The WACA is the commonly used name to describe the sports ground in Perth, Western Australia as well as its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association. It is the home of the Western Warriors.
The ground is used primarily for cricket, however in recent years financial pressures have encouraged its use for other events such as Soccer, Rugby, Australian Rules Football and Music Concerts.
The ground is fully lit for night events.
History
The Association was officially established on November 25, 1885 under the Presidency of Mr JCH James.
The WACA Ground was officially opened in 1893 and the first match played on the turf wickets in February 1894.
The Association has freehold title to the ground. Originally the title was for 29 acres (117,000 m²), however part was sold to the Trotting Association in the early 1920s.
Australia's Glenn McGrath taking a Test hat-trick, dismissing the West Indian batsmen Sherwin Campbell, Brian Lara, and then-captain Jimmy Adams, taking his 300th Test wicket in the process (Lara), after publicly announcing that it he would like Lara to be his 300th scalp.
The Western Warriors defeating the Queensland Bulls in the final of the 1999/2000 Australian one day domestic competition. WA batted first and made 301; Queensland then raced to 1/202 in the 30th over, only to collapse to be all out for 256 in the 46th over.
The "miracle match" in 1976/77 (semi final of the Gillette Cup domestic one day competition) where Western Australia were bowled out by Queensland for 77, only to then restrict Queensland to 62. WA then narrowly won the final against Victoria.
WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association.
In 1893, the WACA ground was officially opened, and the first match played on the turf wickets took place in February 1894.
However, for various reasons these sports moved away from the WACA (in the case of night football, to Subiaco Oval), and as a consequence the WACA was again redeveloped in 2002.
Perth: Perth's WACA Ground pitch has long been considered the home of fast bowling in world cricket, but its changing nature could force Australia to break with years of tradition and play two leg-spinners for the third Ashes Test in December.
However, the increasingly placid and slow nature of the WACA pitches have forced the West Australian side in the domestic Sheffield Shield competition to turn increasingly to spin in the last two seasons.
The WACA's transformation from fast bowler's paradise to spinning deck culminated in this week's drawn Shield match against Victoria, in which just 18 wickets fell in four days and spin was the favoured bowling option for much of the game.
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