The Showgrounds, Wangaratta
| N.M.O. | |
| Former names | Showgrounds Oval |
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| Location | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 36°20′47.12″S 146°18′53.98″E / 36.3464222°S 146.3149944°ECoordinates: 36°20′47.12″S 146°18′53.98″E / 36.3464222°S 146.3149944°E |
| Owner | Rural City of Wangaratta |
| Capacity | 11,000 approx. |
| Record attendance | 11,000 (2nd March, 2013: AFL Pre-Season: Essendon vs. Richmond) |
| Surface | Grass (Oval) |
| Opened | 1900s |
| Tenants | |
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Wangaratta Magpies F.N.C. (OMFNL) Wangaratta Magpies C.C. (WDCA) |
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| Ground information | |
| End names | |
| "North End" "South End" / "City End" |
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| International information | |
| Source: Ground profile | |
The Showgrounds Oval (also known as the Norm Minns Oval) is a cricket and football ground in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia.
The first recorded cricket match on the ground came when Wangaratta played the touring Fijians in 1908. The ground held its first first-class match in 1986 when Victoria played Queensland in the Sheffield Shield. Ten years later a second first-class match was played there between Victoria and the West Indians. A List A match was played there in the 2005/06 ING Cup between Victoria and New South Wales.
The Showgrounds Oval serves as a football ground in the winter. It is the home ground of the Wangaratta Football Club, and is one of the Ovens & Murray Football League's main two venues, alongside Lavington Sports Ground, Albury. The venue secured the rights to host five Australian Football League pre-season games between 2012 and 2021; however, the first of those matches, to have been played between St Kilda and Essendon in 2012, was cancelled after Essendon's chartered flights were unable to land in or near Wangaratta due to flooding throughout northern Victoria. The venue also hosted two matches in the 2005 Australian Football International Cup.
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