List of Northern Knights grounds explained

Northern Knights was established in 2013, and accorded first-class status in 2017.^[1]

Since then, they have played first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket at a number of different home grounds. Their first home first-class match was against North West Warriors in 2017 at Stormont in Belfast.^[2]

Northern Knights have played six first-class matches, 15 List A matches,^[3] and ten T20 matches at eight different home grounds.^[4]

The grounds that Northern Knights have used for home matches are listed below, with statistics complete through the end of the 2023 season.

List of grounds

Name	Location	First	Last	No.	First	Last	No.	First	Last	No.	Refs
		First-class			List A			Twenty20
Stormont		5 Jun 2017v Leinster Lightning	6 Aug 2019v Leinster Lightning			7 Sep 2023v North West Warriors		18 May 2018v North West Warriors	-		^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]
		-	-			-		-	-		^[9] ^[10]
		-	-		-	-			-		^[11] ^[12]
		-	-		-	-			-		^[13] ^[14]
					16 May 2021v Leinster Lightning	-		1 Sep 2020v North West Warriors	29 May 2022v Leinster Lightning		^[15] ^[16] ^[17] ^[18]
		-	-			-		-	-		^[19] ^[20]
		-	-		-	-			-		^[21]
		-	-		-	-			-		^[22]

See also

• List of cricket grounds in Ireland
• List of international men's cricket grounds in Ireland

Notes and References

1. News: First-class status for interpros sees Irish cricket break another glass ceiling. 2017-05-28. Irish Independent. 2018-12-21.
2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Northern Knights . subscription . 11 Apr 2024 . CricketArchive.
3. Web site: List A Matches played by Northern Knights . subscription . 11 Apr 2024 . CricketArchive.
4. Web site: Twenty20 Matches played by Northern Knights . subscription . 11 Apr 2024 . CricketArchive.
5. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-12-21 . subscription.
6. Web site: List A Matches played on Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast (2) . CricketArchive . 2018-12-21 . subscription.
7. Web site: Twenty20 Matches played on Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast (1). CricketArchive. 2018-12-21 . subscription.
8. [Ireland cricket team|Ireland]
9. Web site: List A Matches played on The Meadow, Downpatrick (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-12-21 . subscription.
10. Ireland played a single first-class match at The Meadow against Scotland in 1983. Ireland played two List A matches at The Meadow in 1990 and 1997, with The Meadow hosting a further two List A matches in the 2005 ICC Trophy. Only the List A match played by the Northern Knights is recorded.
11. Web site: Twenty20 Matches played on Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-12-21 . subscription.
12. Two List A matches were played there during the 2005 ICC Trophy.
13. Web site: Twenty20 Matches played on Middle Road, Carrickfergus (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-12-21 . subscription.
14. Middle Road hosted a single List A match between Netherlands and Oman in the 2005 ICC Trophy.
15. Web site: First-Class Matches played on The Green, Comber (3) . CricketArchive . 2018-12-21 . subscription.
16. Web site: List A matches played on The Green, Comber . subscription . 11 Apr 2024 . CricketArchive.
17. Web site: Twenty20 matches played on The Green, Comber . subscription . 11 Apr 2024 . CricketArchive.
18. Ireland have played two List A matches at The Green (1995 Benson & Hedges Cup v Kent and in the 2005 ICC Trophy v Uganda). In the 2005 ICC Trophy, Uganda and Bermuda also played a List A match there.
19. Web site: List A Matches played on The Lawn, Waringstown (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-12-21 . subscription.
20. The Lawn hosted a List A match between Bermuda and the United States in the 2005 ICC Trophy. Only the List A match played by the Northern Knights is recorded.
21. Web site: Twenty20 Matches played on Circular Road, Belfast (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-12-21 . subscription.
22. Web site: Twenty20 Matches played on Shaw's Bridge Upper Ground, Belfast (1) . CricketArchive . 2018-12-21 . subscription.