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Demonstration
Games Overseas.
Demonstration games, usually as part of
end of season trips, have been played in many countries, including Japan,
Canada, USA, U.K., New Zealand, Greece and South Africa. A summary of the
venues (from
Wikipedia) is below.
| Year |
Location |
Stadium |
Teams |
| 2006 |
London,
England |
The Oval |
Geelong v.
Port Adelaide |
| 2006 |
Los Angeles,
USA |
Intramural Field,
UCLA |
Kangaroos v.
Sydney |
| 2005 |
London,
England |
The Oval |
West Coast v.
Fremantle |
| 2003 |
London,
England |
The Oval |
Collingwood v.
Fremantle |
| 2002 |
London,
England |
The Oval |
Richmond v.
Essendon |
| 2001 |
Wellington, New Zealand |
Westpac Stadium |
Brisbane Lions v.
Adelaide |
| 2000 |
London, England |
The Oval |
Melbourne v. Adelaide |
| 2000 |
Wellington, New Zealand |
Westpac Stadium |
Western Bulldogs v.
Hawthorn |
| 1999 |
London, England |
The Oval |
Essendon v. Hawthorn |
| 1998 |
London, England |
The Oval |
Western Bulldogs v.
St Kilda |
| 1998 |
Wellington, New Zealand |
Basin Reserve |
Melbourne v. Sydney |
| 1998 |
Cape Town,
South Africa |
. |
Brisbane v. Fremantle |
| 1997 |
London, England |
The Oval |
West Coast v. Collingwood |
| 1996 |
London, England |
The Oval |
West Coast v. Adelaide |
| 1994 |
London, England |
The Oval |
Richmond v.
Carlton |
| 1991 |
London, England |
The Oval |
West Coast v. Hawthorn |
| 1991 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
. |
Geelong v. St Kilda |
| 1990 |
London, England |
The Oval |
Collingwood v. Essendon |
| 1990 |
Portland, USA |
Civic Stadium |
Melbourne v. West Coast |
| 1989 |
Toronto, Canada |
Toronto Skydome |
Geelong v. Melbourne |
| 1989 |
Miami, USA |
Joe Robbie Stadium |
Essendon v. Hawthorn |
| 1989 |
London, England |
The Oval |
Melbourne v. Essendon |
| 1988 |
Toronto, Canada |
Varsity Stadium |
Collingwood v. Hawthorn |
| 1988 |
London, England |
The Oval |
Hawthorn v. Carlton |
| 1988 |
Miami, USA |
Joe Robbie Stadium |
Collingwood v. Geelong |
| 1987 |
Vancouver, Canada |
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Collingwood v. Hawthorn |
| 1987 |
Vancouver, Canada |
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Melbourne v.
North Melbourne |
| 1987 |
Vancouver, Canada |
B.C. Place |
Melbourne v. Sydney |
| 1987 |
London, England |
The Oval |
Carlton v. North Melbourne |
| 1987 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Yokohama Stadium |
Hawthorn v. Essendon |
| 1986 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Yokohama Stadium |
Carlton v. Hawthorn |
| 1972 |
London, England |
The Oval |
Carlton v.
Orlando All-Stars |
| 1972 |
Athens, Greece |
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Carlton v. Orlando All-Stars |
| 1972 |
Singapore |
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Carlton v. Orlando All-Stars |
| 1963 |
San Francisco, USA |
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Geelong v. Melbourne |
| 1963 |
Honolulu |
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Geelong v. Melbourne |
The Oval
Since 1986 end of season exhibitions games have been played in the UK
usually at Kennington Oval better known as "The Oval". It was the venue for the
first Test match between Australia and England played in 1880 and celebrated
with a
commemorative
cover in 1980.
Australia's cricketing links were commemorated in 1988, Australia's
Bicentenary year, with a joint stamp issue
and
commemorative
cover.
In 1997 a
commemorative
cover
was released for the ODI at the Oval.
Special post
marks for the Oval are the
1973 Centenary of English County
Cricket,
1980 Centenary of the Ashes,
1982 Centenary of the Ashes
Obituary,
1988
Australian Bicentenary
and
1989 Ashes Series
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The above Miniature Sheet
was released to mark England's retaking of the Ashes at the Oval in 2005.
Multiple covers were released. They included two official postmarks on Royal
Mail covers of the
Test Venues
and
Urn & Stamps.
Another postmark was from
Hambleton,
the Birthplace of cricket. Benham released a series of covers for the miniature
sheet and individual stamps including
Cover 1,
Cover 2,
Cover 3
and
Cover 4.
Norvic Philatelic released a cover postmarked at the
Oval
Liberia
joined in the celebrations with a miniature sheet of Freddie Flintoff. (Note the baseball) Benin issued 2 miniature sheets
for the 2006-2007 Ashes series, one showing
Michael Hussey
and the other
Ian Bell,
scoring a chanceless hundred in the first test
against Pakistan at Lord's in 2006. (Note the cricket balls)
Fremantle defeated Collingwood at the 2003 London Exhibition
match on Saturday October 11, continuing the strong links the AMP Oval has
established with AFL Football.
It was also the site for early Soccer test matches including a
game between Scotland and England in 1879 which was commemorated on this
Sharjah Stamp. |
The Toronto Skydome
The Skydome, now known as the Rogers Centre, is the home of the Toronto
Bluejays and Argonauts. It is dwarfed by the CN Tower. It played host to a game
between Geelong and Melbourne in 1989. Its unusual shape as a football
ground must have caused some unique tactics.
The miniature sheet
below was issued for the Capex International Stamp Exhibition in 1996. |
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Westpac Stadium
The westpac Stadium is Wellington New Zealand's new multipurpose stadium. It
is used for ODI and Cricket Test Matches along with
Rugby Union. It was portrayed
on the Joint Hong Kong - New Zealand Rugby Sevens Issue in 2003. The ground was
displayed on the cover and the
$2.00
New Zealand Stamp and the
$5.00
Hong Kong Stamp and
Postcard |
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