Best club grounds

[social]

Been in Adelaide for the last couple of days and on my travels around the city saw some fantastic grounds without having any idea as to whether they were 1st or 5th grade venues

At first grade level, Sydney is much the same

Upon reflection (and it's 20 years ago btw) North Sydney, Mosman, Rawson, Drummoyne, Pratten Park, Old Kings, Waitara, Howell and Manly were pretty amazing

Petersham, Coogee, Waverley and Chatswood were picturesque but with rubbish outfields/pitches and that's a reflection upon the groundsman/budget more than anything

Hurstville was butt ugly but did the job

Only Sutherland, Raby and Fairfield were little more than paddocks

Thoughts on your part of the world?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Best/nicest ground I played on was Marchwiel which is at Marchwiel Hall near Wrexham. Lovely place to play and track was like a road in comparison to many others I have played on.

 

[Migara]

Although short on facilities Radella was the best experience I had in SL. The subtropical feel is just unreal.

 

[Riggins]

Been in Adelaide for the last couple of days and on my travels around the city saw some fantastic grounds without having any idea as to whether they were 1st or 5th grade venues

whereabouts were you

 

[Second Spitter]

Been in Adelaide for the last couple of days and on my travels around the city saw some fantastic grounds without having any idea as to whether they were 1st or 5th grade venues

At first grade level, Sydney is much the same

Upon reflection (and it's 20 years ago btw) North Sydney, Mosman, Rawson, Drummoyne, Pratten Park, Old Kings, Waitara, Howell and Manly were pretty amazing

Petersham, Coogee, Waverley and Chatswood were picturesque but with rubbish outfields/pitches and that's a reflection upon the groundsman/budget more than anything

Hurstville was butt ugly but did the job

Only Sutherland, Raby and Fairfield were little more than paddocks

Thoughts on your part of the world?

UNSW Village Green has an immaculately prepared playing surface and the redeveloped grandstand makes it one of the best grounds in SGC

By contrast, the Sydney University Ovals are cow paddocks due to bearing the brunt of club rugby and SWBL in winter.

 

[benchmark00]

Yeah Village Green is the best.

 

[uvelocity]

whereabouts were you

Lunch at government house imo

 

[social]

UNSW Village Green has an immaculately prepared playing surface and the redeveloped grandstand makes it one of the best grounds in SGC

By contrast, the Sydney University Ovals are cow paddocks due to bearing the brunt of club rugby and SWBL in winter.

Forgot about the uni grounds (and Bankstown) and nothing seems to have changed

Always enjoyed playing at Sydney Uni despite the conditions as the students were good guys and post match was fun

By way of contrast, Petersham Oval was worse and the opposition were always ****s plus it was in Petersham

Coogee was a shocker - half the field was lush, the other barren and the pitch was like Islamabad unless Whitney was opening the bowling

 

[SteveNZ]

Auckland is fairly barren of them, unless you're into fielding at both fine leg and silly mid off simultaneously across two matches.

I'm sure the UK posters have some fairly compelling cases for their grounds, some of the ones I played were breathtaking.

 

[Second Spitter]

Forgot about the uni grounds (and Bankstown) and nothing seems to have changed

Always enjoyed playing at Sydney Uni despite the conditions as the students were good guys and post match was fun

By way of contrast, Petersham Oval was worse and the opposition were always ****s plus it was in Petersham

Coogee was a shocker - half the field was lush, the other barren and the pitch was like Islamabad unless Whitney was opening the bowling

I played baseball at both SU and PO and SU is far worse --- hard infield, uneven outfield.

Coogee has really poor drainage, which means 1/2 gets really roughed up by the rugby boys in winter.

 

[slowerball]

Old Reynella Oval in the far south of Adelaide, has a NZ feel about it, with pine trees spread around the oval, and a good view over the southern hills. Just a heck of a drive when you are the 12th man!

 

[vic_orthdox]

Kensington was nice in Adelaide.

Albert Ground probably the best in Melbourne. Our joint goes pretty well as a club ground that would never be used for 2nd XI.

 

[Top_Cat]

In Adelaide, best 'if you're good enough, you'll get something out of it', Park 25. Have a soft sport for Prospect, always felt like a lazy day even in a tense game. Worst, bloody Glandore.

 

[Riggins]

Park 25 is where sport goes to die.

 

[Eloquentia]

Park 25 is awful. Feel sorry for the DLCA fellas.

I think the whole complex up at Kensington is lovely. Think Park 12 (Uni #1) is lovely as well. Glandore and Bice are horrible though.

 

[Furball]

Poloc CC in Glasgow is beautiful. Set in a massive country park, you'd never guess you were in a city.

 

[stumpski]

Most attractive outground I've seen county cricket at is Tunbridge Wells I think; the most memorable I've played at is the famous Lynton and Lynmouth, near the cliffs on the Devon-Somerset border.


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[Top_Cat]

Park 25 is where sport goes to die.

Yeah, was referring to the deck only, in hindsight. I'm sure it's happened to us all but was once actually hit on the back of the knee whilst batting when some douchebag on No. 3, hitting catches to his team or some ****ing thing, forgot where he was and decided to hook one.

 

[Riggins]

Yeah, was referring to the deck only, in hindsight. I'm sure it's happened to us all but was once actually hit on the back of the knee whilst batting when some douchebag on No. 3, hitting catches to his team or some ****ing thing, forgot where he was and decided to hook one.

The decks there at least for the last few years have been pretty close in nature to Port Road. Teams keep chasing down 400.

 

[Riggins]

Actually that's a bat comparison because Port road is ****ing ****.