Suva Albert Park
Albert Park is located in Suva, the capital of Fiji.
It was named after Prince Albert, the Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, to whom the country was ceded in 1874.
| Albert Park | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Suva, Fiji |
| Coordinates | 18°08′50″S 178°25′30″E / 18.1473°S 178.4249°E |
| Visitors | unknown |
| Open | All year |
Albert Park can hold two rugby matches at one time. There is also a hockey pitch located in the middle of the ground with a grandstand and a cafeteria. The annual hibiscus festival is also held there.
The park was the site of a landing by the Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith during the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia in 1928. It was also the site of the first hoisting of the new national flag of Fiji on 9 October 1970.
Cricket ground
In August 2018, it was named as the host venue for the matches in Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.
| Albert Park 1 | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Suva, Fiji |
| Operator | Cricket Fiji |
| Tenants | Fiji national cricket team Fiji women's national cricket team |
| International information | |
| First T20I | 13 March 2023: Samoa v  Vanuatu |
| Last T20I | 18 March 2023: Fiji v Samoa |
| First WT20I | 17 March 2023: Papua New Guinea v Samoa |
| Last WT20I | 18 March 2023: Fiji v Samoa |
| As of 18 March 2023 Source: Albert Park 1, Cricinfo | |
| Albert Park 2 | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Suva, Fiji |
| Operator | Cricket Fiji |
| Tenants | Fiji national cricket team Fiji women's national cricket team |
| International information | |
| First T20I | 17 March 2023: Fiji v Vanuatu |
| First WT20I | 11 March 2023: Papua New Guinea v Samoa |
| Last WT20I | 18 March 2023: Papua New Guinea v Vanuatu |
| As of 18 March 2023 Source: Albert Park 2, Cricinfo | |
References
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