List of cricket grounds in Ireland
Appearance
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.
Men's international venues
[edit]- For a full list of grounds that have staged men's international matches, see List of international men's cricket grounds in Ireland
Domestic teams
[edit]Leinster Lightning
[edit]- For a full list of grounds that Leinster Lightning have used as home grounds in first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket, see List of Leinster Lightning grounds
Munster Reds
[edit]- For a full list of grounds that Munster Reds have used as home grounds in Twenty20 cricket, see List of Munster Reds grounds
Northern Knights
[edit]- For a full list of grounds that Northern Knights have used as home grounds in first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket, see List of Northern Knights grounds
North West Warriors
[edit]- For a full list of grounds that North West Warriors have used as home grounds in first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket, see List of North West Warriors grounds
Other venues
[edit]First-class venues
[edit]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] |
List A venues
[edit]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] |
Defunct venues
[edit]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] |
Women's international venues
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c A brief history of cricket: Cricket in Ireland, Cricinfo.com Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
- ^ "Beechgrove, Derry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Beechgrove, Derry (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ a b "College Park, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on College Park, Dublin (28)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Lodge Road, Coleraine". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Lodge Road, Coleraine (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Pollock Park, Lurgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Pollock Park, Lurgan (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Pollock Park, Lurgan (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Ballygomartin Road, Belfast". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Ballygomartin Road, Belfast (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Drummond Cricket Club Ground, Drummond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Drummond Cricket Club Ground, Drummond (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "John Hunter Grounds, Limavady". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on John Hunter Grounds, Limavady (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Moylena Ground, Muckamore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Moylena Ground, Muckamore (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Newforge, Belfast". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Newforge, Belfast (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Osborne Road, Belfast". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Osborne Road, Belfast (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "The Inch, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on The Inch, Dublin (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "The Mall, Armagh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on The Mall, Armagh (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Upritchard Park, Bangor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Upritchard Park, Bangor (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Wallace Park, Lisburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Wallace Park, Lisburn (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Cliftonville Cricket Club, Greenisland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Cliftonville Cricket Club, Greenisland (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast (9)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "List A Matches played on Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground, Bray". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played on Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground, Bray (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Ballymagorry, Strabane". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Ballymagorry, Strabane (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Carlisle Cricket Club Ground, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Carlisle Cricket Club Ground, Dublin (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Castle Avenue, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Castle Avenue, Dublin (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Castle Avenue, Dublin (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Claremont Road Cricket Ground, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Claremont Road Cricket Ground, Dublin (7)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Claremont Road, Dublin (10)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's Test Matches played on College Park, Dublin (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on College Park, Dublin (11)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Kenure, Rush". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Kenure, Rush (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Kenure, Rush (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Observatory Lane, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Observatory Lane, Dublin (6)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Observatory Lane, Dublin (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Ormeau, Belfast (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Park Avenue, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Park Avenue, Dublin (5)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Sydney Parade, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "The Village, Malahide". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on The Village, Malahide (3)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on The Village, Malahide (2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "The Vineyard, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's One-Day International Matches played on The Vineyard, Dublin (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's International Twenty-20 Matches played on The Vineyard, Dublin (1)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.