Bellerive Oval, Hobart

England have played two ODIs in Hobart, losing to Australia in 2003 but beating New Zealand by three wickets in 2007

Ground Name Bellerive Oval
Address Bellerive Oval, Derwent Street, Bellerive TAS 7018
Postal Address PO Box 495, Rosny Park TAS 7018
Telephone (03) 6282 0400
Fax (03) 6244 3924
Ground Capacity 16,200
Email info@tascricket.com.au
Website www.tascricket.com.au

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Formerly a community sports field which once staged horse racing and bicycle races in the 1930s, turf wickets were first laid at Bellerive in 1957 and since then the ground has undergone major improvements with the removal of a noticeable camber and leveling of the oval.

The pitch has traditionally assisted seam bowlers early on but is usually good for batting and influenced by afternoon sea-breezes off the Derwent River.

Hosted its first ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in 1988, and an inaugural Test Match between Australia and Sri Lanka a year later.

Robert Key scored 174 not out here for England in a tour match against Australia ‘A’ in 2002.