Salter Oval

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Salter Oval
Ground information
LocationBundaberg, Australia
Establishmentcirca 1945
Capacity8,500 (600 seated)
Team information
Queensland (1982–1995)
As of 21 October 2011
Source: Ground profile

Salter Oval (known prior to 1945 as the West End Recreation Reserve) is a cricket ground in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. The first recorded match on the ground came in 1948 when Queensland Country Women played England Women.[1] It held its only first-class match in 1981 when Queensland played the touring New Zealanders.[2] Two List A matches have been played there. The first came in 1991 when Queensland played the touring West Indians, while the second saw Queensland play the touring Zimbabweans in 1995.[3]

In February 2016, Brisbane Broncos played North Queensland Cowboys in a National Rugby League trial fixture, with the attendance figure reported at 8,122.[4]

Salter Oval hosted Bundaberg's first National Rugby League match for premiership points on August 7, 2022 when the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs took on the North Queensland Cowboys.[5]

NRL Games[edit]

Date Result Attendance
7 August 2022 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14–28 North Queensland Cowboys 8,521
30 July 2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 23–22 Dolphins 5,130
17 August 2024 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs Dolphins

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Other matches played on Salter Oval, Bundaberg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Salter Oval, Bundaberg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played on Salter Oval, Bundaberg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  4. ^ "NRL Trial: Broncos d Cowboys". austadiums.com. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Cowboys rally late to overcome Bulldogs in Bundaberg". nrl.com. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

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