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stadium in Thuringowa Central, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The stadium is a part of the

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sporting and cultural complex.

Facilities

The stadium includes the oval, a 1013-seat grandstand and supporting facilities, a practice oval and cricket practice nets. The design was modeled on Brisbane's Gabba cricket ground specifications and has a six turf wicket block.Tony Ireland Stadium at Riverway
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.Austadiums: Tony Ireland Stadium
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. The stadium also hosted some matches of the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup which was held in Australia from 11 August 2012. India emerged as the winner of Under-19 Cricket World Cup after beating Australia in the final at the Riverway Stadium. In November 2014, the stadium hosted its first international match between debutants

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. The Stadium became the 10th ODI venue in

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. The stadium hosted Townsville's first

game for premiership points on 15 June 2019 when the

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took a home game to Riverway Stadium against St Kilda.

Lighting

In 2008, the inadequacy of the current "temporary" lighting was highlighted when a Queensland v Western Australia AFL representative match was rescheduled from dusk to mid afternoon.Pitchcare.com: Tony Ireland Stadium Not Lit for Elite Sports
/ref> Costs to install lighting adequate for televised sport have been estimated at five million dollars.

Attendance records

Top 5 Sports Attendance Records ^{''Last updated on 15 June 2019''}

International cricket

In October 2014, Riverway Stadium received ICC-accreditation as an international venue. It hosted a two-match ODI series featuring Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea in November 2014, with the latter making their ODI debut. PNG won the series 2-0. In February 2016, the stadium hosted a three-match T20I series featuring Ireland and Papua New Guinea, which was won by Ireland (2-1). A 2015-2017 ICC Intercontinental Cup match was also played between the two teams, which Ireland won by 145 runs. In 2022, the ground served as the venue for Australia's home ODI series against Zimbabwe. The hosts won the first two matches comfortably, but were stunned in the final match, which Zimbabwe won by three wickets.

One Day Internationals hosted

As of September 2022, the stadium has hosted the following ODI matches.

International centuries

One ODI century has been scored at the venue.

International five-wicket hauls

Two ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken at the venue.

Twenty20 Internationals hosted

References

External links

* {{NEAFL Cricket grounds in Queensland Australian rules football grounds Sports venues in Townsville North East Australian Football League grounds