Sydney Parade

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Sydney Parade
Sydney Parade Cricket Ground.jpg
View across Sydney Parade as Leinster Lightning play Munster Reds.
Ground information
Location Dublin, Ireland
Establishment1897 (first recorded match)
Owner Pembroke Cricket Club, Monkstown Football Club (co-owners)
International information
First WODI19 July 1995:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Last WODI27 July 2000:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
First WT20I1 July 2018:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Last WT20I13 August 2024:
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
As of 13 August 2024
Source: Cricinfo

Sydney Parade is a cricket ground in Dublin, Ireland. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1897, when Pembroke played Leicester Ivanhoe. [1] In 1965, the ground hosted a first-class match between Ireland and Scotland, [2] which resulted in a Scottish victory by an innings and 22 runs. [3]

In 1995, the ground hosted a Women's One Day International between Ireland women and the Netherlands women. The ground hosted further Women's One Day Internationals in 1996 when Ireland women played New Zealand women, in 1997 when Ireland women played South Africa women, and in 2000 when Ireland women played Pakistan women. [4]

The ground is the home of club cricket side Pembroke Cricket Club and rugby union club Monkstown FC. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Other matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. "Ireland v Scotland, 1965". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  5. "Pembroke Cricket Club". www.cricketleinster.ie. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  6. "About Monkstown FC - President's Message". monkstownfc.ie. Monkstown FC. Retrieved 23 June 2020. Pembroke Cricket Club, with whom we share the ground and premises of Sydney Parade [..]

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