Riley Park

Riley Park is an urban park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the neighbourhood of Hillhurst, bounded by 8th Ave. NW, 10th St. NW, 5th Ave. NW and 12th St. NW. The park plays is host to Calgary's Cricket Leagues and Calgary Concert Band holds free concerts in the park during summer. Amenities include a wading pool and playground.

History

The park was once part of a 146,000 hectare parcel of land known as Cochrane Ranch. The area was homesteaded between 1888 and 1909 by the Riley family, and willed to the City of Calgary following the death of the family's patriarch, Ezra Riley. The 20 acres parcel that is now Riley Park was donated to the city in 1904.

Sports

The park boasts of two cricket grounds, these grounds are Calgary & District Cricket League’s flagship grounds. Its venues have been very historical for Canadian cricket, as the grounds have hosted cricket from the days Cricket was The National sport of the nation. The grounds have played host to a number of high-profile teams, including Australians, Marylebone Cricket Club, U.S.A., and Yorkshire.

Riley Park (Sumter)

Coordinates: 33°56′06″N 80°20′44″W / 33.934891°N 80.345673°W / 33.934891; -80.345673

Riley Park is a stadium in Sumter, South Carolina. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of Sumter Braves. Today the stadium is mostly used for American Legion Baseball in the summer. Home of the champion American Legion P-15’s, Riley Park is a newly-renovated 2,000-seat professional-quality stadium offering concessions and ample spectator space. It also hosts the USC Sumter Fire Ant and Morris College Hornet teams.