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The Junction Oval (officially, the St Kilda Cricket Ground) is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction (the intersection of St Kilda's main street - Fitzroy Street - and St Kilda Road) gave rise to its nickname. It is located approximately five kilometres from the centre of Melbourne and is in the southernmost part of the large Albert Park sporting precinct. In July 2015, the oval began undergoing a $25–$40 million redevelopment designed to make it the administrative headquarters of Cricket Victoria.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Junction Oval the New Home of Victorian Cricket )〕 ==Features== The Junction Oval was established on its present site in 1856. The first grandstand at the ground was purchased from the old Elsternwick racecourse and erected in 1892 at the southern end of the ground. A new grandstand was built in 1925-6 at a cost of £7000, designed by the architect E J Clark and built by H H Eilenberg. It was originally called the G P Newman Stand but has been renamed the Kevin Murray Stand after one of the Fitzroy Football Club's most famous footballers. A second brick stand designed by E J Clark to complement the Murray Stand was built by H H Eilenberg in 1933-4 at a cost of £7500. It was named the Don Blackie-Bert Ironmonger Stand in honour of the St Kilda Cricket Club and Test cricketers. It still functions as a public pavilion. A new £6000 manual scoreboard and kiosk at the northern end of the ground was built in 1956-7, the cricket club's centenary year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=St Kilda Cricket Ground (Heritage Listed Location) )〕 It is unknown what the fate of these facilities is in the 2015–2017 redevelopment. The current capacity of the ground is around 8,000. The scoreboard (built 1954-55 by the St Kilda Cricket Club) is a landmark of the St Kilda Junction area. There are two main heritage grandstands, the Blackie-Ironmonger stand built by the St Kilda Cricket Club (named after two of St Kilda Club's Test cricketers: recently restored and in use), and the Kevin Murray grandstand (named after one of Fitzroy's greatest footballers: not in use). The remainder of the ground is terraced asphalt, with grass embankments at the rear. Older structures were demolished during a rationalisation of the ground, after they were declared a fire hazard by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1988. It is a very picturesque venue, with a top-quality turf playing area and a modern backdrop of tall buildings and parkland. Cricket great Shane Warne has had a long association with the St Kilda Cricket Ground, not only making his first class debut at the ground for Victoria in 1991, but also playing there on numerous occasions between 1989 and 2006 for his club side, St Kilda. Due to these connections, the club began discussions in 2010 to rename the ground the Shane Warne Oval.〔(St Kilda could be renamed after Shane Warne )〕 Though such a change never occurred, Warne has previously spoken on behalf of the campaign to preserve the ground's suitability as a venue for first-class cricket. The redevelopment of the venue, expected to be completed in time for the 2017–18 cricket season, will incorporate several new features:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Victorian Cricket and Community Centre )〕 * A boutique-sized alternate first-class venue with a capacity of up to 7000; * A National Centre for Diversity through Cricket incorporating the 'Harmony in Cricket' community hub; * On-site self-contained accommodation for visiting teams, coaches, administrators, officials and volunteers; * High quality training, medical and rehabilitation facilities; * An administrative home for Cricket Victoria's various activities; * A home for the Sport Education and Development Australia Cricket Program; * Improved oval irrigation and drainage; * An extensive turf training area; * A 10-lane indoor training centre; and * Improved facilities for community cricket, including the St Kilda Cricket Club. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Junction Oval」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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