Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds

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Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds
Mardyke; Cricket Club
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Ground information
Location Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 51°53′47″N8°29′31″W / 51.8964°N 8.4919°W / 51.8964; -8.4919
Establishment1850
End names
Dyke Walk End [1]
River End [1]
Team information
Cork County Cricket Club (1874–present [2] )
Munster Reds (2017–present)
As of 2 December 2018
Source: CricketArchive

Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds are a cricket ground in the Mardyke, Cork, Ireland. [3] The cricket field and facilities are located on the southern bank of the River Lee, and overlooked by University College Cork and St Vincent's Catholic Church. The ground is officially named after Richard Beamish, but it is generally called The Mardyke after the area where it is situated, or the Cricket Club as it is the home ground of Cork County Cricket Club. The Munster representative provincial side, the Munster Reds, also use The Mardyke as their home ground.

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History

Cricket was first played at the Mardyke in 1850. [2] Cork County Cricket Club was formed in 1874, and began playing their home grounds at the Mardyke. [2] It was around the 1890s that a lot of the features of the ground were established, under the stewardship of Sir George Colthurst. [1] Some of the improvements made to the ground around this time were also funded by the nearby Queen's College. [1] Facilities were of a sufficient standard to attract teams from England, including W. G. Grace's London County, who played Ireland at the ground in 1903. [1] [2] The current long room was built for the 1902 International Exhibition. [1]

The onset of the First World War led to an end of touring teams playing at Cork, however cricket was played by army and naval forces based in and around Cork. [2] With Irish independence in 1922, the military departed and cricket was more dependent on local civilian players. [2] By the 1950s, the number of touring teams visiting the Mardyke had increased, and the ground hosted its inaugural first-class cricket match in 1947, when Ireland played Scotland. [4] The Mardyke played host to two more first-class matches between the sides in 1961 and 1973. [4]

In 2006, the future of the ground was secured for another 150 years, following a legal dispute over ownership between Cork County Cricket Club and the Beamish and Crawford brewing company. [5] In 2017, Twenty20 cricket was first played at the Mardyke, when Munster Reds played the Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy. [6] List A one-day cricket was first played at The Mardyke in the 2021 Inter-Provincial Cup, when Munster Reds hosted the North West Warriors. [7]

Records

First-class

List A

Twenty20

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Mardyke - a century ago". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "History of Cork County Cricket Club". www.corkcountycricketclub.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "About - Us The Richard Beamish Cricket Grounds Club". www.corkcountycricketclub.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played on Mardyke, Cork" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Colley, Declan (15 November 2006). "Beamish settles land clash with cricket club". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played on Mardyke, Cork" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "List A Matches played on Mardyke, Cork" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ireland v Scotland, 1961" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ireland v Scotland, 1947" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Mardyke, Cork - Centuries in first-class cricket" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "Mardyke, Cork - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  12. ↑ "Mardyke, Cork - Most Wickets in a Match in first-class cricket" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Mardyke, Cork - Highest Team Totals in List A matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Mardyke, Cork - Centuries in List A matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Munster Reds v North West Warriors, Inter-Provincial Cup 2021" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Mardyke, Cork - Highest Team Totals in Twenty20 matches" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Munster Reds v Northern Knights, 2017" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  18. ↑ "Munster Reds v Northern Knights, 2018" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

Coordinates: 51°53′47″N8°29′31″W / 51.8964°N 8.4919°W / 51.8964; -8.4919

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