Lilac Hill Park
Cricket ground in Perth, Western Australia
31°53′29.7″S 115°58′24.3″E / 31.891583°S 115.973417°E / -31.891583; 115.973417
River End
Australia v 
New Zealand| Midland-Guildford | (1981–) |
|---|---|
| ACB/CA Chairman's XI | (1990–2010) |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Lilac Hill is a cricket ground in Western Australia in the Perth suburb of Caversham, where the Swan River flows around its southern and eastern sides. The ends of the ground are known as the river end and the pavilion end.
In 1990 the West Australian Cricket Association (WACA) hosted a festival match at the ground, with a Cricket Australia's Chairman's XI playing the touring English XI. Since then, the WACA has continued to host an annual match at Lilac Hill against the visiting international cricket team and a Chairman's XI. The inaugural 1990 match set an attendance record of 12,000 and subsequent years have attracted good crowds also.
Continuation of the match in Perth has been under pressure in recent years due to the full schedule of touring teams. In 2006, the format of the match was changed slightly to an "Invitational XI" v the Chairman's XI. In 2010 it was announced that the season opening match would no longer be held, due to increased constraints of international cricket scheduling.[1]
Lilac Hill Festival cricket match results
25 October 1990 Report |
WACA President's XI  7/205 (47 overs) | v |  England XI4/206 (40 overs) |
Tom Moody 100 (109) Chris Mack 2/29 (7 overs) | Alec Stewart 70 (75) Chris Lewis 3/37 (9 overs) |
| England XI won by 6 wickets Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Terry Prue and Barry Rennie Player of the match: Tom Moody (WACA President's XI) |
- WACA President's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- England XI failed to complete 50 overs in the allocated 3.5 hours and the match was reduced to 47 overs per side
17 November 1991 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI 6/254 (50 overs) | v |  Indians7/225 (50 overs) |
Geoff Marsh 106 Damien Martyn 3/26 (6 overs) | Dilip Vengsarkar 58 Javagal Srinath 3/56 (10 overs) |
| ACB Chairman's XI won by 29 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Ross Emerson and Peter McConnell Player of the match: Geoff Marsh (ACB Chairman's XI) |
- Indians won the toss and elected to field.
2 November 1992 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI 9/209 (50 overs) | v |  West Indians3/210 (44.2 overs) |
| West Indians won by 7 wickets Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: D Elstone and Ric Evans Player of the match: Brian Lara (West Indians) |
- ACB Chairman's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match commenced 16 minutes late (West Indians team bus delayed)
19 October 1993 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI 4/192 (43.2 overs) | v | New Zealanders 189 (47.4 overs) |
Blair Pocock 68 (122) Dipak Patel 3/37 (10 overs) |
| ACB Chairman's XI won by 6 wickets Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Ross Emerson and C Reynolds Player of the match: Damien Martyn (ACB Chairman's XI) |
25 October 1994 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI 232 (49.4 overs) | v | England XI 3/236 (47.2 overs) |
| England XI won by 7 wickets Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: G Bibby and Ric Evans Player of the match: Graham Gooch (England XI) |
- ACB Chairman's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
26 October 1995 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI 207 (49.5 overs) | v |  Pakistanis210 (50 overs) |
| Pakistanis won by 3 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Ric Evans and Barry Rennie Player of the match: Ramiz Raja (Pakistanis) |
- ACB Chairman's XI won the toss and elected to field.
- Only 1 run was debited for each no-ball delivered (in contrast to the other non-international matches in Australia in 1995/96, which had 2 runs debited for each no-ball bowled)
4 November 1996 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI 7/258 (42 overs) | v | West Indians 9/256 (50 overs) |
Brian Lara 66 (65) Ian Bishop 4/44 (10 overs) |
| ACB Chairman's XI won by 3 wickets Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Terry Prue and Keith Rinaldi Player of the match: Brendon Julian (ACB Chairman's XI) |
- West Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
25 November 1997 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI 7/251 (50 overs) | v |  South Africans5/282 (50 overs) |
| South Africans won by 31 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Barry Rennie and Keith Rinaldi Player of the match: Daryll Cullinan (South Africans) |
- South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ryan Campbell withdrew from the selected team with an injury. Mark Atkinson was brought into the team as his replacement. He would bowl but not bat.
Brendon Julian broke down after 3 deliveries with a groin injury. Hansie Cronje substituted in the field for Julian while Simon Katich was located. When found Katich took his place in the team and he was allowed to bat - in the social spirit of the game.
29 October 1998 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI 296 (50 overs) | v | England XI 5/297 (50 overs) |
| England XI won by 1 run Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Ross Emerson and Randolph Woolridge Player of the match: Mike Atherton (England XI) |
- ACB Chairman's XI won the toss and elected to field.
26 October 1999 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI 3/171 (23.3 overs) | v | Pakistanis 168 (44 overs) |
Moin Khan 60 (62) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/44 (3.3 overs) |
| ACB Chairman's XI won by 7 wickets Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Craig Allen and Keith Rinaldi Player of the match: Ryan Campbell (ACB Chairman's XI) |
- Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
7 November 2000 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI | v | West Indians 2/276 (50 overs) |
Steve Nikitaras 1/42 (9 overs) | Sherwin Campbell 111 (139) |
- ACB Chairman's XI won the toss and elected to field.
- Heavy rain during the lunch break caused play to be abandoned.
5 December 2001 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI 209 (44.1 overs) | v | South Africans 9/257 (50 overs) |
| South Africans won by 48 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Bruce Bennett and Jeff Brookes Player of the match: Steve Elworthy (South Africans) |
- South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
22 October 2002 Report |
ACB Chairman's XI 7/301 (50 overs) | v | England XI 243 (48.5 overs) |
Robert Key 68 (71) Simon Jones 2/53 (8 overs) |
| ACB Chairman's XI won by 58 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Bruce Bennett and Andrew Craig Player of the match: Kade Harvey (ACB Chairman's XI) |
- England XI won the toss and elected to field.
1 October 2003 Report |
CA Chairman's XI 240 (49.5 overs) | v |  Zimbabweans3/241 (41.2 overs) |
Ryan Campbell 65 (79) Brad Williams 1/32 (9 overs) |
| Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Jeff Brookes and Ian Lock Player of the match: Heath Streak (Zimbabweans) |
- CA Chairman's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
7 December 2004 Report |
CA Chairman's XI 213 (45.2 overs) | v | Pakistanis 9/256 (50 overs) |
| Pakistanis won by 43 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Bruce Bennett and Ian Lock Player of the match: Salman Butt (Pakistanis) |
- Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
9 December 2005 Report |
CA Chairman's XI 9/192 (46 overs) | v | South Africans 2/193 (35.2 overs) |
| South Africans won by 8 wickets Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Andrew Craig and Ian Lock Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (South Africans) |
- South Africans won the toss and elected to field.
- South Africans were only able to bowl 46 overs in the allocated time.
8 December 2006 Report |
CA Chairman's XI 3/260 (40.1 overs) | v | England XI 8/259 (50 overs) |
| CA Chairman's XI won by 7 wickets Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Peter Loader and Donald Weser Player of the match: Luke Ronchi (CA Chairman's XI) |
- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
7 December 2007 Report |
CA Chairman's XI 285 (47 overs) | v | New Zealanders 9/278 (50 overs) |
| CA Chairman's XI won by 7 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Ian Lock and Mick Martell Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (New Zealanders) |
- New Zealanders won the toss and elected to field.
28 November 2008 Report |
CA Chairman's XI 169 (20 overs) | v | WACA President's XI 2/178 (18.5 overs) |
Liam Davis 86 (49) Liam Davis 3/25 (3 overs) |
| WACA President's XI won by 8 wickets Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Dean Chamberlain and Adam Semple Player of the match: Liam Davis (WACA President's XI) |
- WACA President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
- This would be the last Lilac Hill festival match.
Format for festival match was a T20 limited overs match.
Other matches
| Date | Teams | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1997 | Western Australia Invitational XI v Transvaal | (two-day match) WA XI won by 6 wickets |
| 16 September 2000 | Western Australia XI v KwaZulu-Natal | (12 per side) Match abandoned |
| 17 September 2000 | Western Australia XI v KwaZulu-Natal | (12 per side) Match tied |
| 19 September 2000 | Western Australia XI v KwaZulu-Natal | (two-day match) Match drawn |
| 10 March 2005 | Rose Bowl 2004/05 (1st ODI) Australia Women v New Zealand Women | Australia Women won by 87 runs |
| 28 November 2008 | Victorian Bushrangers v Retravision Warriors | Retravision Warriors won by 8 wickets |
Perth Scorchers women's team
In recent times, Perth Scorchers women's cricket team have played two Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) matches on consecutive days, Saturday and Sunday, during the season. This is now known as the Lilac Hill Weekend.[2]
The Scorchers first played at Lilac Hill in the second season of the WBBL versus Adelaide Strikers on Friday 13 January 2017. A match the Scorchers won. Over time it has become their secondary ground for home games after the WACA Ground.
For these matches at Lilac Hill, entry has been free with free rides and activities for kids. Fans are encouraged to bring their dogs down to the ground. This is with the goal to set a new record in dog attendance at a match. The Lilac Hill Festival Weekend received the highest fan experience score across the League in 2020.[3]
Other uses
Lilac Hill is the home ground for the local 1st grade cricket teams, Midland-Guildford Cricket Club and Swan Athletic/Caversham Cricket Club and is also used for hockey and is the home ground of the Old Guildford Mundaring Hockey Club.
References
- [1] [2] Cricketarchive match results
External links
- Lilac Hill Park No. 2 at ESPN Cricinfo
- Lilac Hill Park - City of Swan
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