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The
WACA is a sports stadium in Perth,
Western Australia. WACA are the
initials of its owners and
operators, the Western Australian
Cricket Association.
The
WACA ground has been the "home" of
cricket in Western Australia since
the early 1890s. The first Test
match was played at the ground in
1970. The WACA has also been the
home ground of the state of Western
Australia's domestic cricket team,
currently known as the Western
Warriors. The women's cricket team
known as the Western Fury plays in
the Women's National Cricket League.
The
pitch at the WACA was regarded as
one of the quickest and bounciest in
the world. These characteristics, in
combination with the afternoon
sea-breezes which regularly pass the
ground (the Fremantle Doctor), have
historically made the ground an
attractive place for pace and swing
bowlers.
Throughout its history, the ground
has also been used for a range of
other sports, including athletics
carnivals, Australian rules
football, baseball, soccer, rugby
league, rugby union, international
rules football. However, recent
years have seen most of these
activities relocated to other
venues. It has also been used for
major rock concerts.
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