Elsternwick Park
Sports venues in Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Elsternwick Park is a multi-sports complex located in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton. It includes two main ovals (known as Oval 1 and Holmes-Todd Oval) which host Australian rules football and cricket matches. The name also refers to the wider public park in which the ovals are located.
Since 1967, Elsternwick Park has been the administrative and primary central playing base of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), hosting top division grand finals. Two VAFA clubs – Old Melburnians and Elsternwick – play their home matches at the venue.
History
Cricket
The cricket ground was built on part of the site of the former Elsternwick Racecourse by the Elsternwick Cricket Club, a club which had been established in 1901 through an amalgamation of three local cricket teams. The original cost of the development was more than £500, and the ground was formally opened on 9 November 1903 by premier Sir George Turner. The Elsternwick Football Club, which was playing in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (later known as the Victorian Amateur Football Association), began playing football on the ground during the winter of 1908.
VFA football
In 1927, the Brighton Football Club, which was playing in the Victorian Football Association, began playing its senior home matches at the venue. The Brighton Council, which owned the ground, erected fences around the venue, and improvements were paid for jointly by the Elsternwick Cricket Club and the Brighton Football Club.
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