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| Ground Name: | Adelaide |
| Address : | North Adelaide, SA, 5006 Telephone: +61 8 8300 3800 |
| Direction : | The Adelaide Oval remains one of cricket's most picturesque Test venues despite recent developments to increase the capacity and upgrade the facilities. |
| Policy : | The ground opened in 1873 amid bitter local disputes over boundaries and money, and in its early years the pitches were often dreadful. |
| Instructions : | Things gradually improved, although Adelaide's tendency to attract controversy remained. In 1884-85 it staged its first Test, but that was dogged by arguments with the English tourists over appearance money and who would umpire. In 1932-33, the Bodyline affair reached its nadir at The Oval when Bill Woodfull and Bert Oldfield were struck, and on the third day mounted police patrolled to keep the 50, 962 spectators in order. But these days the pitches are true and disputes rarer. |
