Lilac Hill is a cricket ground in Western Australia in the Perth suburb of Caversham. The Swan River flows around its southern and eastern sides. The ends of the ground are known as the River End and the Pavilion End.
In 1990, the West Australian Cricket Association (WACA) hosted a festival match at the ground, with a Cricket Australia's Chairman's XI playing the touring English XI. Beginning with that match, the WACA has hosted an annual international tour opening match at Lilac Hill between a Chairman's XI and the visiting international cricket team. The inaugural 1990 match set an attendance record of 12,000, and subsequent years also attracted good crowds.
Continuation of the match eventually came into question due to the full schedule of touring teams. In 2006, the format of the match was changed slightly to an "Invitational XI" v the Chairman's XI. In 2010, it was announced that the match would no longer be held, due to increased constraints of international cricket scheduling.
Lilac Hill Festival cricket match results
Other matches DateTeamsResult14 September 1997 Western Australia Invitational XI v Transvaal (two-day match) WA XI won by 6 wickets16 September 2000 Western Australia XI v KwaZulu-Natal (12 per side) Match abandoned17 September 2000 Western Australia XI v KwaZulu-Natal (12 per side) Match tied19 September 2000 Western Australia XI v KwaZulu-Natal (two-day match) Match drawn10 March 2005 Rose Bowl 2004/05 (1st ODI) Australia Women v New Zealand Women Australia Women won by 87 runs28 November 2008 Victorian Bushrangers v Retravision Warriors Retravision Warriors won by 8 wickets13-15 November 2025 England Lions cricket team v England XI England XI won by 5 wickets. The Lions were on a development tour at the same time as the main England team were preparing for 2025–26 Ashes series and this inter-squad match was arranged as part of the Ashes warm up. This match did not have First Class status due to use of multiple players beyond the 11 per team standard. England Lions scored 367 with Rehan Ahmed scoring 90 and Ben Stokes taking 6 wickets. England responded with 426 as Ollie Pope scored 100. The Lions declared their 2nd innings at 251/6 to set England a chase of 202. England won by chasing down the target in 34.4 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Pope scored the most runs in the game with 90 in the second innings to go with his century in the first.
Perth Scorchers women's team In recent times, Perth Scorchers women's cricket team have played two Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) matches on consecutive days, Saturday and Sunday, during the season. This is now known as the Lilac Hill Weekend.
The Scorchers first played at Lilac Hill in the second season of the WBBL versus Adelaide Strikers on Friday 13 January 2017. A match the Scorchers won. Over time it has become their secondary ground for home games after the WACA Ground.
For these matches at Lilac Hill, entry has been free with free rides and activities for kids. Fans are encouraged to bring their dogs down to the ground. This is with the goal to set a new record in dog attendance at a match. The Lilac Hill Festival Weekend received the highest fan experience score across the League in 2020.
Other uses Lilac Hill is the home ground for the local 1st grade cricket teams, Midland-Guildford Cricket Club and Swan Athletic/Caversham Cricket Club and is also used for hockey and is the home ground of the Old Guildford Mundaring Hockey Club.
General references
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Further reading
External links Lilac Hill Park No. 2 at ESPN Cricinfo Lilac Hill Park - City of Swan