Lilac Hill Park
Lilac Hill is a cricket ground in Western Australia in the Perth suburb of Caversham. The Swan River flows around its southern and eastern sides. The ends of the ground are known as the River End and the Pavilion End.
In 1990, the West Australian Cricket Association hosted a festival match at the ground, with a Cricket Australia's Chairman's XI playing the touring English XI. Beginning with that match, the WACA has hosted an annual international tour opening match at Lilac Hill between a Chairman's XI and the visiting international cricket team. The inaugural 1990 match set an attendance record of 12,000, and subsequent years also attracted good crowds.
Continuation of the match eventually came into question due to the full schedule of touring teams. In 2006, the format of the match was changed slightly to an "Invitational XI" v the Chairman's XI. In 2010, it was announced that the match would no longer be held, due to increased constraints of international cricket scheduling.
Lilac Hill Festival cricket match results
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Perth Scorchers women's team
In recent times, Perth Scorchers women's cricket team have played two Women's Big Bash League matches on consecutive days, Saturday and Sunday, during the season. This is now known as the Lilac Hill Weekend.The Scorchers first played at Lilac Hill in the second season of the WBBL versus Adelaide Strikers on Friday 13 January 2017. A match the Scorchers won. Over time it has become their secondary ground for home games after the WACA Ground.
For these matches at Lilac Hill, entry has been free with free rides and activities for kids. Fans are encouraged to bring their dogs down to the ground. This is with the goal to set a new record in dog attendance at a match. The Lilac Hill Festival Weekend received the highest fan experience score across the League in 2020.