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3 unusual facts about TCA Ground


TCA Ground

During a match between the touring South African team and a Combined XI in December 1963, South African captain Trevor Goddard appealed to the umpires about the strength of the wind, which led to play being suspended.

The TCA Ground is a picturesque ground with a village feel and white picket boundary which could easily belong in the English countryside, except for the typical Australian Eucalypt bushland which hugs the boundary line.

A "Japanese Sports Day" was declared and a large crowd attended to witness competition in Japanese Martial arts, Kendo (described as "single stick exercises"), and Sumo Wrestling.


Gone South

The second was held at the TCA Ground at the Domain in Hobart in March 2002 under sponsorship from the state government.


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