Anglesea Road Cricket Ground

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Anglesea Road Cricket Ground
Ground information
Location Anglesea Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Ireland
Establishment1931 (first recorded match)
International information
First WODI27 July 1998:
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Last WODI5 August 2016:
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Only WT20I27 July 2013:
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Team information
Merrion Cricket Club
As of 3 September 2020
Source: Ground profile

Anglesea Road Cricket Ground is a cricket ground based on Anglesea Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1971, when South Leinster played Ulster Country. [1] The ground has hosted a single List-A match which saw Papua New Guinea play the United States. [2]

The ground has also hosted Women's One Day Internationals, one of which came in 2004 and saw Ireland women play New Zealand women. [3]

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home of Merrion Cricket Club who play in the Leinster League Division Two. [4]

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References

Coordinates: 53°19′26.67″N6°13′56.31″W / 53.3240750°N 6.2323083°W / 53.3240750; -6.2323083