Malahide Cricket Club Ground

The Village
Malahide Cricket Club Ground
2013 ODI between Ireland and England
Ground information
Location Malahide, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Coordinates 53°26′57″N 6°09′40″W / 53.4493°N 6.1612°W / 53.4493; -6.1612Coordinates: 53°26′57″N 6°09′40″W / 53.4493°N 6.1612°W / 53.4493; -6.1612
Establishment 1861
Capacity 11,500[1]
Owner Malahide Cricket Club[2]
Operator Cricket Ireland
Tenants Ireland Cricket Team
End names
Dublin Road End
Castle End
International information
Only Test 11–15 May 2018:
 Ireland v  Pakistan
First ODI 3 September 2013:
 Ireland v  England
Last ODI 21 May 2017:
 Ireland v  New Zealand
First T20I 17 July 2015:
   Nepal v  Papua New Guinea
Last T20I 29 June 2018:
 Ireland v  India
As of 29 June 2018
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Malahide Cricket Club Ground or The Village is a cricket ground in Malahide, Ireland situated in the Lady Acre field of Malahide Castle grounds. The ground is owned by the Malahide Cricket Club.[2] The ground has been developed to a capacity of 11,500 making it Ireland's biggest cricket venue and officially opened for international cricket in 2013. In November 2017, it was confirmed as the venue for Ireland's first Test match, when they played Pakistan in May 2018.[3]

International cricket

In September 2013, International Cricket Council cleared the ground to host international cricket. The ground hosted its first international cricket match when home team Ireland played against England with England winning by six wickets after captain Eoin Morgan hit 124 not out on what had been his home ground in his youth.[4] The capacity was designed to be increased to 11500 using temporary grandstands and hospitality tents making it the biggest in Ireland with a record attendance for the Island of Ireland of over 10,000.[1][5]

The ground became Ireland's third venue for international cricket, the other two being Castle Avenue in Dublin and the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground at Stormont.

Malahide was also confirmed as the stage for two Twenty20 games against the touring South Africa A side in 2013.

It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6]

International centuries

On the very first Test cricket match for Ireland, Kevin O'Brien scored the maiden Test century at the venue.[7]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1118Kevin O'Brien Ireland2173 Pakistan11 May 2018Lost

10 ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[8]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1112William Porterfield Ireland 142 England3 September 2013Lost
2124*Eoin Morgan England 106 Ireland3 September 2013Won
3101*Ravi Bopara England 75 Ireland3 September 2013Won
4101*Richie Berrington Scotland 126 Ireland10 September 2014Won
5116*Calum MacLeod Scotland 141 Ireland10 September 2014Won
6100*Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka 107 Ireland16 June 2016Won
7135Kusal Perera Sri Lanka 128 Ireland16 June 2016Won
8152Sharjeel Khan Pakistan 86 Ireland18 August 2016Won
9109Niall O'Brien Ireland 131 New Zealand14 May 2017Lost
10104Tom Latham New Zealand 111 Ireland21 May 2017Won

International five wicket hauls

Test five-wicket hauls

There has been a single Test five-wicket haul in this venue, when Mohammad Abbas took 5/66 in Pakistan's win over Ireland in May 2018.[9]


ODI five-wicket hauls

Five ODI five-wicket hauls have been taken at this venue.[10]

#FiguresCountryPlayerOpponentDateResult
15/46 IrelandCraig Young Scotland8 September 2014Won
25/54 ScotlandMajid Haq Ireland12 September 2014Won
35/43 Sri LankaDasun Shanaka Ireland16 June 2016Won
45/14 PakistanImad Wasim Ireland18 August 2016Won
55/50 New ZealandMitchell Santner Ireland14 May 2017Won

References

  1. 1 2 "Malahide to host England ODI". ESPNcricinfo. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 Malahide Cricket Club
  3. ↑ "Malahide to host Ireland's first Test match when they play Pakistan in May". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ↑ bbc
  5. ↑ Flynn, Odran (2 September 2013). "Cricket Ireland to get largest ever attendance tomorrow". Newstalk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "ICC announces schedule of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test cricket / Batting records". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Village, Malahide, Dublin / Records / Test Cricket / Best bowling figures in an innings". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Village, Malahide, Dublin / Records / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
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