New Strabane Park is a

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ground in

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History

The ground was established in 2008 as a replacement for the original Strabane Park, which is now the site of an

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superstore. The first major match played on the ground came nine years later in a

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match between North West Warriors and Northern Knights in the

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, with the match ending in no result due to rain. Later that season North West Warriors played a

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match at the ground against Northern Knights in the Inter-Provincial Trophy.

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