List of cricket grounds in Ireland

College Park, Dublin hosted Ireland women's first and to date only Women's Test match in 2000

This is a list of cricket grounds in Ireland, the list is 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 populairty.

International Grounds

The grounds included in this list have held men's One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Other grounds have hosted Women's One Day Internationals, Women's Twenty20 Internationals and Women's Test cricket.

Official name (known as) City or town Capacity Ends Ref
Castle AvenueDublin3,200• City End
• Killester End		[2]
Malahide Cricket Club GroundMalahide 11,500 [3]
Civil Service Cricket Club GroundBelfast6,000• Dundonald End
• City End		[4]
Bready Cricket Club GroundMagheramasonn/an/a[5]

Domestic Grounds

The grounds included in this list have held first-class, List-A and Twenty20 matches.

† = Defunct venue

Official name (known as) City or town Capacity Ends Ref
Anglesea RoadDublin [6]
Ballygomartin RoadBelfast [7]
BeechgroveDerry [8]
Carrickfergus Cricket Club GroundCarrickfergus • Woodburn End
• Milebush End		[9]
Carlisle Cricket Club GroundDublin [10]
Claremont RoadDublin [11]
Cliftonville Cricket Club GroundGreenisland [12]
College ParkDublin [13]
Drummond Cricket Club GroundDrummond [14]
Fox Lodge Cricket Club GroundStrabane [15]
John Hunter GroundsLimavady [16]
KenureRush [17]
Lodge RoadColeraine [18]
MardykeCork [19]
Moylena GroundAntrim [20]
NewforgeBelfast [21]
Observatory LaneRathmines [22]
Ormeau Cricket Ground†Belfast [23]
Osborne ParkBelfast [24]
Park AvenueDublin [25]
Pollock ParkLurgan [26]
Shaw's Bridge Lower GroundBelfast [27]
Sydney ParadeDublin [28]
The GreenComber [29]
The InchDublin [30]
The MallArmagh • City End
• Dundonald End		[31]
The MeadowDownpatrick [32]
The VineyardDublin [33]
Upritchard ParkBangor2,000• Bloomfield End
• Gransha End		[34]
Wallace ParkLisburn [35]
Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground†Bray [36]
Woodvale RoadEglinton2,000• Willowers End
• Clubhouse End		[37]

References

  1. 1 2 3 A brief history of cricket: Cricket in Ireland, Cricinfo.com Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
  2. ↑ Castle Avenue, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Malahide, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  4. ↑ Civil Service Cricket Club, Cricinfo.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Bready Cricket Club Ground, Cricinfo.com Retrieved on 14 June 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ Anglesea Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  7. ↑ Ballygomartin Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  8. ↑ Beechgrove, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  9. ↑ Carrickfergus Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  10. ↑ Carlisle Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  11. ↑ Claremont Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  12. ↑ Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  13. ↑ College Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  14. ↑ Drummond Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  15. ↑ Fox Lodge Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  16. ↑ College Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  17. ↑ Kenure, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  18. ↑ Lodge Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  19. ↑ Mardyke, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  20. ↑ Moylena Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  21. ↑ Newforge, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  22. ↑ Observatory Lane, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  23. ↑ Ormeau Cricket Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  24. ↑ Osborne Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  25. ↑ Park Avenue, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  26. ↑ Pollock Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  27. ↑ Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  28. ↑ Sydney Parade, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  29. ↑ The Green, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  30. ↑ The Inch, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  31. ↑ The Mall, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  32. ↑ The Meadow, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  33. ↑ The Vineyard, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  34. ↑ Upritchard Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  35. ↑ Wallace Park, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  36. ↑ Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.
  37. ↑ Woodvale Road, CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 14 July 2010.

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