Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | |||
![]() Ireland compete against Essex at Castle Avenue in May 2007 | |||
Ground information | |||
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Location | Clontarf, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
Coordinates | 53°22′04.97″N6°12′25.75″W / 53.3680472°N 6.2071528°W | ||
Establishment | 1958 | ||
Capacity | 3,200 | ||
End names | |||
City End Killester End | |||
International information | |||
First ODI | 21 May 1999:![]() ![]() | ||
Last ODI | 15 May 2019:![]() ![]() | ||
First T20I | 25 July 2015:![]() ![]() | ||
Last T20I | 14 May 2024:![]() ![]() | ||
First WODI | 16 August 1990:![]() ![]() | ||
Last WODI | 28 July 2023:![]() ![]() | ||
First WT20I | 28 August 2012:![]() ![]() | ||
Last WT20I | 15 September 2024:![]() ![]() | ||
Team information | |||
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As of 14 May 2024 Source: Cricinfo |
Castle Avenue Cricket Ground, also known as Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, [1] is a cricket facility in the suburb of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. It is the primary of the two grounds of Clontarf Cricket Club, the secondary being at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, and the lands on which it lies are also home to two rugby union pitches belonging to Clontarf FC. The ground is one of only four One Day International grounds on the island of Ireland.
The ground lies on a lane off Castle Avenue in central Clontarf, near Clontarf Castle, and have been home to Clontarf Cricket Club since 1896. [2] The 50th anniversary of the first game played on the current cricket field was celebrated in 2008. It has a capacity of 3,200 spectators. The playing field's ends are named "Killester" and "City". [3]
Clontarf Cricket Club began operations on a site on Vernon Avenue in 1876. They moved to a site near the end of Howth Road in 1892, which they started to share with rugby union side Clontarf Football Club. The two clubs moved to the site off Castle Avenue in 1896. [1] Operations were suspended from 1914 to 1918, and during World War II, the site was used for allotments. Fully separate playing areas were set out from 1947, and the two clubs swapped fields in 1958, from which time the current playing areas date.
Clontarf is one of four One Day International (ODI) grounds in Ireland (the others being Stormont in Belfast, Malahide in Dublin and Bready in County Tyrone), hosting its first ODI match on 21 May 1999 as part of the 1999 Cricket World Cup when Bangladesh played the West Indies. Ireland played their first ODI at that venue in July 2007 against the West Indies as part of a quadrangular series.
It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. [4]
In May 2017, the venue hosted its first match between two Full Member teams when Bangladesh played New Zealand in the 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series. [5]
There are also two rugby union pitches within the complex, which is home to both cricket and rugby, with Clontarf FC, since 1896. The clubs swapped sides of the complex (fields) in 1958.
Eight ODI centuries have been scored at the venue. [6]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 116* | Gary Wilson | ![]() | 113 | ![]() | 16 August 2010 | Won |
2 | 122* | Mohammad Hafeez | ![]() | 113 | ![]() | 23 May 2013 | Tied |
3 | 103 | Paul Stirling (1/2) | ![]() | 107 | ![]() | 23 May 2013 | Tied |
4 | 116* | Ed Joyce | ![]() | 132 | ![]() | 26 May 2013 | Lost |
5 | 179 | John Campbell | ![]() | 137 | ![]() | 5 May 2019 | Won |
6 | 170 | Shai Hope (1/2) | ![]() | 152 | ![]() | 5 May 2019 | Won |
7 | 109 | Shai Hope (2/2) | ![]() | 132 | ![]() | 7 May 2019 | Lost |
8 | 130 | Paul Stirling (2/2) | ![]() | 141 | ![]() | 15 May 2019 | Lost |
Five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground on four occasions, all of them in ODIs.
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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1 | John Blain | 29 July 2008 [lower-alpha 1] | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 9 | 22 | 5 | Scotland won [7] |
2 | James Hopes | 17 June 2010 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 9 | 14 | 5 | Australia won [8] |
3 | Abu Jayed | 15 May 2019 [lower-alpha 2] | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 9 | 58 | 5 | Bangladesh won [9] |
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
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1 | Amelia Kerr [upper-alpha 1] | 13 June 2018 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 17 | 5 | New Zealand won [11] |
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