North Sydney Oval
Outdoor cinema with inflatable movie screen
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| Location | North Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 33°49′55″S 151°12′34″E / 33.83194°S 151.20944°ECoordinates: 33°49′55″S 151°12′34″E / 33.83194°S 151.20944°E |
| Owner | North Sydney Council |
| Operator | North Sydney Council |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1867 (Redeveloped 1929, 1931, 1983, 1985) |
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North Sydney Bears (NSW Cup) (1908–present) NSW Blues Cricket North Sydney Cricket Club Northern Suburbs Rugby Club (1900–present) Northern Spirit (NSL) (1997–2003) |
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North Sydney Oval is a multi-use sporting facility.
These included installation of a portable drop-in cricket wicket and improved field lighting. Designed to allow North Sydney oval to become a dual-purpose venue, the drop-in cricket wicket is prepared off the playing surface and transported back into position for use – allowing for a better playing field.
North Sydney Oval first trialed the technology in 1998, when cricket wicket technology was in its early stages. Since then, the technology has improved substantially and is used by many premier sporting stadiums including ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Colonial Stadium (Melbourne) and the MCG.
This recent upgrade has enabled the wicket to be produced in a controlled environment away from any traffic on the field and has also allowed the Oval to comply with various football codes requirements whereby the cricket pitch can be removed from the centre field resulting in a full football surface for scheduled matches.
North Sydney Oval has been the home ground of the North Sydney Bears since their inception in 1908. The club currently plays in the NSWRL VB NSW Cup and still attracts spectators to home games at the oval. Only two grounds have hosted more first grade rugby league matches.
In 2004, South Sydney Rabbitohs experimented with playing two home games at the ground. The first match between Souths and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles attracted 14,855 spectators.
The ground record crowd of 23,089 was set on 13 May 1994 for a Round 10 match with North Sydney taking on local rivals Manly. The Sea Eagles won the match 11–8.
Legendary North Sydney Bears, New South Wales and Australian winger Ken Irvine, who played 176 games and scored 633 points for the Bears (171 tries, 59 goals and 1 field goal) between 1958 and 1970 before transferring to Manly from 1971–73 before retiring, has the scoreboard at the oval named in his honour.
The Stadium Is Still Used For NSW Cup, Toyota Cup, SG Ball And Harold Matthew Games.
As part of the Central Coast Bears bid to enter the NRL, the bears plan to play one home game a year against Manly if their bid is successful.
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