Oakes Oval (known prior to 1957 as the Recreation Ground) is a

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ground in

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. The first recorded match on the ground came in 1934 when the Richmond River Colts played the New South Wales Colts. The ground held matches in the 1978 and 1979

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. It held its first first-class match in 1979 when

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played

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in the

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. The next first-class match to be staged there came in 1991 when New South Wales played the touring

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. A further first-class match was held there in the 2006

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between New South Wales and

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. A single

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match was played there in 1992 when New South Wales played the touring

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. A single

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was played there in 1993 when the

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played the

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in a day/night match. Other sports to be played at the ground include both

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and

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, as well as

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. Oakes Oval is also one of the home grounds for the

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team that plays in the

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