Tony Ireland Stadium
| Townsville Cricket Ground | |
| Former names | Riverway Stadium Pioneer Park |
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| Address | Australia |
| Location | 2 Sporting Drive, Thuringowa, Townsville 4817 |
| Coordinates | 19°19′2″S 146°43′54″E / 19.31722°S 146.73167°ECoordinates: 19°19′2″S 146°43′54″E / 19.31722°S 146.73167°E |
| Owner | Queensland Government |
| Capacity | 10,000 (1013 seated) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Construction cost | A$16.5m |
| Tenants | |
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Thuringowa Bulldogs AFL club Queensland Bulls |
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| Pioneer Park, Riverway Stadium |
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| Ground information | |
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| Location | Townsville, Queensland |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Owner | Queensland Cricket Association |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 8 November 2014: Hong Kong v  Papua New Guinea |
| Last ODI | 9 November 2014: Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea |
| First T20I | 6 February 2016: Ireland v Papua New Guinea |
| Last T20I | 9 February 2016: Ireland v Papua New Guinea |
| As of 28 December 2016 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
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The Tony Ireland Stadium is an international standard AFL and cricket stadium in Thuringowa Central, Townsville, Australia. The stadium is a part of the Riverway sporting and cultural complex.
The stadium includes the oval, a 1013-seat grandstand and supporting facilities, a practice oval and cricket practice nets. The design was modelled on Brisbane’s Gabba cricket ground specifications and has a six turf wicket block. Tony Ireland Stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000+ This was achieved on New Year's Eve 2007 when 10,024 people attended a Twenty20 cricket match featuring the Queensland and the Victoria. The stadium is also home to the Thuringowa Bulldogs AFL club, and the AFL's local regional office. In June 2009, the stadium hosted a 4-day first class match between Pakistan A and the Australia A cricket team. The stadium also hosted some matches of the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup which was held in Australia from 11 August 2012. India emerged as the winner of Under-19 Cricket World Cup after beating Australia in the final at the Tony Ireland Stadium.
In November 2014, the stadium hosted its first international match between debutants Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong. The Stadium became the 10th ODI venue in Australia.
In 2008, the inadequacy of the current "temporary" lighting was highlighted when a Queensland v Western Australia AFL representative match was rescheduled from dusk to mid afternoon. Costs to install lighting adequate for televised sport have been estimated at five million dollars.
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