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, 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.

Men's international venues

The first official men's international played in Ireland was in 2006 in Ireland's inagural One Day International (ODI) against England at Stormont, Belfast.^[2] Before elevation to Test status in 2017, Ireland regularly hosted Associate Members of the ICC in ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I), as well as the occasional full-member. The first T20I played in Ireland saw Kenya play the Netherlands in Stormont in the opening match of the 2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		Test			One Day International			Twenty20 International
Bready Cricket Club Ground	Magheramason	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	18 June 2015 Ireland v Scotland	24 August 2018 Ireland v Afghanistan	7000500000000000000♠5	[3][4]
Castle Avenue	Dublin	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	21 May 1999 Bangladesh v West Indies	24 May 2017 Bangladesh v New Zealand	7001220000000000000♠22	only match: 25 July 2015 Afghanistan v Oman		7000100000000000000♠1	[5][6][7][n 1]
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground	Belfast	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	13 June 2006 Ireland v England	31 August 2018 Ireland v Afghanistan	7001240000000000000♠24	2 August 2008 Canada v Netherlands	15 July 2015 Ireland v Papua New Guinea	7001170000000000000♠17	[8][9][10][n 2]
The Village	Malahide	only match: 11 May 2018 Ireland v Pakistan		7000100000000000000♠1	3 September 2013 Ireland v England	21 May 2017 Ireland v New Zealand	7001120000000000000♠12	17 July 2015 Ireland v Hong Kong	29 June 2018 Ireland v India	7000800000000000000♠8	[11][12][13][14][n 3]

Domestic Teams

Leinster Lightning

Below is a complete list of grounds used by Leinster Lightning in first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches following its elevation to first-class status in 2017.

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		First-class			List A			Twenty20
The Vineyard	Skerries	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	1 May 2017 v North West Warriors	4 June 2018 v Northern Knights	7000200000000000000♠2	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[15][16][n 4]
Anglesea Road Cricket Ground	Dublin	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	9 June 2017 v Northern Knights	21 July 2017 v North West Warriors	7000300000000000000♠3	[17][18][n 5]
Oak Hill Cricket Club Ground	County Wicklow	only match: 20 June 2017 v North West Warriors		7000100000000000000♠1	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[19][20][n 6]
Castle Avenue	Dublin	only match: 5 September 2017 v Northern Knights		7000100000000000000♠1	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[5][21][n 7]
Observatory Lane	Dublin	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	10 September 2017 v Northern Knights	9 September 2018 v North West Warriors	7000200000000000000♠2	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[22][23][n 8]
Sydney Parade	Dublin	only match: 1 May 2018 v North West Warriors		7000100000000000000♠1	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	18 May 2018 v Munster Reds	8 July 2018 v Munster Reds	7000400000000000000♠4	[24][25][26][n 9]
The Village	Malahide	only match: 4 September 2018 v Northern Knights		7000100000000000000♠1	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[11][27][n 10]

Munster Reds

Below is a complete list of grounds used by Munster Reds in Twenty20 matches following its elevation to Twenty20 status in 2017.

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		First-class			List A			Twenty20
Mardyke	Cork	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	26 May 2017 v Northern Knights	8 June 2018 v Northern Knights	7000200000000000000♠2	[28][29][n 11]

Other venues

† = Defunct venue

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		First-class			List A
Ballygomartin Road	Belfast	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	only match: 1 July 2005 Canada v Namibia		7000100000000000000♠1	[57][58]
Beechgrove	Derry	only match: 27 July 1963 Ireland v Scotland		7000100000000000000♠1	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[59][60]
Cliftonville Cricket Club †	Greenisland	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	only match: 4 July 2005 Bermuda v Demark		7000100000000000000♠1	[61][62]
College Park	Dublin	20 May 1895 Dublin University v Marylebone Cricket Club	12 August 1961 Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club	7001280000000000000♠28	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[63][64]
Drummond Cricket Club Ground	near Limavady	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	only match: 5 July 2005 Oman v Papua New Guinea		7000100000000000000♠1	[65][66]
John Hunter Grounds	Limavady	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	only match: 5 July 2005 Namibia v Scotland		7000100000000000000♠1	[67][68]
Lodge Road	Coleraine	18 July 1987 Ireland v Scotland	13 August 2012 Ireland v South Africa A	7000200000000000000♠2	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[69][70]
Moylena Ground	Antrim	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	1 July 2005 Denmark v Uganda	4 July 2005 Canada v Oman	7000200000000000000♠2	[71][72]
Newforge	Belfast	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	only match: 2 July 2005 Nambia v Papua New Guinea		7000100000000000000♠1	[73][74]
Ormeau Cricket Ground †	Belfast	26 June 1926 Ireland v Wales	21 August 1999 Ireland v Scotland	7000900000000000000♠9	25 June 1996 Ireland v Sussex	19 May 1999 Ireland v Essex Cricket Board	7000200000000000000♠2	[75][76][77]
Osborne Park	Belfast	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	1 July 2005 Netherlands v Papua New Guinea	4 July 2005 Namibia v Netherlands	7000200000000000000♠2	[78][79]
Pollock Park	Lurgan	only match: 20 July 1999 Ireland v South Africa Academy		7000100000000000000♠1	4 July 2005 Uganda v United States	7 July 2005 Uganda v United Arab Emirates	7000200000000000000♠2	[80][81][82]
The Inch	Dublin	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	9 July 2005 Denmark v Netherlands	11 July 2005 Oman v United States	7000200000000000000♠2	[83][84]
The Mall	Armagh	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	only match: 20 July 1999 Denmark v United States		7000100000000000000♠1	[85][86]
Upritchard Park	Bangor	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	2 July 2005 Canada v Scotland	29 June 2008 Ireland v Bangladesh A	7000400000000000000♠4	[87][88]
Wallace Park	Lisburn	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	only match: 2 July 2005 Bermuda v United Arab Emirates		7000100000000000000♠1	[89][90]
Woodbrook Cricket Club Ground †	Bray	2 May 1907 Ireland v Yorkshire	12 September 1912 CB Fry's XI v Australians	7000500000000000000♠5	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[91][92]

Women's international venues

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		Women's Test			Women's ODI			Women's T20I
Anglesea Road Cricket Ground	Dublin	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	27 July 1998 Ireland Women v Australia Women	5 August 2016 Ireland Women v South Africa Women	7000500000000000000♠5	only match: 27 July 2013 Ireland Women v Sri Lanka Women		7000100000000000000♠1	[17][93][94]
Ballymagorry	Strabane	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	only match: 28 July 2002 Ireland Women v India Women		7000100000000000000♠1	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[95][96]
Bready Cricket Club Ground	Magheramason	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	5 September 2016 Ireland Women v Bangladesh Women	6 September 2016 Ireland Women v Bangladesh Women	7000200000000000000♠2	[3][97]
Carlisle Cricket Club Ground	Dublin	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	only match: 21 July 1996 Ireland Women v New Zealand Women		7000100000000000000♠1	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[98][99]
Castle Avenue	Dublin	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	16 August 1990 Ireland Women v England Women	30 June 2018 Bangladesh Women v Pakistan Women	7000500000000000000♠5	28 August 2012 Ireland Women v Pakistan Women	29 August 2012 Ireland Women v Pakistan Women	7000300000000000000♠3	[5][100][101][n 20]
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground	Belfast	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	only match: 5 August 1997 Ireland Women v South Africa Women		7000100000000000000♠1	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[8][102]
Claremont Road Cricket Ground	Dublin	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	31 July 2005 Ireland Women v Australia Women	8 June 2018 Ireland Women v New Zealand Women	7000700000000000000♠7	16 July 2014 Ireland Women v Pakistan Women	28 June 2018 Ireland Women v Bangladesh Women	7001100000000000000♠10	[103][104][105]
College Park	Dublin	only match: 30 July 2000 Ireland Women v Pakistan Women		7000100000000000000♠1	1 July 1987 Ireland Women v Australia Women	22 July 2004 Ireland Women v New Zealand Women	7001110000000000000♠11	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[63][106][107]
Kenure	Rush	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	23 July 2000 Ireland Women v Pakistan Women	24 July 2002 Ireland Women v India Women	7000300000000000000♠3	only match: 28 June 2008 Ireland Women v West Indies Women		7000100000000000000♠1	[108][109][110]
Observatory Lane	Dublin	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	17 August 1990 Ireland Women v England Women	17 July 2013 Ireland Women v Pakistan Women	7000600000000000000♠6	29 May 2009 Ireland Women v Pakistan Women	6 August 2009 Ireland Women v Netherlands Women	7000200000000000000♠2	[22][111][112][n 21]
Ormeau Cricket Ground †	Belfast	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	only match: 28 June 1987 Ireland Women v Australia Women		7000100000000000000♠1	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[75][113]
Park Avenue	Dublin	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	18 July 1995 Ireland Women v Denmark Women	12 August 2012 Bangladesh Women v Pakistan Women	7000500000000000000♠5	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[114][115][n 22]
Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground	Belfast	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	19 September 2016 Ireland Women v Bagladesh Women	10 September 2016 Ireland Women v Bagladesh Women	7000200000000000000♠2	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	[35][116]
Sydney Parade	Dublin	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	19 July 1995 Ireland Women v Netherlands Women	27 July 2000 Ireland Women v Pakistan Women	7000400000000000000♠4	only match: 1 July 2018 Ireland Women v Bangladesh Women		7000100000000000000♠1	[24][117][118]
The Village	Malahide	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	3 July 2002 Ireland Women v New Zealand Women	9 August 2016 Ireland Women v South Africa Women	7000300000000000000♠3	28 May 2009 Ireland Women v Pakistan Women	29 June 2018 Ireland Women v Bangladesh Women	7000200000000000000♠2	[11][119][120]
The Vineyard	Skerries	–	–	5000000000000000000♠0	30 July 2006 Ireland Women v India Women	10 June 2018 Ireland Women v New Zealand Women	7000400000000000000♠4	only match: 25 May 2009 Ireland Women v Pakistan Women		7000100000000000000♠1	[15][121][122]

Notes

References

External links

• Cricket Ireland Official Website