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Location | East Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 31°57′35″S 115°52′46″E / 31.95985°S 115.8795°E | ||||||||||||||||
Owner | Western Australian Cricket Association | ||||||||||||||||
Operator | Western Australian Cricket Association | ||||||||||||||||
Capacity | 20,000[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Record attendance | 34,317 – 1994 AFL finals | ||||||||||||||||
Surface | Grass | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||||||||
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Gloucester Park End (formerly Prindiville Stand End) ![]() Members' (or Lillee-Marsh Stand) End | |||||||||||||||||
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First Test | 11–16 December 1970:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 14–18 December 2017:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
First ODI | 9 December 1980:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 19 January 2017:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
First T20I | 11 December 2007:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 31 October 2010:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
First women's Test | 21–24 March 1958:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Last women's Test | 15–17 February 2024:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
First WODI | 12 March 2005:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Last WODI | 22 February 2019:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
First WT20I | 22 February 2020:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Last WT20I | 24 February 2020:![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
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As of 17 February 2024 Source: ESPN Cricinfo |
The WACA Ground (/ˈwækə/)[2] is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. The stadium's name derives from the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA).
The WACA has been referred to as Western Australia's "home of cricket" since the early 1890s, with Test cricket played at the ground since the 1970–71 season.[3] The ground is the home venue of Western Australia's first-class cricket team, the Western Warriors, and the state's Women's National Cricket League side, the Western Fury. The Perth Scorchers, a Big Bash League franchise, played home matches at the ground until 2019.[4] The Scorchers and Australian national team have shifted most matches to the nearby 60,000-seat Perth Stadium.
The pitch at the WACA is regarded as one of the quickest and bounciest in the world. These characteristics, in combination with the afternoon sea-breezes which regularly pass the ground (the Fremantle Doctor), have historically made the ground an attractive place for pace and swing bowlers. The outfield is exceptionally fast, contributing to the ground seeing some very fast scoring – as of February 2016, four of the nine fastest Test centuries have been scored at the WACA.[5] The WACA has also hosted 7 scores of 99 in Test cricket – the most of any ground in the world.
Throughout its history, the ground has also been used for a range of other sports, including athletics carnivals, Australian rules football, baseball, soccer, rugby league, rugby union, and international rules football. However, recent years have seen most of these activities relocated to other venues. It has also been used for major rock concerts.