Camberwell Sports Ground
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| Location | 420 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°50′16″S 145°03′46″E / 37.8377°S 145.0628°E |
| Owner | City of Boroondara |
| Capacity | 5,000[1] |
| Record attendance | 14,000 (Camberwell vs Port Melbourne, 18 June 1945)[2] |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Tenants | |
| Old Scotch Football Club (VAFA) Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club (VPC) | |
The Camberwell Sports Ground (CSG), sometimes stylised as the Camberwell Sportsground, is an Australian rules football and cricket arena in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell.[3][4] As of 2025, it is home to the Old Scotch Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) and the Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition.[5][6]
The CSG was originally a vegetable garden known as "Brooks Paddock", and part of Camberwell Racecourse.[7] The preparation of a new sports ground (originally dubbed "Bowen Park") on this site was finished in 1909 and the Camberwell Football Club first played at the new ground the in 1910.[7] A grandstand for visitors' rooms (the "Tramways Grandstand") was built in 1920, with Camberwell joining the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1926.[7] A much larger spectators' grandstand and pavilion was built in 1935, in time for the 1936 season.[7]
An electric air raid siren was installed at the CSG on 4 August 1945 for a VFA match between Camberwell and Yarraville, replacing a bell which had been used until that point.[8]
In 2016, the CSG hosted two Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) matches, as the Melbourne Renegades could not play at Junction Oval because of its redevelopment.[1] The Renegades also played the majority of its home matches in the 2017–18 season at the CSG.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Camberwell Sports Ground". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Camberwell v Port Melbourne". The VFA Project. 18 June 1945. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Camberwell Sportsground". City of Boroondara. Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "The battle to play sport in Camberwell on Sunday". sarahcraze.com. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Old Scotch Football Club". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "OUR CLUB". Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d C.S.Greenwood, President (1952). Camberwell Football Club – Souvenir History, 1952.
- ^ "Camberwell v Yarraville". The VFA Project. 4 August 1945. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Morris, Tom; Olle, Sarah (8 December 2017). "Women's Big Bash League 2017-18: Fixture, schedule, dates, teams, players - Ultimate Guide". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.