Allan Border Field |
The Allan Border Field is a small cricket ground with two grandstands and capacity of around 6,300 spectators.
Allan Border Field was formerly known as Neumann Oval and was home of the now-defunct QLD State Rugby League club Fortitude Valley Diehards from 1909 until 1995. Queensland Cricket purchased the ground shortly after the club relocated.
The Field is named after one of Queensland and Australia's greatest ever cricketers, Allan Border (AB). A veteran of 156 Test matches and over 11,000 runs, AB took over the Australian captaincy during the 1984-85 season, going on to lead his country to many famous victories including the 1987 World Cup and 1989 Ashes series.
A proud Queenslander to the core, Border was a member of the famous Queensland Bulls 1994-95 Sheffield Shield winning team.
Allan Border Field plays host to cricket throughout the year, and has recently held Sheffield Shield, Women's Big Bash League, Women's International, Australia A, One-Day Cup and International Tour games as the ground.
Located next to the National Cricket Centre, the AB Field precinct is home to Australian men's and women's team training camps and is utilised by international sides as a tour preparation base.
National Cricket Centre
Cricket Australia officially opened the new National Cricket Centre on 12 November 2013. The new facility replaced the Centre of Excellence. The National Cricket Centre features state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor training facilities and equipment in order to enhance the development of Australian cricketers.
The street that the Allan Border Field is on was renamed in honour of former Australian captain Greg Chappell.
Allan Border Field is located at 1 Greg Chappell Street, Albion | Map
❊ Address ❊
⊜ 103 Crosby Road, Albion 4010 View Map
❊ Web Links ❊
➼ Allan Border Field
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