This is a list of cricket grounds in Ireland, inclusive of all-Ireland.
Cricket was introduced to Ireland by the English in the towns of Kilkenny and Ballinasloe in the early 19th century. [1] The game increased in popularity until the early 1880s. The Land War in the 1880s resulting from the Irish Land Commission and a ban on playing "foreign" games by the Gaelic Athletic Association set back the spread of cricket. [1] Anyone playing foreign games such as cricket would be banned from the extremely popular Irish games such as hurling and Gaelic football, which in turn had a detrimental impact on the game. [1] The ban was not lifted until 1970, after which time cricket has continued to grow in popularity.
Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | List A | |||||||
Beechgrove | Derry | only match: 27 July 1963 Ireland v Scotland | 1 | – | – | 0 | [2] [3] | |
College Park | Dublin | 20 May 1895 Dublin University v Marylebone Cricket Club | 12 August 1961 Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club | 28 | – | – | 0 | [4] [5] |
Lodge Road | Coleraine | 18 July 1987 Ireland v Scotland | 13 August 2012 Ireland v South Africa A | 2 | – | – | 0 | [6] [7] |
Pollock Park | Lurgan | only match: 20 July 1999 Ireland v South Africa Academy | 1 | 4 July 2005 Uganda v United States | 7 July 2005 Uganda v United Arab Emirates | 2 | [8] [9] [10] |
Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
List A | |||||
Ballygomartin Road | Belfast | only match: 1 July 2005 Canada v Namibia | 1 | [11] [12] | |
Drummond Cricket Club Ground | near Limavady | only match: 5 July 2005 Oman v Papua New Guinea | 1 | [13] [14] | |
John Hunter Grounds | Limavady | only match: 5 July 2005 Namibia v Scotland | 1 | [15] [16] | |
Moylena Ground | Antrim | 1 July 2005 Denmark v Uganda | 4 July 2005 Canada v Oman | 2 | [17] [18] |
Newforge | Belfast | only match: 2 July 2005 Namibia v Papua New Guinea | 1 | [19] [20] | |
Osborne Park | Belfast | 1 July 2005 Netherlands v Papua New Guinea | 4 July 2005 Namibia v Netherlands | 2 | [21] [22] |
The Inch | Dublin | 9 July 2005 Denmark v Netherlands | 11 July 2005 Oman v United States | 2 | [23] [24] |
The Mall | Armagh | only match: 20 July 1999 Denmark v United States | 1 | [25] [26] | |
Upritchard Park | Bangor | 2 July 2005 Canada v Scotland | 29 June 2008 Ireland v Bangladesh A | 4 | [27] [28] |
Wallace Park | Lisburn | only match: 2 July 2005 Bermuda v United Arab Emirates | 1 | [29] [30] |
Name | Location | First | Last | Matches | First | Last | Matches | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | List A | |||||||
Cliftonville Cricket Club | Greenisland | – | – | 0 | only match: 4 July 2005 Bermuda v Denmark | 1 | [31] [32] | |
Ormeau Cricket Ground | Belfast | 26 June 1926 Ireland v Wales | 21 August 1999 Ireland v Scotland | 9 | 25 June 1996 Ireland v Sussex | 19 May 1999 Ireland v Essex Cricket Board | 2 | [33] [34] [35] |
Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground | Bray | 2 May 1907 Ireland v Yorkshire | 12 September 1912 CB Fry's XI v Australians | 5 | – | – | 0 | [36] [37] |
The New Zealand women's national cricket team, nicknamed the White Ferns, represents New Zealand in international women's cricket. One of eight teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship, the team is organised by New Zealand Cricket, a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The Denmark women's national cricket team represents Denmark in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Danish Cricket Federation, an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Castle Avenue cricket ground, also known as Clontarf Cricket Club ground, 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 three One Day International grounds on the island of Ireland.
Stormont is an international and first-class cricket ground in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the grounds of the Stormont Estate, the seat of government in Northern Ireland, and is the home of Civil Service North of Ireland Cricket Club.
College Park is a cricket ground in the grounds of Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and is the home ground of Dublin University Cricket Club. A cricket match at Trinity College was mentioned in a poem 1820s between a team from Ballinasloe playing "the Collegians", although whether this match was played on the present ground is not known. The first recorded mention of cricket on the present ground dates from 1868, when Ireland played an All-England Eleven in a non first-class fixture.
Ormeau Cricket Ground was a cricket ground in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1867, when North of Ireland played an All-England Eleven in a non first-class match. In 1926, the ground hosted its first first-class match between Ireland and Wales. Eight further first-class matches have been played on the ground, the last of which was in 1999 between Ireland and Scotland. The first List A match held on the ground came in the 1996 NatWest Trophy between Ireland and Sussex, which resulted in a Sussex victory by 304 runs. The second and to date last List A match to be played there came in the 1999 NatWest Trophy when Ireland played the Essex Cricket Board, which Ireland won by 2 wickets. In 1987, the ground hosted a Women's One Day International between Ireland women and the Australia women, which resulted in a 110 run victory for Australia women.
Malahide Cricket Club Ground or The Village is a cricket ground in Malahide, Ireland situated in the Lady Acre field of Malahide Castle grounds. The ground is owned by the Malahide Cricket Club. The ground has been developed to a capacity of 11,500 making it Ireland's biggest cricket venue and officially opened for international cricket in 2013. In November 2017, it was confirmed as the venue for Ireland's first men's Test match, when they played Pakistan in May 2018.
Bready Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in the village of Magheramason, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The ground is owned by the Bready Cricket Club. The ground became Ireland's fourth venue for international cricket along with The Village in Malahide, Dublin, Ireland; Castle Avenue in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, and the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Observatory Lane is a cricket ground in Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland.
Circular Road is a cricket ground in Belfast, Northern Ireland.