Stormont (cricket ground)

Civil Service Cricket Club
Ground information
Location Belfast, Northern Ireland
Establishment 1949
Capacity 6,000
End names
Dundonald End
City End
International information
First ODI 13 June 2006:
 Ireland v  England
Last ODI 31 August 2018:
 Ireland v  Afghanistan
First T20I 2 August 2008:
 Kenya v  Netherlands
Last T20I 15 July 2015:
 Hong Kong v    Nepal
Team information
Civil Service North of Ireland (2005)
As of 31 August 2018
Source: Cricinfo.com

Stormont ( also known as Civil Service Cricket Club) is an international and first-class cricket ground in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the grounds of the Stormont Estate, the seat of government in Northern Ireland, and is the home of Civil Service North of Ireland Cricket Club.

International cricket

It is one of three ODI grounds in Ireland (the others being the Clontarf and Malahide in Dublin). The ground was established in 1949 and saw its first ODI in June 2006: the inaugural ODI match for the Irish cricket team, against England.

In 2007, a three-match ODI series between India and South Africa was played at this ground, and in 2008 it hosted the qualifying tournament for the ICC World Twenty20.

It was selected as a venue to host matches in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[1]

International centuries

Six ODI centuries have been scored at the venue.[2]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsOpposing teamDateResult
1113Marcus Trescothick England 114 Ireland13 June 2006Won
2101Junaid Siddique Bangladesh 123 Ireland15 July 2010Lost
3108William Porterfield Ireland 116 Bangladesh15 July 2010Won
4109Paul Stirling Ireland 107 Pakistan30 May 2011Lost
5105*Ed Joyce (1/2) Ireland 135 Afghanistan14 July 2016Won
6160*Ed Joyce (2/2) Ireland 148 Afghanistan19 July 2016Won

References

  1. ↑ "ICC announces schedule of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved 27 December 2016.

Coordinates: 54°35′49″N 5°50′04″W / 54.59694°N 5.83444°W / 54.59694; -5.83444


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