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Can we have some copyright tags on those (very nice) photos please, jguk? Thanks. Loganberry (Talk) 03:07, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 OCS Stand Photo's 2 Grand Old Lady 3 Undress 4 Oval cat??? 5 Pavilions

[edit] OCS Stand Photo's

Three photo's of the OCS stand? Can someone pick out the best one, and remove the others. --Commander Keane 14:01, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Grand Old Lady

I've been following Surrey cricket for the best part of 50 years, and I don't ever recall The Oval being called that. JH 09:03, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Just did a Google search on 'Oval "Grand Old Lady"'. It revealed that ovals all over the world have been referred to as a "Grand Old Lady" at one time or another. So it doesn't seem to be an appellation specific to "our" Oval. JH 17:58, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I saee that the "Grand Old Lady" claim is back. I've stuck a "citation needed" against it. JH (talk page) 16:52, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

The citation needed tag has been there for over a year and no reference is forthcoming. I have removed the statement untilsuch a time when someone can provide a reliable source for this nickname. --Greatestrowerever (talk) 13:42, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Undress

Is it true that the Kennington Oval holds the record for the most people running onto the grass in a stae of undress?

I hadn't heard of this. It sounds rather unlikely to me. JH 09:01, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oval cat???

Didn't the Oval have a cat once upon a time called Lulu (I think that was her name)? I saw her once during the 1999 Cricket World Cup in England (she was black and white in colour). I searched for her on the web but couldn't find any info. If it wasn't her, then which was the ground that housed a cat as well once upon a time?

Lord's had a famous cat about forty years ago: Peter Cat. I don't recall hearing of one at The Oval. JH (talk page) 17:44, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pavilions

Is there a link to the layout of the ground - pavilions etc? Also: I removed a number of AOL links which seem to be dead. 88888 15:22, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

I can't find a plan of the ground anywhere online, which is a pity. However there are two good photographs of the Pavilion here and here. One or other of them might be worth linking to. JH (talk page) 18:46, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

I found this [1] - but the resolution is too low to read some parts 88888 23:20, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

I found this [2] not strictly speaking a plan - but stands are marked. Nothing else is mind ... Ei2g 08:35, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

That's very useful. I'll add it to the "Exrenal links" section. JH (talk page) 09:03, 8 September 2007 (UTC)