Albert Park (Suva)

Albert Park
Map
TypeMunicipal
LocationSuva, Fiji
Coordinates18°08′50″S 178°25′30″E / 18.1473°S 178.4249°E / -18.1473; 178.4249
Visitorsunknown
OpenAll year

Albert Park is located in Suva, the capital of Fiji. It was named after Prince Albert, the Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, to whom the country was ceded in 1874.[citation needed]

Albert Park can hold two rugby matches at one time. There is also a hockey pitch located in the middle of the ground with a grandstand and a cafeteria. The annual hibiscus festival is also held there.[1]

The park was the site of a landing by the Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith during the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia in 1928.[2] It was also the site of the first hoisting of the new national flag of Fiji on 9 October 1970.[citation needed]

Cricket ground

In August 2018, it was named as the host venue for the matches in Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[3]

Albert Park
Albert Park 1
Ground information
LocationSuva, Fiji
OperatorCricket Fiji
TenantsFiji national cricket team
Fiji women's national cricket team
International information
First T20I13 March 2023:
 Samoa v  Vanuatu
Last T20I18 March 2023:
 Fiji v  Samoa
First WT20I17 March 2023:
 Papua New Guinea v  Samoa
Last WT20I18 March 2023:
 Fiji v  Samoa
As of 18 March 2023
Source: Albert Park 1, Cricinfo
Albert Park
Albert Park 2
Ground information
LocationSuva, Fiji
OperatorCricket Fiji
TenantsFiji national cricket team
Fiji women's national cricket team
International information
First T20I17 March 2023:
 Fiji v  Vanuatu
First WT20I11 March 2023:
 Papua New Guinea v  Samoa
Last WT20I18 March 2023:
 Papua New Guinea v  Vanuatu
As of 18 March 2023
Source: Albert Park 2, Cricinfo

References

  1. ^ "Sporting Facilities". Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
  2. ^ "75th Anniversary of Smithy's Landing at Albert Park". Australian High Commission, Fiji. 30 May 2003. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.


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