Hands Oval

JE Hands Memorial Park, more commonly known as Hands Oval, is a stadium in South Bunbury, Western Australia. The ground is mainly used for cricket and football matches, but has also hosted soccer and rugby union games.

Hands Oval
JE Hands Memorial Park
Former namesSouth Bunbury Showgrounds
LocationBlair Street, South Bunbury, Western Australia
Coordinates33°20′46″S 115°38′34″E
OwnerCity of Bunbury
OperatorSouth Bunbury Football Club
Capacity5000
Record attendance6573 (1 April 1984 - WAFL match between East Perth and Swan Districts)
SurfaceGrass
Openedc.1954
Tenants
South Bunbury Football Club

Uses

Australian rules football

The oval has been the home ground of South Bunbury Football Club in the SWFL since the early 1950s.[1] Hands Oval has also hosted five West Australian Football League matches, with the first being held on 1 April 1984 with East Perth defeating Swan Districts by 14 points. The record attendance for the ground was set during this match, with 6573 spectators attending the game.[2]

The ground also hosted two Fremantle Dockers pre-season NAB Challenge in 2009 and 2011:[3]

2009
Saturday, 14 March 2009 Fremantle 20.6 (126) def. Carlton 12.11 (83) Hands Oval (crowd: 5000 est.) Report
2011
Saturday, 5 March 2011 Fremantle 9.14 (68) def. Western Bulldogs 14.14(98) Hands Oval (crowd: 4000 est.)

Cricket

Hands Oval has hosted three List A cricket matches with the Western Warriors as the home team:[4]

8 February, 2009
Scorecard
Western Warriors
148 (40 overs)
v
Southern Redbacks
2/150 (36.4 overs)
South Australia won by 8 wickets.
5 December, 2009
Scorecard
Victorian Bushrangers
8/277 (50 overs)
v
Western Warriors
5/279 (49.3 overs)
Western Australia won by 5 wickets.
19 February, 2011
Scorecard
Western Warriors
6/255 (50 overs)
v
Tasmanian Tigers
189 (39.4 overs)
Western Australia won by 66 runs.

Soccer

Hands Oval hosted an A-League pre-season match between Perth Glory and Gold Coast United at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, with Gold Coast defeating Perth 1–0.[5] A crowd of 2985 people attended the match:

Perth Glory0 - 1Gold Coast United
Report Porter  23'
Attendance: 2985
Referee: David Costello

References
  1. History Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine - South Bunbury Football Club
  2. "Round 1 - East Perth vs Swan Districts". WAFL. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. Hands Oval - Austadiums
  4. Hands Oval, Bunbury - CricketArchive
  5. Glory go close in battle of Bunbury Archived 2011-02-25 at the Wayback Machine - PerthGlory.com.au.
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