Lilac Hill Park

Lilac Hill Park
Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers, 2017
Ground information
LocationCaversham, Western Australia
Coordinates31°53′29.7″S 115°58′24.3″E / 31.891583°S 115.973417°E / -31.891583; 115.973417
Establishment1981
Capacity12,000
OwnerMidland-Guildford Cricket Club, Swan Athletic/Caversham Cricket Club
End names
Pavilion End
River End
International information
Only WODI10 March 2005:
 Australia v  New Zealand
Team information
Midland-Guildford (1981–)
ACB/CA Chairman's XI (1990–2010)
As of 1 September 2020
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 Western Australia
7/205 (47 overs)
v
England England XI
4/206 (40 overs)
Tom Moody 100 (109)
Chris Mack 2/29 (7 overs)
Alec Stewart 70 (75)
Chris Lewis 3/37 (9 overs)
England 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 Australia
6/254 (50 overs)
v
India Indians
7/225 (50 overs)
Geoff Marsh 106
Damien Martyn 3/26 (6 overs)
Australia 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 Australia
9/209 (50 overs)
v
Cricket West Indies West Indians
3/210 (44.2 overs)
Geoff Marsh 72 (122)
Dennis Lillee 2/18 (10 overs)
Brian Lara 106 (132)
Carl Hooper 3/42 (10 overs)
Cricket West Indies 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 Australia
4/192 (43.2 overs)
v
New Zealand New Zealanders
189 (47.4 overs)
Damien Martyn 81 (98)
Dennis Lillee 2/25 (10 overs)
Blair Pocock 68 (122)
Dipak Patel 3/37 (10 overs)
Australia 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)
  • ACB Chairman's XI won the toss and elected to field.
  • Langer retired hurt at 16/0 (struck below elbow by a delivery from Cairns).
25 October 1994
Report
ACB Chairman's XI Australia
232 (49.4 overs)
v
England England XI
3/236 (47.2 overs)
Ricky Ponting 82 (82)
Dennis Lillee 2/32 (10 overs)
Graham Gooch 129 (130)
Darren Gough 5/32 (9.4 overs)
England 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 Australia
207 (49.5 overs)
v
Pakistan Pakistanis
210 (50 overs)
Justin Langer 85
Jo Angel 5/40 (10 overs)
Ramiz Raja 106
Waqar Younis 2/38 (9.5 overs)
Pakistan 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 Australia
7/258 (42 overs)
v
Cricket West Indies West Indians
9/256 (50 overs)
Brendon Julian 96 (52)
Brendon Julian 3/33 (8 overs)
Brian Lara 66 (65)
Ian Bishop 4/44 (10 overs)
Australia 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 Australia
7/251 (50 overs)
v
South Africa South Africans
5/282 (50 overs)
Michael Hussey 62 (84)
Tom Moody 2/50 (10 overs)
Daryll Cullinan 101 (110)
Jacques Kallis 2/22 (4 overs)
South Africa 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 Australia
296 (50 overs)
v
England England XI
5/297 (50 overs)
Ryan Campbell 74
Matthew Nicholson 2/46 (10 overs)
Mike Atherton 88
Alex Tudor 3/62 (10 overs)
England 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 Australia
3/171 (23.3 overs)
v
Pakistan Pakistanis
168 (44 overs)
Ryan Campbell 103 (58)
Dennis Lillee 3/8 (8 overs)
Moin Khan 60 (62)
Mushtaq Ahmed 2/44 (3.3 overs)
Australia 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 Australia
v
Cricket West Indies West Indians
2/276 (50 overs)

Steve Nikitaras 1/42 (9 overs)
Sherwin Campbell 111 (139)
No result
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: Andrew Craig and Keith Rinaldi
  • 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 Australia
209 (44.1 overs)
v
South Africa South Africans
9/257 (50 overs)
Mike Hussey 56 (77)
Andy Bichel 3/28 (8 overs)
Neil McKenzie 76 (84)
Steve Elworthy 4/27 (7.1 overs)
South Africa 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 Australia
7/301 (50 overs)
v
England England XI
243 (48.5 overs)
Kade Harvey 114 (88)
Brad Hogg 5/33 (8.5 overs)
Rob Key 68 (71)
Simon Jones 2/53 (8 overs)
Australia 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 Australia
240 (49.5 overs)
v
Zimbabwe Zimbabweans
3/241 (41.2 overs)
Ryan Campbell 65 (79)
Brad Williams 1/32 (9 overs)
Stuart Carlisle 89 (95)
Heath Streak 4/33 (9.5 overs)
Zimbabwe 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 Australia
213 (45.2 overs)
v
Pakistan Pakistanis
9/256 (50 overs)
Chris Rodgers 61 (59)
Michael Hussey 3/28 (4 overs)
Salman Butt 115 (135)
Naved-ul-Hasan 3/36 (10 overs)
Pakistan 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 Australia
9/192 (46 overs)
v
South Africa South Africans
2/193 (35.2 overs)
Marcus North 41 (63)
Mathew Inness 2/47 (8 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 91 (86)
Garnett Kruger 4/33 (8 overs)
South Africa 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 Australia
3/260 (40.1 overs)
v
England England XI
8/259 (50 overs)
Luke Ronchi 89 (49)
Chris Matthews 3/38 (7 overs)
Alec Stewart 69 (69)
Monty Panesar 2/63 (10 overs)
Australia 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 Australia
285 (47 overs)
v
New Zealand New Zealanders
9/278 (50 overs)
Luke Pomersbach 88 (65)
David Hussey 2/23 (5 overs)
Brendon McCullum 119 (126)
Jacob Oram 3/41 (7 overs)
Australia 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 Australia
169 (20 overs)
v
Western Australia WACA President's XI
2/178 (18.5 overs)
Luke Pomersbach 41 (21)
Andrew Jarman 1/3 (1 over)
Liam Davis 86 (49)
Liam Davis 3/25 (3 overs)
Western Australia 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
  • ^ AAP (2 July 2010). "WACA cancels Lilac Hill for good". ABC News. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  • ^ "Squad Confirmed for Lilac Hill Weekend". 29 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  • ^ Two massive WBBL Festival Weekends - Perth Scorchers 2021

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