Sydney Parade

Sydney Parade is a cricket ground in Dublin, Ireland. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1897, when Pembroke played Leicester Ivanhoe.[1] In 1965, the ground hosted a first-class match between Ireland and Scotland,[2] which resulted in a Scottish victory by an innings and 22 runs.[3] In 1995, the ground hosted a Women's One Day International between Ireland women and the Netherlands women. The ground hosted further Women's One Day Internationals in 1996 when Ireland women played New Zealand women, in 1997 when Ireland women played South Africa women, and in 2000 when Ireland women played Pakistan women.[4]

This article is about the cricket ground. For the road, see Sydney Parade Avenue. For the railway station, see Sydney Parade railway station.
Sydney Parade
Signage at Sydney Parade for Monkstown Football Club and Pembroke Cricket Club
LocationDublin, Ireland
Establishment1897 (first recorded match)
OwnerPembroke Cricket Club, Monkstown Football Club (co-owners)
As of 29 August 2011
Source: Ground profile

The ground is the home of club cricket side Pembroke Cricket Club and rugby union club Monkstown FC.[5][6]

References
  1. "Other matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. "Ireland v Scotland, 1965". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. "Women's One-Day International Matches played on Sydney Parade, Dublin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  5. "Pembroke Cricket Club". www.cricketleinster.ie. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  6. "About Monkstown FC - President's Message". monkstownfc.ie. Monkstown FC. Retrieved 23 June 2020. Pembroke Cricket Club, with whom we share the ground and premises of Sydney Parade [..]

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