| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mackay, Australia |
| Establishment | 1968 (first recorded match) |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 28 February 1992: India v Sri Lanka |
| Domestic team information | |
| Queensland (1988, 1995, 2011) | |
| As of 21 October 2011 Source: Ground profile |
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Ray Mitchell Oval (also known as Harrup Park) is a cricket ground in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. The first recorded match on the ground came when Queensland Country played the touring West Indians in 1968.[1] In 1978 the ground held a single World Series Cricket match.[1] The ground held its first two List A matches in 1988 when Queensland played the touring Pakistanis on 3rd and 4th of December 1988.[2] The ground was selected to hold a single One Day International match during the 1992 Cricket World Cup, with India and Sri Lanka playing a match there on 28 February.[3] The match was abandoned after two balls due to rain, despite the best efforts of groundstaff who attempted to dry the outfield.[4] The only first-class match to be played there to date came in 1995 when Queensland played the touring Sri Lankans,[5] with the match ending in a 273 run victory for Queensland.[6] A further List A match was played there in October 2011 between Queensland and Tasmania in the 2011/12 Ryobi One Day Cup.[2]