61-618: Bellerive Oval , known for sponsorship reasons as the Ninja Stadium , is a cricket oval and Australian rules football ground located in Bellerive , a suburb on the eastern shore of Hobart , Tasmania . Capable of accommodating 20,000 people, it is the second largest stadium in Tasmania by seating capacity, behind York Park which can hold 21,000. It is the only venue in Tasmania which hosts international cricket matches. The venue
122-667: A broader push by Cricket Tasmania to modernise its venues and reduce environmental impact during large-scale events. In October 2024, SharkNinja commenced a four-year naming rights deal with the oval renamed the Ninja Stadium. Following the completion of the Ricky Ponting Stand in 2015, the stadium’s capacity officially reached 20,000, although temporary seating arrangements during high-demand events such as Big Bash League (BBL) finals and AFL matches have allowed attendance to occasionally exceed this number, with
183-511: A cost of A$ 80 million. This is one of the reasons cricket games generally cannot be hosted outside the traditional cricket-playing countries, and a few non-Test nations like Canada, the UAE and Kenya that have built Test standard stadiums. Most of the action takes place in the centre of this ground, on a rectangular clay strip usually with short grass called the pitch . The pitch measures 22 yd (20.12 m) (1 chain ) long. At each end of
244-438: A dedicated gym and locker room area built in 2022. Despite its continued development, Bellerive Oval has not been without controversy. Local residents have increasingly voiced concerns about the impact of larger crowds on the surrounding areas. Parking and traffic remain contentious issues, with local government proposals in 2024 to develop additional parking structures being met with opposition from environmental groups, who argue
305-668: A record of 20,200 set during a Hobart Hurricanes semi-final match in 2023. Bellerive Oval has played an increasing role in women’s cricket and AFL, hosting several prominent matches for both the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and AFLW. In 2023, the oval hosted the WBBL final, attracting 14,500 spectators, the highest ever attendance for a women’s match at the venue. The growth of women's sport in Tasmania has been highlighted by this venue's importance, particularly with investments into better training facilities for female athletes, such as
366-592: A straight boundary of about 80m). In contrast an association football field needs only about 9,000 sq yd (7,500 m ) of grass, and an Olympic stadium would contain 8,350 sq yd (6,980 m ) of grass within its 400m running track, making it difficult to play international cricket in stadiums not built for the purpose. Nevertheless, Stadium Australia which hosted the Sydney Olympics in 2000 had its running track turfed over with 30,000 seats removed to make it possible to play cricket there, at
427-629: A team eliminated in the group stage without any wins would have gotten $ 35,000. Each venue hosted 3 pool stage matches. The quarter-finals were in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Wellington, the semi-finals were played in Auckland and Sydney, and the final was played in Melbourne. Altogether there were 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia hosting 26 games and New Zealand hosting 23 games. The umpire selection panel selected 20 umpires to officiate at
488-421: A thrilling one-day match between Australia and England, the victory going to Australia. To allow for day-night matches to be played at the venue, four light towers were installed in 2009 for $ 4.8 million, enabling one-day international (ODI) and Twenty20 cricket matches to be played there. The installation of these lights sparked significant debate from groups both for and against the new towers. The ground
549-561: A time of declining viewing figures for cricket in India. Broadcaster Star Sports claimed that its coverage reached 635 million viewers in India. An ICC-commissioned report claimed that the tournament was watched by over 1.5 billion people. The following networks broadcast the tournament: The opening ceremonies were held separately in Christchurch , New Zealand and Melbourne , Australia , on 12 February 2015, two days before
610-454: Is an oval described by drawing a semicircle of 30 yards (27 m) radius from the centre of each wicket with respect to the breadth of the pitch and joining them with lines parallel , 30 yards (27 m) to the length of the pitch. This divides the field into an infield and outfield and can be marked by a painted line or evenly spaced discs. The close-infield is defined by a circle of radius 15 yards (14 m), centred at middle stump guard on
671-546: Is now, and the time clock sat about halfway up a training light tower. The police booth sat, until very recently, in the north-east corner of the oval. A concrete cricket pitch served for local junior teams until the 1956/57 season, when it was replaced by a turf wicket. In 1948 The Clarence Football Club , a tenant of the ground, applied to join the Tasmanian Football League , and the ground had to upgrade to TFL standards. Some minor upgrades were made in
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#1732798406984732-511: Is the home ground for the state cricket teams, the Tasmanian Tigers and Hobart Hurricanes , as well as a venue for international Test matches since 1989 and one-day matches since 1988. It is also the secondary home ground for AFL club North Melbourne , who play three home games a season at the venue. The stadium has undergone significant redevelopment to accommodate such events. Football and cricket first started being played in
793-614: The Hobart central business district with Bellerive Oval during major events was introduced. In an attempt to address parking and access issues, development of the oval has encroached upon adjacent properties and in particular the Bellerive Rotary Park situated between the oval and the beach. This park is on land owned by the Clarence Council as is the adjacent oval. As the oval is an exclusive, fenced-off area and
854-571: The Tasmanian Devils in the VFL . The first match attracted the highest VFL roster match crowd since 1986–6,970. The venue also hosted Tasmania's two finals matches, with the elimination win against Geelong (4,800) and 10,073 for a semi-final against Port Melbourne , which was won by Port Melbourne. In 2010, talk of Melbourne-based Australian Football League (AFL) clubs shifting home games to Bellerive Oval surfaced. Richmond were considered
915-667: The Zimbabwean team would be allowed to take part in the tournament after political discussions about whether their team would be allowed to tour Zimbabwe in 2005 . ICC President Ehsan Mani said that the extra time required by the Asian bloc to hand over its bid had harmed the four-nation bid. However, when it came to the voting, the Asians won by seven votes to four; according to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), it
976-559: The batsmen's grounds are, and to determine whether a delivery is fair. Cricket pitches are usually oriented as close to the north-south direction as practical, because the low afternoon sun would be dangerous for a batter facing due west. This means that some oval fields are oriented with their longer axes straight of the wicket, and others have their longer axes square of the wicket. For limited overs cricket matches, there are two additional field markings to define areas relating to fielding restrictions . The "circle" or "fielding circle"
1037-410: The bowler runs in to bowl. The area of the field on the side of the line joining the wickets where the batsman holds his bat (the right-hand side for a right-handed batsman, the left for a left-hander) is known as the off side, the other as the leg side or on side. Lines drawn or painted on the pitch are known as creases . Creases are used to adjudicate the dismissals of batsmen , by indicating where
1098-634: The 1960s, clubrooms were built in 1961, and in 1963 a small grandstand (seating about 500) and a new public address system were installed. In 1977, Tasmania gained admission into the Sheffield Shield and a plan was put in place by the TCA to move from its headquarters at the TCA Ground on the Domain to a new oval. Bellerive Oval was chosen ahead of KGV Oval and North Hobart Oval . $ 2.2 million
1159-538: The 2.5m slope across the Lord's Cricket Ground , or the lime tree which sat inside the fence of the St Lawrence Ground . On most grounds, a rope demarcates the perimeter of the field and is known as the boundary . Within the boundary and generally as close to the centre as possible will be the square which is an area of carefully prepared grass upon which cricket pitches can be prepared and marked for
1220-409: The 2011 Cricket World Cup in 2006, they said that it will see a 50–50 split in games. Finally, it was decided on 30 July 2013 that Australia would host 26 matches, while New Zealand got a share of 23 matches in the tournament. There was a tense battle between Melbourne and Sydney to host the final. On 30 July 2013, it was announced that Melbourne would host the final, with Sydney and Auckland hosting
1281-479: The Derwent, and contained the new media centre. The new Members' Area was the last of the upgrades, along with new perimeter fence and entry gates. The Members' Area features press and radio media areas, corporate boxes and lunchrooms, as well as the players areas, members' bars and TCA offices. The redevelopment was officially opened on 11 January 2003, when an overcrowd of 16,719 (official capacity 16,000) witnessed
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#17327984069841342-758: The ICC Cricket Committee for a qualification process, the ICC reversed their decision in June 2011 and decided that 14 teams would participate in the 2015 World Cup, including four associate or affiliate member nations. At the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in September 2011, the ICC decided on a new qualifying format. The top two teams of the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship qualify directly. The remaining six teams join
1403-614: The United Arab Emirates in the final of the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and both teams qualified for the last two spots in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. In preparation for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the organising committee of the tournament was finalised. John Harnden was named chief executive, James Strong as chairman, and Ralph Waters was named as the deputy chairman. Following Strong's death in March 2013, Waters became chairman. When Australia and New Zealand bid for
1464-550: The World Cup: five each from Australia and England, five from Asia, two each from New Zealand and South Africa and one from the West Indies. The teams, after initially naming a provisional 30-member squad, were required to finalise a 15-member squad for the tournament on or before 7 January 2015. Fourteen non-ODI warm-up matches were played from 8 to 13 February. A total of 42 matches were played throughout
1525-504: The addition of the Ricky Ponting stand is 18,149 during a 2015–16 BBL match between Hobart Hurricanes and Perth Scorchers on 10 January 2016. The crowd of 17,844 for an AFL game in 2016 between North Melbourne and Richmond on 3 June 2016 is the highest crowd ever at Bellerive Oval for an AFL match. Metro bus services are available to and from Bellerive Oval. Development into an international venue has far outgrown
1586-405: The area where Bellerive Oval is now in the mid-to-late 19th century. In 1884 the first football match on record from the area was played between Carlton and Bellerive. In 1913 the piece of land located between Bellerive Beach , Church and Derwent streets was sold to the Clarence Council. One year later, the new Bellerive recreation ground was ready for use. The ground barely changed from then until
1647-432: The capacity of local infrastructure to adequately handle the large influxes of patrons attempting to access the venue. In particular, there is little provision for spectator parking. Thus, large numbers of vehicles are parked in the surrounding streets when such events are held, resulting in access issues for local residents and need for traffic-control measures. In 2023, a ferry service from Brooke Street Pier connecting
1708-560: The centre of the pitch to be used. In addition, the conditions require a minimum three-yard gap between the "rope" and the surrounding fencing or advertising boards. This allows players to dive without risk of injury. The conditions contain a heritage clause, which exempts stadiums built before October 2007. However, most stadiums which regularly host international games easily meet the minimum dimensions. A typical Test match stadium would be larger than these defined minimums, with over 20,000 sq yd (17,000 m ) of grass (having
1769-454: The council, was struck in 2016. The arrangement in effect from 2017 to 2021 allowed North Melbourne to continue playing three matches a season at Bellerive Oval, while the current arrangement, effective from 2022, sees North Melbourne play four home games a year. The record attendance for Bellerive Oval before redevelopment was 16,719 for a One Day International between Australia and England on 14 January 2003. The first international match at
1830-494: The early front-runners, but by July 2010 North Melbourne became the most likely candidate, given their willingness to move more than just two matches. On 7 June 2011, North Melbourne announced a new three-year deal in partnership with transport company Spirit of Tasmania , who announced its intent to sponsor North Melbourne home games in Hobart, at Bellerive Oval. From 2012 to 2014, North Melbourne played two home games per year at
1891-452: The field but its diameter usually varies between 450 and 500 feet (140 and 150 m) for men's cricket, and between 360 feet (110 m) and 420 feet (130 m) for women's cricket. Cricket is unusual among major sports (along with golf , Australian rules football and baseball ) in that there is no official rule for a fixed-shape ground for professional games. In some cases, fields are allowed to have even greater peculiarities, such as
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1952-473: The first two matches. The International Cricket Council declared a total prize money pool of $ 10 million for the tournament, which was 20 percent more than the 2011 edition. The prize money was distributed according to the performance of the team as follows: This means that if the winner had remained undefeated throughout the group stage of the tournament, they would have won a total of $ 4,245,000 (winner's prize plus $ 45,000 for each group stage win), while
2013-433: The group stage of the tournament. The top four teams from each pool qualified for the quarter-finals. In the event that two or more teams are tied on points after six matches the team with the most wins was to be ranked higher. If tied teams also had the same number of wins then they had to be ranked according to net run rate. While the dates and venues were fixed, which match-up they host was subject to change to accommodate
2074-557: The host countries should they qualify. Both hosts qualified for the quarter-finals; Australia played the match on 20 March in Adelaide, and New Zealand played the match on 21 March in Wellington. Since Sri Lanka, the next highest ranked team , progressed to the quarter-finals, they played in Sydney. If England had advanced, as they were the third-highest ranked team, they would have played in Melbourne. As England failed to qualify for
2135-493: The knockout stage, which consisted of quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. The final was between the co-hosts Australia and New Zealand. Australia won by seven wickets, to win their fifth Cricket World Cup . The total attendance was 1,016,420, with an average of 21,175 per game. The final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground had a crowd of 93,013, a record one-day cricket crowd for Australia In India,
2196-505: The largest television rating was for the Australia–India semi-final, 15% of television-viewing households. The ICC announced the hosts for the previous World Cup, the 2011 competition , on 30 April 2006. Australia and New Zealand had also bid for the tournament and a successful Australian bid for the 2011 World Cup would have seen a 50–50 split in games, with the final still up for negotiation. The Trans-Tasman bid, Beyond Boundaries,
2257-483: The matches. The pitch is where batsmen hit the bowled ball and run between the wickets to score runs , while the fielding team tries to return the ball to either wicket to prevent this. The ICC Standard Playing Conditions define the minimum and maximum size of the playing surface for international matches. Law 19.1.3 of ICC Men's Test Match Playing Conditions as well as ICC Men's One Day International Playing Conditions states: 19.1.3 The aim shall be to maximise
2318-413: The mid-1980s. During this time the ground had a hump in the centre of the ground making only the top half of players visible from the other side of the ground. There was a shed for players located where the main pavilion now stands. There was a hill on the outer (where the hill now is) that could accommodate two rows of vehicles, the small scoreboard stood on the outer close to where the electronic scoreboard
2379-576: The new developments will encroach on parkland areas. In 1999, the Federal Government announced that it would contribute $ 5 million to upgrade Bellerive. The TCA added $ 10 million, on loan from the state government, and the Clarence City Council $ 1 million, enabling a $ 16 million upgrade. The first part of this upgrade was the state-of-the-art indoor nets. The 6,000-seat Southern Stand came next, which blocked winds and views of
2440-531: The new electronic scoreboard and Northern Stand were erected. In 2007, the venue saw the Tasmanian Tigers win the state's first Sheffield Shield , and in 2008 the ground hosted its first One-Day Cup final, also won by Tasmania. The oval became the first top-class cricket facility in Australia to sign a naming-rights sponsor in October 2011. A naming rights agreement with Blundstone Footwear resulted in
2501-422: The newly laid turf resulted in the scheduling of no more football matches for that season. The move was made in 1987 under TCA Chairman Denis Rogers, in time for its first international match—between Sri Lanka and New Zealand —on 12 January 1988, before a crowd of 6,500. The first Test match in Tasmania was played at Bellerive from 16 to 20 December 1989, between Australia and Sri Lanka . Shortly afterwards,
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2562-467: The oval being renamed Blundstone Arena, which was temporarily discontinued during the ground's use in the 2015 Cricket World Cup . In 2023, Bellerive Oval saw further updates, particularly focused on improving accessibility and sustainability. The oval adopted several eco-friendly initiatives, including solar panels on the roofs of both the Ricky Ponting Stand and David Boon Stand, reducing its carbon footprint by 20%. These sustainability efforts are part of
2623-513: The park is an inclusive area open to all residents, many residents reject the encroachment. Cricket field A cricket field or cricket oval is a large grass field on which the game of cricket is played. Although generally oval in shape, there is a wide variety within this: perfect circles, elongated ovals, rounded rectangles, or irregular shapes with little or no symmetry – but they will have smooth boundaries without sharp corners, almost without exception. There are no fixed dimensions for
2684-406: The pitch three upright wooden stakes, called the stumps , are hammered into the ground. Two wooden crosspieces, known as the bails , sit in grooves atop the stumps, linking each to its neighbour. Each set of three stumps and two bails is collectively known as a wicket . One end of the pitch is designated the batting end where the batsman stands and the other is designated the bowling end where
2745-510: The popping crease at the end of the wicket, and is often marked by dots. 2015 Cricket World Cup The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup , a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015, and
2806-607: The redevelopment. At the official launch of the renovated stadium, it was announced that the new stand would be named the Ricky Ponting Stand , and the existing Southern Stand would be named the David Boon Stand . As well as being the home of domestic and international cricket and the Clarence Football Club in the now Tasmanian State League , Bellerive Oval served in 2003 as a home to
2867-617: The rights for broadcasting of the 2015 Cricket World Cup for US$ 2 billion to ESPN Star Sports and Star Sports . According to Strong, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) wants to make the tournament the most fan-friendly event of its kind and take cricket to a wide range of communities throughout Australia and New Zealand. Sachin Tendulkar was named by the ICC as the World Cup Ambassador for
2928-444: The second time, after filling the role at the 2011 Cricket World Cup . Tickets for India v Pakistan in Adelaide reportedly sold out within 12 minutes of going on sale. The match received an average television audience in India of 14.8% of TV-equipped households. The semi-final, Australia–India, had a higher average rating in India, 15.0%, but no 2015 match surpassed the 2011 Final among Indian viewers. The 2015 World Cup came at
2989-482: The semi-finals. It was announced that spectators travelling to World Cup matches in New Zealand who would otherwise not be entitled to a visa waiver, would be able to enter New Zealand if they held an Australian visitor visa. This was a special Trans-Tasman Visa Arrangement for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament. The International Cricket Council has sold
3050-410: The size of the playing area at each venue. With respect to the size of the boundaries, no boundary shall be longer than 90 yards (82 metres), and no boundary should be shorter than 65 yards (59 metres) from the centre of the pitch to be used. The equivalent ICC playing conditions (Law 19.1.3) for international women's cricket require the boundary to be between 60 and 70 yards (54.86 and 64.01 m) from
3111-584: The third and fourth-placed teams of 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and the top two teams of 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in a 10-team World Cup Qualifier to decide the remaining two places. On 9 July 2013, as a result of a tied match against the Netherlands, Ireland became the first country to qualify for the 2015 World Cup. On 4 October 2013, Afghanistan qualified for their first Cricket World Cup after beating Kenya to finish in second place behind Ireland. Scotland defeated
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#17327984069843172-471: The tournament automatically. Immediately after the 2011 World Cup, it was decided that the next tournament would be reduced to only feature the 10 full members. This was met with heavy criticism from a number of associate nations, especially from the Ireland cricket team , who had performed well in 2007 and 2011, including victories over Pakistan and England, both full member nations. Following support shown by
3233-417: The venue was a One Day International between New Zealand and Sri Lanka on 12 January 1988 and attracted a then record crowd for an international in Hobart of 6,180. On 21 February 2010, a Twenty20 International match between Australia and the West Indies attracted a crowd of 15,575. This was the first international day-night cricket match played at Bellerive Oval. The record attendance at Bellerive Oval since
3294-486: The venue. The first game was played 8 April 2012 in Round 2, in which North Melbourne defeated the fledgling Greater Western Sydney Giants by 129 points. The original three-year deal was renewed and extended for a further two years, with Hobart City Council and Spirit of Tasmania agreeing to provide sponsorship for North Melbourne to play three games per year at the venue in 2015 and 2016. A new deal, which did not include
3355-536: The vote their way. The ICC was so impressed by the efficiency of the Trans-Tasman bid that they decided to award the next World Cup, to be held in 2015, to them. Australia and New Zealand last jointly hosted the Cricket World Cup in 1992 . The tournament featured 14 teams, the same number as the 2011 World Cup, giving associate and affiliate member nations a chance to participate. The format
3416-479: Was scheduled for further redevelopment by 2015, with the state government providing $ 15 million to expand the Southern Stand and Members' Stand, increasing the ground's capacity to over 20,000 for the 2015 Cricket World Cup , along with an Ashes Test in the future, and the possibility of locking-in a long-term commitment for AFL games. AFL Tasmania is also looking at moving its offices to the ground as part of
3477-405: Was spent building new grandstands, training nets, a hill, new surface and centre wicket, the old TCA Ground scoreboard was relocated there, and the masterpiece—the three-level Members' Pavilion was constructed. The newly refurbished ground was opened in 1986 for a TFL Statewide League roster match between Clarence and Hobart, which was won by Clarence before a crowd of 3,562. Significant damage to
3538-469: Was the only bid for 2011 delivered to the ICC headquarters at Dubai before 1 March deadline. Considerable merits of the bid included the superior venues and infrastructure, and the total support of the Australian and New Zealand governments on tax and custom issues during the tournament, according to Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland . The New Zealand government had also assured that
3599-479: Was the same as the 2011 edition: 14 teams take part in the initial stages, divided into two groups of seven; the seven teams play each other once before the top four teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals. On 29 January 2015, ICC reinstated the use of the Super Over for Cricket World Cup Final match if the match finished as a tie. Per ICC regulations, the 10 ICC full member nations qualify for
3660-594: Was the vote of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) that turned the matter. It was reported in Pakistani newspaper Dawn that the Asian countries promised to hold fundraising events for West Indian cricket during the 2007 Cricket World Cup , which may have influenced the vote. However, I.S. Bindra, chairman of the monitoring committee of the Asian bid, denied that, saying that it was their promise of extra profits of US$ 400 million that swung
3721-552: Was won by Australia , defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets in the final. This was the second time the tournament was held in Australia and New Zealand, the first having been the 1992 Cricket World Cup . India were the defending champions having won the previous edition in 2011 , but they were eliminated by eventual champions Australia in the semi-finals. The tournament consisted of 14 teams, which were split into two pools of seven, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top four teams from each pool progressed to
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