The Green, Comber

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The Green
Location Comber, Northern Ireland
Establishment1857
Capacity2000
End names
Pavilion End
Mount Alexander End
As of 24 December 2019
Source: Cricinfo

The Green is a cricket ground in Comber, Northern Ireland and the home of North Down Cricket Club. The ground was established in 1857 and had capacity of 2000 in early days. The two ends are Pavilion End and Mount Alexander End. [1] In 1995, the ground hosted its first List A match when Ireland played Kent in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup. In 2005, the ground hosted three further List A matches in the 2005 ICC Trophy, which saw matches between Ireland and Uganda, Bermuda and Uganda, and Namibia and Oman. [2]

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References

  1. "Espn List of ground". ESPN.
  2. "List A Matches played on The Green, Comber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

Coordinates: 54°33′11.23″N5°44′55.87″W / 54.5531194°N 5.7488528°W / 54.5531194; -5.7488528