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Queen Elizabeth Oval
Queen Elizabeth Oval (QEO) is a sports stadium located in Bendigo, Australia primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket. It was opened in 1897 as Upper Reserve before being renamed in 1954 in honour of the Queen of Australia, Queen Elizabeth II.
The Bendigo recreation reserve was initially known as the Government Camp Reserve in 1853, and this area was reserved for public space under the name of Pall Mall Reserve, Bendigo.
This reserve was later referred as the Upper Reserve for many years before being renamed in 1954 in honour of the Queen of Australia, Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1858, a famous foot race took place on the Camp Reserve between Hayes and aboriginal runner, Sheppard for £200 over 200 yards, with 5,000 people present in which Hayes won by three yards.
In 1869, the Andrew's Society held their sports day on the Camp Reserve.
Tenders for the new grandstand at the Upper Reserve were published by the Bendigo City Council in November 1900 and the plans were drawn up by the Bendigo City Surveyor, Mr J W Richardson, with a seating capacity of 1500 people. The tender for the full erection of the grandstand was awarded to Mr G A Davey at a cost of £2546. The new grandstand was used for the first time on Wednesday, 19th June 1901 in an Australian Rules football match between Bendigo Football Club and South Bendigo Football Club.
The Upper Reserve hosted touring cricket teams as early as 1897. It was renamed in April 1954 in honour of Queen Elizabeth's visit to Bendigo earlier that year. The ground hosted two World Series Cricket exhibition matches in 1977 and 1979. During the 1990s one List A and two first-class matches were held at the ground. It also hosted one Women's Test cricket in 1985 between Australia and England. In June 2025, it was announced that a statue of Barbara Rae, the highest scorer at Australia's first ever women's cricket match in 1874, would be erected at the Queen Elizabeth Oval.
Bendigo Football League (BFL) teams Sandhurst and South Bendigo play home games at the stadium. The ground is also used for BFL finals series. The Oval hosted the Bendigo Football Club throughout its time in the Victorian Football League (VFL), from 1998 until 2014.
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Queen Elizabeth Oval
Queen Elizabeth Oval (QEO) is a sports stadium located in Bendigo, Australia primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket. It was opened in 1897 as Upper Reserve before being renamed in 1954 in honour of the Queen of Australia, Queen Elizabeth II.
The Bendigo recreation reserve was initially known as the Government Camp Reserve in 1853, and this area was reserved for public space under the name of Pall Mall Reserve, Bendigo.
This reserve was later referred as the Upper Reserve for many years before being renamed in 1954 in honour of the Queen of Australia, Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1858, a famous foot race took place on the Camp Reserve between Hayes and aboriginal runner, Sheppard for £200 over 200 yards, with 5,000 people present in which Hayes won by three yards.
In 1869, the Andrew's Society held their sports day on the Camp Reserve.
Tenders for the new grandstand at the Upper Reserve were published by the Bendigo City Council in November 1900 and the plans were drawn up by the Bendigo City Surveyor, Mr J W Richardson, with a seating capacity of 1500 people. The tender for the full erection of the grandstand was awarded to Mr G A Davey at a cost of £2546. The new grandstand was used for the first time on Wednesday, 19th June 1901 in an Australian Rules football match between Bendigo Football Club and South Bendigo Football Club.
The Upper Reserve hosted touring cricket teams as early as 1897. It was renamed in April 1954 in honour of Queen Elizabeth's visit to Bendigo earlier that year. The ground hosted two World Series Cricket exhibition matches in 1977 and 1979. During the 1990s one List A and two first-class matches were held at the ground. It also hosted one Women's Test cricket in 1985 between Australia and England. In June 2025, it was announced that a statue of Barbara Rae, the highest scorer at Australia's first ever women's cricket match in 1874, would be erected at the Queen Elizabeth Oval.
Bendigo Football League (BFL) teams Sandhurst and South Bendigo play home games at the stadium. The ground is also used for BFL finals series. The Oval hosted the Bendigo Football Club throughout its time in the Victorian Football League (VFL), from 1998 until 2014.