sentences:  Cricket had been played at the venue as far back as the early 1870s and on 8 September 1873 the TCA were granted permission to use the ground for cricket only, the TCA's annual reports state that the TCA Ground was opened in 1882 following approximately 10 years of intermittent development.The main grandstand, the H.C Smith Stand was completed in 1880, and extended in 1908, but has otherwise remained unchanged since that time.It is now heritage listed.