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One major grandstand, the W. L. Floyd Pavilion, was built during the 20th century, and is located on the south-western flank. It was initially opened in 1930, and in 1963 it was named after Larry Floyd, who served as club secretary in the 1930s and 1940s. The ground's location at Point Gellibrand,
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was unable to agree to terms with the cricket club for use of the ground, forcing the football club to play its matches without charging for admission at the unfenced Gardens Reserve; as a direct result of this dispute, a new senior football club, the
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jutting slightly out into Port Phillip Bay, makes the seaside ground picturesque, but also windswept, often affecting play during football games and making for cold conditions during winter.
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The ground was established as early as the 1850s as a venue for cricket in Williamstown, and for the Williamstown Cricket Club which formed around the same time.
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The venue was redeveloped between 2010 and 2012, which included refurbishing the Floyd Pavilion. A
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era military bunker was unexpectedly uncovered beneath the outer during the redevelopment work.
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Senior football was not played regularly at the Williamstown Cricket Ground until 1886. The
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Burbank Oval
The Williamstown Cricket Ground in 2014, showing the W. L. Floyd Pavilion
Williamstown, Victoria
Coordinates
37°52′16″S 144°54′12″E / 37.87111°S 144.90333°E / -37.87111; 144.90333
City of Hobsons Bay
Capacity
South Williamstown Football Club
Williamstown Football Club
Williamstown Cricket Club
Williamstown, Victoria
Melbourne
Port Phillip Bay
Williamstown Football Club
Victorian Football League
Williamstown Cricket Club
Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association
Williamstown Football Club
South Williamstown Football Club
Crimean War
"Burbank Oval"
"14. Sports and pastimes"


"Burbank Oval"
"Bunker find a window into history of the bay"
Categories
Sports venues in Melbourne
Cricket grounds in Victoria (state)
Victorian Football League grounds

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