Do you recognise this ground from Sydney Grade Cricket and do you have a memorable moment you'd like to share from playing or watching a game at the ground?

Yep…Petersham Oval on the right field line. Spent many an afternoon playing right field for Pete’s there in my early baseball days,

Spent many an afternoon at Petersham Oval from the age of 1 to 12 following my father Ray Hall who played Grade Cricket with Petersham Marrickville in the summer and Baseball with both Petersham and Marrickville in the winter.
Some of the best afternoon teas with my Mum and understudy to the ladies who had been there forever baking fresh cakes and making sandwiches every week completing a feast for those luckily enough to be part of the game. I was always told to wait until the men had finished which was like torture for a kid with a sweet tooth!!
The Hartshorne’s, Bains, Chardon's, Sullivans and Hughes families were just some of the names that come to mind in my initiation to sporting Clubs and where friendships are formed.
• Brian Riley – When my Dad rushed me from the room after Riles was dismissed fearing for my safety
• Richard the Scorer
• The Scoreboard on the hill
• The advantage of a left-handed baseballer to reach the hill for a home run compared to a right hander.
As a family my parents were good friends with the Hughes family, and we would spend some evenings at their place for a BBQ with all the Hughes boys at home - hence the fact I have been a Bulldogs supporter for 50 Years!!
Was lucky enough to play there many years later and in those days it was a challenging wicket but brought back so many memories as a youngster.

Petersham oval. Yes very fond memories of the “toilet”. Many tough battles there including facing a very tough spell from the late David Capel who came around the wicket late in the day and bumped myself and burks………his direction was immaculate and pace deceptive. We were both very pleased to see that spell out.

Played a number of games there.
My father played for Marrickville in the 1940’s before Petersham & Marrickville merged & then he went on to play for Bankstown when they formed early in the 1950’s due to residency.

Remember well playing there during the years. Green Shield through to grade. One of my earliest games in Firsts as a 20 year old and we were in big trouble I was battling over before lunch, left arm spinner bowling hand grenades, Riles at short cover, Hughes silly mid off, Chardon slips and Coyley (future Westie) short leg, you can imagine the chirp.. hit the last ball before lunch for six . Heaps said well done.. felt I’d really made it