Swalec Stadium - Cardiff - Wales.
N 51° 29.168 W 003° 11.481
30U E 486713 N 5703904
Glamorgan Cricket have their headquarters at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff, adjacent to the city centre and River Taff. During the 2007 season, the old ground was redeveloped into a magnificent new stadium, with a capacity of approx. 16,000.
Waymark Code: WMFAX7
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/21/2012
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Work was completed on the new Swalec Stadium in March 2008, with the impressive new ground hosting the First Ashes Test between England and Australia in 2009.
"Glamorgan have played at the SWALEC Stadium since 1967 having previously staged games in the Welsh capital at Cardiff Arms Park, next to the Millennium Stadium. The development of the Welsh National Stadium - now the Millennium Stadium - led to the transfer of the cricket ground into the recreation ground, north of Sophia Gardens at the end of the 1966 season.
The Arms Park had been the first ground used by Glamorgan when they played their inaugural fixture in 1889, and their first-ever County Championship fixture in 1921. The final county cricket match was staged at the Arms Park in 1966, and the cricket ground is now occupied by the rugby ground currently used by the Cardiff Blues".
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It's the home of which team(s)?: Glamorgan Cricket
Which professional sports are played here?: Cricket
Capacity (number of seats): 1600
Opening Date: 08/01/2008
Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]
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