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The WACA

WACA Ground
3rd Test, Perth, 15Dec2006.jpg
Ground information
Location East Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates 31°57′36″S 115°52′47″E / 31.96000°S 115.87972°E / -31.96000; 115.87972
Establishment 1890
Capacity 20,000
Owner Western Australian Cricket Association
End names
Members' End
River (or Lillee-Marsh Stand) End
International information
First Test 11–16 December 1970:
 Australia v  England
Last Test 3-7 November 2016:
 Australia v  South Africa
First ODI 9 December 1980:
 India v  New Zealand
Last ODI 19 January 2017:
 Australia v  Pakistan
First T20I 11 December 2007:
 Australia v  New Zealand
Last T20I 31 October 2010:
 Australia v  Sri Lanka
Team information
Western Australia (Cricket) (1899–)
Perth Football Club (WAFL) (1899–1958)
West Coast Eagles (AFL) (1987–2000)
Fremantle Football Club (AFL) (1995–2000)
Perth Scorchers (BBL) (2011–)
Perth Scorchers Women (WBBL) (2015-)
WA Reds (ARL/SL) (1995–1997)
As of 19 January 2017
Source: ESPNcricinfo

The WACA /ˈwækə/ is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. The stadium's name derives from the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association.

The WACA has been Western Australia's "home of cricket" since the early 1890s, with Test cricket played at the ground since the 1970–71 season. The ground is the home venue of Western Australia's first-class cricket team, the Western Warriors, and a Women's National Cricket League side, the Western Fury. The Perth Scorchers, a Big Bash League franchise, also play at the ground, which is branded #TheFurnace for those matches.

The pitch at the WACA is regarded as one of the quickest and bounciest in the world. These characteristics, in combination with the afternoon sea-breezes which regularly pass the ground (the Fremantle Doctor), have historically made the ground an attractive place for pace and swing bowlers. The outfield is exceptionally fast, contributing to the ground seeing some very fast scoring – as of February 2016, four of the nine fastest Test centuries have been scored at the WACA.

Throughout its history, the ground has also been used for a range of other sports, including athletics carnivals, Australian rules football, baseball, soccer, rugby league, rugby union, and international rules football. However, recent years have seen most of these activities relocated to other venues. It has also been used for major rock concerts.


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