Observatory Lane

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Observatory Lane
Ground information
Location Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates 53°19′32″N6°15′43″W / 53.3256°N 6.2620°W / 53.3256; -6.2620
Establishment1865 [1]
End names
Rathmines [2]
Mount Pleasant [2]
International information
First WODI17 August 1990:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of England.svg  England
Last WODI17 July 2013:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
First WT20I29 May 2009:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Last WT20I6 August 2009:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Team information
Leinster Lightning (2017–2018)
As of 3 September 2020
Source: Ground profile

Observatory Lane is a cricket ground in Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland.

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History

Leinster Cricket Club was founded in 1852, originally playing matches at nearby Grosvenor Square, before moving to Observatory Lane in 1865. [1] The Ireland rugby union team played their first home match at Observatory Lane in 1875 against England, [3] [1] after Lansdowne Road was deemed unsuitable. [4] First-class cricket was first played at Observatory Lane in 1912 when Ireland played Scotland. [5] The ground hosted six first-class matches before World War II, including a match between Ireland and the touring New Zealanders in 1937, in which no team passed 100 in any of the four innings. [6] Ireland played the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1948, with a 27 year wait before the next first-class match was played at the ground in 1975. [5] To date, 13 first-class matches have been played at Observatory Lane, the last in 2012 against Afghanistan in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. [5] List A cricket was first played at Observatory Lane in the 2005 ICC Trophy, with the ground hosting two matches. [7] A third List A match was played there between Leinster Lightning and Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup, with Leinster Lightning due to play a further List A match there in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup. [7] Women's international cricket was first played at Observatory Lane in 1990, when Ireland women played England women in a Women's One Day International (WODI). [8] To date six WODIs have been played at the ground, [8] along with two Women's Twenty20 Internationals in 2009. [9]

Ireland International Rugby Union Matches
DateHomeScoreOpponentCompetitionAttendance
13 December 1875IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 0G–1GFlag of England.svg  England 1875–76 Home Nations [10] [11]

Records

First-class

List A

See also

Notes and references

    1. 1 2 3 "Rathmines History". www.inrathmines.ie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    2. 1 2 "Rathmines, Dublin". CricketEurope. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    3. ↑ "Irish International Teams: Results, Scorers, Dates and Venues – 1874 to June 1999". Irishrugby.ie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    4. ↑ Gerard Siggins (2005), Green Days:Cricket in Ireland 1792–2005. Nonsuch Publishing Ltd., p.37
    5. 1 2 3 "First-Class Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    6. ↑ "Ireland v New Zealanders, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    7. 1 2 "List A Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    8. 1 2 "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublinn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    9. ↑ "Women's Twenty-20 International Matches played on Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublinn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    10. ↑ "ENGLAND TOUR - Dublin, 13 December 1875". espnscrum. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
    11. ↑ "History shines brightest on England against Ireland in Dublin". espnscrum. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
    12. ↑ "Ireland v Canada, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
    13. ↑ "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    14. ↑ "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Centuries in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    15. ↑ "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    16. ↑ "Ireland v Minor Counties, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    17. 1 2 "Leinster Lightning v Northern Knights, 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    18. ↑ "Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin - Centuries in List A matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
    19. ↑ "Leinster Lightning v North West Warriors, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

    Coordinates: 53°19′32″N6°15′43″W / 53.3256°N 6.2620°W / 53.3256; -6.2620

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