Stormont (cricket ground)

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.

Civil Service Cricket Club
Ground information
LocationBelfast, Northern Ireland
Establishment1949
Capacity6,000
End names
Dundonald End
City End
International information
First ODI13 June 2006:
 Ireland v  England
Last ODI4 July 2019:
 Ireland v  Zimbabwe
First T20I2 August 2008:
 Kenya v  Netherlands
Last T20I10 July 2019:
 Ireland v  Zimbabwe
Team information
Civil Service North of Ireland (2005)
Northern Knights (2017–present)
As of 10 July 2019
Source: Cricinfo.com

International cricket

It is one of four ODI grounds in Ireland (the others being the Bready in Magheramason and 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

Seven 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
7101Mohammad Shahzad Afghanistan 88 Ireland21 May 2019Won

International five-wicket hauls

One Day Internationals
Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Civil Service Cricket Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Gulbadin Naib21 May 2019 Afghanistan Ireland29.2436Afghanistan won[3]
2Tim Murtagh4 July 2019 Ireland Zimbabwe210215Ireland won[4]

Twenty20 Internationals
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 International matches at Civil Service Cricket Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1Elias Sunny18 July 2012 Bangladesh Ireland24135Bangladesh won[5]

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.
  3. "2nd ODI, Afghanistan tour of Ireland at Belfast, May 21 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. "2nd ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands and Ireland at Belfast, Jul 4 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. "1st T20I, Bangladesh tour of Ireland and Netherlands at Belfast, Jul 18 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2018.


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