Lilac Hill Park
Lilac Hill is a cricket ground in Western Australia in the Perth suburb of Guildford, where the Swan River flows around its southern and eastern sides. The ends of the ground are known as the river end and the pavilion end.
In 1990 the West Australian Cricket Association (WACA) hosted a festival match at the ground, with a Cricket Australia's Chairman's XI playing the touring English XI. Since then, the WACA has continued to host an annual match at Lilac Hill against the visiting international cricket team and a Chairman's XI. The inaugural 1990 match set an attendance record of 12,000 and subsequent years have attracted good crowds also.
Continuation of the match in Perth has been under pressure in recent years due to the full schedule of touring teams. In 2006, the format of the match was changed slightly to an "Invitational XI" v the Chairman's XI. In 2010 it was announced that the season opening match would no longer be held, due to increased constraints of international cricket scheduling.[1]
International cricket match results
| Date | Teams | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 25 October 1990 | Western Australia Cricket Association President's XI v England XI | England XI won by 6 wickets |
| 17 November 1991 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v Indians | ACB XI won by 29 runs |
| 2 November 1992 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v West Indians | West Indians won by 7 wickets |
| 19 October 1993 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v New Zealanders | ACB XI won by 6 wickets |
| 25 October 1994 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v England XI | England XI won by 7 wickets |
| 26 October 1995 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v Pakistanis | Pakistanis won by 3 runs |
| 4 November 1996 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v West Indians | ACB XI won by 3 wickets |
| 14 September 1997 | Western Australia Invitational XI v Transvaal | (two-day match) WA XI won by 6 wickets |
| 25 November 1997 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v South Africans | South Africans won by 31 runs |
| 29 October 1998 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v England XI | England won by 1 run |
| 26 October 1999 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v Pakistanis | ACB XI won by 7 wickets |
| 16 September 2000 | Western Australia XI v KwaZulu-Natal | (12 per side) Match abandoned |
| 17 September 2000 | Western Australia XI v KwaZulu-Natal | (12 per side) Match tied |
| 19 September 2000 | Western Australia XI v KwaZulu-Natal | (two-day match) Match drawn |
| 7 November 2000 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v West Indians | No result - heavy rain caused play to be abandoned |
| 5 December 2001 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v South Africans | South Africans won by 48 runs |
| 22 October 2002 | Australian Cricket Board Chairman's XI v England XI | ACB XI won by 58 runs |
| 1 October 2003 | Cricket Australia Chairman's XI v Zimbabweans | Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets |
| 7 December 2004 | Cricket Australia Chairman's XI v Pakistan | Pakistan won by 43 runs |
| 10 March 2005 | Rose Bowl 2004/05 (1st ODI) Australia Women v New Zealand Women | Australia Women won by 87 runs |
| 9 December 2005 | Cricket Australia Chairman's XI v South Africa | South Africa won by 8 wickets |
| 8 December 2006 | Cricket Australia Chairman's XI v England Invitational XI | CA XI by 7 wickets |
| 7 December 2007 | Cricket Australia Chairman's XI v New Zealanders | CA XI by 7 runs |
| 28 November 2008 | Cricket Australia Chairman's XI v WACA President's XI | WACA President's XI won by 8 wickets |
| 28 November 2008 | Victorian Bushrangers v Retravision Warriors | Retravision Warriors won by 8 wickets |
Other uses
Lilac Hill is the home ground for the local 1st grade cricket team, the Midland-Guildford Cricket Club and is also used for hockey and is the home ground of the Old Guildford Mundaring Hockey Club.
References
- ↑ AAP (2 July 2010). "WACA cancels Lilac Hill for good". ABC News. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
Coordinates: 31°53′30″S 115°58′24″E / 31.89167°S 115.97333°E