Kensington Oval Kensington Oval The Kensington Oval is a stadium located to the west of the capital city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. It is the pre-eminent sporting facility on the island and is primarily used for cricket. Locally referred to as "The Mecca" of cricket, it has hosted many important and exciting cricket games between local, regional, and international teams during its more than 120-year history. Cricket at the Oval began in 1882 when the Pickwick Cricket Club assumed formal ownership of the ground. The first international match held was in 1895 when Slade Lucas' side visited the island. The
Claremont Oval Claremont Oval Claremont Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Perth, Australia. The stadium, opened in 1905 as "Claremont Recreation Ground", seats 15,000. It is the home of the Claremont Football Club, an Australian Rules football club that plays in the West Australian Football League, the state's premier Australian Rules competition. Before 1925, the stadium served as a cricket and soccer ground, with no fence, native bush on the eastern side, near the Showgrounds, with the remaining area a sandy wasteland. The council spent A£5000 to bring the ground up to standard for WAFL level football in 1925,