricket.
JE Hands Memorial Park | |
| Former names | South Bunbury Showgrounds |
|---|---|
| Location | Blair Street, South Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°20′46″S 115°38′34″E |
| Owner | City of Bunbury |
| Operator | South Bunbury Football Club |
| Capacity | 5000 |
| Record attendance | 6573 (1 April 1984 - WAFL match between East Perth and Swan Districts) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | c. 1954 |
| Tenants | |
| [South West Football League][South Bunbury Football Club]] | |
Uses
Australian rules football
The oval has been the home ground of South Bunbury Football Club and in the SWFL since the early 1950s.[1] Hands Oval has also hosted five West Australian Football League matches, with the first being held on 1 April 1984 with East Perth defeating Swan Districts by 14 points. The record attendance for the ground was set during this match, with 6573 spectators attending the game.[2]
The ground also hosted two Fremantle Dockers pre-season NAB Challenge in 2009 and 2011:[3]
| 2009 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 March 2009 | Fremantle 20.6 (126) | def. | Carlton 12.11 (83) | Hands Oval (crowd: 5000 est.) | Report |
| 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 March 2011 | Fremantle 9.14 (68) | def. | Western Bulldogs 14.14(98) | Hands Oval (crowd: 4000 est.) | |
Cricket
Hands Oval has hosted three List A cricket matches with the Western Warriors as the home team:[4]
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South Australia won by 8 wickets. |
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Western Australia won by 5 wickets. |
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Western Australia won by 66 runs. |
Soccer
Hands Oval hosted an A-League pre-season match between Perth Glory and Gold Coast United at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, with Gold Coast defeating Perth 1–0.[5] A crowd of 2985 people attended the match:
| Perth Glory | 0 - 1 | Gold Coast United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Porter  23' |
References
- History The venue is also the headquarters of the South West Football League, established in 1957.Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine - South Bunbury Football Club
- "Round 1 - East Perth vs Swan Districts". WAFL. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- Hands Oval - Austadiums
- Hands Oval, Bunbury - CricketArchive
- Glory go close in battle of Bunbury Archived 2011-02-25 at the Wayback Machine - PerthGlory.com.au.