Holloway Field

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Holloway Field
Location	Spencer Park, Market Street, Newmarket, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	Google Map
Opened	May 10, 1964
Renovated	1982, 1984
Expanded	1986
Owner	Queensland Government
Surface	Grass
Former names	Spencer Park
Tenants	Windsor Royals Netherlands National Baseball Team Claxton Shield
Capacity	1,500
Field dimensions	Left Field – 316 ft (96 m) Center Field – 380 ft (115 m) Right Field – 322 ft (98 m)

Holloway Field is home to the baseball club, Windsor Royals in Newmarket, Queensland and is regarded as the home of baseball in Brisbane currently. It is a fully fenced and regulation size field with covered sunken dugouts, 2 bullpens, 2 battery cages, 2 officials' boxes, a scorers box and seating for 1500, floodlighting was also added on September 24, 1982 and a sprinkler system two years later. It is currently the training camp of the Netherlands national baseball team and has hosted a variety of international baseball matches, including the World Master Games.

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