John Hunter Grounds Explained

Ground Name:John Hunter Memorial Grounds
Country:Northern Ireland
Location:Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Capacity:1,000
Establishment:1922
Club1:Limavady Cricket Club
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/60/1319.html Ground Profile

Both cricket and rugby are played at the 1,200-capacity John Hunter Grounds in Limavady, Northern Ireland.

Team history

Rugby was first played in Limavady in the year 1922. On September 14th 1968 both cricket and rugby clubs in Limavady were merged. This was marked by an opening at the John Hunter Grounds, Limavady as the club's permanent home. The day is always remembered for a cricket match between the full West Indies side led by the great Sir Gary Sobers playing against an Ireland XV, and a Rugby game between an Irish XV led by Noel Murphy (former British Lions coach).

International

In 2004 it hosted a 3-day match, Ireland v MCC, and in the same year they hosted a one-day match, Ireland v Bangladesh.

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