Castle Avenue cricket ground

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Castle Avenue Cricket Ground
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground
Ireland compete against Essex at Castle Avenue, Dublin, 13 May 2007, Friends Provident Trophy - 100 1795 (2).jpg
Ireland compete against Essex at Castle Avenue in May 2007
Ground information
Location Clontarf, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°22′04.97″N6°12′25.75″W / 53.3680472°N 6.2071528°W / 53.3680472; -6.2071528
Establishment1958
Capacity3,200
End names
City End
Killester End
International information
First ODI21 May 1999:
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh v WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Last ODI15 May 2019:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
First T20I25 July 2015:
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan v Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Last T20I14 May 2024:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
First WODI16 August 1990:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of England.svg  England
Last WODI28 July 2023:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
First WT20I28 August 2012:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Last WT20I15 September 2024:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of England.svg  England
Team information
Clontarf Cricket Club (1896 present)
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.

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Location and capacity

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]

History

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.

International cricket

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]

Other sports

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.

Records

International centuries

ODI Centuries

Eight ODI centuries have been scored at the venue. [6]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1116* Gary Wilson Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16 August 2010Won
2122* Mohammad Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 23 May 2013Tied
3103 Paul Stirling (1/2)Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 23 May 2013Tied
4116* Ed Joyce Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 26 May 2013Lost
5179 John Campbell WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 5 May 2019Won
6170 Shai Hope (1/2)WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 5 May 2019Won
7109 Shai Hope (2/2)WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 7 May 2019Lost
8130 Paul Stirling (2/2)Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 15 May 2019Lost

International five-wicket hauls

As of 11 January 2020

Five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground on four occasions, all of them in ODIs.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Castle Avenue
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 John Blain 29 July 2008 [a] Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 19225Scotland won [7]
2 James Hopes 17 June 2010Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 29145Australia won [8]
3 Abu Jayed 15 May 2019 [b] Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 19585Bangladesh won [9]
Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day International matches at Castle Avenue
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1 Amelia Kerr [A] 13 June 2018Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 27175New Zealand won [11]

Notes

  1. This match took place during the 2008 European Cricket Championship Division One final competition which was held in Ireland.
  2. This match was part of the 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series between Ireland, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
  1. Kerr's five-wicket haul was her first in international cricket. She also scored 232 not out during the same match, a new record in women's ODI cricket. She was aged 17 when the match was played. [10]

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