Trumper Park Oval

The oval is located at the corner of Glenmore Road & Hampden Street, Paddington and is named in honour of Victor Trumper.

[1] Originally named Hampden Park Oval, the ground was built on a reclaimed swamp (Glenmore Brook runs down and under its middle), an old quarry and a garbage dump.

According to Rob Hillier's 1970 book [2] the three first inhabitants of Paddington: Underwood, Forbes and Cooper - built a Gin Distillery just next to today's Trumper Park.

According to Hillier, the teams who had to transport the gin back into the colony along Oxford Street (formerly South Head Road) were "winding between trees and outcrops of sandstone, between swamp and firm ground, found the easiest way for the footslogger was through land not yet parcelled out.

A bullock was roasted whole and various games were held, including a fancy dress cricket match in which Trumper played.